By Our Reporter Masamichi Saigo, Ambassador of Japan, signed a grant contract of 783,543 US dollars with Ms. Naomi Kato, Project Manager of World Vision Japan (WVJ) in Nepal under the grant assistance for Japanese NGO Projects scheme. World Vision Japan, an international NGO based in Japan, together with World Vision International Nepal, will work with a Nepali partner NGO, Community Development Center (CDC), to implement the project for Community and School Disaster Preparedness and Resilience in Doti district. This project aims to improve the community and school disaster preparedness and resilience in one municipality and two rural municipalities in Doti district. The project will strengthen the school and community disaster resilience and build a platform for community and local authorities to work together to promote disaster management activities.