German grant for Indonesia project
- From: Vol 3, Issue 2 (February 2002)
- Category: General
- Region: Asia
- Country: Indonesia
- Related Companies: KfW
THE GERMAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION, KFW, is providing an €8 million grant to the east Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur to extend and modernise the water supply system in Sumba and West Timor. The aim is to provide drinking water for the population, thereby reducing the occurrence of diarrhoea and parasites.
The funds have been granted by Germany’s federal ministry for economic cooperation and development and will be administered by KfW. Contracts were signed with the Indonesian finance ministry in Jakarta at the end of last year.
In parallel, the German Agency for Technical Cooperation, GTZ (Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit) will organise training seminars for water plant operators and ...
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