US$78,000 grant from Japan

US$78,000 grant from Japan

DEPOK: The Japanese government signed here on Thursday a grant
contract worth US$78,000 for the education of needy local
children at the grassroots level.

The document was signed at the office of the Almujahirin
education foundation in Depok by Japanese ambassador to Indonesia
Yukio Takeuchi and Maryunis, director of the foundation.

"This assistance is a direct gift from the Japanese people to
the Indonesian people. Therefore we expect that the grant will be
used effectively and efficiently for the school children at
Almujahirn and those in surrounding areas," he said.

This was the seventh disbursement for the fiscal year
2000/2001. The total amount of funds distributed is $479,000.
--JP