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In early October, the Africa Department Director General of JICA, Mr.

Ryuichi Kato, visited the Ethiopia Office as part of his tour of East

African Offices.

During his three day visit of Ethiopia, Mr. Kato was able to visit JICA

project sites, namely the Ethiopian Kaizen Institute (EKI), as well as

attend the yearly Kaizen Awards hosted by EKI at Ghion Hotel on

October 07, 2017.

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Photos from the Japan Festival held on October 08,

2017 at Juventus Club. (Left) Traditional Japanese

attire. (Top) Chicken teriyaki on the grill! (Bottom)

Japanese music.

A f r i c a D e p a r t m e n t D i r e c t o r

G e n e r a l V i s i t s E t h i o p i a

S a f e t y a n d S e c u r i t y

T r a i n i n g f o r J I C A P e r s o n n e l

Mr. Kato and Mr. Ken Yamada, Chief Representative JICA Ethiopia

Office at the Ethiopian Kaizen Institute’s Award Ceremony.

As part of JICA;s annual security awareness seminar, two trainers came

to Ethiopia to provide safety and security training for JICA staff mem-

bers, experts and volunteers.

Held at Desalegn hotel in Addis Ababa, the training comprised of two

main components: Personal Safety and First Aid. The first portion of the

training provided practical advice and examples on things to do in the

case of a robbery, car-jacking, collusion or a terrorist attack. The latter

portion focused on CPR training and how to bandage head, leg and arm

wounds until the arrival of emergency services.

Safety and Security trainer

demonstrating CPR techniques.

It is well known within the

diplomatic community that

each year, each embassy

takes one day to celebrate its

national day and to share its

culture with everyone else.

It is customary to invite

members of the diplomatic

community as well as local

friends and acquaintances

and treat them to local cui-

sine, music and culture.

This year at the Ambassa-

dor’s Residence guests had

the opportunity to sample

sushi dishes, listen to Japa-

nese music and participate in

a Japanese tea ceremony.

Additionally, Japanese com-

panies and organizations

such as JICA, were invited to

set up booths and share with

others about the work that

they are doing in Ethiopia.

JICA had the opportunity to

display the work it has been

doing in the export promotion

sector by showing the branding

of Ethiopian sheepskin shoes

under the brand developed by

Japanese experts — Ethiopian

Highland Leather.

Science and Mathematics

teachers representing

schools from different areas

of Ethiopia participated in the

SMASEE INSET training from

October 16, 2017 up to No-

vember 03, 2017. The aim

was to explore ways to fur-

ther cascade the Model at

the cluster and school levels

throughout Ethiopia. Train-

ees, who took part in the

Training of Trainers (TOT),

are expected to provide

training sessions for their

fellow teachers at the region-

al, cluster and school levels.

The contents of the training focused on hands-on and laboratory activities for sci-ence and mathematics edu-cation for Grades 7 and 8. Additional training was pro-vided on: active learning, class room assessment, im-

Mr. Ken Yamada, Chief Rep-

resentative of JICA Ethiopia

Office made a one-day visit

to Debre Berhan Teachers

Training College on October

24, 201. While there Mr.

Yamada observed training

sessions for strengthening

Mathematics and Science

Education in Ethiopia

(SMASEE) INSET training.

The training, conducted by

the Mathematics and Science

Improvement Center, Minis-

try of Education, was a follow

-up activity for JICA’s recent-

ly completed SMASEE project

to scale up the INSET Model

nationwide by utilizing exist-

ing systems and the financial

resources of the Ethiopian

Government.

Four hundred and twenty

provisation (preparation and use of teaching and learning materials from locally availa-ble resources.).

The training session also exposed trainees to practical laboratory activities for sci-ence education and hands-on activities for science and mathematics teachers. Teachers were also able to participate in practical ses-sions by going to nearby schools and conducting les-son studies.

