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Japan Assists NGOs in Samoa

(left to right) JICA Samoa Office Resident Representative,
Mr Junji Ishizuka, Mrs Yumiko Fujiwara, Mr Leilua Tavas
Leota and Mr Hiromi Adachi, Embassy of Japan.

Samoan non-government organizations (NGOs) are to benefit from the Japanese Government's Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid Programme. A brief ceremony was held at Aggie Grey's Hotel on 14 March 2006 to sign six project agreements between the Embassy of Japan and Samoan school committees, vocational institutes, PTA and NGOs. The six new projects were approved by the Government of Japan under this Programme for the Japanese fiscal year 2005 as follows:

  • The Project for Upgrading of Workshop Facilities at Don Bosco Technical Center, Don Bosco Technical Center, AUD$118,904.
  • The Project for Construction of a New Classroom Block for Laumua O Punaoa Polytechnic, Laumua O Punaoa Polytechnic Development Committee, AUD$121,488.
  • The Project for Construction of Workshop Centre and Procurement of Equipment for Tagiilima Handicrafts Association, Tagiillima Handicrafts Association, AUD$50,726.
  • The Project for Village Income Generation Through Integrated Farming System, Samoa Small Business Association, AUD$105,294.
  • The Project for Renovation of Apolima Uta Primary School, Apolima Uta Primary School Committee, AUD$109,655.
  • The Project for Reconstruction of Sataoa Primary School, the Parents and Teachers Association of Sataoa Primary School, AUD$119,833.

Mrs Yumiko Fujiwara, Counsellor at the Embassy of Japan, said Japan will continue to support Samoa as it implements the strategy for the Development of Samoa 2005-2007. With these six projects the Government of Japan has now approved a total of fifteen new projects under the Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid Programme for FY 2005.

Water Tanks for Mauga Village

On 16 March 2006, the Government of Japan officially handed over water tanks to the village of Mauga, Lealatele in Savaii to help alleviate chronic water shortage in their community water supply system. Mrs Yumiko Fujiwara made the presentation.

Mrs Yumiko Fujiwara, (left) and Sala Vaimili, who represented
the village council of Mauga at the handing-over ceremony

The thirty-nine newly-constructed water tanks donated to the village households are of ferrocement construction and vary in capacity from 3,000 gallons to 5,000 gallons according to the size and requirements of each village family.

The grant project valued at AUD$49,748 or SAT$100,684 was made available under Japan's Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid programme for FY 2005. The assistance was sought by the Mauga Village Water Committee in October 2003 from Japan through the JICA Samoa Office in Apia.

Mrs Fujiwara stated the hope of the Government of Japan that the project would contribute to improving and rehabilitating water supply systems, particularly in rural areas to help communities towards a better quality of life.

 

Grant Contract for Grassroots Project in FY 2005

The Project for Reconstruction of Falelatai Primary School
The Project for Reconstruction of Saoluafata Primary School
The Project for Rehuilding of Patamea Primary School
The Project for Reconstruction of Faleasiu Primary School
The Project for Construction of Vaipua/Fogasavaii Primary School
The Project for Reconstruction of Taga Primary School
The Project for Construction of Water Tanks at Mauga
The Project for Reconstruction of Satupaitea Primary School
The Project for Reconstruction of Malie Primary School
The Project for Upgrading of Workshop Facilities at Don Bosco Technical Center
The Project for Village Income Generation Through Integrated Farming System
The Project for Construction of a New Classroom Block for Laumua O Punaoa Polytechnic
The Project for Renovation of Apoh'ma Uta Primary School
The Project for Construction of Workshop Center and Procurement of Equipment for
Tagiilima Handicrafts Association
The Project for Reconstruction of Sataoa Primary School