President for Numbu Women and Girls Saving Club, Mrs Prudence Maneka.
BY MAVIS NISHIMURA PODOKOLO
President for Numbu Women and Girls Saving Club, Mrs Prudence Maneka.
WOMEN of Numbu community savings club has pleased with Mrs Gale Commence Women of the World’s, Pacific regional president visit to Numbu community on Wednesday.
Speaking to the visiting event President of Numbu community women savings club said it is a bonus for them to have Mrs Commence visited Numbu community.
Maneka said Mrs commence presence with them on Wednesday is highly anticipated by all members of the savings club.
“Your visit made this day great indeed which we will shed great impacts on us women in this community. We count it as blessing as it bring together the whole community and be part of today’s’ (yesterdays),” she said.
Once a research institute for Malaria, now only a desolate building, However once restored should be the hub for nurse’s training.
BY GEORGINA KEKEA
Dean in the School of Nursing, Verzilyn Isom who is also Vice Chancellor (ag) and Vice Chancellor Coporate Services (ag).
PLANS are underway for the restoration of the old malaria building at Kukum Campus.
Commonly known as SIMTRI to locals, the building has been left idle for quite some time already.
However since repossessing the area when it became a university, School of Nursing has high hopes to restore it for their training needs.
Speaking to Island Sun, Dean, School of Nursing, Verzilyn Isom says there is already a modern design for the building.
“Suppose the building completes, this will be one of the best in the Pacific with the current design,” she said.
Isom said School of Nursing had been moving at a fast pace except infrastructure development.
She said lack of infrastructure and facilities continue to hinder their progress.
She said it is quite challenging for them to run their classes.
Also Isom said that despite having a design for the restoration of the former SIMTRI building, they still lack the finances to carry out construction work.
She said all their development projects had been submitted to the government but there are also other ongoing projects that the local university has that it is not yet possible for them to seek support from the government.
“With any new development for next year, it will not be possible. We have sat and discussed the possible avenues where we can seek funds from donors to assist us restore the old building.”
Isom said what the School of Nursing is proposing in the new building are tutorial rooms, practical laboratory, nutrition kitchen, occupational therapy for disabled people, clinical laboratory amongst other needs.
She said the building is quite complex but in the long run, will assist future nurses in their training. She said the building itself will expect to cost more than SBD60 million.
“The design itself costs us three to four million, but in the long run, this should be a facility which the university will benefit from.
“Also intakes for nursing classes will not be from Solomon Islands only but also from other regional countries,” Isom said.
She said the issue of limited resources has dissuaded the university from getting intakes from regional countries.
Once a research institute for Malaria, now only a desolate building, However once restored should be the hub for nurse’s training.
A new programme to address health and management issues in the health sector was launched early this week.
The programme which is a post graduate certificate in leadership and management is the latest boost for healthcare services in the country.
A statement from World Health Organisation (WHO) says leadership in the health sector is set for a boost with 16 managers undertaking a new postgraduate certificate at the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) School of Nursing.
Speaking at the launch programme, Pro Vice-Chancellor, SINU, Dr Jack Maebuta says a lot of time issues and complaints are raised in the media about the health sector.
He says what the University is trying to concentrate are other areas like leadership and management which are also important in the workplace.
He said this course will help improve leadership and management practices in the country, more so for this course in the health sector.
“The other strength of it is that, will also bring confidents as well as it will bring the capacity of our school leadership in terms of nursing and teaching leadership.”
At the same time, Under Secretary Health Care in the MHMS, Dr Gregory Jilini told Island Sun that this initiative also addresses the Government’s National Development Strategy in the health sector.
He says while the MHMS has no direct involvement with the Parliament Special Select Committee currently carrying out consultations into Health Care Services in the country, the MHMS is happy to be proactive in its work to ensure people in the rural areas receive good health care services.
Jilini says leadership and management is a big topic now and public often complain about management not doing their job when services provided are poorly received.
“In the health sector it is mainly clinical job but we feel that management and leadership are an important part of their job as well.
