WOMEN are encouraged to join the seasonal workers scheme currently offered by Australia and New Zealand. The encouragement came from Harriet Sale from Gold Ridge area in central Guadalcanal. Ms Sale has been on the scheme on three consecutive terms. She told Vois Blo Mere Solomons that picking apples in New Zealand is very profitable…
PACIFIC Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) wants to see more women participate in the formal economy in Solomon Islands. This came after women have faced customary barriers to speak in public, participate in committee and political process and find it hard to get loans from banks to start business. Vijaya Nagarajan, gender specialist of Asian…
Long workweeks and copious amounts of stress aren’t good for anyone’s health, but new research has found that workweeks of 40 hours or more can be especially bad for women—and the reason why is depressing. Pulling data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, researchers from The Ohio State University and Mayo Clinic tracked the…
The Australian Government has announced a new $2.3 million initiative to help address barriers to women’s participation in the workplace in Solomon Islands. In partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Australia’s four year program will provide tools and support for businesses to recruit, retain and promote women as employees, business leaders and partners, including…
THE Guadalcanal council of women will launch its four years strategic plan September this year. The group’s president Greenta Tome confirmed this to the Solomon Star yesterday. “The four years strategic plan will mainly focus on issues that will improve the lives of the women in this province as long as we implemented them,” Mrs…
GUADALCANAL council of women says it plans to build two market venues for its rural farmers at both ends of the city. President Greenta Tome told the Solomon Star the organisation is now looking at building these market venues following concerns raised by farmers, mainly women who are selling their produces outside the Honiara central…
A TOTAL of 36 members of All Saints Mothers Union Group, accompanied by the Trainer of the Girls’ Friendly Society ( DOCM) and three of their members have just returned back from a mission to the Island of Ugi, under the Diocese of Hanuato’o, Makira Province. A statement reaching the Solomon Star said that the…
“Think globally, act locally” was one of the key messages highlighted by keynote speaker Sarah Todd, Papua New Guinean businesswoman and winner of last Saturday’s women in business awards hosted by Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA). Rachel Rahii winner of the rising star award highlighted her wish “to change the mindset that business…
The achievements of women in business were celebrated at the inaugural Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) awards dinner on Saturday night. Naomi Tozaka of Nautilus Books and Gifts at the NPF Plaza in Honiara was declared the winner of the major award – Woman in Business for the formal economy. “For almost 20…
A Charitable None Government Organisation in Malaita that deals with orphan children last week paid visits to areas in West Kwaio, Malaita Province. Hearts Of Hope (HOH) president Janet Justice Aihari told Sunday star they went there as part of their visitation and to conduct more awareness to orphans and widows about the group. “We…