| Japan’s Grant Assistance to Malaysia for Grassroots Human Security |
The Government of Japan donated RM117,069.23, to Mobiliti (Mobility Association of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor)
for the purchase of a vehicle with wheel chair lift for disabled
people. The vehicle will be used to provide ‘door to door’ transport
service for wheelchair users.
The Embassy of Japan and Mobiliti
signed and exchanged the grant contract on 17th December 2007, and the
above mentioned vehicle has been purchased under the grant.
The vehicle was handed over to Mobiliti
on 8th July 2008. H.E. Mr. Masahiko Horie, Ambassador of Japan to
Malaysia and Mr. Anthony Arokia, President, Mobiliti, were present at
the handing-over ceremony.
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Since
1989, the Government of Japan has extended about RM10 million to
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local governments in Malaysia
under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects
scheme as a way to contribute to many small but socially important
projects at the grassroots level.
* Mobiliti
is a NGO, established in July 2001, to provide an independent
‘door-to-door’ transport service for disabled people living in the
Klang Valley with the aim of improving the quality of life for people
living with disability and the elderly. |
