Japan Provides Grant Assistance to 3 Pohnpei Schools for Sanitation
The Government of Japan provided $88,394 to the Pohnpei State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Project for “The Improvement and Enhancement of Sanitation at 3 Schools in Pohnpei” under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security.
The Project was first suggested by a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) who works at EPA, when the Embassy had an opportunity to exchange views on environmental issues in the FSM with JOCV environmental education volunteers. Since then, the rounds of consultations and steady efforts were made by EPA including the JOCV, and they led to the success of this project formation. This shows a successful partnership and strategic economic cooperation of Japan involving JOCV, which makes synergy effect. The needs from grassroots were bridged to the Japan’s financial source, and realized as a project.
The project aims improve and enhancement the sanitary facilities at 3 schools in Pohnpei which have been under severe deteriorated conditions and identified as urgent cases among 27 schools which were inspected in Pohnpei. They are Seinwar Elementary school, Mand Elementary School, and Pohnpei Island Central High School.
It is expected at the end of the project that the number of diarrheal germ carriers will decrease; the outbreak of infectious disease such as cholera could be pretended; and the percentage of schools attendance rates will go up.
A Grant Contract signing ceremony was taken place on December 04, 2008 at the State Governor’s Office in Kolonia. Mr. Shoji Sato, Ambassador of Japan to the F.S.M. singed on behalf of the Government of Japan, and Mr. Albert Roby, Executive Officer of EPA also signed the Contract, witness by Governor Ehsa and Senator Promo.
This is the second project under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security in Pohnpei this year. Ambassador Sato advocated that Japan’s economic cooperation in not only the big infrastructure-related projects at the national level but also the grassroots projects with Sabiki (Kekihr), a fishing method which is to catch small fish. Ambassador said “Grass-roots project are like Sabiki which is small but sure and quick”. The Japan’s responsive economic cooperation like a grass-roots project is highly expected for the further contribution to the people of FSM.
（December 10-23, 2008号 The Kaselehlie Press p.9 から全文引用）
世界の開発途上国でも基本的通信インフラとなりつつあるインターネット環境ですが、ミクロネシア連邦の首都パリキールを置くポンペイではまだまだ不安定です。これまではそれほどネットの必要性のない生活を送ってきました、しかしＪＩＣＡ事務所からはメールのみの連絡、最近では事務局への報告書の提出や各種申請手続きのポータルシステム化、まさにこのブログの立ち上げ（笑）など隊員の環境にも急激に電子化が進んでいます。
自己紹介遅れました、18-3ポンペイＥＰＡの丹羽です。
さて、以上の記事は先週12月10日のカセレリア・プレス（ミ国最大発行部数の隔週発行新聞）に掲載された外務省草の根・人間の安全保障無償資金協力に関するものです。
どうやら某国のプロパガンダにうまく利用されたようです、所詮は草の根もとい青年海外協力隊といったところでしょうか。
ただし地元住民の長年の念願であったこれらのプロジェクトがスモールグラントの利点を生かして迅速に承認されたことについて、学校へ通う子供たちも、村の人々も、先生方も、建設業者は特に（爆）、このプロジェクトを取り巻く人々は大変喜んでいます。
また、前述にあるコスラエの事案のように一過性の援助で終わってしまうのでなく、継続した協力援助によりさらに効果・効率の望める環境案件については外務省に引き続き支援をお願いしたく申し上げます。
一千万円（この時点ではUS$1=113換算）の日本国民の血税が無駄遣いになったと言われないことを心より祈っています。
にわ
The Government of Japan provided $88,394 to the Pohnpei State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Project for “The Improvement and Enhancement of Sanitation at 3 Schools in Pohnpei” under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security.
The Project was first suggested by a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) who works at EPA, when the Embassy had an opportunity to exchange views on environmental issues in the FSM with JOCV environmental education volunteers. Since then, the rounds of consultations and steady efforts were made by EPA including the JOCV, and they led to the success of this project formation. This shows a successful partnership and strategic economic cooperation of Japan involving JOCV, which makes synergy effect. The needs from grassroots were bridged to the Japan’s financial source, and realized as a project.
The project aims improve and enhancement the sanitary facilities at 3 schools in Pohnpei which have been under severe deteriorated conditions and identified as urgent cases among 27 schools which were inspected in Pohnpei. They are Seinwar Elementary school, Mand Elementary School, and Pohnpei Island Central High School.
It is expected at the end of the project that the number of diarrheal germ carriers will decrease; the outbreak of infectious disease such as cholera could be pretended; and the percentage of schools attendance rates will go up.
A Grant Contract signing ceremony was taken place on December 04, 2008 at the State Governor’s Office in Kolonia. Mr. Shoji Sato, Ambassador of Japan to the F.S.M. singed on behalf of the Government of Japan, and Mr. Albert Roby, Executive Officer of EPA also signed the Contract, witness by Governor Ehsa and Senator Promo.
This is the second project under the Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security in Pohnpei this year. Ambassador Sato advocated that Japan’s economic cooperation in not only the big infrastructure-related projects at the national level but also the grassroots projects with Sabiki (Kekihr), a fishing method which is to catch small fish. Ambassador said “Grass-roots project are like Sabiki which is small but sure and quick”. The Japan’s responsive economic cooperation like a grass-roots project is highly expected for the further contribution to the people of FSM.
（December 10-23, 2008号 The Kaselehlie Press p.9 から全文引用）
世界の開発途上国でも基本的通信インフラとなりつつあるインターネット環境ですが、ミクロネシア連邦の首都パリキールを置くポンペイではまだまだ不安定です。これまではそれほどネットの必要性のない生活を送ってきました、しかしＪＩＣＡ事務所からはメールのみの連絡、最近では事務局への報告書の提出や各種申請手続きのポータルシステム化、まさにこのブログの立ち上げ（笑）など隊員の環境にも急激に電子化が進んでいます。
自己紹介遅れました、18-3ポンペイＥＰＡの丹羽です。
さて、以上の記事は先週12月10日のカセレリア・プレス（ミ国最大発行部数の隔週発行新聞）に掲載された外務省草の根・人間の安全保障無償資金協力に関するものです。
どうやら某国のプロパガンダにうまく利用されたようです、所詮は草の根もとい青年海外協力隊といったところでしょうか。
ただし地元住民の長年の念願であったこれらのプロジェクトがスモールグラントの利点を生かして迅速に承認されたことについて、学校へ通う子供たちも、村の人々も、先生方も、建設業者は特に（爆）、このプロジェクトを取り巻く人々は大変喜んでいます。
また、前述にあるコスラエの事案のように一過性の援助で終わってしまうのでなく、継続した協力援助によりさらに効果・効率の望める環境案件については外務省に引き続き支援をお願いしたく申し上げます。
一千万円（この時点ではUS$1=113換算）の日本国民の血税が無駄遣いになったと言われないことを心より祈っています。
にわ
