Ulaanbaatar
Four provinces to receive Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Projects
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Within Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects by the Japanese Government, Ambassador of Japan to Mongolia Masato Takaoka and governors of four aimags yesterday signed project agreements.
The four projects are extensions of the 4th secondary school in Ulgii soum of Bayan-Ulgii aimag, and 4th secondary school in Ulaangom soum of Uvs aimag and reconstruction of dormitory and Perpetual Education Center of the 1st secondary school in Sainshand soum of Dornogobi aimag and reconstruction of general hospital of Bayankhairkhan soum of Zavkhan aimag and the projects will be realized with total amount of USD 310.5 thousand or MNT 796.1 million.
“I am pleasant at starting grant assistance which will make contribution in development of education and medical sectors of Mongolia’s four aimags. I want to mention that it is the 19th project being implemented by the Japanese Government in Mongolia in financial year of 2018 and the 542nd project since 1990. I also happy with that the Government of Mongolia resolved to cover certain part of financing of the project when the budget of the Grass-roots projects become insufficient,” Ambassador Masato Takaoka said in his opening remarks at the ceremony.
Grass-Roots Human Security Project, which started being implemented by the Government of Japan since 1990, is a cooperation project that runs by local administration and educational and medical organizations of the developing countries.
