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IFAD in Tonga: voices from the field

© IFAD 		Wheelbarrows, a road and a future: South Pacific islanders rediscover their power to change their lives

Remote Pacific Island communities face increasing socio-economic and environmental uncertainty. The breakdown of traditional community structures has removed an important social safety net. But islanders are reasserting control of their economic and social well-being and achieving spectacular results with the help of an IFAD-supported programme.

Source: IFAD
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Statistics
Projects: 4

Total cost:
US$21.2 million

Approved IFAD loan:
US$9.3 million

Directly benefiting:
10,860 households
Contact Information

Ronald Hartman
Operations Adviser and country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
Rome, Italy
Work: +39 0654592184
Fax: +39 0654593184
r.hartman@ifad.org