District Project
Villagers of Rewa district in the province of Rewa are taking the concept of self-help seriously.
Villagers from the 12 villages in the district have started their own fundraising for a foot-crossing project.
This was revealed during the Rewa Provincial Council meeting, which opened at Burebasaga Village yesterday.
District representative to the Rewa Provincial Council meeting Alipate Senikuta thanked Government for the developments in the district and for the $29,000 it gave for the foot crossings in the villages of Lomanikoro, Nasigatoka, Nasilai and Drekena.
He said the foot crossings would be helpful for mothers going to the Naililili Health Centre and students going to Rewa Secondary School, Rewa District School and St Joseph Primary School, Naililili.
The second phase he said would cover the villages of Nasilai, Vunuku, Narocivo and Tavuya.
Rewa chief Gone Marama Bale Na Roko Tui Dreketi Ro Teimumu Kepa urged other districts to follow the work carried out by the district of Rewa.
She said districts should not wait for Government help, but should take the lead and help themselves.
Help, she said, would eventually come their way.
Meanwhile, Rewa Provincial Council chairman Uraia Waibuta thanked the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of the iTaukei Affairs Naipote Katonitabua for his address to the delegates.
Mr Katonitabua stressed the five pillars – Good Governance; WellBeing; Economic Empowerment; Conservation and Climate Change and Vanua and Traditional Leadership the ministry was working on.
He gave his assurance to delegates that iTaukei lands were safe and protected under the 2013 Constitution.
Edited by Epineri Vula
