Susu o lau susuga ile taitai o le Sauniga, Lau Susuga Falenuu Tagataese,
Afifio Minisita o le Kapeneta
Afifio Sui o Malo mai fafo
Susu Faauluuluga o Matagaluega ma Faalapotopotoga a le Malo, Pisinisi ma Vaega Tumaoti;
Susu paaga galulue a le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai mai nuu ma afioaga,
Alalatai le paia maualuga o le auvalaaulia aemaise o tina ma tamaitai mai nuu ma afioaga i tua ua faasino tonu ai lenei aso faamanatuina.
O lea ua maea ona mua mea i Matautu sa, aua lo tatou va tapuia ma le Mataisau o le Foafoaga. E viia pea lona faamaoni ma lona Agalelei ia Samoa ma ona tagata. Ao paia ma mamalu le avea o lenei taeao, ia nuunuu atu ia i tootoo uli ma tootoo sinasina o le atunuu, e ou lea matafaioi.
O le Aso 15 o Oketopa i tausaga taitasi e faamanatuina ai le Aso Faavaomalo o Tina ma Tamaitai i Nuu i Tua, ma patipatia ai lo latou sao i le atinaeina o aiga ma nuu i tua faavaomalo. O le tausaga muamua lenei ua faamanatuina ai e le malo o Samoa ma taimua ai le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai, lenei Aso Faapitoa ua taua o le Aso Faavaomalo mo Tina ma Tamaitai i Nuu i Tua, ina ia faailoa ma amanaia ai le sao taua o tina ma tamaitai i nuu i tua ile atinaeina o nuu ma afioaga e ala ile Sini Autu filifilia, “Atinaeina o fanua e Tina ma Tamaitai i nuu i tua aua le fofoga taumafa mo tagata uma”. Ua aofia ai i fuafuaga faalauiloa o lenei aso le Tatala aloaiaina ai o le Maketi mo Suiga (Market for Change poo le M4C) ma ona polokalame faatino e o gatusa ma le Sini Autu o lenei Aso.
O le faamoemoe o lenei Aso Faamanatu ia amanaia atinaega a tina ma tamaitai o nuu i tua ma le siitia lea o lo latou malamalama i lo latou sao i le tamaoaiga o nuu ma afioaga i tua. O le a faailoa ai foi galuega taua o loo faia e tina ma tamaitai o nuu i tua ile tapena faafafine toaga lea o le atinaeina ma le faato’aina o fanua ina ia maua le fofoga taumafa o tagata uma. Ua o gatasi ai foi nei faatinoga uma ma le Sini Autu, Taiala Autu aemaise o Vaega Faamuamua o le Taiala mo le Atinae Manuia o Samoa TF 2021/2022 – TF 2025-2026. O le Sini Autu “Ia faaagavaaina alalafaga, faamausali le lotoifale, ma faamaite le faatupulaia o le tamaoaiga”. Taiala Autu 2 “Faalauteleina le Tamaoaiga ma Gafataulimaina”, Vaega Faamuamua 6 “Unaia o Atinae i totonu o Nuu ma Afioaga”.
O le Misiona ma le Sini Autu a le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai o loo I ana Fuafuaga mo le Atinae o Afioaga 2021-2026. Misiona “Ia faamalosia nuu ma Afioaga e taimua i atinae mo le manuia lautele”. Sini Autu, “Fa’aleleia atina’e fa’apitoa, fa’amalosia le tamaoaiga ma taunu’uga fa’aagafesootai mo tatou Nu’u”. O loo atagia ai lenei polokalame se tasi o galuega patino a le Matagaluega o Tina ma Tamaitai ile talanoaina ma le lagolagoina lea o mataupu tau avanoa tutusa mo alii ma tamaitai. O le tatala aloaiaina o le Maketi mo
E ui ile tele o uiga fa’aesea ma faailoga tagata e avea ma pa puipui o le auai ai o tina ma tamaitai i faaiuga fai i nuu i tua ae e taua lo tatou malamalama e itiiti lava se avanoa e maua ai e tina ma tamaitai nuu i tua avanoa ma alagaoa e moomia mo lo latou soifua manuia e pei o aoaoga, soifua maloloina, suavai mama ma isi.
Ua mautinoa foi le aafia ai o o latou tiute tauave ile tausiaina o aiga ma isi galuega patino i tina ma tamaitai i nuu i tua ona o le tele o alii (tama) ua maua avanoa e autovaa ai atunuu mamao mo galuega faavaitaimi ma le sailiga o manuia mo fanau.
O le patipatia ma le amanaia ai la o tina ma tamaitai i nuu i tua i lenei aso, ua valaaulia ai tina ma tamaitai o nuu ma afioaga i tua o loo faatinoina atinae mo le manuia o aiga ma nuu, o Komiti a Tina ma Tamaitai ma le toatele lava o tina ua mafai ona talia le valaaulia a le Matagaluega e auai ma molimauina lenei polokalame taua. O se avanoa foi e silasila mamao ai le malo i luitau ma tuuina atu ai le fesoasoani talafeagai ile lumanai mo tina ma tamaitai o loo i nuu i tua.
