The Poutasi Development Trust, villagers and their supporters celebrated the opening of two new projects yesterday.
Held at Poutasi Falealili, the projects were the opening of an Art Centre and the Public Library.
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It cost close to $80,000. Paramount Chief, Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale, said the projects is the realisation of a dream to empower the people of Falealili. He said the developments will not only benefit the people of Poutasi, it will also help Falealili and the nearby constituencies.
“Today is a blessing for the Poutasi Art Centre and Poutasi Public Library,” Tuatagaloa said.
“The government with the help of the schools committee of Falealili decided to relocate the primary school up on higher ground after the tsunami and left this whole area to be rebuilt.”
He said among the many people who offered to help was the Rotary Club. Yesterday, Tuatagaloa acknowledged the assistance from Rotary.
“This morning we are so grateful to all of you across the board,” said Tuatagaloa, acknowledging Rotary, the New Zealand High Commission’s Office as well as Volunteers Abroad.
He also acknowledged the hard work of the Civil Society Support Programme (C.S.S.P).
“The Poutasi Development Trust is about doing these sort of things and more to empower our people with new skills, to give them the chance to earn and then come back and be proud of their achievements,” Tuatagaloa concluded.
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