The Hograno-Kia-Havulei Constituency (HKHC) last year invested $542,014.35 of its Constituency Development Funds (CDF) allocation in education, supporting the country’s human resource development.
This provision is from the constituency’s 2024 budget of $3.88 million. The money was paid directly to educational institutions in tuition fees for 191 students undertaking studies at SINU, USP, and Rural Training Centers (RTCs).
Apart from the essential and social sectors, which covered school fee support, HKHC also commits ongoing support to other sectors, including productive, resource, cultural, and cross-sectoral initiatives.
Support to the education sector is an ongoing commitment of the HKHC office under the leadership of the Member of Parliament (MP), Honourable Jeremiah Manele.
“Education is one of our top priorities,” Constituency Development Officer (CDO), Apollos Manegere, who spoke on behalf of the constituency office said.
“The constituency office has, over the years, invested a significant portion of its CDF allocation in this sector with the desire and commitment to contribute to the development of human resources in the constituency and the country as a whole.
“HKHC office has always prioritized education and will continue to support this sector to ensure students excel in their studies,” CDO Manegere added.
Mr. Manegere explained that this support is specifically to assist students with tuition fees, with payments made directly to the respective institutions, as has been the process over the years.
“This is not the first time for the HKHC office, under the leadership of Hon. Manele, to provide support in this way, as it has always been his ongoing commitment to support his constituency’s human resources development since becoming the MP for HKHC.
“Our MP continues to prioritize the development of human resources in his constituency by allocating grants to the education sector. This is undertaken with support from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) through the constituency education grant, as well as the CDF under its essential and social sector allocations. We would like to thank him for his commitment and tremendous support toward this important cause,” CDO Manegere emphasized.
Over the years, the HKHC office has assisted students studying at SINU, the University of the South Pacific (USP), vocational schools, Rural Training Centers, and other tertiary institutions in the country.
Mr. Manegere also acknowledged the national government through the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) for its unwavering commitment and support to the CDF program, which allows constituencies to access much-needed funds to support the country’s human resource development.
