Chuuk’s education director Gardenia Aisek sets high goals & expects excellence

Since taking over on June 11, 2010 as the new Executive Director for the Chuuk State School System (CSSS), Mrs. Gardenia Aisek has already encountered the seemingly insurmountable Tonachaw of problems facing a dysfunctional department. Yet she has three positive things going for her since day one; First, there is no shortage of funds at [...]

$97,000 gift for Chuuk Women’s Council facility

On July 14, 2010, on the island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia, a ceremony took place that moves the Chuuk Women’s Council closer to their dream of creating a Multi-Purpose Women’s Interest Facility that has been in the works for more than 3 years. Japan’s Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, [...]

Chuukese moms complete advanced parenting training in Hawai’i

Congratulations to the First Advanced Graduating Class of the Sundays Project! Now they can truly be called Families for Academic Achievement! The Fale (Samoan style meeting house) was decorated, traditional Pacific Island foods were cooked and music rang out with the sounds of Chuukese hymns on June 30, 2010.  Ten women grinned from ear to [...]

Chuuk Women’s Council to Lead Public Sector Reform Consultation

Palikir, Pohnpei: June 24, 2010. (FSMPIO Press Release #0610-23).The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the FSM government,  have been working together to develop community consultation programs in Chuuk as a result of a Technical Assistance Agreement entered into late in 2008, to support Public Sector Reform in Chuuk.

Gardenia Aisek Confirmed as Chuuk’s Education Director

Mrs. Gardenia Aisek, former General Manager of the Blue Lagoon Dive Resort, faculty at the College of Micronesia, leader in the Rotary Club of Truk Lagoon, and an active woman leader in Chuuk has been named  and confirmed as Chuuk’s Executive Director of Education. According to CRM sources, Mrs. Aisek was unanimously confirmed by the Senate [...]

Chuukese finalist in Business Woman of the Year

On April 24, 2010 nine successful businesswomen were honored as finalists in the prestigious Business Woman of the Year award  co-sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank and Guam Business Magazine. Among the mostly Guamanian women stood Marcia Ayuyu, the first Chuukese and only Saipan-based businesswoman to ever make it to the elite of women business leaders [...]

Changing Faces Women’s Leadership – Apply Today

Are you a Chuukese woman looking for a challenge to better your leadership skills? Are you currently holding a lower to middle level position in either public or private sectors who wants to move up in rank to assume more responsibilities for our people? Are you actively involved in community-based volunteer programs, but want to [...]

Chuuk Women’s Council Participates in Humanitarian Exercise

By Christina “Kikki” Stinnett CRM Contributor The U.S. Air Force created a Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team (HARRT) designed to land anywhere in the world where a major disaster occurred and can be on site, and ready to provide medical care within 24 hours. In support of U. S. Pacific Command and in partnership with [...]

Chuuk Women’s Council: Empowering Women for Action

Chuukese women’s council announce new leadership initiatives in Chuuk.

Should women be represented in the FSM Congress?

The Congressional Bill (C.B. #15-169) introduced last November by Speaker Isaac V. Figir (Yp) and Congressman Resio S. Moses (Pn) has officially politicized the role of women in our country. For good or bad, this bill proposes to amend the FSM Constitution “for the purpose of increasing the representation of women in Congress by increasing [...]

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