Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Japanese donates grant for education dev't in Mindanao
KORONADAL CITY -- Over P2 million of grants for two grassroots education project in Mindanao have been extended by the Japanese government, the Japanese embassy reported on Wednesday.
In a statement, Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Ryuichiro Yamazaki said his government agreed to finance the projects of the Day-asan National High School in Surigao and the Mahintana Foundation Inc. in Polomolok.
The two projects, totaling US$38,851, will be funded through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) under Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA).
"More than 270 high school students of Day-asan and 3,000 students in South Cotabato will benefit from the projects," Yamazaki said.
Bienvenido Perez, Mahintana president, signed the grant contract with the Japanese embassy for "Upgrading of Educational Environment for the Elementary and High Schools in the Province of South Cotabato."
Mahintana got a grant of $17,453 or nearly P1 million for the procurement of workshop tools such as band saw, planer machine, jointer machine and router needed for the fabrication of school armchairs by its partner, Polomolok Skilled Workers Multi-purpose Cooperative.
The project is expected to supply an average of 3,000 armchairs annually to schools in South Cotabato.
On the other hand, Criselle Cudiamat, executive director of Akayin ang Bukluran ng Kabataan sa Daigdig, Inc. (Abakada) signed the contract for "The Project for Construction of School Building for Day-asan National High School."
Abakada will use the $21,398 grant to construct six classrooms with earth bags, an innovative technology that uses clays and straws as materials.
Once finished, the project will enable the Day-asan National High School to solve the perennial problem of classroom shortage and create an environment that is conducive to earning.
The contract signing was done in connection with this year's 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Philippines.
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