“What we are doing is providing managers and those in leadership positions to have a formal training so that they can be able to carry out their work better.”
Jilini said this course will enhance the participants’ skills which on the outset will also benefit those that they come into contact with at the workplace.
The health sector currently has around 3000 staff and is the second biggest ministry in the country.
The programme is supported by the Korean International Cooperation Agency, the Korean Government and the World Health Organisation.
It is delivered by Australian organisation Human Resources for Development Alliance, in partnership with the Solomon Islands National University.
PRESIDENT of Numbu women savings club Prudence Maneka in North East Guadalcanal has highly commended all women and girls efforts towards their savings club.
“I highly commend all women and girls of this community for your efforts in giving contributions every week as you are not for somebody else but for yourself.
“You have set yourself in a position that puts you as an engineers and driving force steers a controls the whole family.
“Without this savings club that have erected in the community there will be struggles that you will and can encounter over finance with your family.”
Maneka said yet, they (women and girls) have already had a safe place where they can store money rather than wasting on unnecessary spending’s.
Meanwhile they have saved in their savings club a total of $130,122.19 with the total member of 101.
Maneka has expressed these sentiments yesterday during a visit made by Gale Commence President of the Associated Country Women of the World in the South Pacific region to Numbu women’s savings club.
Ms Joy Ellen Alfred, Women Development officer from Women Development
Division (WDD) of Guadalcanal Provincial government.
BY LORETTA BRIGIDIA MANELE
Ms Joy Ellen Alfred, Women Development officer from Women Development Division (WDD) of Guadalcanal Provincial government.
WOMEN in rural areas of Guadalcanal province have very limited sources of income to help support their families, hence the need for them to venture into innovative and creative avenues for income.
This was expressed by Ms Joy Ellen Alfred who is the Women Development officer from Women Development Division (WDD) of Guadalcanal Provincial government.
She voiced the sentiment on Tuesday at Northeast Guadalcanal’s Tasimboko area, addressing members of five women’s savings clubs.
Alfred stated that the task of achieving a sustainable livelihood is a challenge for women in Guadalcanal.
She went on to stress that the factors behind this struggle are accessibility to roads and transport, effects of changing weather patterns and other issues.
Alfred said that with this scenario, Guadalcanal women have to move into new heights in way of earning an income thus have to be innovative and creative in what they produce.
She added that working with the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs (MWYCFA), her office have tried their best to teach women and girls various techniques in cooking, creating garments and other skills to help them produce their own products to help them earn their own money.
Addressing guest visitor, President of the Pacific Regional Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) organization, Ms Gail Commens who was also present at the gathering, she said the women’s’ savings clubs present were established with support from her office and MWYCFA.
Alfred mentioned that reports presented by the members also indicate that the clubs have helped them meet their basic needs and other expenses for necessities like education, school fees and health.
It is understood that Guadalcanal Provincial government’s Women Development Division (WDD) is working with 385 registered groups comprising of 10 women associations, 15 women savings and credit clubs, 47 women’s groups and 313 church women groups.
OFFICERS of the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) at the Tulagi Police Station in Central Province on September 17, 2018, welcomed the Most Reverend Archbishop, George Takeli of the Anglican Church of Melanesia during his visit to the provincial capital.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta says, “During his visit Archbishop Takeli told the officers that police is one of the most important organisations in the country because of the pastoral role that it plays in the country.”
“The Archbishop told the officers that the police also play a role like churches to provide a good environment for stability.
“All the churches are always supportive of police work through their prayers.
“I was so fortunate and honoured to welcome the Archbishop during his visit. I thanked him for choosing to visit Tulagi Station and addressing my officers.
“I can confirm that churches throughout Central province have been supporting RSIPF in dealing with issues to restore peace,” says PPC Leta.
SMOKING residents at Tulaghi who were earlier told this year to apply for new plots of lands because of a new domestic wharf is being planned to be built there are still waiting for the application plan.
Central Islands Province (CIP) Premier Hon Patrick Vasuni during the beginning of this year had advised Smoking residents to apply for plots of lands further inland from their seaside location as the planned project was said to had started between July and August.
