Chapter II.Mutual Understanding and Exchange (public relations activities and education for removing "mental barriers" necessary for further promotion of measures)
  Section 2.International Cooperation

Chapter II.Mutual Understanding and Exchange (public relations activities and education for removing "mental barriers" necessary for further promotion of measures)

Section 2.International Cooperation

• Grant assistance for facility construction, technical cooperation such as the technical training of overseas participants and the dispatch of experts, and assistance for private-sector grassroots exchanges was provided.
  
  (Principal measures implemented)
  
  1. In FY2002, 54 projects were implemented with Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects, including a project to build facilities for persons with physical disabilities in Pakistan.
  2. In FY2002, 9 training courses for the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities were conducted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
  3. Over a five-year period from November 2001, a rehabilitation specialist training project is implemented in the People's Republic of China.
  4. Over a five-year period from August 2002, an extensive Asia-Pacific Center for Persons with Disabilities project is implemented in Thailand.

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