Center of disabled in Cibinong

BOGOR, West Java (JP): The ceremony launching the construction of The Prof Dr. Soeharso National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for disabled people was held in the Karadenan village, Cibinong, Bogor, yesterday

The ceremony was attended by Minister of Social Services Inten Soeweno, Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia Taizo Watanabe, West Java Governor H.R. Nuriana and other guests.

The Japanese government and the Indonesian government began technical cooperation in vocational rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Center in Solo, Central Java, in December 1994.

Based on their policy to extend this cooperation, the two governments have agreed to establish a new center in Cibinong for which Japan gave Indonesia 1,590 million yen (US$ 14.2 million) in aid.

The two governments exchanged diplomatic notes on this project last June.

The center should be built by the end of 1997. The center will be used for vocational training (metal working, electronics, printing, computer skills, sawing) for instructors plus research and development. (bas/21)