J O I C FP
AN N UAL R E PORT 2020
J FY2020 (April 2020 - March 2021)

Japanese Organization forInternational Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)

Annual Report 2020
Published December 202 1
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WHY?

Reflections on JFY2020 (April 2020-March 2021)
For over a year, COVID-19 has seriously and globally affected the sexual reproductive health and rights(SRHR) of women and girls, who have been forced into a particularly difficult situation. With vast amountsof money being invested in the fight against the pandemic, the SRHR issue has become less of a priority
and women’s right to self-determination is under threat.

Mayumi Katsube

Executive Director, JOICFPIn developed countries, birth rates are reported to have fallen,
whereas in some low- and middle-income countries, survey results
have revealed that the number of maternal deaths and stillbirths
have increased. According to the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA), the family planning needs of approximately 12 million
women in low- and middle-income countries have not been met,
resulting in an estimated 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.
Dubbed the “shadow pandemic,” the sexual exploitation of andviolence against women and girls, as well as harmful practices suchas child marriage and female genital mutilation, which were once
on the decline due to international efforts, have begun to increaseagain. In Japan, the number of domestic and sexual violencerelated consultations at the one-stop support center haveincreased, and there is growing concern about current trends in
unexpected and teenage pregnancies.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, JOICFP never stopped
carrying out its activities, both in Japan and abroad. In collaboration
with domestic and international partners, we continue to operate
our SRHR programs in the relevant communities, as well as
advocate the promotion of gender quality and empowerment of
women and girls with the involvement of younger generations. We
are most grateful for the support and encouragement granted byindividual supporters, like-minded private companies, local andinternational agencies, global foundations, and so on, that havebeen the source of our strength this past year.

Why do you support women?

295,000 womenThis is the number of women who die due to pregnancy, childbirth, or abortion every
year (2017 estimate)*. That's more than 800 women per day.
JOICFP works to protect the lives and health of women around the world because theirlives and health are threatened by disparities, especially in developing countries.

Where are you working?

2020
HIGHLIGHTS
Despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis,
JOICFP has been unwavering in its stance to continue
supporting women and girls, and pregnant and nursing
mothers. We actively communicated online with international
staff stationed in countries/regions where
we at Japan headquarters were unable
to travel to, and continued to provide
SRH support remotely. In Japan, we also
extended our support for women andmothers in the Tohoku region, where
there was a greater need for assistance.

J A PA N
N E PA L
M YA N M A R

Project countries: 11(including Japan)

Burkina Faso is a new JOICFP project country since 2020.

ZAMBIA

Number of experts who have participatedin
online training from abroad

Giving Youth a Voice on Gender Equality

In collaboration with the UNFPA Burkina Faso, KIMI Foundation, and ABBEF (L’Association
Burkinabè pour le Bien-Être Familial/Burkina Faso Association for Family Welfare / a member
association of International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)), JOICFP launched a
project to support adolescents and young people in enhancing their capacity to
exercise their sexual and reproductive health rights. The project has been implemented
based on the concept that ensuring the understanding that each adolescent and youth
has a right to make decisions about their bodies and how they live their lives.
JOICFP ANNUAL REPORT 2020

K E N YATA N Z A N I A"My health is my right" (Ma santé, c'est mon droit)
A Rights-based Project Launched in Burkina Faso

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UGANDAGABON

The social networking campaign was initiated by Japan’s youth withthe aim of boosting public feedback in the national consultation
on updating the government's 5-year national strategy on Gender
Equality (Fifth Basic Plan for Gender Equality). It generated a huge
response, with the opinions of over 1,000 young people collectedfrom all over the country. JOICFP supported the youth to prepare a“Youth Position Paper,” which was presented to and discussed withthe then Minister of Gender Equality, Seiko Hashimoto. As a result of
the youth paper, two new policies were introduced in the updated
strategy.

WHERE?

A F G H A N I S TA N

The pandemic has significantly slowed the progress of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To build back better, theglobal community must remember its promise to “Leave No One
Behind”, and JOICFP will continue its efforts in preventing womenand girls from being deprived of their right to self-determination
and risking their health and lives. We will draw from the lessons of
the pandemic and continue to work towards a future where SRHR
can be enjoyed by all.

