Women (368)
- 21
- Mar
SOLOMON Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has completed a one-day basic fabric dyeing training on Friday 8th March 2019 at Mbokona SDA Church Hall.
- 10
- Mar
For International Women’s Day 2019, get to know some of the women driving change and increasing equality across the Pacific Islands. MILLICENT BARTY is the Chair of the Solomon Islands Young Entrepreneurs Council, as well as a Designer, and the manager of YHER Pacific, an initiative to tackle youth unemployment. She spoke to World Bank media:
- 09
- Mar
On International Women’s Day 2019, we are sharing stories of women doing inspiring work across the Pacific. Whether in the business world, advocacy, media or countless other sectors, their contributions highlight the transformative power of women in the region. REGINA LEPPING is a Filmmaker, Actor, Activist and Youth Empowerment and Engagement Specialist working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the UN’s Peace Building Fund. She is also the co-founder of the Say It Out Loud Film Festival. She spoke to World Bank Media:
- 20
- Jan
Through the daily vending in Gizo town - Western province’s capital, Arena Patovaki and her friends are able to make ends meet by promoting local foods.
- 09
- Jan
ONE of the great achievements for the Guadalcanal Province Women’s Development Division is the approval for the Temporary Special Measures (TSM) to allow women seats in the provincial assembly in the next government.
- 19
- Dec
Women working and living in and around Guadalcanal Plantation Palm Oil Limited (GIPPOL) 3 in North East Guadalcanal now have a proper market house to sell their local products and cooked food.
- 10
- Nov
Women face serious risks in pursuing income because of restrictive gender norms, according to a report released today by Oxfam and the Australian Government initiative Strongim Bisnis.
- 23
- Oct
MEMBERS of the Honiara District (HONDIS) Dorcas Federation have congratulated the newly appointed Minister of Women, Youth and Children Affairs Lanelle Tanangada.
- 03
- Oct
TWO powerful landowners and representatives of two different tribes in the Russell Islands want to see the government reinvest in their islands.
- 08
- Aug
Twenty women representing seven companies in the country are undertaking a leadership and management course this week through the Waka Mere Commitment to Action.
- 12
- Jul
THE government needs to redirect much needed economic development activities to rural centres in Solomon Islands, says a Malaitan woman Maria Teikui.
- 25
- Jun
More than 30 women from Koela village in South Savo have successfully completed a two days training on Financial Literacy, last week.
