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2019-09-30

Construction Begins on TICAD Center Building

The Kaizen Project is one of JICA's flagship projects in Ethiopia. The management philosophy has won the hearts of government officials and is being effectively disseminated to those engaged in the manufacturing sector. As kaizen continues to bear fruit and managers and companies realize the financial and production benefits, there has been an even greater push to introduce kaizen in others sectors, such as the service industry, schools and healthcare.

JICA is committed to expanding kaizen in Ethiopia and throughout Africa. On September 30, 2019, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the TICAD Human Resource Development Center for Business and Industry (TICAD-HRD). The building will serve as a training center for employees of manufacturing companies, civil servants, teachers of vocational training schools and kaizen consultants from the Ethiopian Kaizen Institute.

The project will cost 27.5 million USD, which will be covered through Grant Aid from the Government of Japan. While the design of the building and the supervision of the construction will be conducted by a consortium of Nippon Koei.,Ltd. and Koei Research and Consulting Inc, the construction will be carried out by Fujita Corporation.

TICAD-HRD will not only serve Ethiopia, but the goal is to make it a Center of Excellence for the region and the continent in training kaizen consultants.

PhotoProject site for the new building

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Photo(Far left) Mr. Mekonnen Yaie, Director General, Ethiopian Kaizen Institute making his opening remarks. (Left to Right) Ambassador Daisuke Matsunaga, H.E. Mr. Birhanu Feyisa, Vice Commissioner, Civil Service Commission and Ms. Megumi Hirose, Senior Representative, JICA Ethiopia Office.

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PhotoTraditional Japanese way of conducting a groundbreaking ceremony. Salt, rice and sake were sprinkled on the corners of the construction site.


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