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BEE, or Black Economic Empowerment, is a framework designed to address economic disparities rooted in the apartheid era. Even after democratization, many people continued to have limited access to economic opportunities…Learn more👇
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🇿🇦 Staff Blog 【How We Think About BEE? ― A JICA Staff Member’s Perspective on South Africa’s Reality ―】

Shortly after I started working in South Africa, there was one term that repeatedly came up in meetings with local stakeholders: BEE.

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These efforts have helped boost the local economy and contributed to Jordan’s stability 🇯🇴
They also support stability in the Middle East, a region of strategic importance to Japan.
🔗 https://t.co/hWpDxev7TS

#Jordan #WorldHeritage #SustainableTourism

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🏛️In Petra, Jordan, JICA has supported museum development, tourism facilities, and capacity building for local stakeholders.

As a result, participation of local residents in tourism-related activities increased by nearly 30%, while 100 jobs and 40 new businesses were created.

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📖 The July issue of #JICAMagazine features “Tackling Global Issues Through Water”
Rethinking Lusaka’s sanitation with resident researchers
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#JICAMagazine #JICA #Zambia #Water #Sanitation

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【OPINION】By Kawawa Banda, Associate Professor in Water Resources Management at the University of Zambia.
At least 60% of the population in urban Lusaka, Zambia, depends on on-site sanitation systems (OSS) due to limited centralized sewer coverage…more ▼

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📖 JICA Magazine July 2026
https://t.co/z2x0d4Dw5D

#JICAMagazine #JICA #Sanitation #water

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【Enhancing leadership and reducing water loss in #Ethiopia】
More than 40 percent of the water that leaves treatment plants in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa does not generate revenue for the utility.

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#JICA President Tanaka joined a dialogue at #GWU on "Development Cooperation in a Fragmented World." He stressed that development cooperation underpins a rules-based order, with the Global South as a partner in shaping our shared future.

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@KGeorgieva JICA and IMF will continue their close cooperation to strengthen policy & capacity.

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#JICA President Tanaka met with #IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgieva) to discuss global economic prospects and support for vulnerable countries amid the situation in the Middle East.

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Fruitful discussion between JICA President Tanaka and @WorldBankGroup President Ajay Banga. Amid growing global uncertainty, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation and expand development impact in various areas including food security and global health.

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Efforts:
・Establish sustainable forest-use rules
・Monitor forests from space
・Support livelihoods through farming and livestock raising

The changes seen from space are also the result of people working to protect forests for future generations.
🔗 https://t.co/Rzs7kMmNNB

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🛰️【Forest Change Seen from Space】
Comparing satellite data from 2015 and 2024 shows that forest loss in a protected area of #Laos was lower than in surrounding areas.
This reflects years of collaboration between local communities, the Government of Laos, and JICA.

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Through discussions and exchanges, participants built networks and shared insights that may help shape future initiatives while creating new opportunities for collaboration with Japan.

Introduction Video: https://t.co/Wx5aE7LeJY

#JICA #JSPP21 #DigitalEconomy #fintech #Singapore

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🤖AI and fintech know no borders🌏
Thirty government officials from 17 countries, including ASEAN South Asia and the Pacific gathered in Japan for a JSPP21 training course on the digital economy 🇯🇵🤝🇸🇬

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Signing Record of Discussions with Indonesian National Police: Project for Promoting Preventive Measures against Crimes ｜ Where We Work - JICA
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Did you know?
"Koban" and "Chuzaisho" are now widely recognized within the Indonesian National Police 🇯🇵🇮🇩
Japan's community policing experience continues to help strengthen ties between police and local communities across Indonesia.

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Protecting the ocean while improving people's livelihoods. That is the idea behind the "Blue Economy," an approach that JICA promotes around the world. 🌊

#JICA #TimorLeste #BlueEconomy #SustainableFisheries #ODA

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🌊🐟【Connecting the Ocean's Bounty to Better Livelihoods】In Timor-Leste🇹🇱, local fishing communities are working to improve fishing, market access, and sustainable resource management. Around 250 people will participate directly, with benefits expected to reach 7,300 fishers.