The Japanese embassy in Harare said the grants, which will be channelled through United Nations (UN) agencies in Harare, will also aid in improving Zimbabwes education sector, health delivery and capacity building in midwifery training. The government of Japan has, over the past few weeks, extended grants totalling US$13,3 million to Zimbabwe to be disbursed through five UN agencies in 2010 in addition to a contribution to UNICEF of US$1,4 million in January this year, the embassy said in a statement.
It is hoped that this humanitarian gesture from the government of Japan will contribute to the improved standards of living to the more vulnerable groups in Zimbabwe. The embassy said it had also funded the World Food Programme to purchase cereals, pulses, corn-soya blend, and other costs to provide food assistance to 1,5 million people. It said the education component will focus on several elements to improve the learning environment in primary schools where 40 classrooms at 10 schools will be either constructed or rehabilitated.
Twenty-five selected primary schools in Buhera and Chegutu will be provided with a total of 14 400 desks and chairs for pupils and 360 teachers desks and chairs while US$1 million has been earmarked for the procurement of learning materials, among the projects Japan has earmarked for Zimbabwe.
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