The North West Japanese Cultural Group has received a £5,263 grant to organise film showings and a book project to demonstrate the cultural exchange between Japan and Ireland over the past 100 years.
It was established to promote the Japanese culture in Derry and the surrounding areas.
A total of 89 groups across Northern Ireland are sharing in £714,497 from Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All programme, which was announced recently.
Julie Harrison, Big Lottery Fund NI Chair, said: “I am delighted to announce these grants under the Awards for All programme and I want to say thanks to all the National Lottery players who have helped make this possible.
“Awards for All funds health, education, environment and community projects that help people bring about positive change in their lives, improve health and well-being, develop skills and create safer communities.
“The application process is simple and accessible and shall remain so, making it easy for applicants to successfully apply for small pots of funding that can have such a big impact on local communities and lives.”
Other groups which benefitted from the funding windfall include Banbridge Lipreading Group, Abbey Allsorts Kids Disability Playgroup in Newtownabbey and the Kilclief Residents Association in Co Down.
The picture shows members of the North West Japanese Cultural Group at the recent Risshun Japanese Early Spring Celebration
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