Japan donates $500,000 for Cambodian students

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 04:52 EST

PHNOM PENH — Japan has donated $500,000 for Cambodian students through the World Food Program, the WFP said in a statement Tuesday.

 "WFP appreciates Japan's quick response, which will enable us to address the urgent need of hungry Cambodian children, including 76,000 poor students, to eat a hot breakfast and receive an education for one school year in a country where fewer than 50% of enrolled children complete grade six," Thomas Keusters, country director WFP Cambodia, said.

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