A $249,798.60 Hall for Faleula Primary School was officially opened on Friday evening.
Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, delivered the keynote address. Also present was the leader of the Tautua Samoa Party, Palusalue Fa’apo.
China’s Ambassador to Samoa, Li Yanduan, cut the ribbon.
Prime Minister acknowledged the village of Faleula for a job well done.
“We have all witnessed the work today and it’s beautifully done,” he “We started off with $75,090.80 to start the work” said. “It is not a small project but the Committee and the village have done a great job.
Project Coordinator, Afoa Fepulea’i Nofoagatoto’a, said the project took 10 weeks to complete.
“We started off with $75,090.80 to start the work,” he said.
“That’s the amount we gathered from our fundraising and also the financial help from the village, they donated $4,000. We also got $13,000 from people who came to visit the work.”
In the end, a loan of $174,707.80 was taken out to complete it.