Breaking the glass ceiling… one piece of coral at a time IN the context of Solomon Islands and its trade and export industry, hearing a woman making a path for herself in this largely male-dominated sector is inspiring. Rachel Rahii is a young and vibrant woman who deals mainly in exporting coral to be…
MOTHERHOOD is one of the most beautiful experiences that a woman can have in her entire life. Equally, it can also be one of the most stressful responsibilities a woman can ever find herself in. After all, there are so many different things and responsibilities that women have to take care of. They nurture, protect,…
THE Director of the Solomon Islands Association of Vocational Rural Training Centre (SIAVRTC) Billy Mae has urged the Dunde Ama Women Floral group in Western Province to continue with their great initiative in floral business. Currently the women have a nursery shed where all species of flowers are being collected are nurtured and later sold…
Police and Family Support Centre are urged to affirm their commitments to the Memorandum of Understanding for SAFENET. Director of Women Development Division in the Ministry of Women, Youths and Children Pauline Soaki made the call at the launch of 16 Days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence on Saturday. “I am calling on the…
The Government has commended the Australian government for its continuous support towards women’s business activities in the country. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Youth Children and Family Affairs Dr Cedric Alependava made the acknowledgment ahead of the Solomon Islands Women In Business Association (SIWIBA) awards night next month. He stated, the Australian government…
READ SI has started Phase 2 of the National Literacy Campaign. After impacting 33 villages in Phase 1 (June and July) now the READ SI teacher trainers are going out for October through December training village teachers and helping to set up classes and libraries. In Phase 1 only two provinces were not visited and…
Women in the Northern region of Malaita province attended their first formal floral art training. According to reports reaching Solomon Star over the weekend, a total of 38 women from a group named Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) from North Malaita participated in training. SEWA is a women organisation of the Manaili tribe in Ward…
SINCE its inception in 2004, Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) has always been a Honiara based association. Not because we decided to keep it that way but due to financial constraints has not been able to. However, it has always been a long time dream to eventually reach out to the provinces when time…
Police have highlighted a Rights Based approach in advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment during the launching of the Essential Services package last Thursday at the Mendana Hotel. Deputy Commissioner Gwen Ratu stated that there are two distinct priorities in RSIPF for the development of women. She said that under the Crime Prevention Strategy, they…
THE Young Women’s Parliamentary Group (YWPG) is again taking the lead in in advocating to end cervical cancer. The group did a group pap’s smear test at the Solomon Islands Planned Parenthood Association (SIPPA) clinic on Tues 12 September 2017. A statement from the group said, this is part of their ongoing advocacy to end…