Japanese donation

[NewsWhore]

The Japanese government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed off on a donation for the province of Bahoruco with a total value of US$228,000. The funds will be implemented through the program "Improvement of Nutrition for Children in Bahoruco Province," and is part of the "Educational Schools Garden program." The funds will help raise the nutritional levels of 4,400 children in 44 schools, providing training for 240 teachers, as well as for 2,640 parents and 50 community leaders. The funds come from the special Japanese fund to help reduce poverty and will be administered by Dominican women's development organization MUDE.

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