FALEFA Celebrates Refurbished School Buildings Funded by Japan

PC: Savali Newspaper

PRESS RELEASE:

The students of Falefa Primary School and its community kick started their third academic term with celebrations of the handover ceremony for their much improved school building with assistance by the Government of Japan.

The ceremony was organized by Falefa Primary School Committee earlier today (13 July) at the school’s compound which was attended by H.E. Mr. TERASAWA Genichi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Samoa, Caretaker Prime Minister, Hon. Tuilaepa Fatialofa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi, Caretaker Cabinet Ministers, representatives of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, the School Committee, and guests .

The project was largely funded through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP) up to USD 135,525 (approximately SAT 340,000) provided in March over to the School Committee for a much needed renovation works for their existing school building that used to house nine rooms and now two more rooms and a canteen as well as the existing toilet blocks to enhance the safety of the school facilities for their students.

The Government of Japan through its GGP is pleased to assist the efforts of the School Committee and its whole community through the improvement project.

The GGP assists projects in the human security sectors at the grass-roots level including educational, medical, non-profit and non-governmental organisations in addressing development needs in the areas such as education, health, water supply and the environment.

As of today, the programme has supported 206 projects in Samoa at the total amount of USD 17 million (approximately SAT 43 million).