Category: JICA contributions

On June 3, JICA Vice President Katsura Miyazaki met with President John Dramani Mahama of the Republic of Ghana in Accra, the country’s capital during his visit. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Miyazaki, who has worked at the Japanese Embassy in Ghana, congratulated the President on his inauguration and said that this…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of Ukraine on June 5 in Khiwo, the capital of Ukraine, for the “Special Revenue Advance Loan for Ukraine”. The outline of the project is as follows Project Summary Special Revenue Advance Financing for Ukraine Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loan for Ukraine…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Republic of Moldova from May 26 to 28 to meet with President Maia Sandu and other government officials and inspect JICA projects. During his meeting with President Sandu, President Tanaka expressed his commitment to continue to cooperate with Moldova’s sustainable economic development and improvement of the living standards of…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Prime Minister Russell Misso Dlamini of the Kingdom of Eswatini in Tokyo on June 4. At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Dlamini thanked JICA for its cooperation in Eswatini. In response, President Tanaka introduced JICA’s efforts in the fields of education and agriculture in Eswatini, and said…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on May 30 in Tokyo for the “Development Policy Loan for Economic Reforms and Climate Change Resilience” and a Grant Agreement (G/A) for the “Human Resources Development Scholarship Program”. The Loan Agreement (L/A) was signed…

In response to international trends toward the elimination of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) in the development sector, as well as the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s guidelines on sexual harassment and power harassment, JICA is committed to eliminating various forms of harassment in JICA projects. Unfortunately, however, some cases of harassment in…

summary Seminar Title: “Working in Africa with Language” * Held as an event of Sophia University Africa Weeks 2025 Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 19:10-20:50 Organized by Sophia University, Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Place: Yotsuya Campus, Sophia University Program: Opening remarks, panel discussion, closing remarks, free talks with speakers and JICA young…

As part of efforts to connect Japanese and African youth in preparation for TICAD 9, we recently held an online exchange connecting Yokohama Municipal Commercial High School (Y-school) and a teacher training school in Rwanda (* equivalent to a high school) in collaboration with the City of Yokohama and Forum2050, a non-profit organization. We hope…

summary Conference name: “TUMO Gunma” Opening Ceremony Date: June 1, 2025 Place: TUMO Gunma, 4F, G Messe Gunma, Takasaki, Gunma Main Participants Government of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan, Deputy Speaker, Armenian National Assembly Monika Simonyan, Ambassador of Armenia to Japan TUMO Center Sam Simonian, founder. Silva Simonian Founder Marie Lou Papazian, CEO Pegor Papazian, CDO, etc….

JICA Vice President Katsura Miyazaki met with Prime Minister Majaliwa of the United Republic of Tanzania (“Tanzania”) in Tokyo on May 28. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Miyazaki congratulated Tanzania for hosting the Tanzania National Day and Business Forum at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, and expressed his desire to deepen cooperation between the…