JICA
The Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) is the independent institution of the Government of Japan, responsible for
the international cooperation and development agenda of the country. It aims to
reduce poverty and enhance the process of socio-economic development in poor and
developing countries around the world. It has its headquarters based in Tokyo and
many of its overseas offices are located in different countries where it is actively
working. JICA?s development vision believes in helping people realize their development
issues and address them in a participatory manner. JICA understands the relevance
of long-term support in an ever-changing environment of developing countries and
provides effective support to reduce poverty and related issues. It endeavors to
address the negative effects of globalization such as climate change, spread of
infectious diseases, terrorism and uneven distribution of wealth. In its poverty
alleviation agenda, it provides support towards enhancing employment opportunities
and ensures provision of basic services such as healthcare and education to communities.
Since good governance is essential for addressing issues of socio-economic development,
it supports governments in placing appropriate solutions. The guiding principles
of JICA?s mission are ?achieving synergies of the merger, tackling complex, difficult
issues flexibly with the field-based approach, fostering expertise for providing
professional solutions and efficient and transparent operations.? The themes covered
by JICA range from education, health, disaster management, governance, peace-building
to social security, gender development and environmental management. |