Cabinet has approved the report on the Ie Samoa (genuine fine mat) programme for the financial year 2013/2014, conducted by the Ie Samoa Committee and the Ministry of Women Community and Social Development.
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The programme is in its eleventh year.
The report shows:
· The committee conducted visits to village weaving centres (falelalaga) in Upolu and Savaii every three months to follow up on their weaving activities of the Ie Samoa;
· There are 63 weaving centres in Upolu and 97 in Savaii;
· The finemats that were displayed at the National Ie Samoa Display for 2013/2014 are:
100 Ie Samoa in the Number One Strip category - 60 from Savaii and 40 from Upolu.
19 Ie Samoa in the Number Two Strip category - 13 from Savaii, 6 from Upolu.
22 Ie Samoa in the Number Three Strip category - 9 from Savaii, 13 from Upolu.
The year 2013/2014 saw a vast increase in the number of Ie Samoa displayed in the Number One Strip category where in the previous year only nine Ie were produced in the Number One Strip category; nine for the Number Two Strip category; and 22 for the Number Three Strip category.
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