Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has stressed that there needs to be development programs that will not only benefit our communities but also focused on benefitting our children.
While opening the new Early Childhood Centre in Nativi in Ra, Bainimarama says that the opening of the $150,000 building will further improve the academic performance of children.
He says the new schools being opened are being built not only to provide a conducive learning environment for the children but to also withstand future natural disasters.
Bainimarama says that Tropical Cyclone Winston is a classic example of climate change as cyclones are now more intense and he also highlighted the effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.
He adds that the re-building of schools has taken some time as they are not just building back to provide a building but are building back to withstand what may come in the future as 95 percent of the new schools that are being built in and around the country have been passed by certified civil engineers.
Bainimarama says that the government has allocated $170m for the reconstruction of schools that were destroyed during Tropical Cyclone Winston as Fiji continues to build back better and stronger.
