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Asau Primary School Dedication

Address by Hon. Member of Parliament Masoe Filisi Kruse. Asau, 20 May 2004.

The Leader of the Service, Rev. Tanielu Taupa’u - the Hon. Minister of Education, Hon. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa - the Hon. Minister of Works, Hon. Faumauina Liuga - the Director of Education, Mr. Levaopolo Esera - the Principal of Asau Education, Makerita Tufuga, and all the Teachers - Le mamalu o Tupu ma E’e ole itu malo mai Mati’a ma Itua Asau seia paia Falelima.

It is indeed an honour and privilege for me to say a few words in response to the wonderful speech by the Hon. Minister of Education this morning.

Education is a precious commodity that many in third world countries do not have access to.

Here in Samoa we are very blessed that the world has not left us behind - that our children have the opportunity to develop their minds through some form of formal education.

We are indeed most thankful to those agencies that have over the years poured funds into our beloved Samoa to assist in promoting education in our Islands.

We are also thankful for the wisdom our forefathers and Government have placed on nurturing the future of our Samoan children through structured learning, and insuring that this advantage is shared in rural and remote areas.

Asau Primary School may bring forth future parliamentarians and other leaders of Samoa, and in today’s world, their success in-office and in the community, will depend largely on their educational up bringing. We are, therefore, thankful that the children of the Le Itu o Asau enjoy the same opportunities as any other child in Samoa, as education is made available right here in our own backyard.

Foremost, we thank the ADB for the provision of funds to build this profitable endeavour. We thank the Hon. Minister of Education for your valuable role in this productive project. We thank Government for their forward thinking in ensuring education is available to all Samoan children. Finally, I thank our village people for their patience and wisdom to recognise the importance of developing our youngsters.

O Aoga, o se mataupu sili lona taua, ma le mo’omia, e le lau maua uma e nisi o Atunu’u maulalo le soifuaga ole Lalolagi.

A e peita’i Samoa, ua maua lea famanuiaga, ma ua tatou le o maotua i taufetuliga ale Lalolagi - ua maua avanoa ai a tatou fanau, aoaoga, ole mafaufau, ini aoga lelei ma le mautu.

Tatou te fa’afetaia ai Fa’alapotopotoga eseese mai fafo, na sasa’a mai ai fesoasoani male atiinaeina o a tatau aoaoga. E fa’apena foi i o tatou tuaa ua mavae, ile fofoaina ma le fa’afaileleina o tatou Tupulaga ia aoaoina, ma ia laugatasia ai le loaloa o Samoa atoa.

O le Kolisi fou lenei i Asau, e fa’aono tutupu mai ai ni Faipule ma Taitai o le tatou Itumalo mo Samoa mo a taeao, aua ole soifuaga nei, o le lelei fa’afoe ma pulea ose malo, e fa’amoemoe ma taula’i i nisi ua maualuga ma atoatoa aoaoga o le mafaufau.

O lea, e faafetaia ai, ua maua nei e alo ma fanau aoaoina ole Itu Asau atoa lenei avanoa, pei fo’i o iai ile atu-Samoa atoa.

E faafetai ADB mole seleni sa fa’atino ai lenei galuega. E fa’afetai fo’i ile Afioga i le Palemia, le Minisita of Aoga, male Malo i nei fuafuaga fa’apitoa lelei.

I le fa’aiuga, o le Agaga fa’afetai tele i Pule Aoga, Aiga Faiaoga o lenei Kolisi, aemaise Asau male Itumalo atoa sei paia Falelima, mo le fa’amaopoopo male lagolagosua i le fa’ataunuuina o lenei fa’amoemoe.

Ia fa’amanuia le Atua ia te outou uma.

Soifua ma ia manuia lenei fa’amoemoe i le Suafa o Iesu le Fa’aola.