Date: 6 June 2016

Women on a remote Pacific island are breaking cultural barriers by taking on roles that shape the future of their communities.

A project supported by IFAD on Hunga island, in the Tonga archipelago, gave women and men equal decision-making powers at the island's community meetings.

This changed life on the island for the better and created a team spirit that is allowing this small community to raise their own funds and take on their own large-scale infrastructure development projects.

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