Nadia Kanegai is a social entrepreneur, politician and historian from Vanuatu.
10 Facts About Nadia Kanegai
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Nadia Kanegai made the first study of women's traditional tattooing on Ambae.
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Nadia Kanegai has stood as a candidate in three elections in Vanuatu and was a prominent community activist during the 2017 and 2018 eruptions of Manaro Voui.
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Nadia Kanegai attended Malapoa College and then went to Australia for further study, returning to Vanuatu afterwards where she taught English and Social Science at her old college.
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Nadia Kanegai then returned to Australia once more for study for an MA in education.
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In March 1990, after Nadia Kanegai returned from her second study period in Australia, she was employed as education office by the VCC.
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Nadia Kanegai was the first woman to employed by the VCC with duties beyond administration.
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In 1990 Nadia Kanegai returned to Vanuatu where she began work at the Radisson Hotel - there her work in social inclusion began when she advocated for the training and employment of thirty school drop-outs.
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In 2017 Nadia Kanegai was working as Senior Advisor to the Taxi Ambassador Programme run by the Tourism Office.
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Nadia Kanegai has been treasurer of the People's Progressive Party.