Ms. Azeb Belachew, a biology teacher in an elementary school in Dessie (Amhara Region) attended the second group training session. She stated that she found the training to be very helpful for improving the quality of sci-ence and mathematics edu-cation. She further explained that she has 15 years of teaching experience in math-

E d u c a t i o n T r a i n i n g i n D e b r e B r e h a n

O n e Y e a r i n t o L a n d M a n a g e m e n t P r o j e c t

JICA is working alongside

Bahir Dar University, Amhara

Agricultural Research Insti-

tute (ARARI), the Water &

Land Resource Center, and

the Ministry of Agriculture &

Natural Resources (MoANR)

to develop technology that

will reduce soil erosion and

increase the productivity of

undeveloped land.

Approaches to improve the

income and participation of

women and youth have been

proposed. Next-generation

SLM framework was prepared

and disseminated to counter-

parts at the first Joint Coordi-

nation Committee (JCC) meet-

ing which was held on Novem-

ber 14, 2017 in Bahir Dar.

JICA has allocated 400 million

yen towards this project.

In 2016, JICA

launched a

p r o j e c t c a l l e d t h e

“Development of Next Gener-

ation Sustainable Land Man-

agement (SLM) to combat

the effects of desertification.

The project, which is com-

monly referred to as SA-

TRPES, began in March of

2016 and is expected to be

completed by 2020.

SATREPS is

functional in the

following locations:

Bahir Dar, Guder

(Fagita lekoma) Aba

Gerima (Zuria) and

in Debatie

(Benshangul-

Gumez Region,

Debatie Region).

J I C A E T H I O P I A N E W S L E T T E R

SMASEE INSET training session

Mr. Noriyuki Nagai being interviewed by

LTV about JICA’s export promotion

activities—namely Ethiopian Highland

Leather’s sheepskin shoes.

ematics and science education in elementary schools, however, she has always had difficulties showing her student’s hands-on activities; partly due to the lack of teaching aids within the school.

“Thanks to the SMASEE INSET training, I can prepare teaching and learning materials from locally available resources that will help students to learn mathematics and science practically”, she added.

N a t i o n a l D a y C e l e b r a t i o n s

The KAIZEN move-

ment has gained

unprecedented acceptance and

momentum in Ethiopia above any

other country in Africa. With the full

commitment of the Ethiopian Govern-

ment Kaizen methodologies are

being implemented across the coun-

try in multiple sectors, including

manufacturing and TVET schools.

Ethiopia is seeking to transform itself

into a middle-income country by 2025

mainly by transforming the industrial

sector; the nation is pushing towards

increasing its industrial competitive-

ness through quality, productivity and

competiveness (QPC) improvement.

The Ethiopian Kaizen Institute (EKI),

established in 2011 with the strong

initiative of the late Prime Minister

Meles Zenawi, held its fifth award

ceremony at the Ghion Hotel in Addis

Ababa on October 07, 2017. Invited

guests included Minister Tagesse

Chaffo, Ministry of Public Service

and Human Resource Development

(MoPSHRD), Ambassador Shinichi

Saide, Embassy of Japan and Mr.

Ryuichi Kato, Director General of

Africa Division, JICA Headquarters

among representatives of compa-

nies and agencies that are currently

implementing KAIZEN activities in

their work places.

With the assistance of the Japanese government, EKI has been training consultants and teaching KAIZEN to companies and micro enterprises. To date, more than 630 companies have introduced KAIZEN, thereby increasing their productivity by an average of 37.2% and reducing waste by an average of 55.2%.

During the awards ceremony, Mesfin Industrial Engineering, locat-ed in Mekelle city, Water Drilling Enterprise in Amhara Region and Lideta Manufacturing Training Insti-

tute in Addis Ababa were awarded first, second and third place respec-tively, during the national KAIZEN Awards portion of the ceremony.

