A total of $77,958 will go to construct new maternity ward and purchase one open care warmer, two medical cupboards and 17 beds. The grant is also expected to improve reproductive health for more than 58,000 people.
$81,109 of the grant will go to construct new school buildings of the JOC Vocational Training Center including five classrooms, one administrative block, one sanitary facility and one workshop. With the aim to improve the quality of the training, the grant is also expected to allow JOCA Rwanda to accept over 100 more students.
The signing of the grant took place yesterday in Kigali between the Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda, Takayuki Miyashita and Executive Director of Association Rwandaise pour le Développement Rural (ARDR) Jean Munyurangabo and JOC Rwanda President Jean Bosco Harerimana.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Miyashita said that the new maternity ward will provide pregnant women with proper labor, delivery and maternity rooms.
He added that the project will reduce the number of pregnant women who have to give birth without having appropriate health facilities.
“Most pregnant women have to lie on the floor because of a lack of beds in the maternity ward of Nyacyonga Health Center. Moreover, the maternity ward does not have a water tank to clean the delivery room after child birth,” he said.
He said that the project is expected to lower the health risk for newborn babies and pregnant women and improve reproductive health for more than 58,000 people in Jabana and Nduba sectors, Gasabo District.
On school, Ambassador Miyashita said that the grant will provide a proper educational facility to students and enhance their school environment.
“This grant will allow JOC Rwanda to have enough work space for vocational trainings including welding, tailoring and hairdressing. The school can also accept over 100 more students who were put on a wait-list,” he said.
Nyacyonga Health Center Director, Clementine Mukagasana welcomed the grant saying that previously they had a room with five beds only and was a problem to manage them due to the number of pregnant women they receive.
ARDR’s Munyurangabo said that during the implementation of the project, they will partner with residents through community works, and the district will provide with them experts to supervise construction works.
Joc Rwanda’s Harerimana said that the grant will help them save the amount of money they used to spend in renting classrooms. The school was launched in 2014.
He said that they used to spend over Rwf1.4 million in rent, but they will allocate them to improving the quality of education by buying new equipment.
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