The Japanese Government has given MAG a grant of US$78,818 to cover the cost of a mini vegetation cutter.
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Above and top: Dr. Christina Bennike of MAG and Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon, Mr. Koichi Kawakami. |
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Representatives of MAG and the Japanese Government at the signing. [Photos: MAG Lebanon] |
This machine is used in suspect areas to cut vegetation, allowing deminers to check the ground and make it safe much more quickly.
Funded by Japan’s “Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Project” (GGP), the contract was signed by the Ambassador of Japan to Lebanon, Mr. Koichi Kawakami, and MAG Lebanon’s Country Programme Manager Dr. Christina Bennike at the Embassy of Japan in Lebanon on 12 March.
GGP supports development projects at grass-roots level proposed by such bodies as non-governmental organisations and local governmental authorities in Lebanon. Japan has so far extended more than US$9 million through GGP since 1996.
The 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah during the summer of 2006 has left the south of the country littered with unexploded munitions. These, along with the landmines left over from the previous conflict continue to pose a major obstacle to long-term development and economic growth. Click here for how MAG is helping in Lebanon.
15 March 2010
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