THREE benefi­ciary institutions yesterday received a total amount of $220,135.00 as grant support to enable them to undertake health and educational projects under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGHSP).

The beneficiary institutions are the Wassa Amenfi Central District Assembly, the Achiase District As­sembly, and the Centre for Active Learning and Integrated Develop­ment (CALID), a non-governmen­tal organisation.

Out of the total amount $72,593, USD 62,631 and USD 84,911 would be allocated to the Wassa Amenfi Central District, CALID and the Achiase District Assembly, respectively for the vari­ous projects to be carried out.

The GGHSP is a programme by the Japanese government to help provide financial support to small-scale projects in developing countries, and aims to help local government and non-governmen­tal organisations address basic human needs.