Japan gives sh800m to education sector

Feb 22, 2007

THE Japanese government has given a grant worth $460,000 (sh828m) to six local organisations in the education sector.

By Ronald Humura

THE Japanese government has given a grant worth $460,000 (sh828m) to six local organisations in the education sector.

Kazuaki Kameda, the charge d’affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Kampala, yesterday signed contracts with six heads of schools and organisations.

“From experience, Japan recognises Uganda’s critical need to provide appropriate education to the young generation that will determine Uganda’s destiny,” Kazuaki said.

He said the support will go direct to the grassroot institutions.

He said this was an indicator of Japan’s commitment to support the education sector in Uganda.

He added that in Japan, education played a crucial role in industrialisation and development of the country in the past 50 years.
Heads of the six schools and organisations yesterday signed the contracts at the Japanese Embassy in Kampala.

The institutions were Masindi district, which got $89,799; St. Timothy Bunyere Primary School got $53,882; Bubago Integrated Development Association $80,252; St. Raphael’s Blind Primary School $75,852; Ndejje High School $83,717 and Kiryokya Parents Secondary School signed for $74,632.

Kazuaki said: “The embassy pledges close supervision of the implementation of these projects right at the grass root level.”
Catherine Mutaawe, the head teacher of St.Timothy Bunyere, said the support was timely.

“The government built four classrooms for us but because of the universal primary education programme, hundreds of pupils have been studying from under trees,” Mutaawe explained.

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