Category: JICA contributions

Once again, teaching Japanese “Kaizen” to young Libyan entrepreneurs and government officials via Tunisia (co-sponsored by JICA and WFP, with the cooperation of the Tunisian Ministry of Industry). summary Conference Title: 2nd “Kaizen” Workshop for Libya Dates: November 13 – 17, 2023 (Group 1) and November 20 – 24, 2023 (Group 2) Organized by: JICA…

This year, Japan and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) celebrated the 50th anniversary of their friendship and cooperation. Taking advantage of this occasion, this three-part series will look back on the trust and development that Japan and JICA have built with ASEAN, and will feature a vision of the partnership for the future. In…

Have you heard about “Social Bonds,” which have been attracting increasing attention in Japan and abroad in recent years? In July of this year, JICA issued a new social bond, the “Peace Building Bond,” which, as its name suggests, is designed to strengthen efforts to realize a peaceful society. On the occasion of the International…

Extreme weather, a new coronavirus, the invasion of Ukraine. The number of hungry people in the world is increasing rapidly as a result of a series of major global problems. West Africa is facing one of the most serious food crises. What is the current state of the food crisis in West Africa, which is…

It has been a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. There are ‘broadcasters’ in Ukraine who are trying to provide accurate and impartial information to the people of Ukraine, even though their lives are in danger due to repeated attacks,” says Atsushi Miyao of NHK International, who has extensive experience in training broadcasters….

The “One Village, One Product” Movement, which began in Oita Prefecture around 1980 and spread throughout Japan to promote regional development through the creation of local specialty products, has been supported by JICA in various developing countries. Last December, the project was adopted as a national project. We will find out why the project was…

Connecting Bangladesh, which has excellent IT human resources but is having difficulty finding work, and Japan’s regional cities, which are suffering from a shortage of digital human resources. This new form of international cooperation is attracting attention from local governments and companies nationwide. The catalyst for this new form of international cooperation is JICA’s IT…

Due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, research institutions in Ukraine have been severely damaged and many researchers have been forced to suspend their research activities. Under such circumstances, from July to December 2022, Fukushima University’s Research Institute for Environment and Radioactivity accepted young Ukrainian researchers and provided them with training.JICA, in collaboration with…

JICA has many people from various backgrounds who are tackling international issues with clear-cut passion in their respective fields. This issue of “People Tackling International Challenges” focuses on the passion of these people. In this second issue, we introduce Yasue Yoshinari, who is taking on international issues from within Japan as the Director of JICA…

Chocolate for a break from work, or cocoa for a breather. What if the cacao used as a raw material was harvested by children who worked in exchange for the time they were supposed to spend at school? In order to protect children’s educational opportunities, an initiative to eradicate child labor using blockchain technology has…