How do you engage young people so they can better understand disaster risks and the need for preparedness? Through a new Disaster READY initiative, children in Solomon Islands are learning to properly assess their own safety in their everyday surroundings.

Through the AHP COVID-19 response in Solomon Islands, community nurseries and agricultural training are helping families get more from their home gardens, reducing their food expenses and supporting livelihoods.

When Jolyn became sick while pregnant she was rushed to hospital from her remote village to the capital. At the the hospital in Honiara she received health support but also additional assistance through the Disaster READY program.

The COVID-19 pandemic made it tougher for Florence’s community in Solomon Islands to access seeds and agricultural materials. But with support from AHP, young people in the community have banded together to support food security for all.

At Laulana School, students used to love to swim in the river when it was flooded, unaware of the risks. Now they stay away when there are heavy rains, after learning more about natural hazards through Disaster READY.

Ricky Pana supports Solomon Islands communities to be better prepared for disasters after his own harrowing experience in the 2007 Earthquake and Tsunami.

Students at San Isidro Care Centre in Northwest Guadalcanal are learning new livelihoods and food security skills through the AHP COVID-19 response in Solomon Islands.

Children in Solomon Islands have learned how to protect themselves from earthquakes and tsunamis through a school-based disaster risk reduction program.

Disaster READY: In the Solomon Islands, Disaster READY partners are combining tradition and science to strengthen early warning systems. However, in one community it was the birds that provided them with first warning to prepare for Tropical Cyclone Harold.

Disaster READY: Save the Children and World Vision are implementing the ‘DRR Champions of Tomorrow’ project in eight schools across Malaita and Makira provinces in the Solomon Islands. Read how students are leading the way in ensuring their schools and their communities are safe and prepared.

Disaster READY: Disability inclusion training is best led by people with disabilities and Disaster READY Solomon Islands partners are ensuring they learn directly from the experts.

Disaster READY: Disaster simulations increase community preparedness through raised awareness of where to go, when to go and what to take in the event of an evacuation. They also raise awareness of the role of the disaster committees, and ensuring that everyone in the community is accounted for a supported. Oxfam Solomon Islands shared this update on a cyclone simulation in Anololo Village.

Disaster READY partners in the Solomon Islands are looking to improve gender and social inclusion capacity within their own organisations so that that they can better support the local organisations and communities they are working with.  

World Vision received funds for this Solomon Islands disaster preparedness program through the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement - the predecessor to the AHP. 

World Vision received funds for this Solomon Islands disaster preparedness and early recovery/livelihhods program through the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement - the predecessor to the AHP.