BY BEN BILUA
Gizo
Temotu and Western Provincial Governments, have supported capacity building initiatives that aim to strengthen social services delivery at the provincial and ward levels in the Solomon Islands.
This is possible from support received from UNICEF and the Ministry of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening (MPGIS).
With support from European Union through the Provincial Governance Service Delivery Programme, this initiative is focused on enhancing the skills of policy makers to improve planning, decision-making and service delivery for local communities.
A three-day workshop was conducted in Temotu and Western Province, bringing together 70 participants from 43 wards.
Participants included representatives from provincial governments, ward committees and civil society organisations.
The workshop emphasised on evidence-based planning, equipping participants with practical tools to assess community needs, analyse data and align local priorities with available resources.
According to UNICEF, the training is designed to ensure that decisions made at the local level result in more responsive, inclusive and equitable social services, particularly for children and vulnerable groups.
Officials from MPGIS and the provincial governments acknowledged the importance of strengthening governance at the grassroots level, noting that effective ward and provincial leadership play a critical role in improving access to essential services such as education, health and child protection.
The capacity-building effort forms part of broader efforts by the Government and its development partners to improve service delivery outcomes across provinces and to strengthen decentralised governance systems in the country.
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