RAMALLAH, Monday, November 11, 2019 (WAFA) - Masayuki Magoshi, Ambassador for the Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, visited Amari camp in Ramallah last week to celebrate the completion of the construction of the new building for the disabled center funded by the Government of Japan through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), according to a press release.

A grant of $79,266 was extended to Palestinian Society for Care and Development to achieve satisfactory and sufficient quality of education and treatment for children. It was used to construct 3 new rooms to be used for speech therapy, learning difficulties and learning game library.

Now that the project has been completed, 100 children each year will benefit from the improved services, said the press release.

In his speech, Magoshi emphasized Japan’s firm commitment of supporting Palestinian people from human security perspective as well as the importance of implementing social and economic development projects needed for Palestinian communities.

Since 1993 the Government of Japan has extended its official development assistance to approximately $1.9 billion, to the Palestinians. GGP projects have been formulated in collaboration with the Palestinian Authority through Ministry of Finance and Planning since 2010.

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