BY RODRICK DESURI
Auki
A workshop that aims to review Malaita Women’s Policy on empowerment and reporting took place at Green House, Auki, Malaita Province.
The two-day workshop’s objective is to produce an updated Malaita Provincial Women’s Policy that is responsive, inclusive, and aligned with national and global gender equality commitments.
According to the programme, the specific objectives include assessing the implementation and impact of the current policy, identifying gaps, challenges, and emerging issues affecting women, strengthening alignment with national and international commitments, ensuring inclusive participation of stakeholders throughout Malaita, and developing a practical and implementable revised policy.
The workshop provided a great opportunity for women to discuss the best ways to improve the policy to serve their interests.
It also helped to promote issues affecting women in the province that need to be addressed by responsible authorities.
One of the participants, said the policy needs to be updated and must work effectively to protect the women in the province.
“Once it is updated and doesn’t serve us women in this province, then this could be a waste of time and money,” she said.
The workshop was facilitated by the Supervising Director for the Women’s Development Division (WDD) within the Solomon Islands Ministry of Women, Youth, Children, and Family Affairs, (MWYCFA) Vaela Devesi.
The workshop was attended by women stakeholders from government ministries, departments of the Malaita Provincial Government, and representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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