B U R K I N A FA S O
GHANAContinued Support with a
New Approach©M i ki To kai rin* WHO et al. "Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000-2017

Participants in training sessions andlectures in Japan: 36: 1,558

Lectures were held for educational institutions and general public groups all around Japan.

WHAT?
Number of projects

What are you working on?

: 16

Focusing on maternal and child health, we implement projects that enable people totake initiatives in their communities to protect their health. We also supply healthfacilities with the medical equipment they need.

Donations of goods: 722,006 items(including recycled clothing, children's shoes, and reconditioned bicycles)
We also donate used school bags, as well as other items donated by private companies.

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ZAMBIAM YA N M A R

Promotion of Womenʼs Health throughout the Life Cycleat One Stop Service Site in Zambia

Project for Improving Reproductive Healthat Primary and Community Level

In 2020, JOICFP continued community health activities while taking preventive measures against COVID-19. This
included awareness-raising and educational activities through training human resources such as health staff, Safe
Motherhood Action Group members (SMAGs), and Youth Peer Educators (PEs), improving the management andenvironment for quality health services at health facilities through follow-up of 5S* training, and “Mama-Papa classes”
for promoting male participation. JOICFP further strengthened the local community network supporting adolescenthealth in collaboration with teachers and traditional leaders in the community through the Women's Empowerment
Sport Program which had been introduced the previous year.

This project was a community-wide effort to provide
better quality reproductive health services in Myanmar’s
rural areas, with a focus on women (especially during
pregnancy, delivery and post-delivery period) andchildren. It was concluded in December 2020 after three
years and four months of operation. With the spread of
COVID-19 during the project’s final year, many
unforeseeable things happened: Japanese staff wereunable to travel to the project site, there were limits on
the number of participants in activities such as trainings,
workshops and meetings, and we took the work online.
Despite this, JOICFP was able to successfully complete theactivities planned for the project’s last year by changing
the way we did things.

*5S: Seiri, Seiton, Seisou, Seiketsu, Shukan, meaning “Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.”

During the three-year project, two one-stop sites were completed in existing health facilities to provide quality sexualand reproductive health (SRH) services and information at a single location, including a maternity ward, maternity
waiting house, youth center, midwife's residence, and water tank. The one-stop sites served as bases for promoting
primary health care, stimulating community-driven health promotion activities. Income-generating activities were
initiated by the community for sustainable implementation of the project activities, and JOICFP has enhanced
community ownership through the sharing of good experiences among communities.

Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in Africa :Community-centered sustainable health promotion program
JOICFP trained local community members as SMAGs and Youth PEs. We developed communication strategies
in line with community needs based on which health messages and tools were created for enhancing
behavioral change in the community. We continued to improve these Behavior Change Communication (BCC)
tools through pretesting, and the tools have been finalized. SMAGs and Youth PEs are conducting SRH
educational activities using the following BCC tools during group talks, home visits, and Mama-Papa Classes.
Two types of SRH message pads (SMAGs and Youth PEs)
Three types of SRH flipcharts (SMAG, Youth PE, Mama-Papa Class (developed in collaboration with other project))
Two types of T-shirts (SMAG, Local Steering Committee)
Radio drama script
By using these tools effectively, JOICFP has strengthened community educational activities, and the number ofcommunity members who have access to accurate SHR information has increased. Compared to the 2017baseline survey, the number of women receiving antenatal care four times has increased from 15% to 70% in
2020, women giving birth in a health facility increased from 19.4% to 52.3%, and women receiving a postnatal
care after six days increased from 19.1% to 46.2%.

GHANA
Community health volunteers (Maternal Child Health Promoters and Youth PEs), whohave been trained in the project area, conduct home visits and group sessions where
they engage in community health education activities and make health facility referrals
as necessary. Based on a Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) strategy
developed by the stakeholders, health education content was reviewed and SBCC tools
were created for activities in JFY 2020. Film showings—an example of good practices inother countries—have been held as a community health education activity. Remoterefresher training sessions for health care workers were conducted by Japanese experts
to improve the quality of health services, including customer care and 5S (a workplaceorganization method). Furthermore, Community Health Management Committees havebeen activated to develop action plans to address challenges in health service uptake
and review the plans quarterly to improve people’s access to health services. A newhealth facility has also been established, making it easier for local people to accessquality health services.

