Category: JICA contributions

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) for the “Vientiane International Airport Development Project” in Vientiane on October 30. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Name Vientiane International Airport Development Plan The Project for Improvement…

summary Event Title: Armenia-Sri Lanka-Pakistan Innovation Seminar Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 18:00-20:30 Organizers: JICA, Deloitte Tohmatsu Venture Support Co. Supported by: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Venue: Deloitte Tohmatsu Innovation Park/online Main Participants Opening Remarks: Masayuki Furukawa, Deputy Director, STI/DX Office, Governance and Peacebuilding Division, JICA Armenia, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan Country Market Overview:…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Republic of Senegal from October 7 to October 16. In Nigeria, he met with Vice President Kassim Shettima and other government officials and inspected JICA’s cooperation projects. In Senegal, they attended the 40th anniversary celebration of the Senegal-Japan Vocational and Technical Training Center…

All the operators of MICS2024 Three collaborative project teams awarded activity grants from the Ulaanbaatar Business Innovation Authority (BIA) Event Summary Conference name: Mongolia open Innovation and Co-creation for SDGs: MICS-2024 Interim Event Date: Wednesday, November 20, 14:00-17:45 (Mongolian time) Languages: Japanese and Mongolian Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mongolia Office Special Co-sponsor:…

Japan’s first “Mock AU” General Assembly, organized by the Mock AU Executive Committee (a voluntary student organization) and co-organized by AUC, JICA, UNDP, and Sophia University, was held at the Hotel New Otani on August 20 as a thematic event of the TICAD Ministerial Meeting. A total of about 100 students participated on the day,…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the United Republic of Tanzania on October 17 in Dar es Salaam for a grant of up to 4.07 billion yen for the “Dodoma City Ring Road Construction Project. Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, is experiencing a significant increase in…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with Electricidad de Ecuador for the Chachimbilo Geothermal Development Project (Phase I) in Quito, the capital of the Republic of Ecuador, on October 24. The project outline is as follows Signing Ceremony Project Summary Project Name Chachimbilo Geothermal Development Project (Phase I) Chachimbiro Geothermal…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Republic of Madagascar on October 14 in Antananarivo, the capital of the country, for the “Toamasina City Water Supply System Expansion and Improvement Project. A summary of the business is as follows Project Name City of Toamasina Water System…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), at JICA headquarters on October 2. Meeting with AUDA-NEPAD delegation including Secretary At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka thanked JICA for its cooperation with AUDA-NEPAD, which has resulted in the areal expansion of JICA’s cooperation on…

Since 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank Group have held an annual high-level dialogue called “Deep Dive” to promote collaboration between headquarters and the field level through dialogue on priority themes. On September 18, 2024, during his visit to the United States, President Tanaka met with World Bank Group President…