On February 25, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project finance loan agreement with Monsoon Wind Power Company of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for a monsoon wind power generation project. The project is to construct and operate a 600MW wind power plant in Sekong and Attapeu provinces located in southeastern Laos, thereby…
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ABE Initiative 10th Anniversary] Expanding Opportunities for African Students: Encouraging ABE Initiative International Students at an Exchange Event
On March 23, 36 representatives of African students who came to Japan in FY2021 through the “ABE Initiative” program (“ABE Initiative Students”) had an exchange with Diet members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentarians for Friendship, Japanese business people, and JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (OV) who are working in Africa. The event was held at…
ABE Initiative 10th Anniversary] Expanding Opportunities for African Students: Encouraging ABE Initiative International Students at an Exchange Event
On March 23, 36 representatives of African students who came to Japan in FY2021 through the “ABE Initiative” program (“ABE Initiative Students”) had an exchange with Diet members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentarians for Friendship, Japanese business people, and experienced JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (OV) who are working in Africa. The event was held…
Chancellor Tanaka meets with Vice President Peña of the Dominican Republic
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Dominican Republic Vice President Raquel Peña in Tokyo on April 4. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Peña expressed his appreciation for JICA’s longstanding cooperation in the Dominican Republic and expressed his desire to continue to deepen cooperation between the two countries. Vice President Peña particularly appreciated…
Learning from Japan’s Legal System to Develop the Legal Sector in Laos: Interview with JICA Student
Learning from Japan’s Legal System to Develop the Legal Sector in Laos: Interview with JICA Student JICA is implementing the “JICA Development Graduate School Cooperation Program” in cooperation with Japanese universities to develop human resources who will become future leaders in various fields in developing countries. Under this program, about 1,000 international students from developing…
Toward a society where women enjoy sports as a matter of course! Tanzania Women’s Athletic Meet “Ladies First” Held for the First Time in Three Years
Toward a society where women enjoy sports as a matter of course! Tanzania Women’s Athletic Meet “Ladies First” Held for the First Time in Three Years The fourth Ladies First women’s track and field meet was held this January at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city. Approximately 210 female athletes from…
Signing of Minutes of Discussion on a Technical Cooperation Project for Sri Lanka: Supporting the Establishment of a Sustainable Plastic Waste Management System
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka on March 29 in Colombo for the technical cooperation project “Plastics Management Capacity Enhancement Project. The Sri Lankan government, with the support of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), IGES-CCET (IGES-UNEP Centre for Environmental…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Indonesia: Supporting economic growth and climate change measures, contributing to deepening bilateral relations
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on March 31 in Jakarta for a total of 173,667 million yen for four projects. The following four projects are covered by the yen loan agreements signed this time. (1) Program Loan for Promotion and Management…
Establishment of Sustainability Promotion Office
There has been growing international interest in and intensified efforts to address global issues related to sustainability, such as climate change, nature, and human rights. JICA has been providing cooperation in these areas for many years. In order to centrally follow up on sustainability-related discussions and further promote organization-wide efforts in the future, the Office…
Recruitment of working professionals (career-track staff)
JICA is now accepting applications for working positions (October-November 2023 and January 2024 entry). For more details, please refer to the related links below. We are looking forward to receiving applications from highly motivated and experienced individuals who are committed to “nation-building” in developing countries as JICA’s career-track staff. Deadline for applications for working professionals…