Labour-Intensive Approach in Dev’t: Gov’t Partners With Local Councils
By Godlove BAINKONG, Cameroon Tribune, 03-04-2014
The Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT)
has engaged with the Kumba Urban Council in the South West, Banwa
Council in the West and Ndom Council in the Littoral Regions to embrace
the labour-intensive approach in carrying out some development projects
in the concerned localities. MINEPAT Secretary General, Gilbert Didier
Edoa, yesterday April 3 signed a partnership agreement with the councils
for the rehabilitation of the Banga waters in Kumba, rehabilitation of
10-km Moumée bridge-Banwa centre road in the Banwa Council and opening
of a seven-km farm-to-market Hika-Makou road in Ndom Council. It is
financed by the 2014-2015 public investment budget of the State.
MINEPAT and three councils on April 3, 2013 engaged to promote the HIMO approach in community development.
Gilbert D.Edoa |
The
Secretary General said adopting the development approach will create a
lot of employment in the councils concerned and inject much money into
their respective economies. For instance, about 350 direct jobs will be
created in Banwa through which FCFA 150 million will be injected into
the council area in form of salaries. Meanwhile, in Ndom some 150 direct
jobs will be created and about FCFA 25 million bagged home as salaries.
According
to the National Coordinator of HIMO, Kouatchou Médard, the labour-based
approach used in constructing roads, schools and hospitals et al
employs local resources to realise sustainable development projects at
reduced cost. “It brings us to use a lot of local manpower and natural
resources of our regions. It also permits us to economise a lot of
money, create a lot of employment and realize so many infrastructural
projects,” he said. >>>
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