Australia grants aid of AUD 102,000

The Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade on Monday handed over grant totaling Australian Dollars 102,000 to twelve projects under the Australian Embassy Direct Aid Program (DAP) small grants scheme assistance programmes.

The areas of funding that DAP will reach are Health, Education, Sanitation, Rural Development and Poverty alleviation, an embassy statement reads.

The funded projects includes Spinal Cord Injury Association Nepal (SCIAN), Human Environment League for Preservation (HELP) Nepal, Gaja Youth Club Baglung, Student Partnership Worldwide (SPW) Nepal, Labourer Women and Child Welfare Council, Adarsha Primary School Lamjung, Dalit Development Forum, Change and Development for our Rural Society (CDORS) Nepal, Green Society, Nepal Network for Cancer Treatment and Research (NNCTR / INCTR) Nepal, Child Nepal and Prisoners Assistance Nepal. nepalnews.com ia Oct 30 07