Women's Rights Action Movement SI

05/09/2026

Condolence Message for the Late Dr. Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard from the Convenors of Solomon Islands National Women’s Forum:
1. Women’s Action Rights Movement (WRAM)
2. Solomon Islands National Council of Women (SINCW)
3. West AreAre Rokotanikeni Association (WARA)
4. Disability Women’s Empowerment Association (DWEA)
5. Young Women Parliamentary Group (YWPG)
6. Vois Blong Mere Solomons (VBM)
7. Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)

To Robert (Bob) Pollard, Dr. Edgar and Patricia Pollard, the children and grandchildren of the late Dr. Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard, and the Pollard and Maeniuta families.

It is with deep sorrow and heartfelt sympathy that we received the news of the passing of Dr. Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard, your beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, aunty, and our cherished women’s leader, who was called to rest in the early morning of 4 September 2026. Please accept our sincere condolences and prayers during this time of great loss. We stand with you in love, respect, and compassion as we honour her remarkable life, devoted leadership, and the lasting legacy she leaves behind. Her life's work empowered women across Solomon Islands, particularly women in rural areas, and her influence will continue to be felt with deep gratitude and admiration.

The late Dr. Alice Aruhe’eta Pollard was a true inspiration and a dedicated advocate for women’s leadership in Solomon Islands. She led with humility, courage, wisdom, and grace, showing through her life what it means to serve faithfully and selflessly while keeping God, people, community, and country at the heart of her work and service.

We gratefully remember the many meaningful contributions of Dr. Alice to the women convenors and to communities throughout Solomon Islands. In particular, we honour her vision and initiative in founding the West ‘Are’Are Rokotanikeni Association (WARA), which has empowered and equipped rural women with skills and knowledge to strengthen their financial independence and security. Through this important work, many women have been supported to make informed decisions, address financial concerns with confidence, and contribute more fully to the wellbeing of their families and communities.

With heartfelt gratitude, the Convenors honour her unwavering commitment and vision, which opened doors for other women to lead, participate, and contribute to positive change. Through her generosity, she shared her knowledge and experience with those working toward stronger representation of women as leaders.

We stand together in love, gratitude, and respect as we honour Dr. Alice’s significant contribution as a key figure in the Women for Peace movement during the height of the Solomon Islands civil conflict in the early 2000s. Her life and service reflected compassion, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to peace, justice, and the dignity of all people. Dr. Alice was a friend to many and a source of strength in the women’s movement. Her quiet and resilient spirit will continue to inspire women, families, communities, and the nation for generations to come. May her soul rest in eternal love and peace with our Lord Jesus Christ, and may her family and loved ones, be comforted by the blessings of her life, service, and enduring legacy.

20/08/2026

20/08/2026

WRAM hosts the 2nd National Feminist Forum for Solomon Island (2026), as part of the Pacific Feminist Forum (PFF) on 20–21 August
Honiara, Solomon Islands

The Women’s Rights Action Movement (WRAM) is hosting the 2nd National Feminist Forum for Solomon Island (2026), as part of the Pacific Feminist Forum (PFF) on 20–21 August, bringing together representatives from women’s organisations and networks, civil society partners, government agencies, development partners, community leaders, advocates and friends of the women’s movement.

The two-day Forum will provide an inclusive and respectful space for women’s groups, networks, activists, community organisations, development partners and government agencies to come together in dialogue. Hosted by WRAM with support from women’s organisations and partners, the Forum will strengthen solidarity, celebrate achievements, discuss difficult issues with mutual respect, and help shape a clear pathway forward for feminist organising in Solomon Islands.

Over the two days, participants will engage in conversations about feminism in Solomon Islands, movement history, leadership, power, gender-based violence, inclusion, bodily autonomy, disability rights, and the priorities that will shape the collective future of the women’s movement.

Speaking on behalf of WRAM, the facilitating consultant Ms. Afu Billy stated, ‘this Forum belongs to all of us. It is a space where we can share our experiences honestly. A space where we can celebrate our achievements. A space where we can respectfully challenge one another’s thinking. A space where we can discuss difficult issues while continuing to uphold solidarity and mutual respect.’

WRAM also noted that the Forum comes at an important time for Solomon Islands and the wider Pacific, as women continue to lead in communities, churches, families, businesses and institutions while still facing barriers to participation, leadership, safety and equal opportunity.

