The Satuiatua Multipurpose Hall was officially opened by the Palauli No.1 Member of Parliament (MP) and Minister of Women, Community & Social Development (MWCSD), Hon. Mulipola Anarosa Ale-Molio’o, on Friday 27 September 2024. Total cost of the project was SAT321, 991.71. The land upon which the hall is located was donated by the Methodist Church. The ceremony, led by Rev. Esekielu Alaiva’a of the Satuiatua Methodist Church, was witnessed by close to a 100 village members and guests.
The Hon. Minister congratulated all parties involved, thanking in particular r the village council of Satuiatua for their perseverance in seeing the project through. She stressed the Government’s support in building resilience within villages by the villages themselves, and saw this as a perfect example of this push for self-reliance and sustainability. According to Mulipola, “…the project came with many challenges, but [was] very proud to witness the collaborative effort by all parties involved to ensure it came to a successful end”
According to Leilua Tutogi Mailei, a matai of the Satuiatua Village Council, the hall is available to be used for church and village functions as well as government consultations and seminars. She noted there were not many venues large enough to host these types of events in Satuiatua, so the village council decided to pursue the construction of such a hall, to cater for these needs. She further stated that the “hall will be hired out to anyone interested as a way of sustaining and maintaining its upkeep, and as an income-generating activity for the village and its partners”.
The multi-partner project saw the 1Million Tala Project for Palauli No.1 co-financing the hall to the value of SAT100, 000 while the rest of the total project cost was borne by the village council ($41,900), Women’s Village Committee ($20,000), Methodist Church ($20,000) with the rest of the funding donated by individuals and families of Satuiatua.
The Satuiatua Multipurpose Hall, which includes a wheelchair access, 2 bathrooms and a kitchenette, was designed to be inclusive and accessible by all people(s).
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