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Handing Over Ceremony of Ka La We Post Primary School, Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region
Orientation and Farewell Reception for Japanese Government Scholarship Students for 2010
Opening Ceremony of Recreational Therapy Center for National Rehabilitation Hospital in Yangon Region
Reunion Party for Former Japanese Scholarship Students in Nay Pyi Taw On September 1, 2010, the Reunion Party for Former Japanese Scholarship Students was held in Nay Pyi Taw hosted by H.E. Mr. Yasuaki Nogawa, Ambassador of Japan to Myanmar.Such reunion parties have been recently held every year in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw, and this party was the third to be held in Nay Pyi Taw.
Around thirty former students and government officials of relevant sectors attended this party.The party took place in an amicable and friendly atmosphere where participants discussed about their research in Japan, exchanged their memories and took photos with each other.
Many former Japanese scholarship students are now playing important roles in respective professional fields in Myanmar, utilizing their experience in Japan. The Embassy of Japan hopes that they will play an active role in furthering the friendship and mutual understanding between Myanmar and Japan, as friends of Japan.
Japanese Language Teachers’ Seminar The Embassy of Japan organized the seminars for Japanese Language teachers in Yangon at the Embassy of Japan on August 28 and in Mandalay at HITO Center on August 29 and 30.
This seminar was the sixth seminar since it started four years ago in Myanmar, in cooperation with the Japan Foundation. Mr. Takashi Miura, a Lecturer from the Japanese Cultural Center at the Japan Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand, who also lectured last time, gave lectures on “How to develop Japanese language classes; What/How do you teach in the beginning?”
This time the seminar provided a six hour workshop for the first time. A total of 117 Japanese language teachers, 76 from Yangon and 41 from Mandalay attended the work shop and learnt teaching methods actively.
The Embassy of Japan is willing to hold similar seminars in the future with the aim of promoting the Japanese Language education and further disseminating the Japanese Language in Myanmar.
Ceremony to hand over school building to Pyinnya Theikpan Monastic Primary School in Yangon The Government of Japan granted US$100,000 to construct Pyinnya Theikpan Monastic Primary School in Mayangone Township, Yangon, in cooperation with the Southeast Asia Exchange Association (SAEA-Japan), a Japanese NGO. The two-storied school building was handed over to Pyinnya Theikpan Monastic Primary School Construction Committee on 24th August 2010, in the presence of Mr. Kiyotomi TADA, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan; Mr. Minoru TAKAHASHI, Chief Executive Director of SAEA-Japan; the Chairman of Mayangone Township Peace and Development Council; Yangon Division Religious Affairs Officerand the authorities concerned from the Government of Myanmar. At the ceremony, U Mya Aung, the chairman of the school construction committee expressed his gratitude to the Japanese government and the SAEA-Japan for providing assistance to the school.
A two-storied reinforced concrete building with 6 classrooms with furniture, toilets and walkways were constructed by SAEA-Japan to enable the Monastic school to provide a better learning environment.
The new building will help improve the learning conditions, from which we hope the students will benefit.
In order to create a better education environment for students, the Government of Japan will continue to provide assistance to Myanmar through Japanese NGOs for education. It is expected that this assistance will benefit students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
OPENING CEREMONY OF AYE YWA LAY PRIMARY SCHOOL IN YANGON The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 83,984 for the project for Reconstruction of Aye Ywa Lay Primary Schoolin Htan Ta Pin Township, Yangon Division Destroyed by the Cyclone Nargis on October 23, 2009.
On July 8, 2010, two one-story buildings with 4 classrooms, toilets and school furniture, provided under the GGA Scheme, were handed over by Mr. Mitsuji SUZUKA, Counsellor of Embassy of Japan to the authorities concerned. At the handover ceremony, the Chairman of the TPDC and Htan Ta Pin Township education officer expressed their gratitude for the Japanese assistance.
Until Cyclone Nargis hit in May 2008, Aye Ywa Lay Primary School provided formal education to the students in the area, using two school buildings in the school compound. However, Nargis destroyed one of their school buildings and the other was damaged. The village had a temporary school building to reopen classes. However, the number of classrooms was not enough for the number of the students. The new buildings, toilets and school furniture provided under Japan’s assistance are expected to improve this situation as well as the children’s learning environment.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit the students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar. The Government of Japan will continue its support to Myanmar for improving learning environments.
