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Working
towards securing a better future for Jordanians, the Government of
Japan has decided to support the National Association for the Mentally
Handicapped (NAMH) with the best possible
education in order to merge the disabled into society and help achieve
equality in their community.
In order to achieve this vision, an agreement of US$15,642 was signed
today, Sunday February 26, by Mr. Matahiro Yamaguchi, Chargé
d’Affaires of the Embassy of Japan and Mrs. Aida Bseiso, President
of the Association, at the Association’s Center for Special
Education in
Amman
.
“The grant will support furnishing the Association’s various
educational equipments such as the central sound system to expand its
capacity and to receive more students already on the long waiting
list. Moreover, the grant will assist the Association’s qualified
staff in providing further practical training using carpentry tools
and audiovisual devices,” Mrs. Bseiso pointed out.
During the singing ceremony, Mr. Yamaguchi said “In addition to
Japan’s huge projects in the area of health, the Government of Japan
has worked in partnership with many Jordanian NGOs which are familiar
with the needs and all effective ways to cope with difficulties in
their specialized fields.”
“To realize better life and better future for the next generation,
the Japanese Embassy always welcomes new projects”, Mr. Yamaguchi
stressed.
The grant is provided within the framework of Japanese Grant
Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects (GGP), which
Japan
has, since 1993, donated
US$ 5.7 million for 96 projects to non-governmental organizations,
schools, hospitals and local governments in
Jordan
.
“In this regard, the Embassy is planning to organize three workshops
on our scheme of Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security
Projects (GGP) in order to acquaint would-be recipients on its
details. The first workshop is to take place in Amman on 8 March 2006,
the second in Irbid on 22 March and the last one in Ma’an on 29
March”, Mr. Yamaguchi added.
The National Association for the Mentally Handicapped has, since its
establishment in 1978, exerted themselves to raise public awareness to
the rights of the handicapped, to support to their parents, to provide
possible prevention and the best possible education and physical
fitness and care with the aim of enabling the handicapped to merge
into the Jordanian society. Its center for special education in
Amman
caters for sixty handicapped males and females aged between eight and
forty-six years and from varied degrees and stages ranging from simple
to severe cases including multiple handicaps. Also, the Association
provides students a meal and a snack in addition to securing their
transportations to and from their homes in the Greater Amman area and
its surrounding towns. |
