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◆Japan’s GGP Grant for Emmaus High School Bus
On Tuesday, September 11, 2012, Japan Ambassador Yoshiyuki Sadaoka and Emmaus High School (EHS) Principal Sione Fakatou, signed documents formally officializing agrant to procure a brand new 30 seat microbus for the school. The signing ceremony was held at the Embassy of Japan in Ngerekebesang and was witnessed by the Director of the Bureau of Education Administration, Mr. Emery Wenty, the acting Chief of Personnel Mr. Philip Haruo, and EHS staff.
The grant officialized is valued at $95,685 and is offered through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). EHS lacks a means for student transportation, which has hindered student activities, especially in cases where EHS is unable to borrow a bus. The bus to be procured will now ensure that EHS can attend any extracurricular activity without transportation challenges. The EHS bus will be the fifth bus donated by Japan through GGP after bus donations to Peliliu in 1999, Aimeliik in 2010, and Melekeok Elementary School last Friday, September 7, 2012. A bus for Belau Modekngei School is expected to be procured and handed over later this year. Education is one of the primary fields prioritized by Japan and its grant programs like GGP.
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