JAPAN SUPPORTS CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL IN DHAMAR

SANA'A, Feb. 07 (Saba)- Japan has decided to extend a grass-root
grant aid of YR18.5 for the construction of al-Mogdad School in
Al-Manar District, Dhamar Governorate.

In a press release of the Japanese embassy in Sana'a, the grant is
for construction of 2 floor-school buildings with six classrooms.

The grant agreement was signed on Sunday by Mr. Masakazu Toshikage,
the Ambassador of Japan to Yemen and Mr. Mohammed Mohammed
Al-Materi, the District Education Director of Al-Manar.

About 193 pupils from four villages will receive its benefit, and
improve the education environment for students currently studying in
2 rented houses and outside of the buildings.

The project was under the scheme of called "Grant Assistance for
Grass-roots Human Security Projects " which aims at supporting
small-scale community-based projects in basic human needs such as
primary health care, basic education, and drinking water supply in
the developing countries.

During this Japanese fiscal year (April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010)
the Government of Japan funded 14 projects so far including this
school project in Yemen, amounting to approximately 1.1 million USD
under the above mentioned Japanese scheme.

In the last Japanese fiscal year, Japan funded 16 projects in Yemen
under the same scheme with a total amount of more than 1.2 million
USD.

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