Funding education: Japan to provide Rs28m to three NGOs
Projects will be implemented in Muzaffargarh, Multan and Swabi.
Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata emphasised the importance of improving access to basic education, particularly for girls. STOCK IMAGE
The government of Japan will provide Rs28 million for three education projects in southern Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, said a press release on Thursday.
Farmers Development Organisation will get $87,256 for the construction of a primary and middle school in a rural locality in Multan, whereas Shewa Educated Social Workers Association will receive $99,394 to build a primary and middle school for girls in Swabi.
Similarly, Sanjh Foundation will build a primary and a middle school for girls in Muzaffargarh through a grant of $89,696. Ambassador of Japan Hiroshi Inomata and heads of the three NGOs signed agreements on Thursday.
At the ceremony, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata emphasised the importance of improving access to basic education, particularly for girls.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2015.
Farmers Development Organisation will get $87,256 for the construction of a primary and middle school in a rural locality in Multan, whereas Shewa Educated Social Workers Association will receive $99,394 to build a primary and middle school for girls in Swabi.
Similarly, Sanjh Foundation will build a primary and a middle school for girls in Muzaffargarh through a grant of $89,696. Ambassador of Japan Hiroshi Inomata and heads of the three NGOs signed agreements on Thursday.
At the ceremony, Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Inomata emphasised the importance of improving access to basic education, particularly for girls.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2015.