Lankan women carry the main burden of household work, and therefore they have knowledge and influence that could be channeled to improve community waste management, which is not only harming health and the environment but also causing disputes between different communities, says Asia and the Pacific branch of the UN Women. The government’s Time-Use Survey […]
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with the National Youth Congress and the Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs, led the process of revitalizing the Provincial Youth Council in Choiseul through a week-long programme.
Empowering Solomon Islands Youth to Promote Peace and Resilience
Mr. Vardon Hoca, UNDP Project Manager handed over the youth community projects to its team leaders.
Source: Anastasiia Tiurmenko/UNDP Tuesday, 29 June 2021 07:32 AM
The UN Development Programme and International Labor Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Government of Solomon Islands, are empowering Solomon Islands’ youth and promoting their role as agents of peace and resilience.
This is done through community-based projects within the Empowering Youth as Agents for Peace and Social Cohesion in the Solomon Islands Project’s framework.
From brickmaking and piggery to vegetable garden and landscaping, UNDP supported five Honiara-based initiatives, which are part of 26 social entrepreneurship / community projects facilitated by the local partner Development Service Exchange (DSE), implemented by young leaders in three provinces. These projects aimed to support building social cohesion and sustain