Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV)

Citizen Participation

About JICA Partnership Program

JICA Partnership Program (JPP) was introduced in 2002 to support and cooperate with the implementation of projects formulated by Japanese NGOs, Japanese local governments, Japanese universities and public corporations to utilize their accumulated knowledge and experience in assistance activities for developing countries. Priorities are on technical cooperation, which directly affects the achievement of better quality of life/income generation in developing countries as well as contributes to enhance the understanding/ participation of Japanese citizens in international cooperation. Community development, healthcare, natural resource conservation for its sustainable use are examples of prioritized area.
For the further information, please visit:
https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/types_of_assistance/citizen/

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Training at Chiba Prefecture Sewage Plant

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List of On-going JPP Projects in Vietnam

As of November 2009

Sector Project title Implementing agency Duration
Agriculture/rural Development Participatory Dissemination of Agro-Waste Charcoal Production and Multipurpose Charcoal Use Technologies Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Jul.2008 –
Jun.2011
Support for people with disabilities The Project of Developing Educational Program for Children with Intellectual Disabilities to Raise the School Attendance Rate at Primary School in Vietnam Ritsumeikan University Aug. 2008 -
Jul. 2011
Environment Management The Project on Support for Building a Recycle-oriented System Involving Local Residents in Halong Bay Area The Osaka Prefecture University Oct. 2009 -
Oct. 2012
Water Resource/ Disaster Prevention Safe Water and Nutrition Project through Capacity Build-up of Local Authorities in Vietnam (Phase 2) International Life Sciences Institute Japan New
Project for Capacity Building for School Centered Community-based Disaster Risk Management in Central Vietnam Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University New
Agriculture/Rural Development(Income Generation) Capacity Building for Market-oriented Economy in Agricultural Cooperative Coc Thanh as a Typical Model of Village Development in the Red River Delta (PDF/319KB) Japan Association for Vietnamese Studies Apr. 2008 -
Mar. 2011
Environment Management Fukuoka International Environmental Management Program (Young Public Officials) (PDF/225KB) Fukuoka Prefecture Apr. 2007-
Mar. 2010
Environment Management Combating Global Warming through the Achievement of Environmental Protection-Oriented Society CITYNET Apr. 2007-
Mar. 2010
Environment Management Strengthening Capacity in Operation and Management Works at Sewerage Treatment Facilities and Water Environment Enlightenment in Hanoi Chiba Prefecture Apr. 2007-
Mar. 2010
Governance Kagawa-esque international Cooperation Project, Vietnam, Hai Phong City General Administration Staff Development Program (PDF/79KB) Kagawa Prefecture Apr. 2007-
Mar. 2010
Environment Management Plan and Operation of the Program to Promote Awareness for 3R of Solid Waste (Naha City Model) The Okinawa Citizen’s Recycle Movement Apr. 2008 -
Mar. 2011
Public Sector Development Development of a model curriculum, teaching methods, materials and tools to teach Micro-controller based manufacturing techniques in order to satisfy user needs Chiba Prefectural Board of Education Apr.2009 -
Mar.2012
Environment Management Environmental Improvement activities through Cleaner Production Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association (KITA) Apr.2009 -
Mar. 2012
Health Care Integrated Child Development Program in Yen Bai Province Save the Children Japan New
Health Care Project for Dialogues on Inclusion: Together for Health and Overcoming Adversity and Isolation (DOI THOAI Project for people living with HIV) Care International Japan New
Water Resource/ Disaster Prevention Integrated Approach to the Vulnerable to Cope with Natural Disasters in Central Vietnam SEEDS Asia New