GGP 2nd Year Follow-up Visit to Emergency Relief Supplies Storage Warehouse and Training Center of the Palau Red Cross Society

On February 27, 2026, the GGP Coordinator of the Embassy of Japan met with Ms. J. Maireng Sengebau, Secretary General of the Palau Red Cross Society (PRCS), and Mr. Icely Kuterbis, a member of the Red Cross Disaster Action Team (RDAT), at Emergency Relief Supplies Storage Warehouse and Training Center of the PRCS. The visit was conducted as part of the second-year follow-up to “The Project for Constructing the New Emergency Relief Supplies Storage Warehouse and Training Center of the Palau Red Cross Society.”
 
Through the Government of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP), the PRCS completed the construction of the Warehouse and Training Center on October 3, 2024, with a total grant of USD 404,828.
 
Prior to the project, the existing warehouse and training facilities were outdated and lacked sufficient capacity, constraining the hygienic storage and timely distribution of relief supplies, as well as regular outreach activities. The former office location and limited facilities also made coordination with the government and the implementation of training programs challenging.
 
Through this project, the new facility now enables the safe storage and smooth distribution of relief supplies during natural disasters. Outreach activities are conducted more regularly, and disaster prevention volunteers are trained, strengthening Palau’s disaster response capacity.
 
Two years after its completion, the facility remains well managed by the PRCS and continues to serve as a key hub for weekly outreach activities and the storage of emergency supplies.
 
Japan’s GGP was launched in Palau in 1999 to address grassroots development needs, including education, healthcare, and community welfare. This project marks the 88th of the 105 GGP projects implemented in Palau.
 
The GGP Handover Ceremony for “The Project for Constructing the New Emergency Relief Supplies Storage Warehouse and Training Center of the Palau Red Cross Society”:
https://www.palau.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/11_000001_01409.html