Newsletter

Vol. 3 No. 2 – March 2014

Multi Cluster

• Kaizen Mentors of Kassala State Government introduced their successful Kaizen experiences through Kaizen Training at Continuous Professional Development Center in Federal Ministry of Health

Planning Cluster

• Raising awareness of the benefit of Evaluation (Impact Survey)

Health Cluster

• Taking three years, the changes occurred in the In-service Training for VMWs

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Wishing more and more farmers will use the terrace making service in Traditional Rain-fed zone

Water Cluster

• The way to make the increased water to reach each house

Vocational Training Cluster

• Enhancing the training capacity of the instructors on food processing and raising awareness of the women business

• Vol. 3 No. 2 – March 2014 (English) (PDF/1.36MB)
• Vol. 3 No. 2 – March 2014 (Arabic) (PDF/1.39MB)

Vol. 3 No. 1 – January 2014

Planning Cluster

• Kassala State government presented Kaizen experience in International Kaizen Convention held in Bangladesh
• Kaizen Step-up Project Initiative has begun in Kassala!

Vocational Training Cluster

• Equipment management training using Kaizen Method

Health Cluster

• Developing new teaching materials for VMW's in-service training
• New curriculum for emergency obstetric and neonatal care

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• K-TOP Fund, a mechanism making the extension services to women sustainable
• Field day with the Minister of Agriculture and other important stakeholders in Tendeli Block in Gash area

Water Cluster

• Learning Japanese way of construction management in JICA Grant Aid Project for Improvement of Water Supply System

• Vol. 3 No. 1 – January 2014 (English) (PDF/1.54MB)
• Vol. 3 No. 1 – January 2014 (Arabic) (PDF/1.84MB)

Vol. 2 No. 5 – June 2013

Good Practice of Kassala Take-Off Project (K-TOP) in the second year and the way forward to the third year

Common

• Introduction

Planning Cluster

• Kaizen practice by everyone, everywhere and every time

Water Cluster

• For better access of safe drinking water for all

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Agriculture links to income generation, which is a basis for better life

Health Cluster

• Big contribution for the reduction of maternal mortality rate

Vocational Training Cluster

• Achievements based on Strategic Plan

Photo Gallery

• Vol. 2 No. 5 – June 2013 (English) (PDF/1.19MB)
• Vol. 2 No. 5 – June 2013 (Arabic) (PDF/1.33MB)

Vol. 2 No. 4 – March 2013

Planning Cluster

• New Kassala Take-Off Project after Mid-Term Review

Water Cluster

• Pipe line network management using GIS system
• Solar in Banad and geophysical training

Health Cluster

• Village Midwife Festival
• Drama play for disseminating reproductive health

Vocational Training Cluster

• Step toward leading vocational training center for human resource development
• Promotion and strengthening the management of vocational training in Sudan

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• The way forward Farmer's Direct Sale

• Vol. 2 No. 4 – March 2013 (English) (PDF/1.62MB)
• Vol. 2 No. 4 – March 2013 (Arabic) (PDF/1.76MB)

Vol. 2 No. 3 – December 2012

The Best Kaizen Practitioner has decided in Kaizen Follow-up Workshop!!

Page 1

• What is Kaizen Follow-up Workshop?
• What is Kaizen?
• Various Kaizen Achievement based on Weekly Kaizen Meeting (Water Cluster)

Page 2

• The Best Kaizen Practitioner: Water Cluster (SWC) Kaizen Photo Gallery
• Continuous Kaizen based on the Strategic Plan (Vocational Training Cluster)

Page 3

• Toward more effective use of agricultural machineries (Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster)
• Disseminating Kaizen Approach at different levels in SMoH (Health Cluster)

Page 4

• Comprehensive 5S implementation based on ideas from Suggestion Box (Planning Cluster)
• Accumulation of small improvements through Weekly Office Kaizen Meeting

• Vol. 2 No. 3 – December 2012 (English) (PDF/1.04MB)
• Vol. 2 No. 3 – December 2012 (Arabic) (PDF/1.14MB)

Vol. 2 No. 2 – December 2012

Planning Cluster

• The New Japanese Ambassador Mr. Ryoichi Horie visited Kassala as the first field visit!!
• Kassala meets Kaizen in India: Third country training in India

Water Cluster

• Equipment Management Training
• Impact Analysis Survey of the Pilot Project
  - Has the well rehabilitation project improved the quality of life for residents? -

Health Cluster

• Training on medical equipment users
  – We want to save mothers and babies more and more! -

Vocational Training Cluster

• KVTC (Kassala Vocational Training Center) trainees visited Sudan Sugar Company in New Halfa
• Share the vocational training experiences of Japan with Sudan

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• The popular Sudanese restautrant in Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Vol. 2 No. 2 – December 2012 (English) (PDF/1.78MB)
• Vol. 2 No. 2 – December 2012 (Arabic) (PDF/1.79MB)

Vol. 2 No. 1 – August 2012

Health Cluster

• Activities for improving health services for mothers and newborn babies
• Training of Facilitators: Toward effective coaching for village midwives
• Village midwives In-Service Training

Planning Cluster

• Kaizen training for the project clusters

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Rural development activities for women
• Pilot activity for propagation of new agricultural machineries
• Co-management system in Wad El Helew

Water Cluster

• More computer courses in State Water Corporation (SWC)
• Geophysical Training of Trainers (TOT) (Advanced Geophysical Survey 2D Resistivity Imaging)

Vocational Training Cluster

• Training of Trainers (TOT) in Cooperation with Company
• Kassala Vocational Training Center (KVTC) Strategic Plan 2011-2014
• KVTC women activity section first graduation on textile painting course

• Vol. 2 No. 1 – August 2012 (English) (PDF/1.70MB)
• Vol. 2 No. 1 – August 2012 (Arabic) (PDF/1.52MB)

Vol. 1 No. 2 – March 2012

Planning Cluster

• Kaizen comic book in Kassala Stat
• Introducing of Kaizen in the Directorate of Planning and Development (DPD)

Water Cluster

• Training in Japan for State Water Corporation (SWC) Staff
• K-TOP Project in Wad El Helew Locality
• GIS & GPS Training Course

Health Cluster

• Village Midwife (VMW) Festival in Wad El Helew

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Potato cultivation training
• Support to Women’s Livelihood Improvement

Vocational Training Cluster

• Training in Japan for Kassala Vocational Training Center (KVTC)
• TOT (Training of Trainers) Training in KVTC

• Vol. 1 No. 2 – March 2012 (English) (PDF/1.09MB)
• Vol. 1 No. 2 – March 2012 (Arabic) (PDF/1.20MB)

Vol. 1 No. 1 – December 2011

Common

• Message from Kassala State Minister for Finance
• Project Background

Training in Japan

• Kaizen Training
• Agriculture Extension System and Policy in Japan

Agriculture and Livelihood Cluster

• Promoting chisel plough to increase productivity for Small-Scale Farmers
• Food processing trials in the marketing field

Water Cluster

• Geophysical exploration in Northern Kassala
• Training of Basic Financial Management in State Water Corporation (SWC)

Vocational Training Cluster

• Message from Director, Kassala Vocational Training Center (KVTC)
• Labor market survey
• Women's training room
• Study visit to Khartoum

Health Cluster

• Development of VMW In-service Training Handbook
• PC Training on reproductive health data

Planning Cluster

• Establishing Civil Service Database

All Clusters

• CUDBAS Approach in Kassala State

• Vol. 1 No. 1 – December 2011 (English) (PDF/1.54MB)
• Vol. 1 No. 1 – December 2011 (English) (PDF/2.03MB)