Health staff were trained in team-building and leadershipskills needed to lead future health activities in the community. Exhibitions were held to share the outcomes ofMaternal and Child Health (MCH) promoters’ activities,
which are carried out by volunteers serving to bridge thegap between health staff and members of the community.
Also, through the cycle of planning, implementation,
monitoring, and experience sharing in community-based
participatory health planning activities, new small projects
emerged such as community-initiated support for
emergency transportation and mobile clinic operation
services. These good practices were compiled into adocument that was widely shared with those concerned.

Overcoming Socio-cultural and Decision-making
Barriers to Family Planning and Maternal HealthServices in Rural Areas of Myanmar
The local staff movement within Myanmar was restricted due to COVID-19, which
made it difficult to proceed with community activities as planned. However, we havebeen preparing to resume activities when the COVID-19 crisis ends by increasing email
and phone communication frequency, keeping in close contact with the Ministry of
Health and Sports and other local project officials, and holding online meetings to
discuss our activities and how to proceed.
Aside from completing the manuals, handbooks, and implementation guides
necessary for us to introduce the voucher system, we were able to establish criteria formonitoring activity outcomes and develop a system to collect necessary data. We also
developed the training modules needed to create educational materials to use incommunity activities. We have provided protective equipment such as masks anddisinfectants to prevent infection
among medical personnel such as
midwives, as well as MCH promoters trained in FY 2019. This has
allowed us to continue activities in
the community such as healtheducation even during the
COVID-19 crisis.

Project for Rural Health Development throughStrengthening Basic Health Services
In addition to pregnancy and childbirth-related diseases and deaths, the number of
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and hypertension has been
increasing in Myanmar in recent years, such that health facilities at community level must
now deal with the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases. This project aims toestablish a system under which people of all ages can access basic health services at ahealth facility close to them.
In JFY2020, the launch of this project was delayed to the end of July due to COVID-19, andafter February 2021, local activities were suspended due to a coup d'etat. During thisperiod, we implemented the project remotely from Japan, carrying out the following
activities in preparations to promote community health: listing active health volunteers
and mapping their locations, preparing a draft volunteer training plan, developing a draft
outline of the members of village health committees and their roles, and collecting
and analyzing healtheducation materials.

K E N YATANZANIA
Although restrictions on activities due to the COVID-19 outbreak were limited, JOICFP
encouraged CHVs to reduce the risk of infection and disseminate SRH information to
the community in a safe manner. With the support of the Niwano Peace Foundation,
we provided hand sanitizer and masks to CHVs and PEs working in the project sites,
and instructed them on the proper use of these items based on WHO guidelines.

In August 2020, with the support of Astellas Global Health Foundation, JOICFP launched a program to strengthen the capacity ofcommunities to continue working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The program implemented infection prevention
measures and promoted access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) information and services for people in thecommunity, including over 42,000 women and girls.

The Kenyan government has implemented a number of containment policies
since its first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in March 2020, and this has
affected JOICFP's activities due to restrictions on the number of people togather and be admitted into health facilities. Community Health Volunteers(CHVs) engaged in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) awareness-raising
activities ensured the use of handsanitizer and masks and transitioned
their activities from health educationgroup sessions to focus on home
visits instead. As a result, JOICFP wasable to disseminate information toover 45,000 people, exceeding last
year's results despite this year’s
restrictions on our activities. Theseawareness-raising activities weregreatly accelerated by the efforts ofleaders in the community such as
religious leaders who trained as
CHVs and youth leader initiatives.

JOICFP conducted training sessions on universal infection prevention measures for approximately 450 community healthvolunteers, pharmacy staff/over-the-counter medicine (OTCM) sellers, and health care workers, providing necessary supplies
such as personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as contraceptives and medicines in short supply. The program secured
access of women and girls to safe and quality SRH services and accurate information related to COVID-19 prevention throughstrengthening community health education activities.

