Tokyo Center

JICA engages in dialogue with members of non-governmental (NGOs) and non-profit organizations (NPOs) while supporting their activities. We are eager to be of service in developing your overseas cooperation activities and furthering your partnership with JICA.

International Collaboration: Hop! Step!

JICA Tokyo works with citizens' groups in its area of jurisdiction (Niigata, Gunma, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures as well as Tokyo) who are either carrying out or looking to carry out international cooperation activities. The goal is to provide opportunities for future international cooperation by offering support in the form of caps on airfare and overseas travel insurance premiums within the maximum amount. JICA Tokyo assists NGOs and NPOs in offering future international cooperation through joint training and individual consultations prior to dispatch as well as joint presentation meetings and individual consultations after they return. JICA Tokyo therefore supports suggestions for international cooperation.

Project Management Training

With project management training, NGOs/NPOs learn effective methods for designing, formulating, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development projects. JICA Tokyo introduces seminar content, implementation schedules, and other information.

Proposal Programs for NGOs and Others

In order to expertly cope with specific issues in certain regions and sectors which NGOs and others are facing, JICA Tokyo offers training for these organizations. In addition, JICA Tokyo offers training programs by receiving ideas and cooperating operations with regional network NGOs which have experience with successful training for NGOs and others, or in building networks.

The outline of this program and procedure for implementation are explained the link below.

Other Partner Programs

1. "Smile for All in the World" program
   
   JICA Tokyo also offers a program to send goods related to sports, culture, education, social services, and more all over the world through dispatched JICA volunteers. These goods are needed in developing countries. We invite people to donate goods in Japan.


2. JICA Donation Fund for the People of the World utilization project
   
   In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through the "JICA Donation Fund for the People of the World utilization project" JICA Tokyo collects proposals for cooperation activities with developing countries utilizing this fund.


3. NGO-JICA Japan Desks
   
   NGO-JICA Japan Desks are located in twenty countries. Their main purpose is to provide support on-site in developing countries for international cooperation activities being carried out by Japanese NGOs while fostering stronger NGO-JICA Collaborations. Key services are outlined below.


4. Regular meetings with NGOs
   
   JICA established the NGO-JICA Conference in order to promote better dialogue and collaboration between JICA and NGOs. Based on partnerships of equality, in the NGO-JICA conference, we exchange viewpoints in order to realize more effective international cooperation and to promote understanding and participation by Japanese citizens.


5. Partner: International cooperation career portal site
   
   The Partner site is for those in search of announcements and information on personnel recruitment, events, training sessions, and more.

Contact

JICA Tokyo: Citizen Participation Department 2

2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066
TEL: +81-3-3485-7036 ext. 7109 or 7044
FAX: +81-3-3485-7025
Email: jicajgp-kenshu@jica.go.jp

Note: The department can respond to phone inquiries on weekdays between 9:30 AM and 5:30 PM.