The Government of Samoa, through Cabinet Decision FK 22(07) issued on the 9 th of March 2022, has
approved the distribution of $17.7m under the One Government Grant Scheme, to assist with the
effective provision of teaching and learning by all schools. The Grant covers all Government, Mission
and Private Schools and particularly for Early Childhood, Primary, College and TVET Levels as well as
Special Schools.
A total of 342 schools will benefit from the OGG Fund in this school calendar year 2022. These include:-
 126 – Early Childhood Education
 171 – Primary Schools
 38 – College
 4 – Technical Vocational Educational Trainings
 3 – Special Schools
The Fund also includes assistance to the School of Hope (Samoa Victim Support) as well as the National
Council of Early Childhood Education (NCECE).
The Scheme is governed by the OGG Fund Manual and Cabinet Approvals. It is calculated per child and
will be released to each school after the signing of the OGG Fund Agreement.
The Fund is released on the condition that 60% is to assist with salaries of all teachers of Mission and
Private Schools, while 40% is to assist with the procurement of asset relating to teaching and learning;
procurement of student and teacher resources, payment of utilities and other areas as defined in the
agreement.
The Ministry of Education Sports and Culture and the Ministry of Finance had initially planned to
conduct the normal awareness workshops and Agreement Signing for the release of the OGG Fund on
first week of April 2022. Unfortunately this was pushed back due to COVID-19 SOE restrictions. The two
ministries had finalized all preparations and confirm that the Agreement Signing of the OGG Fund will
commence on Tuesday 26 of April 2022. Five (5) Teams will be deployed for this work, with 2 serving
Savaii and 3 in Upolu.
The Schedule for the Agreement Signing for all schools/districts has been posted on the MESC Website
and Facebook page. We respectfully request the presence of Schools Management Personnel, School
Committee Presidents and School Boards Chairman’s at the respective venues and times as mentioned
on MESC websites www.mesc.gov.ws and Facebook page.