Category: JICA contributions

In February 2025, the second phase of the Tema Intersection Improvement Project (“Phase 2”) was finally completed. Ten years after the start of Phase 1, the biggest traffic bottleneck in the area has been reborn in the form of a multi-level intersection. Residents are delighted, saying that their commuting time has been cut in half…

Participants from JICA, AfCFTA Secretariat and AUDA-NEPAD (photo courtesy of AUDA-NEPAD) summary Event Title: Collaboration of three institutions to promote implementation of OSBP for realization of AfCFTA Date: January 22-23, 2025 Co-organized by JICA, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) Main Participants JICA, AfCFTA Secretariat, AUDA-NEPAD, East African Community…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a signing ceremony with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IDB Invest) on February 18 in Yokohama for the “Private Sector Development Trust Fund” for Latin America and the Caribbean. Although the average income level in Latin America and the Caribbean is relatively high…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, Palestinian Territory, on February 17 for the “Emergency Rehabilitation Plan”. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary emergency recovery plan The Programme for Emergency Recovery Country (region covered) Gaza Strip and West Bank…

Event Summary JICA and Shimizu Corporation held an event to introduce and exchange opinions on startup support initiatives and case studies, and to explore ways to collaborate in the future. JICA and Shimizu Corporation will continue to exchange opinions on the most effective forms of collaboration from the perspectives of both startup support and solving…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in cooperation with the Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as “Expo Association”), launched a country-specific training program “Capacity Building for Organizing Expositions and International Conferences through Expo ’70 Osaka/Kansai” on February 17. The purpose of this training program is to accept trainees from seven…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met in Tokyo on February 12 with Republic of Palau President Slangel Whipps Jr. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka congratulated President Whipps on his second term as President and thanked him for his understanding and cooperation with JICA projects. He also expressed JICA’s desire to cooperate for the…

On December 24, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Banco del País, S.A. (“Banpais”) of the Republic of Honduras. (“Banpais”) of the Republic of Honduras on December 24, 2024, and a ceremony was held in the country on February 12, 2025 to commemorate the signing. This project is the…

summary Program name: “Leadership Training for African Senior Officials (Executive Program) Dates: January 27-February 3, 2025 Implementing agencies: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), International University of Japan (IUJ) Location: IUJ Tokyo Office, JICA Kojimachi Headquarters, etc. Main Participants participant 11 government officials from Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, and…

The JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2025, after the first 29 members were sent to five countries (Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Kenya) in 1965. To date, JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers have utilized their skills and experience to serve people in developing countries in more than 190 positions in…