34 Women and Girls Graduated from MMDC
Henderson, East Honiara — November 27, 2024: The Mary Mazarello Development Centre (MMDC) celebrated the graduation of its 22nd cohort, with 34 women and girls completing training under the theme “Let the brightness of...
Mavis Podokolo Shares Insights from 7th PINA Summit
BY JOY OFASIA
MAVIS Podokolo, a board member of the Media Association Solomon Islands, recently attended the 7th Pacific Islands News Association Summit in Niue, where she gained valuable insights and shared her experiences with...
SIWIBA Women Members Complete Training in Basic Sewing
BY JOY OFASIA
MORE than 20 local women, who are members of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association have completed three days basic sewing training workshop in Honiara.
Training facilitator, Rose Korinihona told Solomon Women...
Meet Phyllis, A Honey Entrepreneur with a Passion to Empower Rural Beekeepers
BY CHRIS ALEX
IN the bustling urban setting of Honiara, Solomon Islands, a young and ambitious entrepreneur is making a scene in the emerging honey industry of the country.
Phyllis Kakaluae, 25, has a passion for...
Woman Street Seller Continues to Defy All Odds
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU
A woman street seller, Mary Wale who has been trading betel nuts for almost a decade in the streets of Honiara has continued to defy the city council by-laws and unfair policing...
Call for Equal Business Opportunities: Dr. Donna
BY JOY OFASIA
IT is time for a new government after this year’s April polls to step up to create an inclusive business environment, opportunities, and equal access for all women entrepreneurs in the Solomon...
Emilyn Ramofolo Enters Race for Provincial Leadership in Russell Islands
BY CHRIS ALEX
EMILYN Lusibaea Ramofolo has confirmed that she will stand in the 2024 joint elections for Pavuvu Ward 10 for the provincial assembly seat in the Savo/Russell Constituency, Central Islands Province.
The candidate, who...
Miss Solomon Islands’ Mother’s Reflections on Daughter’s Journey
BY JOY OFASIA
FOR Mary Polosovai, the joy of seeing her daughter, Elsie Polosovai, crowned Miss Solomon Islands 2024 is a moment of immense pride and reflection.
In an interview with SOLOMON WOMEN, Mary shared her...
Celebrating Rural Women in Tina River Hydropower Development Project Communities
WOMEN from communities in the Tina River Hydropower Development catchment came together to mark International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) and World Food Day (WFD) last week on October 15 and 16, with a...
Choiseul Woman Shares Her Story Battling Cancer
30-year-old June Melanie Pelomo from the remote region of Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands diagnosed with Uterine (Womb) Cancer has shared a heart-breaking picture and story as part of her awareness that she...