"Winning these awards means taking on more responsibility," said Mr. Mekonnen Yaie, Director General of EKI. EKI is looking towards becom-ing a KAIZEN Center of Excellence in Africa and to achieve that more and more companies and individuals need to be trained and certified in KAIZEN methods. In March 2016, JICA held a KAIZEN Knowledge Sharing Seminar in Ethiopia and shared Ethiopia's experience with participants from 11 other African countries. It is JICA's hope that KAIZEN will be widely practiced in the continent, to contribute to indus-trial promotion.

Speaking at the event Mr. Kato shared a popular saying in Japan with attendees that the KAIZEN philosophy says "If you do not have money, use your mind". KAIZEN is a

ers from the Ethiopian Develop-

ment Research Institute (EDRI)

and Vietnam National University,

alongside professors from Addis

Ababa University and experts and

representatives of JICA.

The focus of this years’ HLF was

productivity. Researchers from

EDRI and GRIPS, including Pro-

fessor Kenichi Ohno, presented

their research followed by intense

discussions.

The 17th High

Level forum (HLF) was held at

the Sheraton Addis Hotel on

November 07,2017 in the pres-

ence of high-level officials from

various ministries and organiza-

tions including Mr. Sinichi Saida,

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ethio-

pia, professors from the National

Graduate Institute for Policy Stud-

ies (GRIPS) of Japan, research-

K A I Z E N A W A R D S C E R E M O N Y

H i g h L e v e l P o l i c y D i a l o g u e s o n I n d u s t r i a l D e v e l o p m e n t


(Left to right): Minister of Public Service and Human

Resource Development, Mr. Tagesse Chaffo; Mr

Mekonnen Yaie, Director General, EKI; Mr. Ryuichi

Kato, Africa Division Director, JICA; Mrs. Seblewon-

gel Haregewin, Deputy Director General, EKI.

M e e t O u r N e w e s t Te a m M e m b e r !

Ms. Yoko Nakajima

Ms. Yoko Nakajima is JICA Ethio-

pia’s new Project Formulation

Advisor (PFA) for the transporta-

tion sector.

We have asked her three ques-

tions to help everyone get to know

her!

Its Ms. Nakajima’s first time to

Ethiopia so please make sure you

make her feel welcome and at

home if you cross paths :)

1. Have you previously worked in

other African countries? If not,

have you visited any African coun-

tries?

Nakajima: I worked in Zambia

(as a JICA volunteer), in Sudan

(before the independence of

S.Sudan), in Kenya, with Doctors

Without Borders and in Came-

roon at the local JICA office.

2. Where was your last post?

Please briefly tell us what your

job was like.

Nakajima: My last post with JICA

was in Cameroon. I was a Project

Formulation Advisor (PFA), main-

ly in charge of construction

(through a community develop-

ment grant), deep-well construc-

tion (grant aid) and road construc-

tion and electricity distribution

( through a loan co-financed with

the African Development Bank).

3. What cultural or historical as-

pects of Ethiopia are you most

looking forward to exploring?

Nakajima: I’d love to visit Lalibela;

I love ancient buildings and its

incredible that the churches are

still in use. I would also like to

learn how to perform the Ethiopian

coffee ceremony.

(Center Table, left to right): Minister of Industry, Mr. Ahmed Abtew; Mr. Mekonnen

Manyazewal, Director general with the Rank of Minister, Ethiopian Development

Research Institute (EDRI).

philosophy that can flourish in Ethiopia as it can be implemented by anyone anywhere, with very little resources.

The deteriorating roads within Addis Ababa are

in urgent need of maintenance work, especially after the rainy season. JICA has been working with the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA) since 2015 to develop road maintenance sys-tem and capacity within AACRA. On October 04, 2017 JICA and AACRA held their second fifth Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting at AACRA to monitor the progress of the pro-ject.

