Copy of The Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands:

The flag of the Solomon Islands was officially adopted on November 18, 1977. The five white stars represent the five main island groups. Blue is said to represent the surrounding ocean; green represents the land, and the yellow stripe is symbolic of sunshine.

Where is the Solomon Islands?

Many varying hazards such as:

• cyclones
• floods
• king tides
• volcanic eruption
• droughts
• earth quakes
• landslides
• tsunamis

• Scattered archipelago (a group of islands) of about 1,000 islands in Oceania
• Population of 549,598
• Covers a land area of 28,400 square kilometers
• Life expectancy is 67.51 years

The Role of the Australian Government in the Solomon Islands:

• 79.5 percent of population have access to improved drinking water
• 83 percent have received immunization
• 87.7 percent attended elementary school (even though Education is not mandatory)
• 31.9 percent unemployed (41.6% females, 45.1% males)

Due to the placement of Australia, and the fact that the Solomon islands are a part of the commonwealth, Australia helps the Solomon islands with keeping the peace and economic sustainability.

This is their role as well as providing other forms of aid such as funding, education and armed forces to improve the essential areas of life.

Australia has given $2 billion dollars since 2003 in funding, and is estimated to have given $164.4 million from 2013 to the end of 2014 alone.

This much needed money has been used to repair security and create peace (armed forces).

Programs have also begun on health; such as reducing malaria, education and rectifying their economy (Funding).

An Agreement Australia has with the Solomon Islands:

The 'Agreement between Solomon Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga Concerning the Operations and Status of the Police and Armed Forces and Other Personnel Deployed to Solomon Islands to Assist in the Restoration of Law and Order and Security.' -2003

Aimed at bringing peace to the islands through ‘armed forces,’ improving peace, and fixing deficient areas:

-Education

-Health

-Economy

The Impact of Australian Aid on the Solomon Islands

Australia provides 75% of the Solomon Islands’ aid.

Their aid helps the Solomon Islands in many ways, improving all parts of life for the country’s citizens.

Their aid helps the Solomon Islands with:

o Restored Law and Order

o Improved health care

o Improved education

o Infrastructure

o Finance

About The Solomon Islands

• The capital city of the Solomon Islands is, Honiara.
• In some areas, family homes are made on artificial islands built over shallow shoals in a lagoon by gathering rocks and piling them together to make a “home over the sea.”
• Education is not compulsory, and many schools charge fees.
• Most people consider themselves to be part of an immediate family of 200 and can trace back their ancestors at least ten generation.

The Past in the Solomon Islands..

Head Hunting

Skull Island in Solomon Islands,is a small island located in VonaVona Lagoon that contains a headhunting shrine. The centerpiece of the shrine is an elaborately carved container that holds the skulls of the chiefs of the local village. Littered around the chief’s shrine are the skulls of the chiefs victims. A very eerie and interesting look into the headhunting days of the area. Its hard to get an accurate idea of when headhunting actually ended in the Solomons (if at all), but apparently it continued pretty widespread until about 40 years ago.

Bibliographies

(Harvard Format)

Kelly's Bibliography

Amelia's Bibliography

Caritas Australia - International aid organisation helping to end poverty so the world's poor won't need to rely on charity. 2014. Aid and Development Programs in the Solomon Islands - Caritas Australia End Poverty Promote Justice Uphold Dignity. Viewed 20th July 2014. <http://www.caritas.org.au/learn/countries/solomon-islands>

Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . 2014. Solomon Islands. Viewed 20th July 2014. <vailable at: http://aid.dfat.gov.au/countries/pacific/solomon-islands/Pages/default.aspx.>

UNICEF. 2013. Statistics solomon islands. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/solomonislands_statistics.html. [Accessed 06 August 14].

Unemployment - youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Solomon Islands . 2014. Unemployment - youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Solomon Islands. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/solomon-islands/unemployment-youth-female-percent-of-female-labor-force-ages-15-24-wb-data.html. [Accessed 06 August 2014].

Lauren's Bibliography

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Abs.gov.au, (2014). 1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2009–10. [online] Available at: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/8026A14CB2C37260CA25773700169C51?opendocument [Accessed 24 Jul. 2014].

Anzbusiness.com, (2014). Doing Business in the Solomon Islands – The Solomon Island’s Economic Profile | ANZ | ANZ. [online] Available at: http://www.anzbusiness.com/countries/solomon-islands.html [Accessed 24 Jul. 2014].

Australianvolunteers.com, (2014). Solomon Islands. [online] Available at: http://www.australianvolunteers.com/where-we-work/solomon-islands.aspx [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].

Expatistan, cost of living comparisons, (2014). Cost of Living in Solomon Islands.. [online] Available at: http://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/country/solomon-islands [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].

GeoAdvantage. (2014). 1st ed. [ebook] Australia, pp.190-192. Available at: http://www.studyismybuddy.com/uploads/5/4/0/2/5402383/geoadvantage_foreign_aid_copy.pdf [Accessed 24 Jul. 2014].

Kleeman, G. (2004). Australian explorations. 1st ed. Port Melbourne: Heinemann.

Lowy Institute for International Policy, (2014). Australia's costly investment in Solomon Islands: the lessons of RAMSI. [online] Available at: http://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/lessons-ramsi [Accessed 22 Jul. 2014].

The Solomon Islands