Category: JICA contributions

Date: February 19-21, 2025 Location: Lusaka/Siavonga, Zambia (border area with southern Zimbabwe) Workshop Overview: Mines and unexploded ordnance remain not only during conflict, but also for a long period of time after the conflict has ended, and they can hinder reconstruction and development. In order to effectively address the problem of landmines and UXOs, it…

(Scene from the opening ceremony) summary Event: Jamuna Railway Dedicated Bridge Opening Ceremony Date: March 18, 2025 Organized by Bangladesh National Railways Location: Jamuna Railway Bridge, Bangladesh (Sirajganj and Tangail Districts) Main Participants Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Railways, Bangladesh; President, Bangladesh National Railways; Ambassador of Bangladesh to Bangladesh Mr. Saita; Jamuna Railway Dedicated Bridge Project…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with South African Vice President Paul Mashatille in Tokyo on March 17. In his opening remarks, Vice President Mashatile thanked JICA for its cooperation in South Africa. In response, President Tanaka stated that South Africa is at the core of regional integration and intra-regional development in Southern Africa, and that…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) concluded a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Republic of Liberia for the “Japan Freeway Extension Project” in Monrovia, the capital of the Republic of Liberia, on March 12, 2024. (A Grant Agreement (G/A) for a grant of up to 43 million yen has already been concluded…

outline Conference Title: Seminar on Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Disaster-Affected Areas of Turkey Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Organized by JICA and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Türkiye (KOSGEB) Location: Kahramanmaraş Province, Republic of Turkey main participants (1) Speakers Megumi Ishimoto (NPO Women’s Eye) Ms. Çiğdem KIRAL (Women Entrepreneurs Association KAGİD) Betül Zabun…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the United Republic of Tanzania on March 14 in Dar es Salaam for the “Medical Equipment Improvement Project for Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Services”. Signing Ceremony A summary of the business is as follows Project Summary Medical Equipment Improvement…

Africa Asia Youth Nest (AAYN) and Africa Diaspora Network Japan (ADNJ), two organizations led by young people from Africa and Japan, have developed a youth proposal for TICAD 9, “Youth Agenda 2055,” to promote youth participation in TICAD. JICA is supporting this activity with other organizations. AAYN and ADNJ have so far collected opinions on…

The launch ceremony of the second “Mock AU” organized by the Mock AU Executive Committee (a voluntary student organization) and co-organized by JICA, UNDP and Sophia University was held on March 3 at Sophia University. More than 100 people participated in the ceremony, both in person and online. The handover from the first Mock AU…

On March 12, JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Jakaya Mulisho Kikwete, former President of Tanzania and Chairman of the Board of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), the world’s largest international trust fund for educational cooperation in developing countries. Mr. Jakaya Mulisho Kikwete, former President of Tanzania and Chairman of the Board of Directors…

On March 3, 2025, a completion ceremony for the Lao Grant Aid “Teacher Training School Improvement Project” was held at a teacher training school in Bangkung, Vientiane Province. This cooperation aims to improve the environment for training new and in-service teachers in pre-school, elementary, and secondary education, and to contribute to the improvement of the…