Japan's Economic Assistance to the Republic of Albania
March 2007
Embassy of Japan in Italy
(the exchange rate: 1 USD=110 yen)
Grant Assistance
(1)General Project Grant
(a) Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment for the Pediatric Hospital "Mother Teresa" of University Center of Tirana (392 million yen, FY2000)
(b) Project for Improvement of Medical Equipment on South Regional and District Hospital of Albania (233 million yen, FY2004)
(2)Increase of Food Production / Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers (2KR)
2KR has been provided on 5 occasions (FY1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) to Albania. The total amount of this aid is 1.69 billion yen.
(fertilizers, agrochemicals and agricultural machinery)
(3)Non-Project Grant Aid (NPGA)
NPGA has been provided twice (FY1999, 2000) with the total amount of 1.1 billion yen.
(NPGA is foreign currency support to secure payments for imports of goods that are urgently needed in order to adjust the economic structure in accordance with a plan agreed between IBRD/IMF and a recipient country).
(4)Emergency Aid
(a) Humanitarian aid to support Albanian citizens hit by the collapse of the pyramid banking schemes (72 million yen through ICRC, FY1997)
(b) Aid for monitoring the general election (14 million yen through OSCE, FY1997)
(c) Aid for Albanian citizens who have sustained damage from floods
(tents, blankets, water purifiers, electric power generator ; 14 million yen, FY2002)
(5)Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects
(a) Workshop on Production of Wheelchairs for Disabled People in Albania
(1.56 million yen, FY1998; Recipient: Albanian Disability Rights Foundation)
(b) Improvement of Teaching Conditions in the Primary School "Siri Kodra" in Tirana (4.71 million yen, FY1998; Recipient: JICA Alumni Association-Albania)
(c) Assistance for the Educational Campaigns Program of AIDS Prevention by PSI
(3.31 million yen, FY1998; Recipient: Population Services International-Albania)
(d) AIDS/STD Prevention Social Marketing for Youth Program
(6.50 million yen, FY1999; Recipient: Population Services International-Albania)
(e) Empowerment of Local Education System Capacities in Lezha district
(4.60 million yen, FY2001; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(f) Empowerment of Local Education System Capacities in Tirana and in Lezha District
(5.60 million yen, FY2001; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(g)Improvement of Educational Facilities of 28 Nentori Elementary School in Tirana Municipality
(5.82 million yen, FY2002; Recipient: Tirana Municipality)
(h) Improvement of Educational Facilities for Babrru primary and low intermediate school in Tirana district
(6.21 million yen, FY2003; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(i)Reconditioning of Facilities of the University Hospital Center "Nene Tereza" Psychiatric Hospital Tirana
(2.16 million yen, FY2003; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(j) Improvement of Educational Facilities for Three Schools in Lushnje Town
(7.98 million yen, FY2003; Recipient: CESVI)
(k) Improvement of Education by Constructing a Primary School in Barbulloje Village in Lezha District
(6.99 million yen, FY2004; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(l) Improving Mother and Child Health in Lezha District
(7.42 million yen, FY2004; Recipient: Community of Sant'Egidio)
(m) Improvement of Educational Facilities of Mustafa Greblleshi School
(6.62 million yen, FY2005; Recipient: Municipality of Tirana)
(n) Reconstruction of Hysgjokaj Middle School
(8.09 million yen, FY2005; Recipient: Cafod Albania)
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