ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan decided to extend financial
support of US$ 88,175 (approx. Rs 7.4 million) to the Learning
Awareness and Motivation Programme (LAMP) for Construction of Primary
School in Raziq Kalay, Khyber Agency, FATA.
According to a
press release, the agreement for the project was signed on Thursday,
08th September 2011, at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in
Islamabad between Mr. Hiroshi OE, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan
and Nawabzada Fazal Karim Afridi, Chief Executive of LAMP.
The
grant will be utilized for the construction of primary school
comprising of six classrooms, one office room and four toilets. In
addition, desks and chairs will also be provided for the students.
At
present, the students of this village are studying under the open sky,
sitting on the ground. There are many cases where the students,
particularly young girls and boys, give up attending school due to
miserable conditions of the existing schools despite their desire to
continue their studies.
With this project, about 200 children
will be able to easily access the new school, which provides them with
an opportunity for basic education in a safe and comfortable learning
environment. This school has a capacity of accommodating 300 students,
and the number of students is expected to increase in the future.
At
the signing ceremony, Ambassador OE stressed that the provision of
basic education to children is one of the priorities in Japan’s
assistance policy towards Pakistan. He also expressed his hope that
this project would give children a chance to carve out their better
future, and in addition, it would certainly strengthen the existing
friendly relations between the peoples of Japan and Pakistan. Online