The 2nd National Feminist Forum (NFF) Solomon Islands and 4th Pacific Feminist Forum (PFF) are supported by Pacific Women Lead (PWL) at the Pacific Community (SPC), funded by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the We Rise Coalition. The Fiji Women’s Rights Movement(FWRM) is a key partner in supporting WRAM to host the Forum.

16/07/2026

📢Student Internship Applications Closed – 4:00 PM Today

A huge thank you to everyone who responded to our call for student interns. We are grateful for the overwhelming interest and have received an impressive number of applications.

Our team will now begin reviewing all submissions. Successful applicants will be contacted by our office soon.

Thank you.

28/04/2026

Concurrent Session- Tok Stori: A Journey to Increase Women’s Representation in Politics 💜

WRAMSI acknowledges the Wurundjeri, the First Nations people, and the Traditional Owners of the land, on which we’re gathered on today.

WRAMSI hosted a concurrent session at Women Deliver 2026 in Narm, bringing together diverse voices to share lived experiences from across the campaign journey.

Today’s Tok Stori was grounded in powerful stories,reflecting resilience, leadership, and the ongoing work to create space for more women in political decision-making.

These conversations remind us that representation is built collectively, through courage, community, and persistence.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, shared, and contributed to such meaningful discussions.

Speakers:
1. Ethel Sigimanu
2 Afu Lia Billy
3. Samantha Tuti
4. Jessica Tekulu

Your voices matter, and they are shaping the path forward 🌏✨

Photo Credits📸: Georgiana Lepping

28/04/2026

Change Calls Us Here and Team WRAM has answered 💜

We’re on the ground at Women Deliver 2026 in Narm, Australia, standing alongside powerful voices from around the world who are driving change for gender equality, health, and rights.

This theme is more than a call it’s a reminder that action starts with showing up. And we’re here to listen, learn, and contribute to the collective momentum shaping a more just and equitable future.

Here’s to bold conversations, shared purpose, and the courage to create change together 🌏✨

23/04/2026

On Tuesday 21st April, WRAM led an engagement with our partners and network within the CSO space to meet with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.

The session includes an informational presentation on the Mandate of the Special Rapportuer on Human Rights Defenders and discussion focused on the challenges and risks that human rights defenders face in the course of their work, particularly within our local context. Participants shared experiences and highlighted key barriers, including limited protection mechanisms, resource constraints, and increasing pressures on civic society.

A critical role that WRAM plays is engaging with international human rights reporting processes to hold duty bearers accountable to their commitments in upholding the rights of women and girls in the country. Through this work, WRAM ensures that the voices and lived realities of women human rights defenders are reflected in this mechanism.

Thankyou Mary Lawlor, Special Rapaportuer on Human Rights Defenders and your team for visiting Solomon Islands at a very critical time our country.

On my final day of my visit to the South Pacific I was delighted to meet with human rights defenders working on environmental rights, women's rights and corruption, among other issues, in the Solomon Islands. It was also great to learn of the work of the Solomon Islands HRD Network and to be able to share information on how to access Special Procedures. Thank you to the Women's Rights Action Movement SI for coordinating this meeting.

20/04/2026

🌍✨𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?

For the first time ever at a global gathering, WRAMSI will be hosting a concurrent session:𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶 – A Journey to increase Women's representation in politics.

📅 28 April 2026
⏰ 9:00am to 11:00am.
📍 Room 211, Melbourne Conference & Exhibition Centre ( In -Person)

Register: https://forms.gle/Ga1FNRobavdvEqRt5

Be part of this reflective journey and forward-looking vision for change. 💪🏽

24/03/2026

| Following the close of the Commission on the Status of Women, we reflect on how Pacific voices were present and powerful 🌏⚖️

From the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧, Nauna Revo, Programme Manager at Women’s Rights Action Movement, joined the high-level Interactive Dialogue with Youth Representatives, contributing Pacific perspectives to global discussions on access to justice for all women and girls.

As a young legal professional and advocate, Nauna brought grounded insights from the Pacific, from strengthening family protection laws to advancing women’s leadership and participation in decision-making.

The dialogue created space for youth leaders to engage directly with governments, UN partners and civil society, ensuring that lived experiences continue to inform global commitments on gender equality.

👏 We acknowledge Nauna’s leadership and the critical role of Pacific youth in advancing Rights. Justice. Action. for ALL women and girls.



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