Alumni Association
The JICA Alumni Association of Bangladesh was established in November 1979 with the hope to build a link between the ex-participants after returning to their home country. Till date the Association has a total number of 1512 members. To enhance its various activities, the Association has formed an Executive Committee consisting of 25 members. Dr. Khandakar Showkat Hossain, Commissioner (Additional Secretary), Dhaka Division is the President of the Association. The Association is engaged in different types of activities, which are as follows:
General Activities
- Operation of the Association - to review and evaluate its activities the association holds an Annual General Meeting once in every year. Besides the members of the Executive Committee meet once in every month to monitor its activities.
- Information Source for its Members - the Association publishes Newsletters and yearly magazine 'Sunshine' providing information on its various activities.
- To Encourage Friendship Among its Members - cultural functions, picnics and other events like sports tournaments are arranged by the Association for its members and their families.
- For Deeper Understanding of Japan - the Association organizes Japanese Language Courses for its members and also for the general public.
Social Activities
The Association raises funds among its members and helps the people in need during times of flood with cloths, food, medicine etc. The Association members also provided winter clothes to the poor. Moreover, every year the members arrange a Tree Plantation Ceremony, where they distribute plants/seeds to the village people.
To respond the distress condition caused by the current flood in Bangladesh, JICA Alumni Association distributed family kits (rice, pulse, potato, onion, candles, matches, chira, molasses, biscuits, ORsaline and medicine) to 500 flood affected residents of Charbharanga and Joinpur villages of Daulatpur Upazila of Manikgong District . Beside this, they also donated boats with boatmen for the flood affected people of Bashabo area of Dhaka. The service was provided to the residents free of cost.
Activities in Cooperation with JICA
- Orientations are given to participants prior to their departure for training to Japan.
- Extends cooperation to JICA Follow-up Teams and arrange interaction with ex- participants.
- Organizes seminars in various sectors with the assistance of the ex-participants.
- A Japanese Language Class is supervised for the newly dispatched JOCV members
- Arrangement of Ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) courses especially for women for promoting cultural exchange.
Tree Plantation Program 2009
List of Executive Committee Members JICA Alumni Association, Bangladesh For the period of 2009-2011 (PDF/695KB)
The office of the Association is open from 05:00 pm. to 07:00pm.
(Sunday to Thursday)
At: ‘Meherba Plaza' Room # H
33, Topkhana Road (5th Floor)
Dhaka
Tel/Fax. 880-2-9561589
E-mail: jaa@citechco.net
