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Dispatch of Overseas Volunteers

JICA volunteers live and work with local people, speak the same local languages, and promote mutual understanding, all with the purpose of encouraging self-help efforts in the community. They tackle national issues such as poverty, healthcare, and educational concerns, working on the grassroots level with the aim of furthering economic and social development.

JICA Volunteer dispatch record (Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Gunma, and Niigata prefectures)

As of September 30, 2015

1.Tokyo

  Currently on assignment Returnees Total
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 221 3890 4111
Senior Volunteers 78 879 957
Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 4 124 128
Senior Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 3 57 60

2.Chiba Prefecture

  Currently on assignment Returnees Total
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 88 1646 1734
Senior Volunteers 13 373 386
Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 3 40 43
Senior Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 0 17 17

3.Saitama Prefecture

  Currently on assignment Returnees Total
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 82 1702 1784
Senior Volunteers 18 283 301
Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 1 57 58
Senior Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 0 5 5

4.Gunma Prefecture

  Currently on assignment Returnees Total
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 30 631 661
Senior Volunteers 5 61 66
Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 0 17 17
Senior Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 0 6 6

5.Niigata Prefecture

  Currently on assignment Returnees Total
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 46 781 827
Senior Volunteers 4 56 60
Youth Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 0 7 7
Senior Volunteers for Nikkei Communities 2 2 4

Note: Figures those currently on assignment, returnees, and totals are tallied based on the volunteer's home prefecture

Survey on Gunma JOCV returnees

In FY2011, Volunteer technical advisor Yoshie Mori of Gunma University and the JICA Gunma Desk surveyed Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers after they had returned home to Gunma in order to find out how they were putting their volunteer experiences to work and how their careers were developing.

JICA Tokyo: Overseas volunteer dispatch staff
TEL: +81-3-3485-7680 ext. 7461
FAX: +81-3-3485-7025
Email: jgptco@jica.go.jp

JICA Tokyo also serves as a contact point for international cooperation activities in prefectures throughout Japan.

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