In addition, the Community Health Committee, which had been trained infundraising, consulted with local government agencies to procure furniture,
recreational games, and paint in order to revive the health facility’s youth center toserve as a base for youth interaction and for Peer Educators (PEs) to review theircommunication strategies.

Ghana's first outbreak of COVID-19 was confirmed in March 2020, after which the disease spread throughout the country,
particularly in its capital city, Accra. Limited medical resources were directed towards controlling COVID-19, which affected theprovision of basic medical services. At the same time, an increasing number of expectant mothers avoided health facilities forante-natal and post-natal care due to fear of infection of COVID-19, or chose to deliver at home without any assistance of trained
health care workers. These choices increase the risk of death for both mother and newborn child. Furthermore, as women
stopped going to health facilities to avoid infection, they had
less access to family planning services.

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Since communities in the Bahi District are geographically scattered, CHVs continued tofocus on conducting awareness-raising activities through home visits, and in JFY2020,
were able to disseminate SRH information to over 100,000 people. Health facilities,
schools, local administrators, and CHVs worked together to make the project activities
more effective, with health care workers collaborating with PEs to conduct healtheducation sessions in schools, and administrative officials in Bahi district regularly
attending meetings of
CHVs in each area to offer
supervision and guidance.
In 2020, Bahi District
received an award fromthe President’s Office,Regional Administrative
Local Government for its
tremendous success in
improving the health ofmothers, children, andyouth in the region.

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UGANDA

NEPAL

Human Resource Development

Many medical facilities in Uganda do not have running water due to inadequate infrastructure.
JOICFP’s project thus aimed to prevent infections without the need for water by installing alcohol
disinfectants in clinics to disinfect hands, while at the same time provide safe and high quality sexualand reproductive health (SRH) services by training medical personnel and improving medical facilities.

Gender-based discrimination and violence still persist in Nepal.
Discussing sex is taboo, resulting in insufficient understanding of
sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The trafficking of
women also continues. For the Nepal project, JOICFP conductedcomprehensive sex education classes through Peer Educators (PEs) inthree locations: Kathmandu Basin and Kavre District, where thedevastating impact of the 2015 Nepal earthquake continues to create
hardship; and Makwanpur District, where, in addition to theearthquake’s aftereffects, trafficking is common due to its proximity to
the Indian border. We provided comprehensive sex education to a
total of 10,889 young people, including 6,548 students in schools and
4,341 youths in other locations such as youth centers.

Since its foundation, JOICFP has been focused on and devoted to the capacity building of human resources in the field of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In JFY2020, JOICFP
was able to impact a total of 2,251 people in the field of RMNCAH (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health), aligning with the global agenda of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 5.

PEs took advantage of International Youth Day to organize SRHR-relatedskits and flash mobs online. We also conducted make-up lessons intandem with comprehensive sex education sessions to attract moreparticipation from women. Our goal was to empower women both
physically and mentally by creating opportunities for them to gain
self-confidence and a positive outlook on being a woman.

Advocacy

For our public-private partnership project, we implemented: 1) hygiene and sanitation training,
including hygiene management and hand disinfection for health care workers; 2) the installationof alcohol disinfectants in clinics; and 3) training for health care workers on how to improve SRH
services. Comprehensive infection prevention measures, including hand sanitization withalcohol disinfectants, were implemented at 36 medical facilities, including 18 RHU (Reproductive
Health Uganda: a member association of International Planned Parenthood Association (IPPF))
clinics.
Ninety-two percent of health care workers who participated in health and hygiene training now
practice the WHO's "5 Moments for Hand Hygiene.” Hand disinfection is also practiced whenproviding mobile health services to those with limited access to healthcare facilities. In addition,
health care workers were provided with standard operating procedures to prevent hospital
infections, and during Quality of Care (QOC) training, they learned the essential elements for
improving health care service
quality and how to establish areferral network of health carefacilities.
Although service delivery wasdelayed for some time with the
spread of COVID-19, SRH services
were provided to 31,274 people
in the first half of 2020. Since
the project began, a total of
183,690 people in the target
districts have been provided
with SRH services, including
family planning.

