Socotra gets $73 K from Japan [Archives:2004/788/Local News]

Under the Japanese plan called “Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects”, the government of Japan has decided to extend a new grant to Socotra Conservation Fund in order to implement another project in Socotra, amounting up to $73,678.
The grant will be utilized to procure 4 trucks and other equipment necessary for the improvement of solid waste management in that unique island.
An agreement concerning this new grant was signed by Abdul-Rahman Al-Eryani, Chairperson of Socotra Conservation Fund and Yuichi Ishii, Ambassador of Japan to Yemen.
Last March, Japan extended two grants amounting up to $161,495 to implement two projects in Socotra Island. The two projects aim respectively at providing training to Socotra inhabitants on certain skills that could promote eco-tourism in the island, and developing small-scale gardening to improve nutritive status in the island.
During the current Japanese fiscal year (April 2004-March 2005), nine projects, including this project, have been financed in Yemen amounting to $665,010.
The plan aims to support small-scale community-based projects in Basic Human Needs fields, such as primary health care, basic education and public welfare in developing countries, including Yemen.
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