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Niue Girls Brigade holds Yam Feast Event

The Niue Girls Brigade held a Yam Feast event at the Millennium Hall last Friday. 

Niue Girls Brigade Commissioner-Becky’s Tauasi said it’s a celebration and blessing of the Ufi.

There were about eleven stations from around the island  that presented their yam harvest at the event.

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Beckys Tauasi -National Commissioner of Girls Niue Brigade

The event is part of a Niue Meteorological Service project that is focused on observing traditional  knowledge of weather and climate. 

The Yam Monitoring program started in 2019 with the Community Based Early Warning Systems.

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Robert Togiamana-Niue Met Service Traditional Knowledge Advisor

The Niue Girls Brigade has about 170 members ranging from the age of 4 to 7 years around the island.

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