Category: JICA contributions

In Moldova, house fires, mainly in the capital and large cities, are caused by accidents involving household appliances and cigarettes, and the scale of fires is larger than in other countries. The country’s geographical location at the foot of mountainous terrain makes it vulnerable to natural disasters such as floods and landslides, and every year…

The Lao government has positioned the mining and construction industry as a driver of economic growth, and has stated that it will utilize new technologies, diversify the economic base, improve productivity, and rebuild the intra-regional and international supply chain. Currently, however, the expertise and skills of Laotian engineers are low, and foreign nationals are often…

On November 14, 2022, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the government of the Republic of Paraguay in Asunción, the capital of the country, for a grant of up to 1,936 million yen for the “Water Supply System Improvement Project in the City of Villas Ages. The agreement is…

Recently, there have been reports of suspicious persons claiming to be from JICA soliciting donations on the streets. Donations to JICA are accepted only through the JICA donation website (see note) or by contacting JICA headquarters or domestic agencies directly. Therefore, JICA will not ask you to donate through street donations, visit your home or…

Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, contributed an article, “Beyond the Killing Fields: Cambodia’s Pro-Japanese Development,” which appeared in Shinchosha Foresight’s “New Japanese Frontier” on January 30, 2023. See link below for details. (*Paying members only) read more © Source JICA

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 12 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of Tunisia on January 27 in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, for the “Support Project for Strengthening Social Protection. In Tunisia, unemployment and poverty rates are rising due to the impact of…

Kyrgyzstan has not developed any significant industries other than mining, and many people, especially young people, are going abroad to work. The government of Kyrgyzstan has been working to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (export-oriented enterprises) in order to absorb the growing labor force domestically, but it has not achieved sufficient results, and the challenge…

Due to server (domain: www.jica.go.jp , www2.jica.go.jp) maintenance on Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 9:00 to 20:00 (Japan time), access to some contents of JICA website will be unavailable. JICA website in its entirety Saturday, February 4: Access will be unavailable for up to 20 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. [Specific content below]….

In Bhutan, the Royal Medical University of Bhutan (KGUMSB), the only national medical university in the country, plays a central role in health human resource development. KGUMSB mainly provides post-graduate training courses to train medical specialists for those who have obtained medical licenses through study abroad, and is also responsible for in-service training and physician…

The Government of Honduras’ “National Health Model” is based on primary health care (PHC) and places “health service delivery,” which guarantees the provision of health services to all people, at the core of its practice. The Government of Japan supported the implementation of PHC policies for this model, with a focus on maternal and child…