IMPROVING the economic status of women in the country is a policy priority of the government. This was according to Minister for the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), Freda Rangirei during the Australian Government’s partnership with Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) through Women’s Economic Empowerment in a Business Networking…
PEOPLE with Disability Solomon Islands (PWDSI) together with Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) had facilitated a three days training on Gender equality and Human rights focused on (Convention on the Rights of People with Disability) CRPD and women leadership training for women and girls with disability. The training which kicked off on the…
THE Malaita Provincial Council of Women constitution has undergone a review to its constitution, in the past two days. Stakeholders gathered at the Women Resource Centre in Auki for the past two days purposely to review the constitution with the aim to amend the constitution soon. The review ended on Friday afternoon. Speaking to this…
MOTHERS union members from the Saint Luke Church-Kia Parish Diocese of Isabel and Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Melanesian has benefited from the CSSI and RSIPF joint educational awareness talk, facilitated by CSSI Commissioner Gabriel Manelusi and Sgt Robert Malo of the National Crime Prevention Department of the RSIPF at the…
A NEWLY established group known as Sepi Women Inshore Fisheries Initiative that engages women in the Fisheries Sector has been established last month. The Sepi women Inshore Fisheries Initiative comprises of 20 members from the Sepi Village, West Bugotu, Santa Ysabel. This newly formed organisation is aimed at engaging in the fisheries sector – To…
BEING an unemployed and house wife is always a very difficult and challenging task just to keep a family alive by finding means to survive the next day. Meet Julie Ben Korini, who is one amongst many mothers who are self-employed. For many years she was able to find ways to support her small family…
THE girls in Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Day celebrations will commence virtually, Thursday. Through the celebrations today, Girls in ICT will introduce a lot of significant changes. Information Technology Society Solomon Islands (ITSSI), President Alice Aote’e announced that three provinces will join the celebrations. “Western, Malaita, and Makira will be joining the virtual event…
WOMEN from various institutions and organizations that comprise and contribute towards the justice system in the country had for the first time gathered together to mark International Women’s Day, Thursday. The ‘Women in Law’ breakfast event was held yesterday morning at the Heritage Park Hotel. Guest speaker at the event, our first female local Judge,…
WOMEN leaders must take up a leading role in addressing issues affecting women in this country by working with their male counterparts. Madam Emmy Sogavare made the remarks during the International Women’s Day celebrations on Monday. She said there is a big gap between the understanding level of rural women and urban women about issues…
GIZO Market Vendors Association (GMVA) along with women from the surrounding islands of Western Province celebrated the annual International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday. The event was colorfully commemorated at the Gizo main market seafront. Chairman of Gizo Market Steering Committee, Minister for Women, Youth and Sport, Council of Women and Women leaders, Plastic Wise…