Message from the Resident Representative

Kaselehlie, Mogethin, Ran Annim and Len Wo!

Welcome to JICA Micronesia Website,
JICA began its cooperation with the government of FSM in 1979 before its independence by accepting technical trainees in the field of fishery. JICA volunteers have been dispatched since 1989 before the Technical Cooperation Agreement was concluded between the Government of FSM and the Government of 2005. The cooperation was accelerated enabling JICA to effectively deliver wider range of development cooperation for the betterment of the people of the FSM. JICA Micronesia Office was established in 1999 in Pohnpei with Japanese and Micronesian staff and marked the 30th anniversary of cooperation.

JICA Micronesia Office is setting the prioritized cooperation area to (1) Overcoming vulnerability and (2) Environment/Climate change, and is making effort to bring out the synergies among JICA's scheme such as dispatching volunteers, technical training participants, technical cooperation project and grant aid project. By March 2022, there are　dispatched volunteers and 730 ex-participants of technical training in Japan.

While JICA was forced to limit hands-on cooperation on the ground during COVID-19 pandemic, JICA has resumed its activities　in earnest. In 2023, two technical cooperation has been launched, "Project for the Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries Phase IIIJ-PRISM II)" and "Project for Pacific Co-learning towards Resilient Heath System” , in addition to on-going “Project for FMI-COM” based in Yap. As for volunteer program, two volunteers have been in service and 10 more are expected to be assigned in 2024.

Let me end by assuring you that we, the staff at JICA Micronesia Office will always commit ourselves to improving the quality of life for the people of FSM thus promoting long lasting friendship and trust between people of FSM and Japan.