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Ma'ufanga Primary School celebrates gift from Japan [1]

Ma‘ufanga, Tongatapu

Wednesday, October 27, 2004 - 16:30.  Updated on Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 14:10.

Six new classrooms for Ma'ufanga Government Primary school were officially opened on Friday October 22 by Mrs Kalolaine Fakafanua.

Funded under a Japanese grant for Grassroots Human Security Projects, the new classrooms are valued at Tongan $116,459. Mr Mitsuo Ishikawa, the Resident Representative for JICA Tonga office handed over the new classrooms for Class Five and Six to the Interim Minister of Education, Hon Paula Bloomfield.

It is the second time the Government of Japan has assisted the school since 2000 when it first granted TOP$70,745 for the construction of two classrooms.

Sitting 'Akanesi Folau, a teacher of Class 3 and a teacher friend.



Kalolaine Fakafanua and the Interim Minister of Education, Paul Bloomfield, cutting the ribbon.



From Left were ...– 'Alotaisi Takau, the Chairman of the Ma'ufanga Primary School PTA, Mitsuo Ishikawa, resident representative for JICA Tonga Office, Kalolaine Fakafanua, Si'atukimoana Vaea, and Hon. Paula Bloomfield, the Interim Minister of Education.



Ma'ufanga Primary School pupils.



Ma'ufanga Primary School pupils.
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