What’s inside issue 4
In this issue we are profiling the following young people who are chasing after their dreams:
6 Gloria Konare actor and performing artist
8 Zimalita Kukutu businesswoman, seamstress and event planner
20 Sebastian Mauriasi, musician and radio DJ
22 Norah Morisudah and Dexter Pita, aircraft engineers
Words from the Coordinator......................................4 What is Youth@Work..................................................5 My Land My Future..................................................10 Coming through the eye of the storm....................12 Once a pride, now not proud of it...........................14
13 Ben Esibaea, businessman and tiler
24 Junior Patterson, ICT Manager
Youth Voices................................................................16 Creative Corner..........................................................19 Youth Faith..................................................................25 Health Q&A................................................................26 YOSI Photoblog..........................................................27
is proudly brought to you by the Youth@Work programme: YOSI comes out four times a year. Editorial team Emmanuel Oti- Editor, Writer and Designer Samantha Ryan- Editor, Writer and Designer Regina Lepping- Writer and Photographer Ruth Amos- Writer and Photographer Enquiries Youth@Work, Tandai, Honiara 25278 yosi@youth-at-work.org www.facebook.com/YOSIMagazine Cover photo: Gloria Konare performing in the production Marama in New Zealand. Photograph by Robert Cross, Victoria University of Wellington.
Contributors Thank you to everyone who contributed to YOSI 4: Bmobile Vodafone, Rotary Club, Pasifiki, Allied Security, SINPF, Gloria Konare, The Conch Theatre Company, Thierry Pannetier, Bailey Tuiomanufili, Nina Nawalowalo, Zimalita Kukutu, Deanne Enoch, Lily Chekana, David Seresere, Joel Sino, Theonila Rokamatbob, Kristina Sogavare, George Aiala, Ben Esibaea, John and Ruby Penai, Laine Liang Firsua, Stanley Ramosui, Freling Tovosia, Gino Oti, Georgianna Lepping, Steve Taho, Nelyn M., Willie Wilikai, Abel Wanesuia, Timothy Jnr. Inifiri, Eunice Sanau, Sussie Blance Rinah, Heepah Tarahaka, Sebastian Perez Mauriasi, Zahiyd Namo, Dexter Pita, Norah Morisudah, Junior Patterson Olibuma, Emmanuel Oriana Zarine, Petra Nedia Titili, Isabel Ross, photoblog contributors. April 2016 Yosi issue 4 3