Overview of Cooperation

We carry out the following procedures to implement a project:

o    Request

o    Study

o    Examination

o    Implementation

o    Follow-up.

In response to diversifying and demanding needs for assistance, we extensively train and nurture human resources in international cooperation. Those who have completed various training programs are not only engaged in technology transfer as technical cooperation experts, but also serve as coordinators of technical cooperation projects, project formulation advisors who work on identifying and formulating projects, members of various study teams, and instructors of training courses.

Grant aid is a program where we provide funds to the communities of developing countries without the obligation of repayment. The aim is to support the self-help efforts of the recipient community through the implementation of a local project.

Technical cooperation projects are implemented to help communities in developing countries achieve their development objectives. These projects are implemented for a fixed period of time to achieve specific objectives for addressing issues in communities in combination with cooperation tools such as dispatching experts, inviting people from communities in developing countries to the USA for training, and providing necessary equipment. In order to meet a broad range of needs in communities in developing countries effectively and efficiently, cooperation plans are tailor-made for each issue jointly with the partner community and implemented.

Technical cooperation is implemented jointly with the partner community. Ownership of the project lies strictly with the partner community, and our status is that of a cooperating partner. Therefore, the partner community needs to exercise ownership in the project. Most technical cooperation projects thus incorporate participatory methods that involve residents of a project’s target area for planning, administration, and evaluation of the project.

Once the cooperation period is over, the partner community is expected to continue the project alone. Scale and implementation plans are drawn up after consideration is given to the financial capacity of the local organization responsible for implementing the project in the partner community and adoption of transferred technology after the cooperation period has concluded.

Furthermore, we promotes the use of private sector human resources, contracts projects to local organizations, and makes public announcement of expert openings, thus aiming for implementation of high quality, results-oriented projects utilizing experiences and know-how in the local private sector and in a wider range of fields.

We proactively respond to new diversifying aid needs by grasping those needs specific to region and community to draw up cooperation plans. From the viewpoint of stronger support for good governance as well as cooperation for intellectual support for financial and monetary policies and legal systems, we send advisors to a local organization responsible for policy formulation, providing vigorous support for organization-building in various areas.

Issues that communities have to address for self-sustainable growth and development include developing human resources, poverty reduction and environmental conservation. These issues have become more diverse and multiphased. In addition to accurate and quick responses to these development issues, our technical cooperation requires planning and implementing the most highly effective cooperation based on the situations and development issues in each community in developing countries. Accordingly, we extend technical cooperation to communities in developing countries using two schemes.