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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…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Baron Dibabesi Wanga, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, at JICA Headquarters on March 10. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka expressed his pleasure at meeting Secretary General Wanga again for the first time since the 10th Pacific and Islands Summit (PALM 10) in 2024, thanked…

The JICA International Cooperation Junior High/High School Student Essay Contest is an opportunity for junior high school and high school students, who will lead the next generation, to learn about global issues and challenges, deepen their understanding of the connections with Japan, and think about how they can take action. The theme for the 2024…