Villagers in Sawani and those from surrounding communities have lauded the opening of ten classroom blocks and a library for Sawani Primary School today by the Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama.
Commending the $583,000 government initiative, Sawani Secondary School head teacher, Kesa Seru said that she was grateful to the assistance rendered to the school.
“We would like to thank the government in particularly the Prime Minister’s office for this investment and also the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Commander, Brigadier General, Mosese Tikoitoga,” Mrs Seru said.
“The school has been in need of renovations for some time now and we thank Brigadier General Tikoitoga for facilitating this request of assistance. The children here today are excited to see their new classrooms.”
Sawani villager and parent, Raijieli Naiteqe, shared similar sentiments.
“We are amazed at the way this school has been transformed and it is a dream come true for the children and also the parents,” Mrs Naiteqe said.
“We have been pleading with previous governments to fix this school and we are happy that our pleas have been finally heard today.”
Navatuvula villager, Marika Sereanaivalu said that students now were fortunate to have new classrooms compared to the old classrooms that they had.
“It’s a big boost to the children and the onus is now on them to study hard. As a parent, it’s also a memorable day for us to see our children in new classrooms in addition to the free education grant that has been provided by the government.
The Sawani Primary School project was funded by the PM’s Office and constructed by the RFMF Engineers. This latest development includes 2 teachers’ quarters, a kindergarten and an ablution block that is expected to be complete soon.
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