The Langafonua ‘a Fafine Tonga (The National Council of Women of Tonga) celebrated its 70th Platinum Jubilee today with a special Prayer of Thanksgiving.
The guest of honour was HRH Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuku’aho. The New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, H.E. Matthew Howell, attended the commemoration together with other guests.
Langafonua ‘A Fafine Tonga was established in 1953 by her Late Majesty Queen Salote Tupou III to empower the women of Tonga.
The New Zealand High Commission has been proud to support Langafonua ‘A Fafine Tonga through our High Commission Fund, including most recently to promote diversification of income generating activities for women through gender awareness and traditional arts and crafts training for children, and a plant nursery upgrade.
Source: New Zealand High Commission