Cairo, March 20, 2019

 

  

Grassroots Assistance

 

Japan Supports Children with Special Needs in Hadeyek El Koba, Cairo

 

           

 

On March 20th of 2019, Mr. Masaki Noke, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt and Mr. Mohamed Abdel Rahman, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Misr El Kheir Foundation, signed a Grant Contract for Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Projects.

The grant assistance amounting to US$89,075 is extended by the Government of Japan to Foundation for the purpose of improving physical and educational environment of “Kayan Society”, a rehabilitation and education center for children with special needs. Through the project, Misr El Kheir will refurbish the building of Kayan Society to increase its capacity from 180 to 400 children and improve the safety standard. The project also focuses on capacity building of Kayan Society’s staff and involvement of parents of beneficiary children in rehabilitation and education programs which will lead to quality services and community-based approach for social inclusion.

At the grant contract signing ceremony, Ambassador Noke highlighted that social inclusion is a global issue and civil society is playing a pivotal role to support people with special needs in Egypt. Mr. Mohamed Abdel Rahman appreciated Japan’s initiative to support the roles of civil societies in social development. Dr. Ayman Tantawy, the Head of Kayan Society, expressed gratitude for sincere contribution from Japanese people to this project, and pledged to make its best effort to provide better services to the community.

This grant is extended under the Japanese government’s assistance scheme of the “Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots and Human Security Projects” which provides direct support to non-profitable organizations including NGOs in fields such as health, social care, education, environment, vocational training, and empowerment of women. Under this scheme, Japan has supported 167 projects since 1994 to date in Egypt.

For more details, kindly refer to the Embassy of Japan homepage at URL: https://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/e/assistance/grass_roots/index.htm


 


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