Environment

Tuvaruhu’s Girls Club Takes Lead to Address Social Issues in Their Community

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BY JOY OFASIA RESILIENCE, Innovation, and Social Change Girls Club which consists of young girls based in the Tuvaruhu community, Central Honiara are now taking lead in addressing social, economic, and environmental issues in their...

Conservation Association Empowers Women of East Are’Are

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU A two-day training on maintenance and operation on WASH Program was successfully held in ward 19 in East Are’Are Constituency. The two days community collaboration training was organised by Ahetaha Water Conservation Association...

Women Seaweed Vendors Making Ends Meet At Gizo Market

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BY KHAMA LINCOLN in Gizo A CLASS four student, Rose Kiko, 13, and Elderly Mother, Freda Kamikera are seaweed (sea grapes) farmers from Kongulavata, west of Gizo Island in the Western Solomons. A few days ago,...

Australian Women Rangers Visit Solomon Islands

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SOLOMON Islands hosted four Indigenous Australian women rangers last year as part of an Indigenous conservation knowledge exchange through a partnership between Worldwide Fund-Solomon Islands (WWF Solomon Islands), Worldwide Fund-Australia (WWF Australia) and Australian...

Passion in Landscaping: Mother of 5 Enjoys Career as Gardener and Cleaner

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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...

Tuvaruhu Girls Recycling Plastic Bottles into Bricks

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU RESILIENCE, Innovation and Social Change Girls Club which consists of young girls based in the Tuvaruhu community, Central Honiara are cleaning the environment by recycling plastic bottles into bricks and pavers. Tonnes of...

School Student Says Plastic Pollution is an Issue of Serious Concern

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BY JOY OFASIA PLASTIC pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues and a problem in the Solomon Islands. Bethlyn Kelly, 18, like many other youths in the country, sees plastic pollution as a...

When the Sea Water Comes in: Sea Level Rise and COVID Impact on Nusa...

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BY KHAMA LINCOLNGIZO BASED ISLES MEDIA FREELANCE REPORTER WOMEN of the improvised coastline village of Nusa Baruku, in Gizo Western Solomons speaks of ongoing hardship they’re facing due to impact of Sea level rise as...

Pacific Community’s Mary Alalo Advocates for Water Security Resilience

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BY JOY OFASIA MARY Alalo, the Water Security Engagement Lead at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, has been an advocate for water security resilience in the Pacific Community and is making waves in the...

Rural Women Empowered through WASH Bottleneck Analysis Training

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BY JOHN HOUANIHAU THE Ahetaha Water Conservation successfully completed training on Village and Community WASH Bottleneck Analysis Manual for 12 communities from 26th to 27th December 2022. About 27 participants or representatives from Foulofo, Waima’aka, Kanata,...