BY INDY MAEALASIA

THE Ministry of Women, Youth, Children and Family Affairs(MWYCFA) has demonstrated commitment by successfully strengthened five provincial youth council this year alone.

“………. This year, we have revitalized, five provincial youth councils and next year, we’ll strengthening them and revitalize four other provincial youth councils,”’ Minister Freda Rotutafi Rangirei told parliament during a sine die motion.

In addition to these revitalizations, Minister Rangirei emphasized the importance of financially supporting provincial youth centers. She highlighted plans to further enhance the Youth Entrepreneurship Council of Solomon Islands and roll out several other essential youth programs.

Regarding provincial youth centers, the Ministry is working closely with the Central Provincial Government to establish its youth center next year.

The Ministry’s Youth Division has also conducted provincial youth stakeholder and monitoring meetings across the provinces.

Additionally, Minister Rangirei announced that the Children’s Division has developed a manual.

 “The children development division to have developed a family facilitation manual, a manual for parental guide on how to train their children in collaboration with teaching them in our homes,” she said.

Minister Rangirei noted that the division has built strong partnerships with UNICEF, NGOs, and faith-based organizations, all aimed at reducing and ending all forms of abuse and violence against children.