ODA Press Tour to Madang, Madang Province

2022/4/6
Interview to a teacher of Kil Primary School
Shooting a student who is using a water tank provided by Japan
Shooting a ceremony of WASH Project
On 22-24 March, 2022, the Embassy of Japan organized an Official Development Assistance(ODA) Press Tour, inviting journalists from a total of four newspaper and TV station companies to visit Japan’s ODA Project sites in Madang, Madang Province and Rigo, Central Province. The participants observed the sites of market, school, library, vaccination support, road construction machinery that were funded by Japan.

The purpose of the ODA Press Tour was to familiarize PNG media with Japan’s commitment in assisting the economic and social sectors. The tour provided an opportunity for the media personnel to get a first-hand experience of how the economic cooperation through Japan’s ODA is being carried out in partnership with the Government and people of Papua New Guinea.
 
The PNG Media were introduced to the following projects:
 
1「Ambassador Watanabe visited the Madang Town Market」
2「Ambassador Watanabe visited the Rice Milling Facility (JICA Project for Promotion of Smallholder Rice Production)」
3「Ambassador Watanabe visited Madang provincial general hospital (Cold-chain network for Covid-19 vaccination through UNICEF)」
4「Hand-over Ceremony of road construction equipment in Madang, Madang Province」
5「Handover Ceremony of school buildings at Kil Primary School in Madang」
6「Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Hon. Peter Yama, Governor of Madang Province」
7「Handover Ceremony of hygiene facilities funded by Japan (WASH Project by UNICEF)」