Three local non-governmental organisations are the latest beneficiaries of Japan’s generosity, under the Japan Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects.Habitat for Humanity received US$100,684; Roadside Baptist Church Skills Training Centre (RBCSTC) received US$90,373,Cheap NFL Jerseys, and the Special Needs for Life Inc. (SNL Inc.), , received US$99,142? to aid in their development. The presentation took place on Friday.Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Director-General of Foreign Affairs Elizabeth Harper, Honorary Consul General for Japan, Kashir Khan and First Secretary of the Embassy of Japan in Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Takaaki Kato, joined with the National Director Habitat for Humanity, Rawle Small, Chief Executive Officer RBCSTC, Yetrawatee Katryan, and Principal of SNL, Mark Adams, to sign the three contracts.Mr. Kato said that Friday’s ceremony was a clear indication that strong bilateral ties can be built, not only through inter-governmental relation, but also through co-operative efforts.The first grant will go to assist the construction of Habitat for Humanity Resource Centre in Region Ten. Kato said that this comes just in time for Habitat for Humanity’s (Guyana) 20th anniversary celebration.The National Director explained that Habitat for Humanity has a vibrant youth programme.It will be working with young people in Linden, training and encouraging them to develop creative thinking skills.He added that his organization intends to partner with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, and other entities to achieve this community goal.The second grant is going to fund the RBCSTCI initiative entitled, “The Project for Renovating the RBCSTCI”. Kato commended Mrs. Katryan on the good work that her organisation has been doing for over the past 20 years, and the dedication it has shown,Cheap Jerseys From China, towards the educational and social skill development of youth and adults within Region Six.Mrs. Katryan expressed deep gratitude to the government and people of Japan and their dedication to Human Support Globally, by providing a better quality of life for youth in social services.She said that the elements of the weather damaged the auditorium of her organisation’s building and this grant will remedy their current distress. She explained that these funds will go toward renovation and enhancement of the ceiling of her building, and the services in the Information Technology lab, amongst other things.She explained that this is not the first time that Japan has contributed to the development of her organisation. In 1998, the Japanese Government invested in the IT programme of the school, which to date, has helped to produce thousands of graduates, skilled in Information Technology.Kato stated that the third grant goes towards the project for the construction of Bina Hill Indigenous Youth Skills Training Centre. He said that the objective is to “empower and motivate the youths of North Rupununi District, by constructing a modernised building environment that will help to further develop their skills and educational requirements, to prepare for gainful employment.”Mr. Adams of SNL Inc. thanked Minister Rodrigues-Birkett for interceding on the behalf of the organisation,NFL Jerseys China, in order to solidify the grants. His organisation will now benefit from an expansion in facilities, and indigenous people will now have the advantage of learning in their own communities.Adams boasted of a four-year long relationship that his organisation has enjoyed with Japan. He recalled their last encounter while building a school in Kilcoy, East Berbice Corentyne,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, which specializes in deaf education. He said that it is a great honour and privilege to be a recipient of this grant, at a time when grants are hard to come by.He congratulated the other recipients, and called on the Government of Guyana to support Amerindian Youth Micro-enterprise initiatives.The Minister, in congratulating the grant recipients, recognised the contributions that the Government of Japan has made to Guyana over the past years. The construction of the CARICOM Headquarters and New Amsterdam Hospital, Corriverton Water Supply and the yet to be completed East Demerara Water Conservancy Project,Jerseys From China, have all been products of Guyana’s bilateral relations with Japan.Rodrigues-Birkett boasted of the presence of various Japanese volunteers attached to different agencies in Guyana, and the dedication that Japan has to seeing contractual obligations fulfilled.She admired the fact that all of the grantees’ main areas of focus will be on young people, since they make up the majority of Guyana’s