Women’s Rights Action Movement

WRAM is a feminist non-government organisation founded in 2011 with a vision that all women and girls in Solomon Islands have equal access and enjoy their human rights, to participate in leadership, be free from gender-based violence and benefit equally from development and economic advancement.  WRAM’s mission is to support government to promote, protect and fulfil the rights of women and men equally, to take affirmative action to address inequalities faced by women, and to work with nongovernment organisations to promote good governance in Solomon Islands.

Women’s Rights Action Movement AND IWDA

IWDA has partnered with WRAM since 2013. IWDA was WRAM’s first donor and continues to be their sole contributor to core funding.

IWDA currently supports WRAM to implement the Women Ignite Stablity and Economic Recovery (WISER) Program, through DFAT Funding. The first phase of this program was evaluated as highly-effective in 2023. Currently in its second phase, this program focuses on progressing the campaign to introduce legislation supporting increased women’s political representation at the provincial level in Solomon Islands (via Temporary Special Measures, or reserved seats for women). The program also focuses on strengthening the Solomon Islands Women’s Rights Movement, advancing young women’s leadership, and strengthening WRAM’s organisational capacity with technical support from IWDA.

Quick Facts

  • WRAM was instrumental in advocating for the Solomon Islands Family Protection Act, passed in 2014 – this was the first law to expressly prohibit domestic violence in Solomon Islands.
  • WRAM is leading a campaign to introduce legislation for Temporary Special Measures (reserved seats for women) at the provincial level – the first of its kind in Solomon Islands. This campaign involved community consultations with over 11,000 people and received parliamentary endorsement in 2023.
  • WRAM plays a leadership role in the Solomon Islands Women’s Rights Movement, who have convened two National Women’s Dialogues (in 2022 and 2025) that have given voice to women across the country and identified key advocacy priorities.