The first phase of the initiative was completed in March 2015 and saw the historic salt works in both towns refurbished following community-wide consultations. According to the Puntland Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the project focuses on stimulating entrepreneurship and sustaining job creation. It was inspired by calls for national reinvestment by the Puntland presidential office and the Puntland Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, REDD Engineering official Lowry Redd indicated that the initiative's second phase aims to restore the Hafun plant to its place as one of the main global suppliers of salt. Transportation In 2012, the Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) announced a project to connect Hafun and other coastal towns in Puntland to the main regional highway. The thoroughfare, which is long, would link major cities in the northern part of Somalia, such as Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe, with towns in the south. See also Puntland Shell money Notes External links Hafun, Somalia Populated places in Bari, Somalia Ancient Greek geography of East Africa