SIWIBA Women Set Up Booth for Tourist Boat
SIWIBA women were among many vendors selected to set up booths to greet a cruise boat that graced the local shores.
Ten SIWIBA members were handpicked by the Secretariat to participate with other associations in displaying their artifacts and creative local styles for visiting tourists.
The members were coached on how to greet and welcome the visitors. They collectively agreed to dress in white t-shirts and Solomon Islands designed ‘lava lava’ (sarong) at their stalls.
According to one of the members, Muriel O’oi, the sale was “very good”.
“Evriting blo me finish (all my stuff sold out),” she enthused, holding onto her empty bag under her arm.
Two other excited members visited the SIWIBA Secretariat the next day, sharing the experience they had.
“Our stall was most visited by tourists and all our products paid off by the tourists.”
They said the tourists also asked to take pictures with them and that they really enjoyed their time with the visitors.
The program was organized by the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau.