Women in leadership · Solomon Islands
About WELSI
Service through effective leadership
Our organisation
Service through
effective leadership.
WELSI is a member-driven organization dedicated to empowering women in leadership roles across various sectors in the Solomon Islands. By fostering mentorship, advocacy, and skill-building, WELSI aims to create a more inclusive and equitable professional landscape.
Our Vision
To be the leading organization that creates a sustainable platform for advancing women in executive leadership roles
Our Mission
Advocacy support, ecosystem development, and strengthening for women in executive leadership.
From our president
Pamela H Naesol
Pamela H Naesol
I started WELSI because, as an emerging young leader starting in my career, I was searching for my life purpose, and it was important for me to do work that I loved. After graduating from my commerce program at university, I found myself looking for women role models and women leaders in the business world. The landscape for women leaders in business was not what I had expected, and I wondered why there were so few women in leadership positions and few ways for us to connect. Filling this void became my passion. I saw how important mentors were to me with my own career, helping me build faith in myself and overcome obstacles in my professional journey.
Our leadership
Board Members
Pamela H Naesol-Alamu
President
Dinna Irofufuli
Vice Chair
Simaema Neilsen
Secretary
Maslyn Meke
Treasurer
Rita Iro
Board Member
Rachel Rachii
Board Member
Yvonne Ogaoga
Board Member
What guides us
Our Values
Professionalism
Mutual Respect
Integrity
Collaboration
Empowerment
Innovation
What we work towards
Our Objectives
• To establish a professional body aimed at advancing gender development and social inclusion in terms of professional development of women in senior executive roles, with the goal of enabling their progression into CEO and board positions.
• To create a network and support system for professional women seeking to excel in executive leadership roles.
• To identify gaps and needs in the journey of women in business and executive leadership roles and address them through training, mentorship, coaching and sponsorship.
• To set up an organization that serves as the central hub for achieving the above objectives on behalf of the Partners
