'Uhilamoelangi Fasi

Team Leader with @dfat funded #TongaSkills. 35 yrs experience in Education sector in Tonga and the Pacific. Passionate about educational assessment

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

@radionz Dispute in #Tonga over #TongaFootballAssociation secret land deal to acquire land for #FIFA's development have caused the #TongaCollegeExStudents to organise a petition to the King to intervene. A march is being organised to the Palace.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

@radionz #TongaFootballAssociation and #FIFA are at the centre of a secret land deal in Tonga the involves grabbing 15 acres of Tonga College's farmland for #FIFA's development in #Tonga. Animosity over this may lead to a national crisis

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

@FIFAcom #TongaFootballAssociation and #FIFA are at the centre of a national outcry over a secret deal to grab 15 acres of a school's farmland for #FIFA's projects in #Tonga. Animosity over this secret deal may lead to a national crisis

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

@FIFAcom #TongaFootballAssociationFIFA is involved in a controversial land deal in Tonga. Speculations focus on #FIFA money being used in this secret deal. A petition to the King is being organised to ask the King to intervene and return the land.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

Wellington in hot but very pleasant

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#Vanilla is the new gold in Vava'u at $1000 per kilo.#MAFF supported by #TongaSkills conducted vanilla pollination training to 54 men and 6 women in Vav'au to increase yield. Vanilla growers are targeting the #Dubai2020Expo where they expect to sell at very good prices.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#printing training goes to 'Eua. Thirteen women of 'Eua completed a two-week training in #textiletapaprinting and #picturemaking under the tutelage of master #artist Tevita Pola'apau. Tongatapu had had its turn and Ha'apai and Vava'u are next

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#TongaSkills provides training in #tapaprinting and picture making for trainees from Tongatapu Constituency 3 and #VisionImpairmentAssociation. Following this training will be a basic #businessskills training so that trainees can earn more income

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

@MiaSiamomua Great work Mia. So proud of you

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

Another successful #TongaSkills funded #training in #outboardmotor maintenance in #Vavau. Women joined the training this time, and the demand is mounting prompting a third round.

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#Dressmaking businesses have been affected by mechanical problems to their sewing machines. #TongaSkills solved this problem by sponsoring a training in #sewingmachine #repairandmaintenance for the #women of Tatakamotonga District.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#FineMats is a huge economic opportunity for #TonganWomen. #TongaSkills supports finemat #weaving training for women of Popua Village. Ms Polotu Paunga, DCEO #WomensAffairs Division of MIA presents certificates of completion to training participants

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#Women of Ma'ufanga benefited from #sewing training funded by #TongaSkills. Deputy Australian High Commissioner Rhona McPhee presented participants with #certificatesofcompletion. Next step for participants is setting up #income earning activities.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#TongaSkills participates in Focus Group Meeting on #RevisedNationalPolicy for #GenderandDevelopmwnt 2014-2018 at the #MIA #WomensAfairsDvision. Meeting focused on Outcome 2 #EquitableAccess to economic assets and #employment.

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#TongaSkills gets recognition and encouragement from His Majesty at Vava'u #RoyalAgricultureShow. #SmokedFish and #MabePearl products demonstrated results of Tonga Skills training. Top-end #design trainees won top prizes in #fineart and #handicraft categories

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Fishermen in Vava'u benefited from #TongaSkills training in #outboardmotor maintenance in repair. Safe returns after a night's catch is guaranteed. Reliable engines means longer time at sea, bigger catch and higher income.

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#SkillsDevelopment partnership is stepping up to a new level in #Tonga. Breakfast meeting #DFAT , #MFAT , #WorldBank and #TongaSkills .

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Ha'apai #design workshop with #TongaSkills and #uililousistudio

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#UiliLousiStudio conducted high-end #design workshop in Ha'apai, after Tongatapu, 'Eua and Vava'u. Experienced #artisans and #craftspeople were able to raise their #designskills and knowledge to international level. #DFAT through #TongaSkills funded the workshops

['Uhilamoelangi Fasi @pingifasi]

#ArtandCraft reaches international level in Vava'u with #UiliLousiStudio in partnership with #TongaSkills. Top #artisans enriched their products to high end global quality