Second Signing Ceremony for Grant Assistance

　 On March 13, 2017 the signing ceremony of eight grant contracts under the Grant Assistance for Human Security Projects of the Kusanone Programme for 2017 in Ukraine took place at the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine. The following assistance projects were signed:

1. “Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Chernihiv Oblast Tuberculosis Clinic” (Chernihiv Oblast)
2. “Project for Improvement of Educational and Sanitary Environment in Primary Education Institution of Konische Village, Volyn Oblast” (Volyn Oblast)
3. “Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Kamianets-Podilsky City Kindergartens No.2 and No.15” (Hmelnytsk Oblast)
4. “Project for Improvement of Educational Environment in Primary Education Institutions of Yampil City” (Vinnytsia Oblast)
5. “Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Kremenets District Hospital” (Ternopil Oblast)
6. “Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Chernivtsi Oblast Children Hospital” (Chernivtsi Oblast
7. “Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Ternopil City Emergency Hospital” (Ternopil Oblast)
8. “Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment at Ovidiopol Central District Hospital” (Odessa Oblast)

　 Almost 520 thousand USD was granted for the implementation of these projects in order to improve the educational and health care environment in Ukraine. The funds will be used for supply of medical equipment for the hospitals, as well as for reparation works at the educational institutions (roof reparation, wall weathering, etc).