Government Of Japan Signs Grant Agreements With Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Mar. 17, (CMC) – The Government of Japan has signed three grant agreements, totaling US$256,000, with Haiti, two of which will go towards the development of the agricultural sector.

During a recent ceremony, the Ambassador of Japan accredited to Port-au-Prince, Yoshiaki Hatta, said, US$87,000 will go towards the Association of Women in Action of Gros Morne (AFAGM) for the development of a fruit processing plant, the construction of a storage area and equipment necessary for the operation of the workshop.

An amount of US$90,000 was also made available to the farmers of the Association for the Development of Liancourt Moreau (APDML) for the development of a grain workshop, including a shed with a drying area and three motorized grain grinders.

The Ambassador also signed off on US$80,000 for the construction of six classrooms, a toilet block and the provision of school furniture in the community of Levêque .

Funds were also provided to improve access to safe drinking water and hygiene promotion at 12 schools and 12 communities in the Southeast department, and six schools and four communities in the municipality of Croix-des-Bouquets.