Reaching out: Japan gives Rs829 million for education
Japan to provide 808 million Japanese Yen to implement 'Project for Upgrading Primary Girls Schools' in rural Sindh.
Japan to provide 808 million Japanese Yen to implement 'Project for Upgrading Primary Girls Schools' in rural Sindh. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
KARACHI:
The government of Japan will help build around 30 elementary-middle schools for girls in the rural areas of southern Sindh.
Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, HE Hiroshi Inomata, and secretary of economic affairs division, Nargis Sethi, signed an official agreement on Tuesday for Japan to provide a grant of upto 808 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs829 million or $7.85 million), to implement the ‘Project for Upgrading Primary Girls Schools into Elementary Schools in Southern Rural Sindh’.
During the signing ceremony, Inomata pointed out that in rural areas of Sindh only seven per cent of girls between the age of 10 and 12 are enrolled in schools because there are not enough girls’ schools of elementary-middle school level. After the completion of this project, an additional 2,400 girls will be enrolled at elementary-middle schools. Inomata said, “The main objective of this project is to improve access to basic education for girls” and help Pakistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 13th, 2014.
The government of Japan will help build around 30 elementary-middle schools for girls in the rural areas of southern Sindh.
Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, HE Hiroshi Inomata, and secretary of economic affairs division, Nargis Sethi, signed an official agreement on Tuesday for Japan to provide a grant of upto 808 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs829 million or $7.85 million), to implement the ‘Project for Upgrading Primary Girls Schools into Elementary Schools in Southern Rural Sindh’.
During the signing ceremony, Inomata pointed out that in rural areas of Sindh only seven per cent of girls between the age of 10 and 12 are enrolled in schools because there are not enough girls’ schools of elementary-middle school level. After the completion of this project, an additional 2,400 girls will be enrolled at elementary-middle schools. Inomata said, “The main objective of this project is to improve access to basic education for girls” and help Pakistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 13th, 2014.