TICAD KAIZEN Center Inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen!
2023.10.17
On Sunday October 08, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen officially inaugurated the TICAD KAIZEN Center. H.E. Takako ITO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ethiopia, H.E. Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry and Ms. Sachiko IMOTO, Senior Vice President, JICA, all acknowledged the contributions made by their governments in their speeches and shared the hope that they had for the future of KAIZEN in Africa.
The TICAD KAIZEN Center will allow Ethiopia to continue to be a central player in disseminating KAIZEN throughout Africa. The Center is fully equipped with 15 training rooms able to accommodate 320 people per day. While the Center will host the headquarters of the Kaizen Excellence Center, it will also be able to accommodate domestic and international trainees in its dormitories, which can lodge 60 trainees at a time. The video conference room as well as the large meeting halls will enable the Center to hold multiple conferences and trainings at the same time. The new facilities will make it possible for KEC to increase its current training program fivefold from 10,000 trainees per year to 50,000 trainees.
Built through a Grant Aid agreement of 27.5 million USD from the Government of Japan, the TICAD KAIZEN Center is intended to become the hub for KAIZEN research, expertise and practical experiences from Africa and other parts of the world.
Unveiling of the commemorative plaque by H.E Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ethiopia and H.E. Takako ITO, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia.
(Left to Right): H.E Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry; H.E. Demeke Mekonene, Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia; H.E. Takako ITO, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia; H.E. Hassen Mohammed, State Minister of Industry; Ms. Sachiko IMOTO, Senior Vice President, JICA.
Remarks by Ms. Sachiko IMOTO, Senior Vice President, JICA
Remarks by H.E Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry
KEC awarded JICA a certificate of acknowledgment, thanking the organization for all of its technical support since the inception of KAIZEN in Ethiopia.
KEC awarded the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia a certificate of acknowledgment, thanking the Government of Japan for funding the construction of the building as well supporting the Government of Ethiopia in establishing KAIZEN as a solution for growth.
A special thank you and certificate was given to Mr. Getahun Tadesse, the “Father of KAIZEN” in Ethiopia. Mr. Getahun was the first Director of the now Kaizen Excellence Center and he played a crucial role in shaping Ethiopia’s policy to integrate KAIZEN in the manufacturing sector.
Remarks by H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ethiopia.
Group picture of high level officials and members of JICA and the Kaizen Excellence Center
Picture of the five directors of the former Ethiopian Kaizen Institute and the now Kaizen Excellence Center accompanied by JICA Ethiopia’s senior project officer for KAIZEN and industrial promotion.
(Left to Right) Mr. Getahun Tadesse, Mr. Mekonnen Yaie, Mr. Asnake Gudisa Mr. Alewoye Yigrem; Mr. Mindaye Yirga and Mr. Gebeyehu Benti.
Commemorative plaque
KEC staff and KAIZEN practitioners.
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