Myanmar is a very special country that we have long maintained a relationship of friendship with. The Japanese government intends to support Myanmar's economy with ODA, and it gives us great pleasure to be able to contribute together with Panasonic. Approximately 60% of the people of Myanmar have difficulty in gaining access to electricity, so the aid generated by this project will have great benefits.

It is a great honor to join this project on the milestone of Panasonic's 100th anniversary, and we are very grateful for this opportunity. In addition to supplying electricity to villagers, this project involves translating Konosuke Matsushita's book into Burmese and publishing it. We would like to make use of this publication to develop human resources, which is today's top priority in Myanmar.

Our activities must go beyond donations in order to support the independence of communities. We will support human resources development through knowledge and skills-based training and build local industry models to help establish an educational base and increase income. These measures will help with achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It is a great honor to launch this project as part of Panasonic's 100th anniversary celebrations, in this fifth year of the Myanmar Branch. We are fully committed to finding solutions to challenges facing Myanmar as a society, through our corporate citizenship activities, as well as to the expansion of business here.