AMMAN — The Japanese government provided
a $91,538 grant to the
United Palestinian Appeal (UPA) for the renovation of an
old building set to be transformed into a community center in Jerash Camp under
a program named Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.
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A grant contract was signed on Wednesday
by
Japanese Ambassador to Jordan Shimazaki Kaoru and UPA Executive Director
Saleem Zaru.
Jerash Camp, locally known as Gaza Camp,
is one of 10
UNRWA-recognized Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan.
In a press statement carried by the Jordan
News Agency, Petra, Japan’s embassy said that the grant assistance aims to
establish a community center where the UPA would provide a variety of services
and activities such as education, healthcare, and business development for
residents of Jerash Camp. The community center will also be used as a recreational
space for social interaction among the residents.
Since its establishment in 1978, the UPA
has implemented many development and humanitarian projects to empower
Palestinians and improve their lives in Palestine, as well as in the refugee
camps in Lebanon and Jordan. This project is expected to improve the overall
and cultural life for Palestinian refugees and promote their socioeconomic
activities, the statement added.
At the signing ceremony, Ambassador Shimazaki
expressed his gratitude to the UPA's great contribution to the society. "I
sincerely hope that this project will have a big role in safeguarding their (Palestinian
refugees) dignified life and improving their living conditions," he
indicated.
Under this grant program, Japan has
extended more than $10 million for 150 projects to NGOs, schools, hospitals,
and local governments in Jordan since 1993.
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