Queen's U. institute to aid rehab development in Bosnia. (Disability).KINGSTON -- Queen's University Queen's University, at Kingston, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; founded 1841 as Queen's College. It achieved university status in 1912. It has faculties of arts and sciences, education, law, medicine, and applied science, as well as schools of International Centre for the Advancement of Community Based Rehabilitation will provide education, policy development and technical assistance to rehabilitation centres throughout the Republika Srpska Not to be confused with Serbia. (Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (bŏz`nēə, hĕrtsəgōvē`nə), Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina, country (2005 est. pop. 4,025,000), 19,741 sq mi (51,129 sq km), on the Balkan peninsula, S Europe. ), in collaboration with the government of Japan. The Candain International Development agency announced a $1.5-million contribution to the project. This initiative is a new partnership in international cooperation between the Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other and the Government of Japan, which will fund facilities and provide equipment to be used in the rehabilitation project. The project will aid up to 20,000 physically disabled persons many of whom are children with physical disabilities and war related injuries. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dr Lorna Jean Edmonds, Project Director and Associate Director of the Institute, points out that "Currently, only half the Bosnian population has access to community rehabilitation services, so this partnership will ensure a truly national rehabilitation program accessible to all persons with disabilities regardless of geography, age, and ethnic background." 819-953-6238 |
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