The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Turkey for up to 60 billion yen for “Emergency Earthquake Disaster Reconstruction Project” in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkey, on April 25. The earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 caused devastating damage…
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Ceremony Held to Provide Museums with Seismic Isolation Equipment in Manabí Province: Supporting the Prevention of Damage to Cultural Properties in Earthquake Prone Ecuador ｜ News & Media
On April 16, a ceremony was held in Manta City, Manabí Province, Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter referred to as “Ecuador”), to mark the donation of seismically isolated exhibit equipment that was developed under the “Museum Seismic Isolation Equipment Project in Manabí Province,” a general cultural grant. The ceremony (from left to right: JICA Ecuador Office…
Suzuki Motor Corporation Donates Vehicles and Other Equipment for Vocational Training to the National Institute for Vocational Training (INPP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ｜ News & Media
April 18, 2024 (Thursday) Ceremony to Commemorate the Donation Suzuki Motor Corporation donated training equipment, including three vehicles, to the National Institute for Vocational Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter referred to as “INPP”), and a ceremony was held at the INPP headquarters to commemorate the donation. Mr. Shinji Ishikawa, General Manager of…
IJGlobal’s “Laos Monsoon Wind Power Project” Wins Deal Awards 2023 ｜ News & Media
summary Event: Deal Awards 2023 Winners – APAC Date: April 17, 2024 Location: Singapore Main Participants Asian Development Bank, private financial institutions, infrastructure-related businesses, law firms, rating agencies, IJGlobal, JICA (Private Partnership Division), etc. Contents The IJGlobal APAC Awards 2023, sponsored by IJGlobal – Infrastructure and Project Finance Intelligence, an international project finance journal, was…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Nigeria: Contributing to Food Security through Promoting the Implementation of Agricultural Sector Reforms ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on April 24 in Abuja, the capital of the country, for a loan of up to 15 billion yen for “Emergency Assistance for Food Security. This project aims to reform the agricultural sector system, improve…
Sustainable Cacao Platform in Developing Countries Report on the Achievements of Efforts to Achieve a Sustainable Cacao Industry! ｜ News & Media
This platform was established in January 2020 with the aim of realizing a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable cocoa industry. As a “place” for diverse stakeholders to co-create and collaborate, 62 companies and organization members, including industry associations, food manufacturers, trading companies, NGOs, and consulting companies, and 133 individuals have joined (as of March 2024)….
One Year After the Outbreak of Fighting in Sudan. The Struggles of People in Humanitarian Crisis and the Support Needed – From the Perspectives of Journalists, JICA, and NGOs ｜ News / Media
Date and Time Sunday, April 14, 2024, 10:30am-12:45pm (doors open at 10:00am) *Voluntary social time from 12:45 to 13:15. Location JICA Chikyu Hiroba Seminar Room 201AB 10-5 Ichigaya-Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo https://www.jica.go.jp/domestic/hiroba/about/map/index.html Where to apply On April 15, 2023, a major military conflict occurred in Sudan, located in Northeast Africa. Although the issue of evacuation of…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Bangladesh: Contributing to Improving Livelihoods of Host Communities through the Development of Landing Stations, etc. ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on March 28 in Dhaka, the capital of the country, for a grant of up to 2,294 million yen for the “Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Landing Site Improvement Project in Cox’s Bazar District”. Agreement (G/A)…
JICA Event “Bridging Cultures, Building Careers – Thinking with Ukrainians about Multicultural Conviviality” ｜ News / Media
On March 23, a Japan-Ukraine exchange event titled “Bridging Cultures, Building Careers – Thinking with Ukrainians about Multicultural Conviviality” was held. summary Date: March 23, 2024 (Saturday) 14:00~16:00 Place: International Conference Hall, 2F, JICA Ichigaya Bldg. Organized by JICA Background and Objectives The number of Ukrainian refugees currently residing in Japan is 2,098 (as of…
JICA and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Sign Agreement on Bequests, etc. ｜ News & Media
On March 25, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Akihiko Tanaka; hereinafter “JICA”) concluded an “Agreement on Bequests, etc.” with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Iwao Nagashima; hereinafter “Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking”). A bequest donation is a donation made by an individual to a specific…