Project for Construction of Market and Jetty in Auki

OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT

In Auki, the provincial capital of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands, the jetty and market played an important role in transporting goods and providing residents with cash income. However, the jetty, built some 50 years earlier, was badly damaged and at risk of collapse, and the cramped, open-air market forced vendors to sell fish and vegetables under direct sunlight. In 2005, the government of Solomon Islands requested grant aid from Japan. This project constructed a jetty for inter-island vessels and a public market, aiming to revitalize the economy of Malaita Province by improving the movement of people and goods to and from the capital, Honiara.