JAPAN SUPPORTS PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPANSION
IN TULUBOLO, OROMIA

8aprAn Inauguration ceremony for a project funded through the Japanese Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) took place in Tulubolo on 8 April 2010.

H.E. Mr. Kinichi KOMANO, the Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia celebrated the completion of a school block together with H.E. Ato Girma Woldegiorgis, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, representatives of the Becho Woreda, as well as members of the community.

The project, named the Fitawrari Habte Giorgis Aba Mechal Primary School Rehabilitation and Expansion, constructed one block (4 classrooms) and a library, and provided school materials (e.g. 128 student desk and chair sets, 4 blackboards, 4 teacher desk and chair sets), and was implemented by Becho Woreda Education Bureau at the cost of US$81,782. The project aims to improve the overall educational environment, and access to primary education with library facilities by providing the said equipment.

The Government of Japan has been supporting NGOs, Civil Societies, and Local Governments since 1989 in the effort towards realizing human security, especially for the most needy and vulnerable people. In this regard, the Government of Japan has expanded its support to build a school building and library for enhancing the educational environment in Tulubolo. 

In this fiscal year, from April 2010 to March 2011, the GGP plans to launch 20 projects throughout Ethiopia for the vulnerable and the marginalized by providing improved access for education, water, health, agriculture and other human needs.