The government of Japan has extended a grant of US$306,692, approximately Tk3.35 crore, to two Bangladeshi NGOs—Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute and JAAGO Foundation Trust.

Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori recently signed the ‘grant contracts’ for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) at the Embassy of Japan with the respective organisations.

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute has been awarded $83,424 as a grant for the project titled “Strengthening Medical System of Haematological Diseases for Children in Dhaka District.”

Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute, a government-funded hospital, provides medical, surgical treatment, and diagnostic services.

With the assistance of the GGHSP funding, Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute will procure and install three medical equipment (one refrigerated centrifuge machine, one plasma storage freezer, and one automated aphaeresis machine) to provide the treatment of haematological diseases including blood cancer and thalassemia for children.

JAAGO Foundation Trust has been awarded $223,268 as a grant for the project “Construction of a School Building for a Digital School in Bandarban District.”