O Sini Autu ua Faataoto mo lenei Polokalame;
- Faalauiloa avanoa tutusa ma faamalosiau i tina ma tamaitai i nuu i tua ina ia faailoa faafitauli o loo latou fetaiai e punitia ai atinaega.
- Siitia le malamalama e uiga ile sao o tina ma tamaitai i nuu i tua ile atinae o Samoa atoa
- Tatala Aloaia o le Poloketi Maketi mo Tina ma Tamaitai (M4C)
E momoli le agaga faafetai tele ile fesoasoani mai le UN Women ua mafai ai ona lelei tapena lenei faamoemoe. Faatasi ai ma le faafetai i isi paaga mai ofisa Malo Aufaatasi (DFAT Australia, UNDP, Malo o Niu Sila, Malo o Kanata aemaise ai o le paaga a lo tatou malo o Samoa sa mafai ona matimati ma poupou faatasia lo tatou vaa mo lenei aso.
Ia manūteleina le faamoemoe ma ia avea lenei avanoa o se fesoasoani mo tatou tina ma tamaitai ua auai mai e siitia ai le tomai aemaise o le tamaoaiga. Ou te fiafia e faailoa atu, ua tatala aloaia nei le Polokalame mo le Faamanatuina o le Aso Faavaomalo mo Tina ma Tamaitai i Nuu i Tua.
Soifua ma ia Manuia
KEYNOTE ADDRESS FOR MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF WOMEN, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF International Day of Rural Women and MARKET FOR CHANGE LAUNCH
Reverend Falenuu Tagataese
Members of Cabinet, members of Parliament
Members of the Diplomatic Core,
CEOs and Heads of Government ministries, private bodies and organizations,
Women’s Committees
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen…
Today, for the first time, the Government of Samoa through Ministry of Women Community and Social Development and its partners is celebrating the International Day of Rural Women on the highlighted theme “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”. Every year on the 15th of October, rural women and girls are celebrated internationally for their contribution to their households and community environment. As part of the celebration, the Market for Change (M4C) Project will officially launched today in which activities implemented are aligned with the Theme of the celebration..
The main purpose of the of the International Day of Rural Women celebrations acknowledges the efforts of rural women and girls of different age groups who have over the years been involved in development programs and initiatives at the grass root level but it is also to raise awareness regarding their invaluable contribution to the development of their communities as well as the launch of the Market 4 Change project which aims to support and develop safe, inclusive, and non-discriminatory marketplaces in rural and urban areas of Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Is-lands and Vanuatu. The International Day of Rural Women activities looks at highlighting the essential role that rural women and girls play in the food systems of the world.
However, despite all these, discriminatory social norms and structural barriers continue to limit women’s decision-making power and political participation in rural households and communities. It is also important to note that women and girls in rural areas lack equal access to productive resources and assets, public services, such as education and health care, and infrastructure, including water and sanitation. The other raising issues include, out-migration of men for seasonal employment has also affected rural women and girls in a sense of increased workload not only within the home but out of the home as well. Every gender and development indicator for which data are available reveals that rural women far worse than rural men and urban women and that they disproportionately experience poverty, exclusion, and the effects of climate change.
The activities for the commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women is aligned to the Theme of the Pathway for the Development of Samoa FY2021/2022 – FY 2025/2026, and so as the Community Sector Plan 2021-2026; PDS Theme: “Empowering communities, building resilience, and inspiring growth”, Key Strategic Outcome 2 “Diversifies and Sustainable Economy; Key Priority Area 6: Community Development”. The Strategic direction of the Community Sector Plan 2021-2026, Mission of “Empowering communities to lead inclusive development for a quality of life for all” and its Goal “Enhanced inclusive development, improves economic empowerment and social outcome for our communities” It is important to celebrate the rural women who play a vital role in agriculture whether it’s growing and harvesting crops or raising livestock, they are breaking gender norms and stereotypes.
This year the celebrations includes the launch of this program which rural women committees and communities are invited to, continues to advocate the need for gender equality and the empowering of women within the rural areas and ensuring their contribution to the development of Samoa is validated, highlighted and recognized It will also help to highlight the challenges faced by rural women and girls of Samoa and how we can provide support to help minimize or reduce these challenges.
The objectives of the of the overall program is to;
• Advocate for gender equality and empower rural women and girls and highlight the challenges faced by rural women and girls of Samoa
• Raise awareness regarding the contribution of rural women and girls towards the development of Samoa
• Officially Launch the Market for Change Project (M4C)
I therefore acknowledge the extensive support of UN Women and other Development Partners -DFAT Australia, UNDP, NZ Government, Canadian Government as well as our government partners who have been working collaboratively in making this event successful and possible.
I wish you all the best for today’s program and I hereby declare that commemoration of the International Day of Rural Women 2022 is now officially open.
Kind Regards,
