𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒: 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 & 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒

𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒: 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 & 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒

“𝑰𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏.”

Second day of the Pacific Early Childhood Development (ECD) Forum in Apia, Samoa, continued with powerful discussions under the theme Strong Pacific Families: Supporting Parents & Caregivers.

The Minister for Education, Hon. Aseri Radrodro, alongside the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Hon. Dr. Atonio Lalabalavu, and the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Hon. Sashi Kiran, took part in key sessions highlighting the vital role of families, caregivers, and communities in raising Pacific children.

Discussions focused on the importance of culturally grounded approaches to parenting and caregiving, and the essential roles of faith-based organisations and traditional knowledge systems in child protection and family support across the region.

The Forum also spotlighted inclusive, community-driven practices and opportunities for cross-sectoral collaboration, aiming to integrate culture, identity, and values into national and regional ECD strategies.