Samoa Women Shaping Development Samoa component of the Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development.  The Government of Australia and Samoa have agreed to cooperate on a Program under the regional Australian Government initiative entitled Pacific Women Shaping Pacific Development. Australia has contributed funding and partnership support for the Program over five years in Samoa.  The Program facilitates the implementation of priority community-based and related activities which are included in the Samoan Government's Community Development Sector in the area of gender equality. The Goal of the Samoa Women Shaping Development (SWSD) Program is:  "improve gender equality in Samoa". High Level objectives are: increased women's economic empowerment; increased participation of women in public life and decision making; and reduced incidence of gender based violence. Enabling outcomes are increased institutional and technical capacity in gender analysis across Samoan government, civil society and private sector organisations. C