Center of disabled in Cibinong

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)