BURKINA FASO
In Burkina Faso, which faces issues such as early pregnancy, child marriage, and female genital mutilation (FGM), JOICFP, together with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Burkina Faso and two local NGOs, launched a project aiming to empower young people to understand their SRHR, and to exercise their rights and respect those ofothers. This project is funded by the Government of Japan. When First Lady of Burkina Faso Madame Sika Kabore, founder and president of the KIMI Foundation—which works
towards improving people’s health in Burkina Faso—visited Japan in 2018 and 2019, we had the opportunity to introduce JOICFP’s work to her, and she said that it could be usefulin promoting the health of young people, especially girls, in her country.
The three pillars of the project are: improving access to SRHR information and services, providing quality
SRHR services, and creating a supportive and enabling environment to promote SRHR among adolescents.
JOICFP has been providing technical assistance to KIMI Foundation and ABBEF (Association Burkinabè
pour le Bien-Être Familial, a member association of IPPF), mainly in the areas of social behavior change
communication and monitoring and evaluation. We had to be creative amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to
be able to organize communication strategy workshops to develop plans for strategic and effective
implementation of sensitization activities and family life education aimed at behavioral change. We
developed a French version of the modules for communication strategy development, obstacle-based
message creation and communication action plan development, and 12 facilitators were trained online sothat the workshops could be conducted without dispatching JOICFP staff from Tokyo. We also developed
monitoring tools to keep track of the progress of and changes in our activities.

GABON
UNFPA Gabon's project targets not only adolescent girls, but also boys, parents, and community leaders indelivering messages to prevent early pregnancies. One in three teenage girls in Gabon experiences pregnancy,
leading to a high maternal mortality rate. Although the new version of Civil Code banning marriage under theage of 18 was enacted in 2019 as part of a ban on child abuse, the importance of these efforts has yet to besensitized at the community level. Community leaders need to fully understand the law and take concrete
actions in their communities accordingly. With some parents opposed to comprehensive sexual education inschools, parents need to better understand its importance. Among boys, a greater awareness of genderstereotypes is needed.
To conduct its activities in Gabon during the COVID-19 pandemic, JOICFP, together with the UNFPA Gabon
office, conducted remote training for officers in leadership roles in staff capacity building within the Ministries
of Health and Education and provincial partner agencies on how to facilitate communication strategy
development. We later provided technical advice at communication strategy development workshops held in
two target provinces. A total of 50 participants from organizations, schools, and other institutions working on
SRHR with adolescents, participated to create strategies on how to effectively communicate messages toencourage behavioral change in their communities. This project is supported by the Government of Japan.

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JOICFP ANNUAL REPORT 2020

Six hundred and ninety-three (693) participants from 30 countries
participated in a total of 21 training sessions/programs conducted
for national or local government officials and private sector
administrators from developing countries. JOICFP provided input
on issues such as community voluntary health promotion
activities, outreach MNCH services, and the development ofeffective communication strategies, all related to the promotionof sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

JOICFP advocates the advancement of SRHR, genderequality and women's empowerment both in Japanand abroad. As an international collaborative partner
and the Tokyo liaison office for International Planned
Parenthood Federation (IPPF), an international NGO
promoting SRHR and gender equality, we push theJapanese government to fulfill its commitment toincrease universal access and financial contribution
to SRHR in cooperation with IPPF.

A total of 1,558 people (Japanese nationals) were reached through25 training sessions/programs conducted for high schools,
universities and local authorities. JOICFP provided information on
global issues related to SRHR as well as domestic issues, to promoteincreased awareness of these on a local level.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all sessions/programs were conducted
either online or through a hybrid system (both online and on-site).

JOICFP continues to play a main role in Japanese civilsociety networks. As a co-chair of the Gender Unit of theJapan Civil Society Network on SDGs, JOICFP organizeda webinar to call for more participation in the national
consultation process of updating the 5-year national
strategy on gender equality. As a result of JOICFP’s
efforts, the total number of comments submitted online
increased by about 2,000 messages compared to theprevious consultation. The Japan CSO Network on
Global Health, which JOICFP has served
as secretariat for since 1994, marked its
150th dialogue with the Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan (MOFA). After
JOICFP submitted a request for theJapanese Government to support SRHR
during this dialogue, the Government
signed an international joint press
statement entitled “Protecting Sexualand Reproductive Health and Rights andPromoting Gender-responsiveness in
the COVID-19 crisis”.

