Under the projects that will be funded by grants worth US$4.55 million from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR), service centers will be set up for protecting women and children who are victims of abuse. The centers will support Nepal Police in this regard. [break]
The fund will also be utilized to facilitate legal identity documentation of people in some of the poorest districts, to ensure that they gain access to essential services. Also, the fund will help in the production of fortified flour in Chakki mills to reduce anemia and other illnesses linked to vitamin and mineral deficiencies in children.
Launching the projects amid a function organized at the ADB, Nepal Resident Mission in Kathmandu, on Monday, ADB´s Executive Director of Japan Masakazu Sakaguchi said, “In line with the poverty reduction goals of JFPR, all three projects are targeted at benefiting and empowering the most vulnerable and often excluded groups in Nepali society.”
Also speaking at the function, Japanese Ambassador Tatsuo Mizuno said Japan is ready to provide development assistance to Nepal as long as peace and democracy is maintained.
Japan, through the JFPR, supports high-impact projects to reduce poverty in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific. From 2001 to March 2010, Nepal has received seven JFPR projects worth $9.3 million in agriculture, governance and social sectors.
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