BY NED GAGAHE
Progress is underway in elevating Savo Island’s No Open Defecation (NOD) status after earlier setbacks.
Premier of Central Islands Province, Kenneth Sagupari, revealed that his government recently launched the program in partnership with UNICEF on June 24, 2025.
He stated that the initiative was nearly canceled under the previous administration.
“Just recently, our government launched the UNICEF Sanitation Program for the whole of Savo Island,” he said.
Premier Sagupari stated that the project aims to make Savo a No Open Defecation (NOD) area, potentially one of the first islands in the Solomon Islands to achieve this important health goal.
He said the project is very important to them and although it was nearly canceled under the previous administration, he personally appealed to the donor to allow us to proceed.
“I’m proud to say that we successfully launched the program with UNICEF on June 24, 2025,” said Premier Sagupari.
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