WEST SEPIK PROV.DEV.

closed

Closed

The proposed project would constitute the first five-year phase of a long-term effort to promote social and economic development in West Sepik. The objective of the project is to strengthen the human, agricultural, institutional and physical resource base to enable directly-productive and market-oriented activities to be carried out now and in the future. Specifically, the project includes: (a) agricultural development activities comprising subsistence agriculture, cash crops including tree crops and vegetables, strengthening of support services and special studies to investigate and prepare future agricultural projects. It includes; (b) infrastructure development through road uprading and rehabilitation, airstrip upgrading and wharf construction; (c) health and nutrition services development including nutrition research in the Lumi district, a school nutrition program, and training and supervision of primary health care workers. Furthermore, the project provides for; (d) education and training improvement comprising establishment of central community schools, boarding facilities, an in-service training center, and vocational training; and (e) institution building through upgrading of the provincial management, financial and staff development functions.

World Bank Group

Project

Airport, Road, Raw Materials, Consumer Products, Commercial, Government, Education