Solomon Star News

First Solomon Island woman graduated with Doctorate in personal viability Alison Hitu says Solomon Islands need more Personal Viability (PV) trainers to move the country forward.

The first young women’s 1325 empowerment meeting for Bougainville youth was convened by Leitana Nehan Women's Development Agency recently.

Twenty women from the Anglican Church of Melanesia are ready to graduate as recognised tailors this Friday when they will complete a month long training course on tailoring and sewing.

Even though majority of women play a significant role in nation building there were still a silent majority suffering silently.

THE Westpac bank in the country has launched its Education Grants at International Women’s Day (IWD) held at the National Art Gallery yesterday.

A total of 54 local women including four men have gained new advance skills after completing a life skill workshop on floral and cooking in Honiara yesterday.

A total of 54 local women were introduced to floral and cooking advance skills in a workshop held this week.

Gender based violence is one of the challenges that the country is facing today and those who are at risk (women) are being victimized due to the fact that this issues are taken for granted by men with the thought that this is part of our culture and we turn not to respect our women for who they are and what they are to our societies.