Temotu Provincial Government (TPG) has signed a Letter of Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and European Union (EU) to implement water and sanitation (WASH) projects in five communities this year valued at $600, 000.
The deal was sealed as Temotu takes a decisive step toward ensuring improved service delivery for its communities, through the new partnership with UNDP and EU.
The partnership was formalized on Thursday in Honiara through the signing of a Letter of Agreement between Hon. Premier Stantely Tehiahua and UNDP.
These projects will deliver direct benefits to 1,561 people, including 518 women, 445 men, 300 girls, and 298 boys, across schools and health centers in both Santa Cruz and the Reef Islands.
The activities under the new agreement will be:
- Lipe Clinic WASH/Sanitation Project – Nenubo Ward, Temotu Pele Constituency
- Lata ECE School WASH Project – Nevenema Ward, Temotu Nende Constituency
- Bomata Primary School WASH Project – Bekapo Ward, Temotu Pele Constituency
- Ngadeli ECE School Water Tank Project – Nupua-Nopoli Ward, Temotu Pele
- Tetoli Community High School WASH Project – Duff Islands Ward, Temotu Pele
Premier Tehuahua highlighted the significance of this year’s partnership, stating, “These projects are more than infrastructure—they are a commitment to dignity, education, and health for the people of my province, the most remote in Solomon Islands and often forgotten in our country.”
UNDP Solomon Islands Program Manager, Mozammel Haque, praised Temotu’s proactive engagement, noting that “the 2025 agreement will continue with the model for provincial leadership in delivering basic services through decentralized planning and implementation that the PGSD project started last year.”
Temotu leads the signing of this year´s agreements when the Provincial Government and Service Delivery project answering the request of the European Union, will extend its support to all nine provinces in Solomon Islands.
In addition to last year´s provinces, grants in 2025 will also reach Makira, Malaita and Rebel. This is the second year for Temotu and still the project aims another third round of grants in 2026.
As Solomon Islands continues to progress toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals and the National Development Strategy, Temotu Province’s leadership offers a hopeful blueprint for ensuring no community is left behind, even the most remote.
– UNDP
Photo caption: Honorable Premier Stanley Tehiahua and UNDP project manager, Mozammel Haque, during the signing. Photo credits: Daniel Calderon Gonzalez, UNDP.