Accessing information about gender and SRHR is an importantlife skill that is necessary for making life decisions. The I LADY.
Project, which aims to raise awareness of the internationallyrecognized SRHRs, works towards increasing the number ofteens and 20-somethings who practice the idea of “Love, Act,
Decide yourself” (loving yourself, acting on your own initiative,
and making your own decisions). In particular, we focus on
training "Peer Activists" to help young people become awareof SRHR issues and existing gender-based gaps among theirpeers.
This fiscal year, all JOICFP activities, including Peer Activist
training, were conducted online.

Advocating for gender equality with the youth

In FY2020, we collaborated with young people on advocacy activities. With theaim of reflecting the voices of youth in updating Japan’s 5-year national strategy
on gender equality, JOICFP launched the“#男女共同参画ってなんですか”（or“#What does Gender Equality mean to you?”) project and supported youth
advocacy. Young female students and workers in their twenties gathered online
to hone policy making skills among the youth and amplify their voices in policy
dialogue about gender equality in Japan. The project involved over 600 young men and women, mainly participants ofyouth-led online events held almost weekly (mostly by Instagram live sessions). The campaign’s SNS accounts gained more than
1,600 followers. The team successfully gathered more than a thousand comments from the youth within a month and a half.
Campaign members met Seiko Hashimoto, then Minister of State for Gender Equality, and gave these comments to her directly.
As a result of this youth-led project, the following policy changes were achieved: a) Increased access to emergency contraception
at drugstores and b) Protective measures for job-hunting students who are targets of sexual harassment at job interviews.

AFGHANISTANIn the province of Nangarhar, one of JOICFP’s project areas, many women have to cover their entire
body to hide their skin from men outside their families. Some avoid having their blood pressure taken
by male doctors, don't reveal their faces, or don't go to clinics at all. To remedy this, JOICFP supports
an Afghan NGO United Medical Center for Afghans / Rehabilitation Program for Afghanistan(UMCA/PRA)-operated Community Based Health Care (CBHC) clinic, which has a female doctor andstaff to provide health and medical services exclusively for women and children. In addition toensuring a safe and secure environment for women to receive medical care, the clinic provides
services such as prenatal and postnatal checkups,
immunizations for newborns and expectant mothers,
and family planning services.
In JFY2020, a "Friendly Counseling Corner" was also
launched to provide a more comfortable space forwomen seeking advice. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis,
the CBHC Clinic has ensured that services are carried out
with all clinic staff wearing personal protective
equipment and taking infection prevention measures.

School Bag

Local schools were closed for a long time when JFY2020 started, due to
COVID-19, so our distribution of school bags was postponed. Taking thenecessary precautions to prevent infection, JOICFP and UMCA/PRA
distributed school bags, school supplies, and health education materials
immediately after schools reopened.
The militant Islamic State (IS) and other militant groups have been
gaining power in recent years in Nangarhar Province, where we havebeen donating school bags from Japan since 2004. In a district, where
JOICFP operates the project and which was under IS occupation from2016 until it was liberated in 2019, schools and mosques were destroyed
and many people lost their lives. After IS withdrew, JOICFP supported
the reopened school by sending school bags and school supplies fromJapan, and communicating this message to the children there: "Don't
give in to terrorism and keep on learning.”

Testimony of a woman who visited the clinic (age 24)
I have four children. My husband developed symptoms of the coronavirus infection and was
hospitalized for a week. After that, my children and I also fell ill, but we couldn’t afford treatment.
We then heard about the CBHC Clinic. A female doctor carefully examined us and determined that
our illness was throat related. She prescribed medicine for us, and we are feeling much better now.
I’m very grateful to the clinic staff and everyone supporting us in Japan.

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Our History
Founded in 1968, JOICFP marked its 50th anniversary in 2018. Over the past 50
years, JOICFP’s international projects have spread to 36 countries in Asia, Africa,and Latin America, where community people remain central to all efforts.

