Women in Choiseul province have been seeking funds to build their own resource centre. But after many years searching for funds they are able to build one thanks to the provincial government strengthening programme (PGSP) which steps in to solve their problem. The women now have two storey permanent building at Kiruqela. PGSP is an…
PLANNING is underway for this year’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. This global campaign is dedicated to raising awareness and gaining wider support to end gender-based violence. The theme for this year’s campaign ‘If iumi garem peace insaed famili, bae iumi garem peace insaed kantri’, highlights that all forms of gender-based violence,…
THE Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) has stepped in and assisted Isabel female provincial member Rhoda Sikalabu in her initiative to improve clinic health services within her ward. Handing over cash worth more than a thousand dollars, SIWIBA Vice President Dalcy Tekulu said SIWIBA supports the initiative carried by Honorable Sikilabu to improve health.…
ELENOA (not her real name) is now 30 years old, with three gorgeous children and on the verge of completing her studies for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. Eleven years ago she was preparing for the transition between secondary school to university, complete with a government…
Local woman, Mrs Beverly Maega has received a top women’s award for her work and contribution to the community and women. Called the Pacific Women Award Champion, Mrs Maega received the award from Community Education Training Centre in Fiji recently. She is one of the awardees alongside other women from the pacific region who received…
THIS year is an exciting year for four Solomon island women that scooped eight awards after graduating from Community Education Training Centre (CETC) in Fiji recently. CETC is offered under Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The program was established to provide technical and vocational training for women in the community development sector. Three of…
YOUNG women leaders in the Pacific have banded together and called for efforts to be speeded up to combat physical and sexual violence against women. A newly formed alliance representing the region’s 15 to 24 year olds say such violence is one of the biggest issues facing the region’s one million young women. The…
HIGHER education for young women in the Pacific is not translating into more and better jobs. That’s according to the latest tracking report on Millennium Development Goals for the region. A deputy Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Feleti Teo, says most Forum Island countries are on track to achieving gender parity, or…
ESTIMATING the costs of gender-based violence is vital as it brings to light the hidden costs to society and the resources needed to end violence. This was the message from participants at a side event to better understand the cost implications of gender-based violence and inequality, at the 12th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women in…
Last week marks the YWCA Week without Violence. YWCA of the Solomon Islands joined other YWCAs around the world in recognising the week which falls on 14 to 20 October. The theme of the week focuses on the campaign to end early, child and forced marriage. Child marriage is defined as marriage under the age…