OPENING CEREMONY OF WA BA LAUK THAUK HIGH SCHOOL IN YANGON” The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 89,041for the project for Reconstruction of Wa Ba Lauk Thauk High School in Kaw Hmu Township, Yangon Division Destroyed by the Cyclone Nargis on October 23, 2009.
On July 2, 2010, the two-storied building with 6 classrooms and school furniture, provided under the GGA Scheme, was handed over by the Embassy of Japan to the authorities concerned. At the handover ceremony, the chairman of TPDC andKaw Hmu Township education officer expressed their gratitude for the Japanese assistance.
Over the past years, a massive effort has been sought to repair the damage caused by the Cyclone.Across the Ayeyarwaddy region and the remote areas of Yangon Division, the rebuilding supportwasneeded.This School was also damaged and lost two school buildings. The village had repaired damaged school buildings to temporarily reopen classes. However, the number of classrooms was not enough for the number of the students. The new building and school furniture provided under Japan’s assistance are expected to improve this situation as well as the children’s learning environment.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit the students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar. The Government of Japan will continue its support to Myanmar for improving the learning environment.
Handing -over Ceremony of Gymnasium for the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf, Dagon Township, Yangon Division. The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 87,159 to the Board of Managementof Mary Chapman School for the Deaf on September 12, 2008 for the construction of an all-weather gymnasium and the repair of a pump house. An all-weather gymnasium and a repaired Pump House were handed over in the presence of Mr. Kiyotomi Tada, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan and the authorities concerned on June 30, 2010. At the ceremony, Principal Daw Margalet Kyaw Mya expressed her gratitude to the Japanese Government for providing assistance to the Mary Chapman School for the Deaf.
The Mary Chapman School for the Deaf was established in 1920 by Ms. MaryChapman, a British lady who had earnest concerns and affections for the deaf children in Myanmar. The school has offered basic education and vocational training, and the students have been able to be reintegrated into society. The school had minimal facilities and no gymnasium that enabled the deaf students to exercise during rainy season. Therefore the school was badly in need of a gymnasium that could enhance the students’ physical and mental health.
This assistance is expected to help improve the learning and living environment of the students of Mary Chapman School for the Deaf and benefit all disabled children in Myanmar, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar. The Japanese Government will continue to provide assistance which will benefit vulnerable people.
Handing Over Ceremony of 21 Schools Reconstructed under Japan's Grassroots Grant Assistance Scheme in Kyaiklat Township, Ayeyarwady Division.
The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$981,159 for the reconstruction of buildings of the following schools destroyed by Cyclone Nargis in Kyaiklat Township, Ayeyarwaddy Division on 2009.
School buildings and related facilities such as furniture, toilets and ground tanks, which were reconstructed under the GGA Scheme for these schools, were handed over by His Excellency Mr. Yasuaki NOGAWA, Ambassador of Japan, to the authorities at No.10 Basic Education Primary School in Kyaiklat Township with the presence of H.E. U Soe Naing, Minister of Hotels and Tourism, as a minister in charge of rehabilitation of this area, on June 28, 2010.
In order to create a better education environment for students, the Government of Japan will continue to provide funding through its GGA Scheme for education. It is expected that this assistance will benefit students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Handing -over Ceremony of Taman Gyi Post Primary School, Kyauk Tan Township, Yangon Division was held The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 83,930 for the reconstruction of Cyclone Nargis-affected school, Taman Gyi Post Primary School in Kyauk Tan Township, Yangon Division on September 30, 2009.
One building with three classrooms, one hall-type building and such as furniture, toilets and ground tank, which were reconstructed under GGA Scheme for the school, were handed over by Mr. Kiyotomi TADA, Second Secretary of Japanese Embassy to the authorities concerned on May 13, 2010 at the school. At the ceremony, the Assistant Township Education Office of Kyauk Tan Township and the chairman of School Construction Committee expressed their gratitude to the Japanese assistance.
