Solomon Islands Development Trust is a
non-governmental organisation
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
based in the
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its ca ...
which promotes community development on a local level.
Work
The Trust works with other organisations, such as Australian Volunteers International (AVI). AVI has placed 35 volunteers with the Trust since 1982. A short film, titled ''Hart Blog Kantri'' was made about the partnership
In addition to these partnerships, the Trust has worked with a number of British and
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the ...
organisations
The Trust has also been involved in programmes to combat
domestic violence
References
1982 establishments in the Solomon Islands
Non-profit organisations based in the Solomon Islands
Organizations established in 1982
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