In the wake of the destruction resulting from Cyclone Pam, the United States Government has awarded $400,000 in disaster assistance in Vanuatu and Solomon Islands. This funding has been given to international programs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are providing on-the-ground disaster assistance in these two cyclone-affected countries. In Solomon Islands, the U.S. Government awarded…
Suva / Geneva: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) yesterday launched an international appeal for 5.7 million Swiss francs to assist 81,000 people across five Pacific Nations – Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea – all of which have been badly affected by Cyclone Pam and…
ABC – A joint fundraising effort by the Australian Red Cross and the ABC has raised more than $2 million (US$1.5 million) for Vanuatu’s Cyclone Pam relief appeal. Since Friday, all ABC radio, television, and online networks encouraged Australians to donate to the Red Cross or their preferred charity supporting those affected by the category…
A new global disaster risk governance study has identified the Pacific as a priority area. Launched at the recent World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the report includes a focus on two Pacific countries: Vanuatu, which is responding to devastating Tropical Cyclone Pam, and Solomon Islands that experienced…
MEMBERS of the Catholic Teachers Sodality (CTS) gathered at Holy Cross on Sunday for the commissioning of teachers to their Mission work. His Grace, Archbishop Adrian Smith officiated in the occasion and in his short statement said, “Your mission as teachers is to give flavor to the lives of our young people in the field…
Journalism students of Solomon Islands National University (SINU) were excited to have a brief visit from Youth@Work’s communications team yesterday. The purpose of the visit was to present to students about a magazine thatYouth@Work is currently working on, and to encourage them to contribute to the magazine. “This is a big opportunity for us journalism…
THE Women’s Innovation Expo (WIE) has discouraged the sale of fried food, junk food and rice while encouraging traditional dishes. This was one of the main highlight at the expo throughout this week. President of Honiara Council of Women (HCW) Martha Alacky said, this was to encourage women to revitalise the traditional local dishes from…
WOMEN contribute so much to sustaining this country in the agricultural sector by providing most of the labour force in the subsistence economy which is the backbone of this country. The deputy Prime Minister, Douglas Ete highlighted this at Women Innovation Expo on Monday at Art Gallery on Monday. He said,yet this work is not…
THE role of Honiara Council of Women (HCW) is of immense responsibility and purpose seeing they have a strategy to work with. That’s according to deputy Prime Minister, Douglas Ete at the opening of the weeklong Women’s Innovation Expo (WIE) on Monday. Mr Ete said, he is pleased to see that HCW now has a…
A TEAM of three from Family Support Centre had just completed a three days gender based violence sensitization workshop for two Provinces, Temotu and Makira. The three days program includes high school talks for senior forms, along with counselling and legal services for people in those two provinces who are not able to travel to…