Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) for Young Leaders

The KCCP for Young Leaders is a cooperative program, aimed at human resource development for future generations, designed to provide basic program to young people from developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America, Pacific regions and the Middle East. Participants in the program learn about Japan's experience and technologies in the specialized fields that will be required for the future development of their own country.

Program goals

1. To provide participants with Japanese know-how concerning the basic technologies and systems used in the relevant fields.
2. To teach participants about history, experience and cultural/social background of development in Japan.
3. To enhance participants' knowledge and awareness of matters that will contribute to efforts to resolve problems they will encounter in the development of their own country.

Main fields of program

The main fields of program is as follows. The program is open to young people in each field in each country.

• Education
• Health
• Disaster risk reduction
• Governance
• Social security
• Transportation
• Information and communication technology (ICT)
• Natural resources and energy
• Private sector development
• Rural development / Agricultural development
• Fisheries
• Urban/Regional Development
• Environmental management

etc.

Program structure

The program lasts about 18 days in total, and it is basically structured as follows:

A few days	Pre-departure Orientation in each country This orientation is held in JICA overseas office in each country. Participants learn the overview of the program in Japan, prepare for the program, and study the related fields with the program
3days	Orientation in Japan Participants learn the basic information that they will require for their stay in Japan, as well as an overview of Japan (or an overview of the relevant fields in Japan)
13days	KCCP program and evaluation session Participants attend lectures, discussions and visit related facilities. On the last day of the program in Japan, an evaluation session is held to review the program and to get the feedback from the participants.
2days	Closing ceremony/Departure

History of the KCCP for Young Leaders

JICA's involvement in KCCP for Young Leaders began with the launch of its Youth Invitation Program in 1984. Through this program, young people in developing countries who would go on to play an active role in the development of their home countries were invited to Japan in order to deepen their insights through the understanding of Japan and lectures of their own field, and to deepen mutual understanding through an exchange with Japanese youths of the same generation. At first, the program was open only to ASEAN counties. Now, as the number of countries participating in the program increased, the program is open to the countries in Asia, Pacific regions, Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2007, the program was reorganized and re-launched as "KCCP for Young Leaders" with an emphasis on the acquisition of the specific knowledge required to resolve issues arising in the development of the participating countries.

Number of countries and participants in the KCCP for Young Leaders

Year	No. of Countries	No. of Participants
2011	110	1,117
2012	115	1,027
2013	107	1,025
2014	110	921
2015	109	934
2016	116	923
2017	106	913
2018	105	783
2019	109	547
2020	44	139
2021	85	455
2022	94	397
[To be Arranged] 2023	119	451