World Bank funds Solomons infrastructure jobs

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Updated October 27, 2009 09:15:53

The World Bank is funding a $US6 million project aimed at fixing up Honiara's roads and footpaths, while giving employment to hundreds of youth and disadvantaged people in Solomon Islands. The funding will cover five years' worth of employment and infrastructure projects.

The World Bank says they can't give a specific number of youth that will be employed, but it's calculated that five-hundred thousand working days will be generated. The World Bank Country Manager for Solomon Islands says the project is a response to a request from Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Dr Derek Sikua.

Presenter: Kate McPherson
Speaker: Edith Bowles, World Bank Country Manager for Solomon Islands

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