THE One More Shot (OMS) photography campaign for Joy which supposed to end last Friday has been extended till Wednesday 6th of September. The campaign kicked off on Monday last week in Honiara and in Auki, Malaita Province, on Thursday last week. The extension applies to both Honiara and Auki. The OMS team of freelance…
Today, Australian Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP, continued her four-day visit to Solomon Islands with a focus on women’s participation in parliament, digitalisation, jobs and economic growth, and journalism. During the evening of 24 August, Minister Rowland met with four female Members of Parliament and Provincial Assemblies of Solomon Islands, discussing challenges…
THE women at Bethesda Disability and Support Centre are filled with joy and pride as they showcase the Mascot dolls they are diligently sewing. Their dedication and craftsmanship will play a vital role as the school takes on the responsibility of creating mascot dolls to be used during the victory ceremony of athletes at the…
A group of Indo-Pacific and First Nations women will take centre stage as trainee commentators and mobile journalists at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC), under the support and mentorship of the ABC. In collaboration with FIFA WWC, Oceania Football Confederation and the Australian Government Office for Sport, the ABC is delivering two comprehensive…
Australia is sponsoring the first intake of 20 women in a new ‘green construction’ training program. The program is being delivered through two Australian Government initiatives, the Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) and the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC), in partnership with the Solomon Islands National University (SINU). The students are being supported by SIIP…
The Solomon Islands Chinese Women Association (SICWA) yesterday organized a bazaar sale which also included the participation of local women and carvers at the AJ City Mall. The association besides giving opportunity to its women also invited members of the Solomon Islands Women In Business Association (SIWIBA) to take part and sale their products. The…
Hyundai Engineering Company (HEC), the engineering procurement construction (EPC) contractor of the Tina River Hydropower Development Project has recorded an increase in the number of its female employees in the first quarter of 2023, as the project progresses. Through the guidance of lenders like World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the project continues…
SOLOMON Islands girls, the Walt Disney Studios is looking for a 16-year-old Pacific Islander to play the heroic, bold and adventurous Moana for its live movie version. The Walt Disney Company Studios is giving the opportunity to as many young women of Pacific Island heritage as they can. No acting experience is required and the…
The Government of Solomon Islands is hosting Directors of Women from 13 Pacific Islands Countries at a Regional Directors of Women Learning Exchange from 21 – 25 May 2023. Directors of Women from Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, will…
Women who are part of the weeklong Safeguarding workshop in Auki, Malaita Province honoured the 2023 Mother’s Day with words of encouragement. Over 30 women presidents representing the 33 Ward Council of Women in Malaita took time to honour Mother’s Day, engaging in an activity designed for participants to wish each other heart-warming words. One…