Solomon Islands

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Creating space to build strong connections

8 November 2024

The Climate Resilient Islands programme aims to build resilience to help communities overcome the challenges of climate change into the future, and to implement the most localised, effective resilient actions possible, CRI teams must first…

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Landmark ceremony for Savo Island educators

28 October 2024

In a historic event, 34 Village Community Educators (VCEs) from the villages of Pokilo, Panueli, and Sisiaka in Savo Volcanic Island graduated from the Family Farm Teams (FFT) program. Held in Pokilo, the ceremony was…

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Lilian’s love for her community shines through the Helpim Sista Project

2 October 2024

Surrounded by the lush landscapes of the Solomon Islands is a small community of over 100 households. Nestled on the outskirts of Eastern Honiara, the Mosquito community faces significant challenges: limited access to clean water,…

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Two men hold up a large piece of paper with text on it. The title on the paper says 'decision making'. They are presenting in front of the Helpim Sista project pull up banner

Champions of change: The men and women breaking harmful gender norms

29 July 2024

To achieve meaningful gender equality Live & Learn recognises the essential participation of men and boys. This group plays a meaningful role supporting women and girls, looking past harmful gender norms and empowering them to…

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Ecosystems and the elements within: Traditional knowledge in Solomon Islands

26 July 2024

For generations, the people of Poposa and Puatanarau have sustainably managed the ecosystems they live among, with their long-held traditional knowledge teaching them to take plants, food and other resources from the forests, mangroves and…

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Mr David Vakeke of Marapa

The spirit of Marapa

26 July 2024

Marapa Island, like many islands in the world, has its own legendary stories, which were known to the Marau Are’are speaking people long before the explorers came to Solomon Islands. This story was told by…

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CRI Approach Fact Sheet

24 June 2024

When designing the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) Programme Live & Learn wanted to develop a process communities could use to plan resilience actions that sat within the flow of complexity (without falling into the trap…

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Climate Resilient Islands Toolkit

21 May 2024

The Climate Resilient Islands programme is working with 65 rural communities in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu to strengthen community resilience to climate change through nature-based approaches. To achieve this,…

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Sisters helping sisters: Skill building in the Solomon Islands

18 May 2024

Women in the Solomon Islands are reshaping their futures and bettering the communities they live in. Live & Learn Solomon Islands recently conducted training for women in three different communities to help empower them with…

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