Japan assists the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation in Chouf

Japan supports the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC), for the improvement of their fire fighting equipment. This support is aimed at preserving the forests in Chouf. Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon Mr. Koichi Kawakami and General Director of AFDC, Mrs. Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine, signed a grant contract of US$90,741 to this effect at the Embassy of Japan on 24 March 2011.

This is funded by “Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Project (GGP)” of Japan. Japan’s GGP supports development projects at grass-roots level proposed by such bodies as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and local government authorities in Lebanon. Japan has so far extended through GGP more than US$ 9.6 million since 1996.