The Government of Japan has been generously donating grant assistance for major capital development projects in schools throughout Fiji. This time around the community of Koronubu in Ba will witness the handing-over of the newly constructed three classrooms funded by the Government of Japan under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) programme.

The First Secretary at the Embassy of Japan, Mr. Takato Maki represented the Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Yutaka Yoshizawa in the official handing-over ceremony of the new classroom facilities at Koronubu Indian School to be held at 11.30 am on Friday, 4th June, 2010.

Koronubu Indian School in Ba received a grant of US$72,124 (approximately FJD138,700.00) from the Government of Japan for the construction of the three-classroom building complex. The new classrooms will replace the old wooden classrooms built in 1930’s when the school was established to provide basic primary education to the community of Koronubu, Benai, Nakavika, Nabatolu, Field 11, Korovuto, and Namada villages. The new classrooms will empower this rural based school with modern classrooms to ensure that children of this farming community in Ba are provided with best of resources and equal opportunities to excel academically. This School over the years faced financial difficulties in renovating the old wooden deteriorated building to accommodate the 165 children attending the school.
                                                                   
Japan believes education is the key to socio-economic development and hopes to continue assisting schools in Fiji through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) programme.