Japan grants YR 32 mln to improve water and clearing services in al-Dali'a and Shabwa |
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The Japanese government has decided to extend grants to two grass roots projects in al-Dali'a and Shabwa governorates under the Japanese scheme called" Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security projects" at sum of YR 32 million.
According to the press release of the Japanese embassy in Sana'a, Masakazu Toshikage, ambassador of Japan to Yemen signed on Monday in Sana'a two agreements to this effect with Sadiq Al-Adrisis, General Manager of Cleaning and Improvement Fund of al-Dali'a governorate and Dr. Ishaq al-Suba'i, President of the Modem Youth Society of Shabwa governorate.
The first grant is at amount of more than YR 16 million will be used for the project of improving environmental public health in Damt city, by Al-Dali'a Cleaning and Improvement Fund who would purchase four garbage dump trunks.
The press release said that the grant aims at improving the cleaning services by boosting the environment and the public health of the inhabitants in the city of Damt.
The second grant is at a sum of nearly YR 16 million which will be used for the project of improving the water supply system in Khamar area, Ataq district of Shabwa governorate.
Under the agreement, the Modern Youth Society of Shabwa governorate would use the money to purchase a submersible pump unit and a generator.
the embassy said that the grant aims at providing clean drinking water to the inhabitants, through reducing sufferings of women and children from the heavy labor burden, and improving the health condition of the inhabitants in the area.
Thousands of citizens will benefit from these two projects in the two governorates.
During the current Japanese fiscal year (April 2008- March 2009) Japan funded ten grass- root projects in Yemen, totaling $ 737,876 under the above mentioned scheme including the aforementioned two projects, during the past Japanese fiscal year ( April 2007- March 2009), Japan funded 17 grass-roots projects in Yemen totaling $ 1,337,350 under the same scheme.
© Yemen Times 2008
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