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PR#55–2013, March 20, 2013 |
Japan funds Training Center for Bangsamoro |
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Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe congratulates Mr. Mohammad S. Yacob, Executive Director of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) after signing the grant contract for “ The Project for Construction of a Training Center for Bangsamoro ” on March 19, 2013. |
Japanese Ambassador Toshinao Urabe and Mr. Mohammad S. Yacob, Executive Director of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) , signed the grant contract for “ The Project for Construction of a Training Center for Bangsamoro ” on 19 March 2013 . The p roject, amounting to US$ 121,917 (approximately 4.7 million pesos) , is funded through the scheme of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).
The BDA is a local Non-Government Organization tasked to lead in managing rehabilitation and development projects in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, which includes providing capacity building to stakeholders and partners. With no available in-house venue, trainings are usually held at facilities with high rental costs.
Through the GGP, BDA will be provided funding for a) construction of a training center; b) procurement of furniture and fixture for the center and c) procurement of training equipment.
The Training Center shall be the venue for different trainings that will directly benefit the Bangsamoro in the grassroots level. It shall aim to provide capacity building for 1,150 participants and 156 cooperatives per year.
The project is part of the Japan-Bangsamoro Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development (J-BIRD), the Japanese government's package of assistance in support of peace and development in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao.
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