Central Honiara Constituency Supports Mbokonavera, Kaibia, and Fulisango with Vital Project Materials.
The Central Honiara Constituency (CHC) office reaffirmed its commitment to serving the people and promoting community development, with $44,212.00 worth of project supplies delivered to three communities in CHC.
The communities are; Mbokonavera 3 and Kaibia, Yellow Bamboo area within Vavaea Ward, which received their project goods on 21 March 2026, and Fulisango Community Zone 2 in Kola Ward, which received theirs on 28 March 2026.
For Kaibia community at Yellow Bamboo area, their support includes 6 pieces of gabion nets and 2 wheelbarrows, valued at $6,396.00, while Mbokonavera 3 Community received a grass cutter valued at $5,000.00.
In another delivery on 28 March 2026, the constituency office handed over to Fulisango Community Zone 2 within Kola Ward essential materials for the improvement of their water borehole project, worth $32,816.00. The essential materials include a water tank, gavel, cement bags and hardware supplies.
Project support for these three communities was funded by the CHC office, with funding provided by the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) under the Constituency Development Program (CDP) 2025 CDF budget support, administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD).
Speaking on behalf of Kaibia, Yellow Bamboo community, Isaac Tua expressed gratitude to the constituency office for the support.
He said that the assistance was timely and would help the community maintain deteriorated roads and drainage systems affected by the current bad weather conditions.
“…thank you, CHC office, especially our Member of Parliament, Gordon Darcy Lilo, and his constituency officers for responding positively to our request for help. This support of materials is crucial for maintaining road access and drains, ensuring continuous access to our homes,” Mr. Tua said.
For Mbokonavera 3, Sade, a community representative who prefers to be called by that name, also thanked Lilo and the constituency office for their ongoing support.
Mr. Sade acknowledged the constituency office’s prompt response to their request for a grass cutter, adding that the tool is very important to them as it adds value to the community’s ongoing rubbish clean-up and collection initiative, which aims to make their community cleaner and healthier.
Collin Lumu, who received project materials on behalf of Fulisango Community Zone 2, also acknowledged the leadership of Lilo and his constituency office for recognizing their community’s foremost need.
“For nearly ten years, our community has been tirelessly seeking support for this project, but our efforts remained unaddressed until now. Thank you for recognizing and responding to one of our community’s needs with these important materials. This will help us improve our water source,” Mr. Lumu stated.
The borehole serves almost hundreds of households within Fulisango community. The support will help the community improve its current state.
“This support is truly timely during this rainy season, which has led to water shortages. Therefore, these materials are essential for borehole maintenance, ensuring a continuous supply of water to our homes,” Mr. Lumu added.
Constituency Development Officer (CDO) Rexford Paul said that the communities appreciated the assistance and expressed gratitude to Lilo and the constituency office for facilitating the support.
He also stated that although the supports may seem small, they will significantly help the communities in their community-led initiatives.
Mr. Paul emphasized that this is an ongoing commitment of the constituency office, under the leadership of Lilo, to support communities and families.
“The focus is on addressing communities’ priority needs to improve livelihoods within the constituency. This support reflects CHC’s obligation to community development and ensuring that every community member benefits from our collective efforts,” he stressed.
Mr Paul also thanked the communities in CHC for their patience, understanding, and cooperation with the constituency office over the past two years in efforts to improve livelihoods in the constituency.
Apart from support to communities, CHC continues to assist other sectors within the constituency, which include:
The donation of a brand-new three-tonne truck worth $381,561.00 to All Saints Parish in Honiara in November 2025.
Another donation of a three-tonne truck worth $388,000.00 to the Holy Cross Catholic Parish on September 14, 2025.
On August 16, 2025 the CHC office supported the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) with a donation of $20,000 to assist with hosting the National Mission Summit in Honiara.
Other support includes financial contributions in the form of tithes and offerings valued at $546,323.76 to 42 churches in the constituency in May 2025.
Support to the health sector with the donation of two brand-new 15-seater buses worth $497,231.80 to the Honiara City Council (HCC) in May 2025.
Support for Sport, the CHC office provided $15,000 to support the Mataks Futsal Club’s participation in the 2025 OFC Futsal Club Championship in Fiji, held in November 2025. This support contributed to the team’s success, culminating in the Mataks being crowned the champions of the 2025 OFC Futsal Club Championship.
All these supports were made possible by the Solomon Islands Government through the Constituency Development Program (CDP), managed by the Ministry of Rural Development.
The CDP is a national program of the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) funded by CDF. It is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) and implemented across the 50 constituencies to improve the social and economic livelihoods of all Solomon Islanders, in line with the ministry’s vision: “To empower all Solomon Islanders for self-sufficiency, improved livelihoods, and sustainable development.”
SOURCE: MRD Media