The ‘Project for Development of Road Maintenance Capacity of Addis Ababa City’ was developed to ensure that the roads in Addis Ababa would be maintained in a sustainable manner. In order to do that it is essential that the management capacity of AACRA with regards to road maintenance

be enhanced. The JICA expert team assigned to AACRA has been reviewing the road mainte-nance implementation structure of the organization with various counterparts through discussions, interviews, surveys and site visits. Training sessions for AACRA staff have also been held in Ja-pan and Addis Ababa with re-gards to: road maintenance, road inspections, maintenance plan-ning and developing maintenance management systems.

The desired outputs at the com-pletion of the project in 2018 are: improved road maintenance implementation structures within AACRA; the establishment of processes for formulating road maintenance plans and improved maintenance skills and knowledge of AACRA technical staff.

During the JCC meeting, the general manager of AACRA, Mr. Habtamu Tegegne urged his staff to take the time to learn from the Japanese experts allocated to AACRA to develop their technical skills. He also expressed concern that more should be done to en-sure that the transfer of skills and knowledge is done properly in order to guarantee the success and longevity of AACRA and its activities after the departure of the experts.

Senior JICA Representative,

Takeshi Matsuyama, responded

by explaining that “the only way to

maintain sustainability is by cus-

tomizing the trainings and the

models provided by Japanese

experts to fit the needs of Addis

Ababa city. He added that simply

following the Japanese way of

We are excited to announce that six JICA volunteers have come to Ethiopia for the next 2 years!

The volunteers will be working in the areas of: community development, primary school education, science education and cycling in the

regions of SNNPR, Tigray and Addis Ababa.

J I C A A s s i s t s A A C R A w i t h R o a d M a i n t e n a n c e P r o j e c t

J I C A E t h i o p i a W e l c o m e s S i x N e w V o l u n t e e r s !

F A R I S R o p e P u m p A s s o c i a t i o n O p e r a t i o n a l i n S N N P R

gion, including Hawassa, Bonga,

Wolaita and Arba Minch cities.

According to Mr. Samson

Shegena, the Association’s chair-

person, the Association is now a

legal entity and has opened an

office in Hawassa for communica-

tion and management purposes.

They have also opened a bank

account and began raising funds

for the Association.

The Association currently has 50

members who have developed a

plan to engage in rope pump

installation, spring develop-

ment, small dam construction

and drilling activities. Going

forward their aim is to also

produce rigs for extensive

drilling activities.

In the meantime, the WAS -

Rope project has given them

the opportunity to certify their

manufacturers with the COC

and has aided the Association

in its efforts to participate in

SNNPR’s Water Bureau 4000

Rope Pump Installation bid

process.

Following the

completion of the

WAS-RoPS project in SNNPR, an

output of the project was a roll out

strategy to ensure sustainable

service delivery for water supply

and technology transfer of rope

pumps by stimulating the private

sector and small scale micro-

enterprise.

The FARIS Rope Pump Manufac-

turers Association is an SME

established with eight manufac-

turers, who are currently working

in different areas of SNNPR Re-


doing things will not necessarily guaran-

tee success since Japan is a different

phase of the development era. “You have

to internalize trainings and techniques to

the Ethiopian context for them to be

sustainable. We will give you the tools

equipment and training, but it is up to the

Ethiopians to decide whether it is useful

and applicable for a specific situation”, he

added.

In the past two years AACRA has transi-tioned from using physical maps to identify road routes and conditions to digital maps using AutoCAD.

(Left to right): Ms. Yoko Mori, Mr. Hiroki Yasui, Mr. Daiki Watanabe, Mr. Ken Yamada (Chief Repre-sentative, JICA Ethiopia Office), Mr. Sota Nishumura, Ms. Chihiro Saga and Mr. Kuniaki Kato.

FARIS members showing the JICA team the rope pumps that they produced. Mr. Samson Shegna is the gentleman in the red-shirt).

One year into their service time

in their host country, JICA volun-

teers are expected to present on

their time thus far and what they

hope to achieve in their remain-

ing year.

In October, ten of our volunteer

presented to representatives of

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

(MoFA, the Ministry of Education

(MoE), JICA staff members, and

their co-workers about their

experiences in Ethiopia.

