Latest in Tag: JICA Highlight
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JICA supports inclusion of Egyptians with disabilities through information accessibility improvement
The Egyptian government has cooperated with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to hold the “Project for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities through Improvement of Information Accessibility” webinar. The project has provided the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) technology for accessible digital publishing to promote the right to read for everyone not only people with …
JICA Senior Vice President visits Egypt-Japan School in Borg El Arab 1
Schools help students improve communication skills, adopt healthy habits, and express opinions with respect to others
JICA presents Chief Representative Award to E-JUST President
Professor Ahmed El-Gohary received award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to JICA’s operations in Egypt
JICA celebrates 80% completion at Egypt’s El Atf, Sidi Krir power plants upgrade
Agency aspires to further strengthen cooperation with Egypt
JICA provides Egypt $3m in finance to reduce single-use plastic
Project aims to support Egypt’s gradual phasing out of single-use plastic bags
JICA to continue supporting Egypt’s educational reforms to boost women’s empowerment, gender equality
The agency’s emphasis of support came in a press statement on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March.
Opinion| JICA’s support to Egypt amid COVID-19
Egypt has exerted great efforts in dealing with the pandemic, and has been ranked first across Africa, third in the Middle East, and 25th globally in the COVID-19 resilience ranking issued by Bloomberg in November 2020.
Japan offers $240m loan to support energy reform, combat COVID-19 in Egypt
New loan, largest since October 2016, also aims to reduce Egypt’s fiscal gap
JICA announces E-JUST TICAD7 African Scholarship
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Egypt office has announced the second call for the scholarship programme for African countries at the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST).
Egypt, Japan discuss increasing bilateral cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has met with Japan’s Ambassador to Cairo, Masaki Noke, to discuss aspects of cooperation between the two countries.
JICA resumes baseball equipment donation campaign in Egypt
Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper that owns a professional baseball club, cooperated with JICA to collect usable excess baseball gloves, bats, and balls from Japanese citizens and provide them to those who need them in other parts of the world.
Egyptian NGO for children with disabilities receives JICA Award
The newly established JICA Egypt Office Chief Representative Award aims to give commendations to development partners who are considered to be an asset for JICA’s activities in Egypt.
JICA supports four COVID-19 response projects at E-JUST
Initiative anticipates these projects will help Egypt’s scientific community in fighting pandemic
JICA launches NINJA Business Plan Competition for startups during pandemic
The competition aims to support startups in the targeted countries, to contribute towards helping them overcome the current and post-coronavirus economic difficulties.
Egypt Environment Ministry, JICA cooperate to remove single-use plastic bags
COVID-19 highlighted need for quick steps to reduce dependence on single-use plasticsÂ
Over 30 officials from Morocco, Palestine, Sudan attend JICA’s Egypt agricultural workshop
The workshop will take place in Cairo, Minya, and Assiut governorates, and it will be attended by Vice President of JICA Sato Tadashi, Chief Representative of JICA Egypt Office Omura Yoshifumi, and several officials from the ministry of agriculture and international donors working in Egypt.
JICA announces E-JUST scholarship programme for African countries
E-JUST has received 27 international students from African countries
TICAD7 to advance Africa’s development through people, technology, innovation in next years: JICA
Japanese agency to contribute as a trustful partner for continent’s development
JICA to renew its TCTP with Egypt, Africa over TICAD7
Shoukry, Kitaoka likely to sign MoC in presence of President Al-Sisi, says JICA Chief Representative
JICA finances 11 projects in Egypt, looking for more
Agency’s total financing loans reach $6.5bn, grants at $1.5bn
Finance Ministry targets $1bn worth financing for energy sector
Ministry, JICA to ink MoU for future cooperation in health, energy
JICA negotiates with Electricity Ministry to launch two new programmes
Agency likely to approve loan extension for Abo El Reesh Japanese Hospital, says Omura
Electricity Ministry negotiates with JICA over $200m fund
Funding to be allocated for energy efficiency in textile industry, says Omran
JICA offers its energy efficiency expertise to Egypt
Egypt dispatch 20 officials from three ministries to Japan
Competition in Egypt’s car assembly becomes tough after free tariffs policy: JICA
Japanese ambassador continues preparations for 50-firm delegation visit
Japan shares its universal health coverage knowledge with Egypt
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Egypt office organised the third seminar in Egypt on universal health coverage in the presence of Yoshifumi Omura and a number of officials from Egypt’s ministries of health and finance, health insurance organisations, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) among others. The Egyptian and Japanese sides …
JICA dispatches Egyptian delegation to Japan to exchange experience on early childhood development
Project was launched in 2016 by President Sisi in Japan aiming to build capacity of Egyptian youth, promote prosperity, development in country
JICA supports Egypt for inclusion of persons with disabilities
Project will provide print-related disabilities with accessible form of printed material, ‘Daisy’
Egypt’s new government focuses on education development, the EJS will apply Egypt’s new national curriculum with additional Tokkatsu activities: JICA’s new Chief Representative
JICA’s total funds for Egypt amount to $8.5bn including all cooperation schemes, says Omura
JICA funded Gulf of El Zayt power plant project with about $350mÂ
Japanese agency’s electricity portfolio in Egypt includes 17 projects with about $2.1bn