Post date: 19/11/2010

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Japan assists to build boarding house for handicapped children

The Japanese Government has committed to provide a grant worth US$95,476, to build a two-storey boarding house for centre to raise handicapped children in Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh province.

The commitment was confirmed at a signing ceremony at the Japanese embassy in Hanoi on November 18.

The centre for handicapped children will include youths aged 7-15 years old with audio-lingual and movement detects. The centre is providing training course in the clothing industry for 20 children, the embroidery industry for another 20 children, and the making incense for 25 more.

However, the facilities are still lacking, it doesn’t meet demand of rehabilitation for the children. At present, there are 36 children staying in a boarding house of the centre, however, it only has three rooms, therefore, 10 children must stay in one room. In 2009, the centre had to reject 70 handicapped children due to lack of facilities.

Source: VOVNews

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