Japan International Cooperation Agency Papua New Guinea Office 2nd Floor, PWC Haus, Harbour City, Port Moresby PO Box 1660, Port Moresby, NCD, Papua New Guinea Phone: 321-2677 Fax: 321-2679 email: [email protected]https://www.jica.go.jp/png/english/ JICA PROFILE in Papua New Guinea August. 2017 Key JICA Milestones 1974 The Japanese Government initiated Official Development Assistance in Papua New Guinea. The first Japanese ODA project in PNG was a grant aid project through which the National Fishery Training College was con- structed in Kavieng. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was established. The first PNG trainee participated in a technical training program in Ja- pan. The purpose of the training was to improve trainee's commerce and marketing skills. The first technical cooperation project was implemented in PNG. The project aimed at developing sustainable woodland in Madang to support and strengthen the livelihood of the local people. The first Japanese yen loan projects were implemented in PNG. Both the Wabag Water Supply Project and the Goroka Sewerage Facili- ties Construction Project were implemented at the same time. The first batch of Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers arrived in PNG. This led to the establishment of the Volunteer Coordinator's Office to oversee their activities. JICA PNG Office officially launched in PNG. The new JICA launched in October. The former JICA merged with the development assistance section of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). JICA PNG Office was relocated to the PWC Haus in Harbour City. JICA offers various types of cooperation schemes (1) Technical Cooperation scheme aims at transferring technologies to Papua New Guinea in various fields such as infrastructure development. Information technology, education, health, agriculture, commerce, and so on. Training Program are provided in Japan to complement the technical cooperation scheme. Rehabilitation of Baruni dump site using the structure of the semi-aerobic system (Fukuoka method) under technical cooperation project (J-PRISM) A signing ceremony between PNG EITI and JICA (2nd May, 2017) Agriculture training in Japan (Tsukuba Centre) (4) Volunteer Program is one of JICA’s Civil Participation schemes. Junior and Senior volunteers with expertise in various sectors (education, health, IT, agriculture, etc.) are dispatched all over PNG to extend their support at a grassroots level. Volunteer teaching vegetable growing in Skills Training Institute (2) Loans scheme supports developing countries by providing concessional low -interest, long-term funds to finance their development efforts. It is aimed at helping recipient countries build large scale infrastructure such as highways, bridges, airports, ports, power plants, and so on. Ramu Transmission System Reinforcement under Loans (3) Grant Aid scheme also assistants with building infrastructure but in a smaller scale than Loans scheme. It assists with building facilities and providing equipment and supplies in various sectors such as transport, education, health, communication, information technology, agriculture, forestry, fishery and so on. 1975 1978 1980 1983 2008 2016 Leading the world with trust JICA, with its partners, will take the lead in forging bonds of trust across the world, aspiring for a free, peaceful and prosperous world where people can hope for a better future and explore their diverse potentials. JICA Vision Leading the world with trust Rehabilitation of Madang Town Market
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