Japan extends Tk14.7m to Bangladesh NGOs

Japan on Wednesday extended a grant of $135,508 (approximately BDT 14.7 million) to two Bangladeshi NGOs, reports UNB.
The NGOs are SKS Foundation and Good Neighbors Bangladesh. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori signed the 'Grant Contracts' for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) at the Embassy of Japan with the respective organisations.
SKS Foundation has been awarded $82,027 as a grant for the project for procurement of eye care equipment for SKS Eye Hospital in Gaibandha District. With the assistance of the GGHSP funding, SKS Foundation will procure two eye care equipment (1 Optical Coherence Tomography and 1 Visual Field Analyser) to provide quality and affordable eye care diagnosis and treatment in the targeted area.