Cairo, March 22, 2018

Grassroots Assistance

Japan Provides Assistance to Improve a Primary School in Imbaba, Giza

     

On Thursday, March 22nd 2018, H.E. Mr. Takehiro Kagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt and Dr. Ahmed Shawki, Treasurer of Takatof Association for Development, signed a grant assistance contract for Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Projects.
The grant assistance amounting to US$270,035 is extended by the Government of Japan to Takatof Association for Development for the purpose of improving educational environment in a primary school in Imbaba, Giza. The grant will be utilised to upgrade the physical school facility as well as to provide teachers, students and communities with various activities and trainings including abacas program to encourage children’s learning skills.
At the signing ceremony, Ambassador Kagawa and Dr. Shawki shared their view that the goal of education should not be limited only to acquire academic knowledge but to enhance one’s creativity and cultivate morality, values and empathy. They also stressed that providing a safe educational environment, active learning opportunities and quality educators are the keys to attain such quality education in Egypt. Lastly, they acknowledged that government and civil society shall work together in order to seek dynamism and sustainability in social and educational development of the country.
This grant is extended under the Japanese government’s assistance scheme for Grassroots and Human Security Projects, which provides support to non-profitable organizations and NGOs in fields such as health, social care, education, environment and vocational training. This scheme was launched in Egypt in 1994, and around 164 projects have been implemented to date, totaling about US$ 8.6 million.