Kathmandu, Nepal: The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial assistance of US Dollar 268,641, equivalent to approximately Nepalese Rupees 28,852,000, to AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services (AMDA-MINDS) under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Scheme. AMDA-MINDS, a NGO based in Japan, will work with a Nepalese partner NGO, SAGUN, to implement the Project for Recovery of Earthquake-affected Communities in Kavrepalanchok District through Improvement of Agriculture and Marketing.
A Grant Contract relating to this project is scheduled to be signed and exchanged on 16th February between Mr. Masashi OGAWA, Ambassador of Japan to Nepal, and Ms. Maiko KOBAYASHI, Country Director, AMDA-MINDS Nepal Office, at the Embassy of Japan in Nepal.
This grant assistance will be used to implement a project in three VDCs along the Sindhuli Highway of Kavrepalanchok District, and aims to ensure reconstruction and improvement of livelihoods through promotion of agriculture among the earthquake affected communities. This project is scheduled to last for three years.
