After the approval of the 1994 decentralization law, the operation and maintenance of water supply facilities was transferred to the State Water Companies (SWCs), but most of the states were facing serious problems such as lack of budget, human resources, and equipment. However, most of the states were facing serious problems such as budget shortfalls,…

Malawi was facing many challenges in the quality of education, such as a low pass rate in the Secondary School Completion Certificate Examination (MSCE) due to a shortage of secondary education teachers. Under these circumstances, the Japanese government implemented a series of technical cooperation projects related to Strengthening Secondary Science and Mathematics Education (SMASSE) and…

In the Cuban fisheries industry, aquaculture accounted for about half of the total production of marine products, with about 30,000 tons produced annually through aquaculture. The Ministry of Fisheries (MIP) has been able to independently conduct parentage rearing of native saltwater fish through the Japan-Chile joint “saltwater fish aquaculture” cooperative project at the Fisheries Research…

In Cambodia, the lack of logical and critical thinking and application skills in primary and early secondary education and the poor quality of science and mathematics classes were identified as factors that would hinder industrial and economic development and other opportunities in the long run. This cooperation contributed to the improvement of the quality of…

In the northwestern region of Vietnam, which has the highest poverty rate in the country, the quality of medical services was deteriorating due to a serious shortage of medical personnel. Under these circumstances, the Japanese government implemented a technical cooperation project (2004-2009) in Hoa Binh Province, where a referral system between provincial and district hospitals…