Tok Stori Solomon Islands District

Gudfala Laef for Evri Gele an Evri Boe

Throughout the Pacific, Gender Based Violence (GBV) is prevalent,withSolomonIslands ranking equal second with 64% of women experiencing intimate partner abuse. Kiribati is first with 68%, Fiji 64% and Vanuatu 60%. With this statistic being so high and agencies across the Solomon Islands wanting to decrease these concerning numbers, it was wonderful to see 14 members of Honiara Corps and 4 members of Gateway Corps come together and take part in the ‘Gudfala Laef blong Evri Gele an Evri Boe’ (Good Life for All Boys & Girls) Sunday School Curriculum,facilitatedbyWorld Vision. The material equips Sunday School leaders to teach on gender equality and positive gender relations. By using this curriculum, we are able to teach our young people that GBV is not acceptable in our society nor in our churches.

Each module has a time of singing, story telling (whether a bible story or a story on how one of the churches came to Solomon Islands), Scripture readings, activities, questions and answers time and a thought for the day. The first two days of the training

Build Relationships, Come Prepared and Be Flexible; as well as different ages and stages of learning, how boys and girls learn differently, classroom management tips and inclusive classrooms. On the third day, the 18 new and current Sunday School teachers were broken into small groups where they were given the task of preparing a lesson and presenting it back to the whole group. This activity was filled with a lot of laughter, naughty behavior (participants were acting certain ages 3-6, 6-12, 12-18) and fun activities that showed how much each of the participants had learned the previous two days. At the end of the training, each participant was excited by how they would be able to use this new Sunday School material in their respective churches across the SolomonIslands.

Inside this issue: Special points of interest:

 Year of Regeneration

 Continuation of Service

 Youth Mission

 Mission Support

 Change of Venue

 Community Networking