Aloha! Welcome to Pacific Leaders Today, a podcast from the East-West Center, dedicated to young leaders from the Pacific. This portion of the series focuses on alumni of the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP), an EWC program that seeks to build leaders dedicated to shaping the future prosperity of the Pacific region by taking informed, effective action, and is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Today I’m talking with Damon Adeang from Nauru. Damon is working for the Ministry of Finance of his country and is now detached to the permanent mission of Nauru at the United Nations. Carried by a strong sense of humility, Damon is navigating through life helping others along the way and trying at every step to have an impact however the position. A natural sense of leadership that brings him interesting perspectives on the future of the Pacific Region.

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Aloha! Welcome to Pacific Leaders Today, a podcast from the East-West Center, dedicated to young leaders from the Pacific. This portion of the series focuses on alumni of the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP), an EWC program that seeks to build leaders dedicated to shaping the future prosperity of the Pacific region by taking informed, effective action, and is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Today I’m talking with Melissa Akko from Tuvalu. Melissa is a lawyer at the office of the Attorney general in the government of Tuvalu. Having found her confidence and her voice during her time in the Pacific Islands Leadership Program, Melissa is building her way to be an advocate for her people and to help her people be able to face the existential challenge of climate change that is impacting our Pacific communities and livelihoods.

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Aloha! Welcome to Pacific Leaders Today, a podcast from the East-West Center, dedicated to young leaders from the Pacific. This portion of the series focuses on alumni of the Pacific Islands Leadership Program (PILP), an EWC program that seeks to build leaders dedicated to shaping the future prosperity of the Pacific region by taking informed, effective action, and is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

For this new episode, I’m having a conversation with Cathy Hite from the Solomon Islands. Cathy is a Lawyer currently working for the University of South Pacific. Equipped with a strong energy and a neverending optimism Cathy has accomplished a lot personally and professionnaly. Now she’s sharing this rich experience and her vision for the future of the region to younger generations thriving for such an inspiring role model.

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