On 23 July, laptops, printers and other IT equipment were handed over to the Provincial Council of Women of Malaita, Isabel and Makira and to the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA).
Since March 2019, the three councils and the YWCA had been hosting four women resource centers, to provide support to women candidates running for the national and provincial elections this year. The keynote address of the hand-over ceremony was provided by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Youth and Family Affairs (MWYFA) who expressed his office support to SECSIP initiatives. Attendants included women candidates, Electoral Commissioner Ms. Taeasi Sanga, the Chief Electoral Officer, members of the partnering institutions, representatives from civil society organisations and development partners from the Australian High Commission and UNDP.