Japan assists Tekrit Charity Dispensary in Akkar

(5 March 2010)

Japan supports Tekrit Charity Dispensary for equipping its health center in Akkar. This support is aimed at improving the health condition of people in a remote area. Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon Mr. Koichi Kawakami and President of Tekrit Charity Dispensary, Mr. Rislan Khaled Rustom, signed the grant contract of US$81,075 to this effect at the Embassy of Japan on 5 March 2010.

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 governmental authorities in Lebanon. Japan has so far extended through GGP more than US$ 9 million since 1996.