By TRN Online, Kathmandu, June 8: The Government
of Japan handed over newly-built classrooms to the Shree Laxmi Narayan
Secondary School in Jhapa district today.
The Deputy Chief of Mission, TAMURA
Takahiro, attended the ceremony.
The new building has been built with
the support of USD 118,870 under the Grant Assistance for
Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government, according
to a press release issued by the Embassy of Japan in Nepal today.
On this occasion, the Deputy Chief of Mission, TAMURA, congratulated everyone involved in the project. He also expressed appreciation of the efforts of all who worked together with the Embassy to complete the project and hoped that the new classrooms would improve the education of children in the nearby areas. This project stands as another shining example of Japan-Nepal friendship in this year of 120 year anniversary since the first dispatch of Nepali students to Japan, he added.
This school is a public school,
established in 1967 and offers schooling from early child
development level to the 12th grade. The project is expected to
provide a focused educational environment for children in the nearby areas who
currently have inadequate educational facilities, read the press release.
The Embassy of Japan believes that
the new classrooms will contribute to improving the educational environment for
more children, enabling them to receive a more effective and appropriate
education. The Embassy also believes that the support will contribute towards
further enhancing the friendship between the peoples of Japan and Nepal.
GGP was established to implement
projects directly benefiting people at the grassroots level for the
socio-economic development of the community. Since 1991, over 200 GGP projects
have been implemented in Nepal.