However to this day, Smoking residents are still waiting for the plan as the planned domestic wharf has not even started yet too.
As doubts are starting to be raised by the locals, the Provincial Secretary (PS) of CIP Mr Alan Christian Siale had recently clarified on the projects side that the cause of delay is the technical design to be adjusted and the inclusion of Gender Infrastructures as a component to the project.
Western Province Premier Hon David Gina, Western Provincial Secretary, Jeffrey Wickham and Speaker of the
Provincial Assembly, Adrian Sinabule Gina met MP Hon Nestor Ghiro upon arrival at the front hotel jetty on Wednesday.
BY ALFRED PAGEPITU
GIZO
THE Minister of Provincial Government & Institutional Strengthening (PGIS) and Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Makira, Nestor Ghiro is in Gizo on a courtesy visit to the newly elected government of the Western province.
A statement from the Ministry’s communication unit said the visit also allowed the Minister to meet face to face with some of the 26 MPAs who are in a full induction and orientation session of the important meeting designed to make MPAs know and get the breath of the law that governed the Provincial system.
A full orientation programme started last week and to end this week highlighted roles and responsibilities of MPAs including topics.
Mr Ghiro was met on arrival by Premier David Gina, Western Provincial Secretary, Jeffrey Wickham and Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, Adrian Sinabule Gina.
The Minister is accompanied by his Permanent Secretary Mr Stanley Pirione and his Executive Secretary, Ms Suzie Lai.
Western Province Premier Hon David Gina, Western Provincial Secretary, Jeffrey Wickham and Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, Adrian Sinabule Gina met MP Hon Nestor Ghiro upon arrival at the front hotel jetty on Wednesday.
THE Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening, Nestor Ghiro has paid tribute to Western province’s former speaker, the Late Richard Morgan Tekifono.
Late Tekifono served as Speaker from 2014 to 2018 and elected as MPA for Ward 10 Irigila from 1998 to 2009 in Western province. He passed away last week.
Hon Ghiro said the passing of late Late Tekifono has shocked the ministry of the provincial government (MPGIS).
He said the Ministry of the Provincial Government also offered a message of condolence on the
Ghiro conveyed the condolences of his ministry staff to the family of Late Tekifono.
“His good examples will long be remembered in our Communities, Province and Country as whole.”
He said late Tekifono’s passing is “a great loss for his immediate family members and the province”.
EUROPEAN Union continues to be a champion in preparing Solomon Islands mitigate the effects and impacts of climate change, with millions of dollars being pumped into the country for various projects.
Currently, under the EU-GIZ programme, they have engaged SINU and Selwyn College in a project called Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy (ACSE) project.
ACSE Project Manager Mr Fox H Qwaina ACSE programme has three components.
First component is the EU-GIZ Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy which cost 18.64 million Euros.
He said the project is being administered by the GIZ in close collaboration with the SPC-GIZ programme known as Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Islands Region.
Besides that, the Energy Catalyst Component and it cost 10 million Euros which has been jointly managed by the EU with the Asian Development Bank in some selected PACP’s, he adds.
Third component is the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) on sustainable energy cost 6.1 million Euros and it has jointly management by the EU with the SPC, Mr Qwaina said.
Mr Qwaina said SIG through Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology and the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification are co-Ministries overseeing the ACSE project.
On regional level, EU in conjunction with GIZ has been assisting the Pacific African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
There are 15 countries in the pacific EU-GIZ has worked through programme known as Adaptation to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy funded by the 10th European Development Fund (EDF 10).
The countries are Cook Islands, Federate State of Micronesian, Fiji, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
The objectives of the ACSE programme is to enhance sustainable livelihood in PACP’s and to strengthen PACP’s capacities to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change.
Moreover, ACSE project also look to enhance PACP’s energy at the National, provincial and local levels.
This ACSE programme is forming part of a broader EU engagement on climate change adaptation, sustainable energy and disaster risk management in the pacific islands countries.
Such includes the global climate alliance programme, the BSRP and the former B-envelope disaster risk reduction project under the EDF 9.
