According to the statistics of 2021, the total amount of grant aid implemented by the Japanese government in Azerbaijan is about $100 million, Japan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Katsuya Watanabe said in an interview with Report.
"The Japanese government has implemented 286 projects in 58 districts of Azerbaijan under this program since 2020, including the construction and repair of kindergartens, medical centers, water supply infrastructure, irrigation, and others. The total value of all these projects is about $24 million.
The grant assistance program is a project designed to meet the basic needs of people living in the districts and improve their living conditions. These projects are not based on the annual planning prepared by the embassy but based on the applications submitted by the applicant organization. The embassy of Japan hopes that even better project proposals will be presented by the people of Azerbaijan.
The program also provides funding for small projects in areas such as education, healthcare, and public hygiene that will directly benefit people. Non-profit organizations, local authorities, educational institutions, medical institutions, and others can apply for grant assistance. The embassy hopes to receive applications from such non-profit organizations," he noted.
Full interview is available here