Previous school buildings were destroyed by the Cyclone Nargis two years ago. These new buildings and related facilities provided under Japan’s assistance scheme are expected to improve the children’s learning environment.
In order to create a better environment of the education for children, the Government of Japan will continue to provide funding through its GGA Scheme for reconstruction of school buildings. It is expected that this assistance will benefit students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Handing -over Ceremony of Kaw Ta Yoke Ya Sub-Rural Health Center in Kayin State The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 41,459 for the construction of sub-rural health center in Kaw Ta Yoke Ya Village in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State on November 18, 2009.
A new single-storied reinforced concrete building and related facilities constructed for this sub-rural health center under GGA Scheme were handed over by Mr. Nomura Hiroshi, Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy, to the authorities concerned on April 8, 2010. At the ceremony, the Chairman of the Kaw Ta Yoke Ya Sub Rural Health Center Planning Committee expressed gratitude to the Japanese government for the assistance.
Kaw Ta Yoke Ya village is situated about 12 miles away from Hpa-an, capital of Kayin State. The residents of six villages in the area (a population of 3,064 in 607 households ) including Kaw Ta Yoke Ya Village had no access to a health-care facility before the construction of this sub-rural health centre .Therefore, they previously relied on traveling midwives and traditional medicine practitioners or had to travel to remote hospitals in the absence of medical practitioners.
A one-storied reinforced concrete building with furniture, water and sanitation facilities was constructed under Japan’s GGA programme to improve villagers’ access to medical services, including examination, vaccination and delivery assistance.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit villagers of Kaw Ta Yoke Ya and those nearby villages, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Handing -over Ceremony of Htaung Ka Lat-Me Baung Village Road in Kayin State The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 78,376 for the construction of Road between Htaung Ka Lat and Me Baung Villages in Hpa-an Township, Kayin State on December 18, 2009.
A new village access road constructed under the GGA Scheme was handed over by Mr. Nomura Hiroshi, Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy, to the authorities concerned on April 8, 2010. At the ceremony, the Chairman of the Htaung Ka Lat and Me Baung Village Road Construction Committee expressed gratitude to the Japanese government for the assistance.
The village access road connecting Htaung Ka Lat and Me Baung villages is an important route for transportation of people and goods. The existing earth road is usually flooded during rainy season, and bumpy and dusty during dry season, hampering the villagers’ daily activities. In particular, students, elders, sick people and pregnant women who need to travel to other parts of the area for various reasons have difficulties in transportation. Moreover, poor infrastructure has limited community development of the area.
3.25 mile-long laterite-topped earth road furnished with 9 box culverts were constructed under Japan’s GGA programme to provide Htaung Ka Lat and Me Baung Villages with a better access road.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit villagers of Htaung Ka Lat and Me Baung Villages, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
OPENING CEREMONY OF ZAY YA THUKHA MONASTIC POST PRIMARY SCHOOL IN NAM KHAM TOWNSHIP, SHAN STATE WAS HELD.” The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 82,300 for the project for construction of Zay Ya Thukha Monastic Post Primary School in Shan State on January 12, 2009.
On February 21, 2010, two-storied building with 10 classrooms and school furniture, provided under GGA Scheme, were handed over by the Embassy of Japan to the authorities concerned. At the handover ceremony, Township officer of the Department for the Promotion and Propagation of Sasana expressed their gratitude for the Japanese assistance.
Since the opening, school has conducted classes in their monastery building and bamboo buildings, which need repair or reconstruction every year. As the number of students has increased to about 850, the need for a proper school building became a considerable concern to the people in this area. The new building and school furniture provided under Japan’s assistance are expected to improve the children’s learning environment.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit the students in their pursuit of formal studies, thereby strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar. The Government of Japan will continue its support to Myanmar for improving the learning environment.
The signing ceremony for Grant Contract for the project “The Improvement of Karate Equipment of Myanmar Karatedo Federation” A ceremony for signing of Grant Contract between the Embassy of Japan and Myanmar Karatedo federation for the project “The Improvement of Karate Equipment of Myanmar Karatedo Federation”, under the programme of Grant Assistance of Cultural Grassroots Project of the Government of Japan, took place in Yangon on March 10.
