On 21st January 2015, the handover and opening ceremony of the Yae Kyaw Village Basic Education Middle School took place in Kawthmu Township, Yangon Region. In this ceremony, Mr. Ichiro MARUYAMA, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Japan, U Win Tun Naing, Yangon Regional Hluttaw Representative, U Myo Than Htike, Deputy Township Administrator, Police Major Than Aye, Kawthmu Township Officer of Police Department, U Myint Oo, Kawthmu Township Officer of Construction Department, U Myint Oo, Executive Officer of Township Development Affairs Department, U Tun Myint Kyi, Deputy Township Education Officer, teachers and students, committee chairman and committee members of the construction project and local residents attended.

The Japanese Government, under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) Scheme, has extended the assistance of US$92,588 for a humanitarian assistance program entitled “The Project for Construction of Yae Kyaw Village Basic Education Middle School in Kawthmu Township, Yangon Region.”

Yae Kyaw Basic Education Middle School is located in Yae Kyaw village which is in the western part of Kawthmu township, Yangon region. Among the three buildings of the school, the hall type building was built in 1998. The struts and rafter of this building were decayed and not strong enough to support the roofing. In addition, 558 students were studying in congested classrooms. Under such cirsumstances, the Government of Japan, under its GGP scheme, decided to support construction of a one-storey RCC building with full furniture and lavatories. The project will benefit 558 students of the school.

The Government of Japan has assisted 704 various grass-roots projects in Myanmar under this GGP scheme since 1993, the number consisting of 321 education projects, 179 healthcare projects, 136 public welfare and environment projects, 32 infrastructure projects and 36 other projects. It is anticipated that these assistances will further strengthen the existing friendly relations between Myanmar and Japan.