Himal Press 
KATHMANDU: The Government of Japan has handed over a children’s home building in the Humla district to the local community.
Tamura Takahiro, Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to Nepal, attended the ceremony, according to a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan.
The project was implemented with a grant support of $124,267 (approximately Rs 13.5 million) under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Government of Japan.
Speaking on the occasion, Tamura congratulated and expressed his appreciation for the efforts of all those involved in the project.
The project was implemented by the Rural Empowerment and Development Initiative, Humla (READI, Humla), which was founded in 2008.
The newly constructed facility can permanently accommodate up to 30 children and serves as a training facility for the community.
GGP was established to implement projects that directly benefit people at the grassroots level for the socio-economic development of communities. Since 1991, over 200 GGP projects have been implemented in Nepal, according to the embassy.
