Japanese ODA News

Second-Hand School Equipment Hand-Over Ceremony
to 32 Schools in Phnom Penh City

October 1, 2002 at 08:00 a.m.
at Santhor Muk High School, Phnom Penh City

(Editors are invited for reporting and photo coverage)

This ceremony is to hand second-hand desks and chairs over to 32 schools in Phnom Penh at Santhor Muk High School with the presence of H.E. Mr. CHEA Sophara, Delegate of the Royal Government and Governor of the Municipality of Phnom Penh, and Mr. Gotaro OGAWA, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia.

This is a hand-over of 9,269 desks and 8,760 chairs donatd by Tomisato city, Chiba prefecture and Sapporo city, Hokkaido, Japan. 2,971 desks and 2,800 chairs are donated to 11 primary schools in Mean Chey district, and 2,871 desks and 2,700 chairs are donated to 13 primary schools in Russey Keo district. Other 3,427 desks and 3,260 chairs are donated to 2 lower secondary schools and 6 secondary schools. The Government of Japan funded transportation cost of the equipment, and printing cost of ODA logo stickers with an amount of US$ 233,810 through the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Projects called "KUSANONE" based on the Grant Contract signed on July 9, 2002.

"KUSANONE" is Japan's grant aid to support small-scale, grass-roots projects implemented by international and local NGOs as well as local authorities. It is an important pillar of Japan's economic cooperation to Cambodia. Since its start in 1992, the total amount of US$ 15,123,045 has been provided to assist 242 projects to help Cambodian rehabilitation and development efforts at grass-roots level.