THE Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) bestowed the “Jica President Award for the Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Typhoon Yolanda” to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda).
“Tesda, as one of Jica’s partners in the implementation of this project, is deeply honored to be chosen as one of the recipients of this award, along with other partners in our concerted efforts to rehabilitate those areas badly affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda in November 2013,” Tesda head Secretary Guiling A. Mamondiong said.
He added Jica helps the socioeconomic agenda of the Philippines, which aims to uplift the lives of many Filipinos and the rest of the world through the official development assistance.
The recognition is given to “outstanding partners” of the Jica Overseas Offices that yielded positive results through their projects and has directly benefited the public.
Through the recognition, Jica is hopeful the bilateral ties between the Philippines and Japan will be strengthened.
Five years ago, Tesda actively participated in the relief operations and rebuilding of some places destroyed by the supertyphoon.
Based on the report issued by Tesda-Region 8, a total of 18,616 Yolanda survivors completed their training programs from the agency. Of these, 11,615 were assessed, 11,166 received certificates and up to 17,093 people were employed.
Jica also built two buildings for the Tesda Regional Office 8 and Balangiga National Agricultural School in Balangiga, Eastern Samar, equipped with training tools.