The Samoa Cabinet has approved financial assistance for 20 schools in Savai’i affected by flash floods, last month.
Samoa Observer reports that a cabinet directive, dated 28 June 2023, stated that Saipipi Primary School and Amoa College in the village of Saipipi will get $6,000 tālā each to repair the rooms and facilities that were affected by the flood.
A further $4,000 tālā was allocated for the repair of electricity wires that were damaged in the Laumoli Primary School’s hall in Itu-o-Tane with the rest of the 17 schools each receiving $2,000 tālā to clean up their compounds and repair whatever was damaged by the floods.
This will be funded from money allocated for emergencies by the Ministry of Finance Budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023.
The Ministry of Education will monitor and supervise the disbursement of the funds for the schools but there has been no indication when the funds will be disbursed.
Torrential rain in June this year caused flash flooding in parts of Savai’i forcing the closure of some affected schools for a few days, to allow for clean ups.
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