| Type of Project |
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Other |
| Field |
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Agriculture/Forestry/Fisheries, Health Care |
| Name of Local Authority |
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Sonobe-Town in Kyoto Prefecture |
| Cooperative Partner: |
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Bishankhu-village, Godavari-region, Kingdom of Nepal |
- How the program started:
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The exchange started in 1990 at the timeThe International Garden and Greenery Exposition Osaka Japan 1990was held in Osaka. Sonobe-Town promised to cooperate in the technical protection of Pagoda, traditional Nepalese architecture. In the course of the contact and discussion, Sonobe-Town started cooperation in the construction of the vocational school. The cooperation includes the technical guidance for self-efficiency of the local residents.
- Outline of Project:
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- Construction and management of the Nepal-Sonobe Vocational School (Agricultural course, Woodwork course)
- Health guidance to the citizens of the Bishankhu village
- Progress:
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| 1996 |
Construction of the Nepal-Sonobe Vocational School was started. |
| 1997 |
Construction of the above school was completed. |
| 1997 |
Sonobe Nepal Friendship Association was established to engage in school management and scholarship grants and thus contribute to the development of Nepal. |
| 1998 |
The classes of the Woodwork course started. |
- Period:
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Since 1994
- Cooperative Affiliations:
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- Sonobe International Educational City Center Foundation
(It takes initiative in the assistance of Nepal, in cooperation with Sonobe-Town)
- Sonobe Nepal Friendship Association
(Its membership consists of both citizens of Sonobe-town and other towns. It organizes study tours in which members visit the village to promote grassroots exchange, while supporting school management and scholarship grants.)
- The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
(Since 1994 to 2004, Sonobe International Educational City Center Foundation has been a beneficiary of theInternational Volunteer Fundsfrom the ministry.)
- Expenses:
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Total amount (1994-1996) ¥ 32,000,000
(It covers the expenses of the construction of the Nepal-Sonobe Vocational School.)
- Difficulties to date and measures to be taken:
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In 1995, Sonobe-Town sent officials to Nepal to engage in the construction of roads and bridges to the school site. In the beginning, only the residents of Bistachhap Village were supportive of the project. People of other villages were just bystanders despite the fact that they would use the road when completed. However, impressed by the process of the bridge being constructed and the efforts of volunteers, they started cooperating with the project. At last, the construction was completed with the support of all the neighboring villages.
- Results/Prospects:
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The completed Nepal-Sonobe Vocational School serves as a base of technical training in Nepal. The project encouraged both the Sonobe-Town officials and citizens (members of the Sonobe Nepal Friendship Association) to realize the significance of the international cooperation.
- Objectives:
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In order to promote the self-sustenance of the vocational school, it is essential for the school to secure a source of finance as well as a way to minimize the management costs.
- Division in Charge:
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Office of Planning and Information
(The Department of General Affairs of Sonobe-Town)
- Updated On:
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July 2004
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