Japan pledges $100,000 for each village building plan
Japan pledges $100,000 for each village building plan
Myanmar Times, 09 Mar 2018
URL: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/japan-pledges-100000-each-village-building-plan.html
The Japanese government says it is ready to contribute US$100,000 (K133.7 million) for each community-centered infrastructure project in villages to help underdeveloped areas of the country.
The money, from Japan’s Official Development Assistance, will be channeled via the Japanese embassy in Yangon, and any village can apply for the funds, which are mainly aimed at building facilities such as health care and training centers, roads and bridges.
“We don’t have many restrictions for project applications, but we will check the applications to see which project is important, and those will be given priority,” Ayano Suzuki, third secretary of the embassy, said on Tuesday.
Many school building projects have been financed by the Japanese embassy, which have directly benefitted local communities.
The embassy usually funds about 50 projects per year at a cost of $100,000 for each project.
Most project applications are received from Bago and Ayeyarwady regions.
The money, from Japan’s Official Development Assistance, will be channeled via the Japanese embassy in Yangon, and any village can apply for the funds, which are mainly aimed at building facilities such as health care and training centers, roads and bridges.
“We don’t have many restrictions for project applications, but we will check the applications to see which project is important, and those will be given priority,” Ayano Suzuki, third secretary of the embassy, said on Tuesday.
Many school building projects have been financed by the Japanese embassy, which have directly benefitted local communities.
The embassy usually funds about 50 projects per year at a cost of $100,000 for each project.
Most project applications are received from Bago and Ayeyarwady regions.