Mr. Shingo Orita, a physical

education volunteer, stationed in

Alamata city in Tigray Region,

shared how he has been coach-

ing football teams for women

under 17 years old, men

under 25 years old and men

under 15 years old. His hope

is to continue developing

grassroots football skills

throughout Ethiopia.

Ms. Eri Watanabe, a science

teacher at Birhane Hilina

Primary School in Addis Aba-

ba, for her part, introduced

practical science experiments

in her grades 7 and 8 classes.

She also conducted seminars

for teachers and showed them

how to construct lesson plans

and how to prepare science

experiments for students

using local materials.

V o l u n t e e r s S h a r e E x p e r i e n c e s O n e Y e a r I n

V o l u n t e e r Te a m V i s i t s J a p a n a n d S . K o r e a

This October, two members of JICA’s Ethiopia’s Volunteer team, Mr. Wondwossen

Mammo and Mr. Bereket Useman spent two weeks in Japan and S.Korea, to visit

schools in Tokyo and to attend the “International Volunteer Cooperation Organization

Conference (IVCO) in Seoul.


On October 16th and 17th, Mr.

Wondwossen and Mr. Bereket visited

Igusa Junior High School and Sugina-

mi Ward Primary School. While there

they did a presentation on Ethiopia (on

its history and culture) for the students

and teachers. In turn, they observed

the teaching methods implemented in

the school systems, the cafeterias

during lunch and the general school

culture in Japan. Both JICA members

were particular impressed with how

Japanese school children were responsi-

ble for cleaning up the entire school in

shifts; Japanese schools do not employ

janitors [cleaners] as the students are

responsible for the cleanliness of their

school.

While in Tokyo, the two were also able to

attend a training session at JICA Head-

quarters and they also visited Nihon-

matsu Training Center to meet three

volunteers that will be dispatching to

Ethiopia in January 2018.

J a p a n

S . K o r e a

The theme of the volunteer conference

in S. Korea was centered on creating

transformative partnerships for meeting

the united Nations “2030 Agenda for

Sustainable Development ” .

Discussions were held on how to: create

national and local level frameworks to

create effective partnerships or environ-

ments for volunteerism to strive

engage volunteers through partnerships

with schools, universities, media outlets,

volunteer networks and alumni associa-

tions

create cross-sector partnerships (with

public-private-non-profit partnerships

[PPNP]) and work with NGOs, donor

organizations and civil society organiza-

tions .

Back Row (left to right): Mr. Kenji Marui, Ms. Kimiko

Chiba, Ms. Mayu Ishii, Ms. Miki Kawamura and Ms.

Harumi Kuroda

Front Row (left to right): Mr. Shingo Orita, Ms. Emi

Watanabe, Mr. Yoshiya Higa. Mr. Kosuke Kasahara

and Mr. Shigeo Kawamaru

Ms. Eri Watanabe demonstrating one of

the science experiments that she showed

her students.

Japanese school children cleaning their classroom after school.

IVCO 2017 board members.

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Ethiopia Office

Mina Building 6th & 7th Floor

P.O.Box 5384

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Phone: +251 115 50 47 55

Fax: +251 115 50 44 65

Mission: JICA, in accordance with the Development Cooperation Charter, will work on human security and quality growth.

Vision:

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 prosper-ous world where people can hope for a better future and ex-plore their diverse potentials.

Actions 1. Commitment: Commit ourselves with pride and passion to achieving our mission and vision.

2. Gemba: Dive into the field ("gemba") and work together with the people.

3. Strategy: Think and act strategically with broad and long-term perspectives

4. Co-creation: Bring together diverse wisdom and resources.

5. Innovation: Innovate to bring about unprecedented

impacts.

J I C A E T H I O P I A O F F I C E

December

Policy Dialogues with MoFEC

ABE Initiative Scholarship Returnees Presentation at Jupiter

Hotel

January

Happy New Year!

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