Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was officially inaugurated on October 1, 2008 with a merger between the existing Japan International Cooperation Agency and the overseas economic cooperation section of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Providing technical assistance, concessionary loans (Japanese ODA loans) and grant aid, JICA aims to become the “one stop shop of Japan’s ODA.” JOCV (Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers) is one of the most important program. Since 1965 more than 55,000 JOCVs, increasingly women, have worked in countries around the world on projects which complement the organisation’s larger and more structured programs.

Le Service des Volontaires Japonais pour la Coopération à l'Etranger (JOCV: Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer) est un service d'envoi de volontaires de l'Agence Japonaise de Coopération Internationale (JICA) qui s'engage à contribuer au développement socioéconomique des pays en développement par l'envoi de jeunes Japonais, âgés entre 20 et 39 ans, qui offrent une assistance technique.

S'appuyant sur les demandes des pays en développement, les volontaires du JOCV s'engagent habituellement pour une durée de deux ans avec les communautés locales. Ils s'emploient également à améliorer l'échange interculturel et la compréhension de base entre le pays d'accueil et le Japon. L'expertise des volontaires touche sept domaines comme, par exemple, l'Education/la Culture avec des experts en informatique, la Santé avec des infirmiers, les Sports avec des athlètes du judo.

La nueva JICA se inauguró oficialmente el 1 de octubre de 2008 tras la fusión entre la existente Agencia de Cooperación Internacional del Japón y la sección de cooperación económica con el extranjero del Banco de Japón para la CooperaciónInternacional (JBIC).

Proporcionando asistencia técnica, préstamos en condiciones favorables (préstamos japoneses AOD) y cooperación financiera no reembolsable, la JICA pretende convertirse en la "ventanilla única" de la AOD japonesa.El JOCV (por sus siglas en inglés, Voluntarios Japoneses para la Cooperación con el Extranjero) es uno de los programas más importantes. Desde 1965, más de 33.000 JOCV (cada vez se incorporan más mujeres) han trabajado por todo el mundo en proyectos que complementan los programas más amplios y más estructurados de la organización.

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