Kathmandu, 15 November: Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Japan,
Yoshioka Yuzo signed a grant contract with Matrika Prasad Devkota, executive director of KOSHISH, for building a mental health therapeutic center at Pharping in Kathmandu District
The project is funded under the grant assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) of the Japanese Government and involves a grant of above 35 million rupees.
The project aims to enhance therapeutic services for abandoned women with mental health and psychosocial disabilities by constructing a mental health therapeutic center to provide treatment in a safe environment.
At the online grant signing ceremony, Yoshioka said he hoped the assistance would contribute towards enhancing better therapeutic services for women suffering from mental health issues.
KOSHISH is a non-governmental organization working since 2008 to ensure persons with psychological disabilities are able to live independently with dignity, and are included in the community as equals. It has been running a transit home for women to support their recovery from mental illnesses.
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