Nine provincial governments will participate in the second phase of the Rural Development Program, which is being expanded to cover all rural wards in the country, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding last Friday.
The MOU was signed between the Ministry of Development Planning and Aid Coordination and the provincial governments of Guadalcanal, Malaita, Makira, Central Island, Western, Choiseul, Temotu and Rennell Bellona, the latest province to join RDP.
Since 2008 RDP has implemented a Community Driven Development (CDD)approach by providing grants to finance the highest priority development needs of rural communities.
