Japanese assistance for child labour reduction project

 Japan has helped child labour reduction project in Makawanpur district.

The government of Japan has extended $265,576 (approximately Rs 30.85 million), to Shapla Neer – Citizens’ Committee in Japan for Overseas Support, under the grant assistance for Japanese NGO Projects Schemes.

Shapla Neer, an international NGO based in Japan, will work with a Nepali partner NGO, Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN-Nepal), to reduce child labour through strengthening the child protection mechanism in Makwanpur district, acording to a press note issued by the Japanese Embassy.

A grant contract for this project was signed and exchanged on today by Charge d’Affaires ad Interim of Japan to Nepal Yoshioka Yuzo and country representative of Shapla Neer Nepal Office Katsui Hiromi, at the Embassy of Japan in Kathmandu.

Shapla Neer Nepal Office together with CWIN-Nepal will closely coordinate with local government, stakeholders and community members to achieve a reduction in child labour through various activities to enhance the child protection capacity of local government, to support children at high risk of child labour, and to increase community awareness on child labour in Manahari Rural Municipality of Makwanpur district, the press note adds.

The Embassy of Japan in Nepal expects that the project will contribute to elimination of child labor, child trafficking, and will promote child protection in Makwanpur district. The embassy, according to the press note, is also confident that the project will strengthen the cordial friendship between the peoples of Japan and Nepal.