Living on the fringes: Voices from those living in the settlements of Honiara

Abstract

In the past 40 years nothing has really changed for us. It [Honiara] is slowly developing…the government say they have a vision, but nothing happens. They strategise and they plan, but nothing happens, things don’t change because the government doesn’t see the real stress here [in the settlement] (Woman community leader, peri-urban area, Greater Honiara 2016). This is home now. We find it much easier now to generate income and send our children to school in town (Woman resident, peri-urban area, Greater Honiara 2016). Show more