Participants' Forum

Every year, some 10 thousand people visit Japan from developing countries around the globe to participate in JICA's Training and Dialogue Programs. Participants represent such public institutions as government agencies, non-governmental organizations and universities as well as private sector companies in developing countries. Given the wide range of backgrounds that participants have, what sort of impressions of Japanese knowledge and technology do they leave the programs with and how do they apply it back in their home countries? The below links provide insight as the participants relate their experiences themselves.

• 30. Educating Public about How They Should Prepare for Tsunami: 2010, Malaysia
• 29. Studying Tsunami More Deeply by Utilizing What I Learned in Japan: 2010, Peru
• 28. Updating Tsunami Data for Accurate Tsunami Forecast: 2010, Indonesia
• 27. Educating People to Understand the Necessity of Energy Efficiency: 2011, Serbia
• 26. Changing People's Awareness of Energy: 2011, Saudi Arabia
• 25. Mitigating Tsunami Disaster by Accumulated Knowledge in My Organization: 2010. Malaysia
• 24. Sending an Accurate and Scientific Tsunami Warning: 2010, Indonesia
• 23. Creating a Plan to Improve Energy Efficiency: Energy Policy (B), 2011, Armenia
• 21. Democratizing a Target Group to Make It a Good Example of Livelihood Improvement Approach: Rural Community Development by Livelihood Improvement Approach for Africa, 2010, Lesotho
• 20. Introducing Livelihood Improvement Approach to Farmers and Disseminating the Activities: Rural Community Development by Livelihood Improvement Approach for Africa, 2010, Sudan
• 19. Sensitizing Livelihood Improvement Approach to a Target Group and Disseminating the Approach: Rural Community Development by Livelihood Improvement Approach for Africa, 2010, Zambia
• 18. Increasing rice production through Participatory Variety Selection (PVS): Upland Rice Variety Selection for Africa, 2009, Nigeria
• 17. Strengthen external quality assessment (EQA) system in Bangkok: Tuberculosis Laboratory Network for DOTS Expansion 2007, Thailand
• 16. Improve overall training technique in the regular training program: Tuberculosis Laboratory Network for DOTS Expansion 2007, Pakistan
• 15. Apply OJT for my staff: Management of Human Capacity Development Programs 2007, Indonesia
• 14. Increasing the yield NERICA through techniques and knowledge I learnt in this course: Upland Rice Variety Selection for Africa 2009, Burkina Faso
• 13. Selecting suitable upland rice variety for drought area and disseminating techniques about upland rice cultivation: Upland Rice Variety Selection for Africa 2009, Uganda
• 12. To impart the JICA training program for laboratory staffs: Prosthetic and Orthotic Technique 2007, Dominican Rep.
• 11. By the knowledge on IRC socket, we will be able to meet more demands of participants in near future: Prosthetic and Orthotic Technique 2007, Columbia
• 10. Considering the overall condition of life of a patient by providing better prosthesis: Prosthetic and Orthotic Technique 2007, Philippines
• 9. Spreading the importance of the fishery resource management!: Coastal Fisheries Resource Management 2008, Thailand
• 8. Improvement with the first step of farming fisheries: Coastal Fisheries Resource Management 2008, El Salvador
• 7. Protecting coastal fishery through community capacity development: Coastal Fisheries Resource Management 2008, Kenya
• 6. Meeting public needs by an accurate weather forecast: Meteorology 2007, Iran
• 5. Passion, that's what we need in Croatia: Management of Human Capacity Development Programs 2007, Croatia
• 4. Introduction elements of Customer service into administration of the University: Management of Human Capacity Development Programs 2007, Zambia
• 3. Training Technicians on High-precision Control Systems: Tuberculosis Laboratory Network for DOTS Expansion 2008, Bangladesh
• 1. Developing a Training Manual for our provincial laboratories: Tuberculosis Laboratory Network for DOTS Expansion 2008, Indonesia