A Japanese NGO, Save the Children Japan (SCJ) will implement the project titled "Early Childhood Care and Development Project in Trincomalee District, Phase 3", a follow up project from two previous projects to construct and renovate preschools and provide training for pre-school teachers in the district.

Ambassador of Japan Nobuhito Hobo and Katsuya Yoshida, a representative of SCJ signed the grant contract Thursday (01) at the Embassy of Japan in Colombo.

According to the Embassy, the phase 3 project aims to develop sustainable system to offer early childcare by improving networks within communities and with local authorities, providing trainings for pre-school teachers and community members, and constructing preschools for the children of recently resettled communities.

The project is expected to benefit more than 1,000 families and their community members.