The Government of Japan extended a grant of $135,508, which is approximately Tk 14.7million to two Bangladeshi NGOs, SKS Foundation and Good Neighbors Bangladesh in a ceremony on Wednesday.
.IWAMAKiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, signed the ‘Grant Contracts’ for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) at the Embassy of Japan with the respective organizations.
SKS Foundation has been awarded USD 82,027 as a grant for The Project for Procurement of Eye Care Equipment for SKS Eye Hospital in Gaibandha District.
SKS Foundation has been working on various activities, such as local capacity building, reduction of climate change vulnerability, elimination of gender discrimination, and health/nutrition. With the assistance of the GGHSP funding, SKS Foundation will procure two eye care equipment (1 Optical Coherence Tomography and 1 Visual Field Analyzer) to provide quality and affordable eye care diagnosis and treatment in the targeted area.
Good Neighbors Bangladesh has been awarded USD 53,481 as a grant for the Project for the Construction of Drinking Water Supply Facilities in Barguna District. Good Neighbors Bangladesh has been working on poverty, health,employment support, disaster risk reduction, etc.
With the assistance of the GGHSP funding, Good Neighbors Bangladesh will construct a Drinking Water Supply Facilities to increase access to safe and sustainable drinking water in local communities.
