Japanese Government Provides Grant to Armenian NGO for Implementatio

[Karakhanian Suren]

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES GRANT TO ARMENIAN NGO FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTI-LANDSLIDE PROGRAMS

Armenpress

YEREVAN, AUGUST 18, ARMENPRESS: The Japanese government is going to
provide 80,254 USD grant to the Armenian "Mkhitar Gosh" NGO for the
implementation of anti-landslide programs in the Armenian provinces
of Tavush and Gegharkunik.

The document of providing the grant was signed today at the Foreign
Ministry by the second secretary of the Japanese embassy in Armenia
Yukiko Mizuno and head of the "Mkhitar Gosh" NGO Lena Arzumanian.

Mizuno said that the Japanese government highlights the implementation
of anti-landslide programs. Before providing the grant, preliminary
studies and experimental programs were carried out in Gosh and Martuni
communities which showed that there exists a necessity of fighting
against landslides.

The second secretary said that overall the Japanese government has
provided 1.6 million USD within the framework of which 18 programs
have been carried out in Armenia.

The head of the NGO said that the funds provided by the grant will
be directed towards the implementation of tree-planting and drainage
works.