Project Name | JICA Volunteer (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer) |
Subject | Education |
Country | Serbia |
E/N (JOCV) | Jan 15, 2018 |
Project Site | The entire country |
Scheme | Volunteer |
Partner Organizations where volunteers are sent | Sports Association for the Challenged in Belgrade, Nasa Kuca, Philological Gymnasium in Belgrade, municipality of Kraljevo, Municipality of Ub, School with dormitory for students with hearing and speech impairments 11th May in Jagodina (as of August 1st 2019) |
About the Volunteer program | JICA Volunteer program launched in 1965 and over 50,000 volunteers have been sent to around 90 countries up to now. In Serbia, the first SV (senior volunteer) was sent in 2010 and the first JOCV (younger volunteer) was sent in 2018. As summarized by the phrase "together with the local community", JICA volunteers live and work together with the communities in the country in which they were sent, and carry out activities with an emphasis on raising self-reliant efforts while fostering mutual understanding. Serbia is currently the only country in Europe where JICA volunteers are sent. Over 18 volunteers have been sent to Serbia in the following areas: Japanese language education, support for people with disabilities, disaster management, tourism, food processing, nurse, KENDO, business management. Technical Cooperation Project related to JICA Volunteer Program aims at cooperating in the economic and social development, as well as in the reconstruction of developing countries. Senior Volunteer Program in Serbia started in 2008 and since then several volunteers have been dispatched. There are currently two volunteers in following institutions/organizations:
From July 2019, three more volunteers started their assignment in the following institutions:
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Mr. Yuya Miyagi (2nd from right), the first JOCV to Serbia (support for the people with disabilities)