Five More Projects To Be Implemented In Mongolia Under Japanese Government Programme

ULAANBAATAR (Mongolia), Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia, Takenori Shimizu on Wednesday approved five projects to be implemented here under Japanese government financing, Mongolia's MONTSAME news agency reported.

The five new projects are in addition to the existing ten projects that have been implemented here under "Grassroots-Human Security Grant Aid" programme by the Government of Japan.

The projects include capital repairs in schools in Biger, Bayanhongor, Devshil, Saikhan, and school for children with hearing disability in the city's Sukhbaatar district.

According to MONTSAME, Japan plans to provide a grant of US$507,000 (RM1.62 million) for the new projects.

The "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects (GGP)" is a scheme aim to support projects proposed by various bodies such as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and local government authorities.

The GGP programme provides non-refundable financial assistance to NGOs, hospitals, primary schools, research institutes and other non-profit associations, to help implement their development projects.

The availability of GGP funding in each eligible country provides the Japanese Official Development Assistance with new means of cooperation that has a direct impact on the well-being of the communities.

-- BERNAMA

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