2008 East Honiara by-election 2008 East Honiara by-election The East Honiara by-election, 2008 was a by-election for the East Honiara constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. East Honiara is by far the most heavily populated constituency in Solomon Islands, with an electorate of over 30,000. The election was precipitated by the arrest, conviction for fraud and jailing of sitting MP Charles Dausabea, who had held the seat since the 2006 general election. A total of twenty-six candidates stood in the by-election. Among them was a former MP, Alfred Sasako. The election was held on September 25, 2008, in thirty-nine polling stations. The
Town Ground, Honiara focus in addressing some of the fundamental issues affecting women's lives. These include environmental matters, providing accommodation for young girls, and establishing a kindergarten. The Association recently undertook a new micro-credit scheme for disadvantaged women in Honiara as a government pilot project funded by the United Nations Development Program but the project has collapsed as a result of the political crisis. YWCA SI runs a young women’s hostel in Honiara and kindergartens in both Honiara and Munda. Recently, the YWCA SI has also started to run training and programs for young women in leadership, human rights, gender and sexual and