The Community Access and Urban Services Enhancement Project II (CAUSE II) continues to make strong progress under its Component 3 – Redi4Waka.
Since past week’s the Project Management Unit (PMU) and Project Implementing Units (PIU’s) have successfully graduated 383 community members in Honiara, Guadalcanal Province, Western Province and Malaita Province through work-readiness training.
These graduates are now lined up to take part in community works, including footpath construction, solar light post installation, and reflective kerb painting on main roads.
In particular, PIU’s have already scheduled teams for the installation of solar posts along completed Jacob’s Ladders and new footpaths, ensuring safer and more accessible public spaces.
The Redi4Waka training equips participants with practical job skills, life skills, and awareness on climate resilience—building confidence while preparing them for both short-term engagement in CAUSE II works and longer-term employment opportunities.
CAUSE II is an initiative by the Solomon Islands Government, with support from the World Bank and Australia.
Its goal is to enhance climate-resilient infrastructure, promote economic inclusion, and improve service delivery in urban areas in the nation’s fastest-growing urban centres, including Honiara City and the peri-urban areas of Guadalcanal Province, Malaita Province (Auki), and Western (Gizo, Noro, and Munda).
Meanwhile, the design and survey for component 1 of the project are undertaken by Kramer Asia Pacific (SI).
– MID
