The Ti’avea Women’s Training Centre built to provide training and serve as a committee house for women’s meeting and activities was opened at Ti’avea last week.
In a communication sent to the Samoa Observer, Chris Aluni, Project Coordinator of Civil Society Programme (C.S.S.P), shares the reason behind the initiative to put up the said training center.
“A lot of students in the rural areas of Upolu have very poor school results due to lack of accessibility to tutorial classes and parents can’t afford to pay extra tutorials for their children, since most parents are unemployed,” he says.
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“Most of the families in the area are relying heavily on selling root crops produce, fishing and weaving to earn income, parents also contribute a lot in church and village obligations.”
The center funded by the Australian Government through its Australian Aid aims to serve as a training center for Ti’avea women for them to learn basic computer skills so they can apply/seek jobs in town to support their families, Mr. Aluni said.
“Tutorials for Primary and Secondary students as preparation for end of year exam is also part of the work plan.”
Among the resources and equipments provided by Australia for the center are: 6 desktop computer sets and 32 chairs.
Mr. Aluni added that the center which will be managed by the Ti’avea Women Committee will also serve as a community center for the village.
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