“Here comes Dorothy,” whispers one young woman to another as a littlecanoe approaches the shore. They are standing outside a village meeting house in Isabel Province, Solomon Islands. Dotted across the islands and spread over 2000 km of sea, village meeting houses are where community decisions are made. A former teacher, Dorothy, has planned today’s…
WOMEN in the Tina River Hydropower Project catchment communities are once again coming together this week to celebrate International Women’s Day. A statement from Tina River Hydropower Project said the women will spend time discussing and acknowledging the significant progress made to improve gender equality for rural women thanks to the Gender Action Plan (GAP)…
THIS year the theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Break The Bias’, the theme calling for a gender free world, a world that is free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive, a world where difference is valued and celebrated. In the late 1800s with one of the earliest…
As she settles into her new apartment in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, Dr. Tammy Tabe reflects on her life’s journeys. The young Solomon Islander woman recently moved to Honolulu to take up an appointment as a fellow at the East-West Center (EWC). Tammy, as she is known amongst friends, comes from Wagina Island in the Solomon Islands’…
As the world marks International Women’s Day, the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency announced today it is recruiting a specialist advisor to strengthen its capacity in gender and social inclusion. This is a new position within FFA and reports directly to the Director General. Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Director General, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen…
THE country will celebrate the International Women’s (IWD) Day tomorrow through the National Broadcaster and other media platforms. Director for Women’s Development Division, Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), Ms Vaela Ngai confirmed this to Solomon Star on Friday. She said due to the current Covid-19 community transmission, the ministry will mark…
SNAP Fish Solomons, a locally owned fishing venture is pleased to collaborate with the women and girls from Sepi Village under the Sepi Women’s Fisheries Initiative Programme. This programme was established in 2019 and it includes women and girls from Sepi village to involve in the fisheries sector. Snap Fish Solomons was in consultation with…
THE Solomon Islands Women In Business Association (SIWIBA) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She is Ms Ethel Wasuka. Ethel hails from Makira-Ulawa province. In a statement yesterday, Ms Wasuka is sure to drive SIWBA’s strategic vision using her vast experience in the development sector working with government, NGO’s and managing grants on…
A GROUP of concerned mothers in Solomon Islands are calling on our Members of Parliament to exercise selflessness and be servants to people of Solomon Islands who they serve. The group’s statement came in light of the motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare which is expected to table before the National Parliament…
Malaita Women leaders and mothers in Auki, Malaita Province have expressed their sincere heartfelt sympathies and condolences to those who have lost their loved ones and the destruction of their properties during the past three to four days of the social unrest in Honiara. As such in a statement they called on all Malaita leaders…