After H.E. Mr. Nogawa, ambassador of Japan and president of Myanmar Karatedo Federation Dr. Win Zaw signed the contract, U Thaung Htaik, Director General of Sports and Physical Education Department as well as General Secretary of Myanmar Olympic Committee, presented certificate of appreciation to the ambassador.
Myanmar Karatedo Federation has introduced and tried to make Karatedo popular in Myanmar since its foundation in 1989.However, most of the required equipments are worn out and inadequate not only for safety but also for further expansion of Karatedo activities. Therefore, the Government of Japan decided to extend assistance of US$ 97,086 for improvement of Karate Equipment, such as Competition mats, of Myanmar Karatedo Federation.
The Embassy of Japan hopes that Japanese traditional sport Karatedo will be promoted further in Myanmar and will continue to strengthen the friendship between Japan and Myanmar.
A two-storied reinforced concrete building with 8 classrooms with furniture, toilets and 400 gallons capacity water tank was constructed under Japan’s GGA programme to enable the MonasticSchool to provide a better learning environment.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit children of ShweNyaungPinMonasticSchool, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Hand-over Ceremony of Shwe Nyaung Pin Monastic School in Ayeyarwaddy Division The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 84,785 for the construction of ShweNyaungPinMonasticSchool in KyaunggoneTownship, Pathein District, Ayeyawaddy Division on February, 2008.
A new two-storied reinforced concrete building and related facilities such as furniture, which was constructed for this monastic school under GGA Scheme, was handed over to the authorities concerned on January 19, 2010. At the ceremony, the Vice Chairman of the School Management Committee and Sayardaw of this monastery expressed gratitude to the Japanese government for providing an assistance to the monastic school.
This monastic school started to provide formal education to 159 children in 2003. Since its opening, students were taught in the monastery building and in bamboo sheds, which need repair or reconstruction every year. No less than 350 students are studying at this school at present.
A two-storied reinforced concrete building with 8 classrooms with furniture, toilets and 400 gallons capacity water tank was constructed under Japan’s GGA programme to enable the MonasticSchool to provide a better learning environment.
It is expected that this assistance will benefit children of ShweNyaungPinMonasticSchool, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
Hand-over Ceremony of Medical Equipment to Jivitadana Sasana Hospital in Mandalay Division. The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 88,250to Jivitadana Sasana Hospital in Mandalay Division on November 20, 2008 for the provision of Medical Equipment funded by the Embassy of Japan were handed over by Mr. Hiroshi Nomura, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan, to the authorities concerned on January 21, 2010. At the ceremony, U Thit Tun, Chairman of the steering committee of the hospital, expressed their gratitude to the Japanese assistance.
Jivitadana Sasana Hospital was established in 1986 as a 50-bedded facility. As the hospital offers free medical services including hospitalization to the poor, the Government of Japan provided medical equipment such as an anesthetic, an ultrasound, an analyzer, an elisa reader, an endoscope machine and a traction machine in order to improve its services under Japan’s GGA programme.
The Japanese Government will continue to provide an assistance which will benefit more vulnerable people.
Hand-over Ceremony of Medical Equipment of Dental Care Unit in Mandalay Division The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 86,190to University of Dental Medicine, Mandalayon September 20, 2007 for the provision ofMedical Equipment of Dental Care Unitand Water-purify system funded by the Embassy of Japan were handed over by Mr. Hiroshi Nomura, Second Secretary of the Embassy of Japan, to the authorities concerned on January 21, 2010. At the ceremony, Rector Prof. Dr. U Thein Kyu expressed their gratitude to the Japanese assistance.
University of Dental Medicine, Mandalay is one of major teaching and learning institutes of dentistry in Myanmar, and its dental care services are offered at free to unaffordable people.In order to upgrade the quality of the institute and its services for the people in need, the Government of Japan provided Medical Equipment of Dental Care Unit and Water-purify system under Japan’s GGA programme.
The Japanese Government will continue to provide an assistance which will benefit more vulnerable people.
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