IN a newly published book and discussion paper at the Australian National University, Writer Terence Wood talked about why women always fail in elections in the Solomon Islands. The paper discusses impediments to female candidate success in national elections in the Solomon Islands. The paper stated that increased female representation in parliaments is desirable both…
A TRANSFORMATION Leadership and Communication training for Market Vendors in Auki ended Tuesdayat the Rarasu Restaurant. The training was funded by the Australian Government, through the UN women’s Market 4 change project. The training was conducted to give market vendors the skills they need in relation to Transformation, Leadership and Communication. Puairana Gaylyn, National Project…
A training currently underway as part of UN Women’s ‘Strongim Mere Project’ aims to enhance gender justice. Known as a Transformative Leadership, Media, Gender and Election training, various women from a number of organisations including the media are attending the training. The weeklong training started on Monday this week. It is organised in partnership with…
Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Melanesia the most Reverend David Vunagi encourages all mothers’ union members in the country to run literacy programs in their communities. When he officially opened the Mothers Union 13th general meeting on Monday in Honiara, Mr Vunagi told the women who came from various provinces representing various mothers’ union…
A Transformative Leadership, Media, Gender and Elections training has kick off on Monday in Honiara. The training is organised by Vois Blong Mere Solomon in partnership with UN Women’s Strongem Mere Project for mainstream and community media in preparation for the upcoming National Election. The overall goal of the training was to promote transformational leadership…
Anglican Church of Melanesia’s Mothers’ Union representatives from the provinces are gathering in Honiara this week to elect new office bearers. The week-long meeting held at St Barnabas Cathedral started on Monday. It is the 13th general meeting whereby a number of issues relating to Mothers Unions will be discussed including the election of a…
After a busy morning speaking at a violence prevention forum and dealing with a batch of media interviews and countless handshakes, Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali finally has a few hours to relax until her next meeting in the evening. As a prominent and highly respected figure in the Pacific for her championing…
MANY may not be familiar with what is Mothers Union (MU) and what this Christian organisation is doing. On a fundraising held a fortnight ago at Iron Bottom Sound hotel, the church of Melanesia Mothers Union president Edith Koete highlighted the history of MU. Some guests at the fundraising have came to know MU is…
YOUTH Market’s dance and song competition has opened the doors for exploding talents from Young people in and around Honiara. The three-day youth event was jam packed with fun and excitement. The first day unfolded with the dance competition. The second day held a song competition ending with a live performance from young local Hip…
About 40 members of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association (SIWIBA) has successfully completed a one-week workshop on Piggery and Poultry training at the Dioceses of Guadalcanal Conference Room at All Saints Compound last week. The training was facilitated by Hearly Aleve of the Ministry of Agriculture. The training aimed to empower women to…