PR – The Ministry of Education Sports and Culture (M.E.S.C.) is currently partnering with villages to promote sports development.
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The programme is being jointly implemented by M.E.S.C., the Ministry for Women (M.W.C.S.D.) and the Ministry of Health (M.O.H.), and is being administered by M.E.S.C.’s Sports Division in a bid to develop this important goal in the selected villages.
The international cricket competition is currently underway in the villages of Matatufu, Lotofaga, Vavau, Aufaga, Lepa and Saleapaga.
The Ministry has also worked with the Samoa International Cricket in carrying out clinics for coaches and umpires in the above villages.
The villages are responsible for their own Village Competitions, to determine the teams for championship competition to be held when the individual village competitions are completed.
Last Saturday, 5 July saw the Championship competition for International Cricket for the districts of Lepa and Lotofaga.
This competition was run by the Samoa International Cricket Association and some of the six village committees that participated in the programme workshop.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, Matafeo Tanielu Aiafi participated at the official opening, while Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and the Assitant C.E.O. of the Sports Division, Luatua
Seumanutafa Semi Epati presented the prizes before close of day.
Trophies and all the prizes were provided by the Sports Division Samoa Sports for Development and the Cup for Overall Championship and other prizes were provided by the International Cricket Association.
This same programme is being implemented in the big island of Savaii.
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