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The Government of Japan, under its Grassroots Grant Assistance (GGA) Scheme, granted US$ 88,330 for “TheProject forConstruction of Center for Disability in Development in Yangon Division” on December 12, 2008. One TrainingCenterBuilding, its Furnitureand Walkway funded bythe Embassy of Japan, were handed over by Mr. Hisanori Yoshimura, Second Secretaryof Japanese Embassy to the authorities concerned on August 25, 2009.
The EdenCenter for the Disabled Children, formerly called “EdenHandicapServiceCenter” which was established in April 2000, opened a training center in HmaubiTownship in February 2008, and has conducted various disability-related training courses, such as “Disability Equality”, “Disability Awareness”, “Community Based Rehabilitation”, “Disability and Development”, and so on. As the Center had to start its mission with minimum facilities, it was badly in need of a proper building.
In order to help providing a better learning environment for participants of the disability-related trainingcourses, a barrier- free training hall, an office, a kitchen, a dining room and toilets, as well as walkway to other facilities, were funded by the Embassy of Japan in Yangon under the Grassroots Grant Assistance Programme.
It is expected that this assistance will improve the quality of services of the Center for Disability and benefit the disabledinMyanmar, thereby further strengthening existing friendly relations between Japan and Myanmar.
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