Mulifanua Primary School and its community celebrated the handing-over of its newly
renovated existing building with a hall and 3 new additional classrooms today (8 July)
with the majority of funding from Japan.
First Secretary, Mr. MOCHIDA Takao represented the Government of Japan at the
handover ceremony that was held at the school compound, which was attended by the
Hon. Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Seuula Ioane, representatives of the
Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, School Committee, parents, students,
teachers and staff.
Japan’s assistance was formalized in last December, with a grant amount of USD
107,514 (approximately SAT 276,000) provided under its Grant Assistance for Grass-
Roots Human Security Projects (GGP).
Japan believes that a brighter future for the children and this country can be achieved
through continuous investment in education.
Thus, the Government of Japan has decided to make every effort to prioritize the
development of basic education by improving and upgrading facilities of a number of
schools across Samoa.
It is anticipated that the project will empower the school with the best of resources to
achieve academic excellence and will greatly assist in accommodating the school’s
growing roll.
Japan’s GGP was introduced in 1991 to respond directly to the basic human needs at the
grass-roots level with 215 projects.