Yshelda, Born with a Speech Impairment, is Starting her Christmas Sales
BY JOY OFASIA
THE Christmas holiday season is here, and many women are aiming to make profits this December by creating and selling handmade goods to attract customers' preferences on the streets of Honiara.
This endeavor...
Salome Shares Fruit of Success
BY JOY OFASIA
SALOME Maraitehi has gone from selling cakes for a few cents to being a shopkeeper and caterer with big plans for setting up a conference centre.
Salome, who lives in Kirakira, Maikira province,...
Sepi Women in Isabel Launches Milestone Fisheries Initiative Programme
BY JOY OFASIA
SEPI women in Sepi village, West Bugotu, Isabel province launched their Fisheries Initiative Programme last weekend in Sepi village.
The programme aims to improve the quality and supply of fresh fish and other...
The Benefits of Having a Wife Who Knows How to Drive
BY JOY OFASIA
DRIVING is a lifelong skill and is something that stays with you the rest of your life and no matter where you are in life driving a car will always come in...
Single Mum: Jaylyn’s Roadmap to Starting a Business
BY CHRIS ALEX
IN the urban neighbourhood of Naha 1, east Honiara, Jaylyn Mae Ama, a single mother of one, shares her inspiring journey of entrepreneurship.
With her talented hands in handicraft making and sewing. Jaylyn,...
Catriona Finds Inspiration from the Women Entrepreneurs Program
BY CHRIS ALEX
CATRIONA Kotto Birisi, a young entrepreneur from the Solomon Islands, found inspiration and guidance during the one-day information session, an event organized by the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program.
The purpose of...
Damaris Suumi Passion for Baking Blossoms into Business
BY JOY OFASIA
DAMARIS Suumi, a 32-year-old mother, discovered her love for baking when her son turned one. She shared her journey with the SOLOMON WOMEN, explaining how a simple desire to bake a birthday...
Passion in Landscaping: Mother of 5 Enjoys Career as Gardener and Cleaner
BY JOY OFASIA
Madalyn Flora is a gardener and cleaner at the Doma Cove Home Stay located in the Northwest Guadalcanal region.
As a single mother to five children, it is her passion in doing landscaping.
Her...
Solomon Women Newspaper (SWN) interview with Flower vendors of Kakabona community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iohs8W6xkS8
Flower vendors of Kakabona community spoke to Solomon Women Newspaper (SWN) about the benefits of having flowers in and around homes and challenges in their small businesses. They told SWN about their plight of...
Australia Supports Women in Leadership in Business
AUSTRALIA is proud to be Solomon Islands nambawan development partner.
It’s why Australia was excited to join friends from New Zealand for the launch of the Asian Development Bank’s Private Sector Development Initiative’s (PSDI) new...