Collaboration with other Organizations
Awards & Certificates
JOICFP was granted the Foreign Minister’s Award in 1991 and theUnited Nation’s Population Award in 2001. In 2017 JOICFP received
the first “Japan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) PartnershipAward” by the Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet. Among theawardees, JOICFP was the only NGO working in overseas cooperation. JOICFP also received a Letter of Appreciation from JICA (Japan
International Cooperation Agency) President in 1990, and from theCommissioner of the Japan Sports Agency in 2019.
JOICFP has been holding the UN/ECOSOC Consultative Status since
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MCH with local partners in African countries started in the 1980s.

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Financial Report : Japan Fiscal Year 2020

JOICFP Net Assets Increase and Decrease Statement for the Fiscal Year 2020
Duration: 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

JOICFP Balance Sheet for the Fiscal Year 2020 as at 31 March 2021
（Unit: JPY）

Account item

2020

Variance

2019

Ⅰ Assets
1. Current assets
Cash/Bank deposit

240,337,974

275,389,338△ 35,051,364

Accounts receivable

43,195,729

24,561,653

18,634,076

Suspense payments

956,000

100,000

856,000

284,489,703

300,050,991△ 15,561,288

50,000,000

50,000,000

0Total current assets

The International Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994
was the pivotal threshold for JOICFP to initiate reproductive health projects
through Official Development Assistance (ODA). In 1997, JOICFP successfullylaunched the first RH project funded by Japanese ODA after a couple of yearsof persistent negotiation and preparation with the Government. Since then,
JOICFP has been an essential partner of the Government in the area of Sexualand Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), managing many ODA projects.
During the year 2000-2019, JOICFP implemented a total of 134 projects,
including those ongoing. Among those 134 projects, over 90% were nationallevel projects in 25 countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America regions. The
remaining projects were at the regional level, with several countries participating.
JOICFP’s in-kind donations have also been opportunities to connect
Japanese citizens with vulnerable populations overseas. Commodities suchas reconditioned bicycles were sent to over 80 countries since the 1970s, andschool bags used by primary school students were donated from families inJapan to Afghanistan since 2004.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster in 2011, JOICFP expanded thescope of its programs from international to domestic. From March 2011 toMarch 2016, JOICFP conducted aid activities for women and particularly
mothers who survived the earthquake and tsunami. Since then, JOICFP
provides disaster relief and support to women in Japan and abroad, such as
Ache, Indonesia, Tacloban, the Philippines, and Kathmandu, Nepal.
As the IPPF Tokyo Liaison Office, JOICFP has been providing technical andlogistics support to IPPF. To further strengthen the relationship, JOICFP
became IPPF’s International Collaborative Partner in May 2020.

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2. Fixed assets(1) Basic assets
Time deposit(2) Designated assets
Designated fund

50,000,000

50,000,000

0Accrued retirement benefits deposited

18,681,789

24,112,641△ 5,430,852

68,681,789

74,112,641△ 5,430,852

501,834

575,701△ 73,867(3) Other fixed assets

Triggering a movement
To promote family planning, JOICFP Founder Chojiro Kunii integrated
family planning services with parasite control. The immediate andobvious health benefits of parasite elimination made it ideal as an
education tool and entry point into communities for initiating familyplanning movements. Expanding upon this model, JOICFP sought andused other “triggers” to motivate residents as it applied the “Integrated
Approach” in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

A preventive health collaboration

Health personnel and community volunteers vigorously promoted
family planning as part of a community-based movement inpost-war Japan. Its goal was not population control but rather
preventive health and empowerment of women, fueled by the needto prevent unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. The
movement was implemented alongside stakeholders within thecommunity, reflecting the common goal to improve the well-beingof all citizens. Experiences, insights, and cautionary tales gained
through the movement are the essence of JOICFP’s community
participatory approach used today.

Buildings and accompanying facilities△ 324,293

Fixtures592,229

916,522

Telephone subscription right

648,000

648,000

0

3,762,000

3,762,000

0Lease deposit
Total other fixed assets

5,504,063

5,902,223

Total fixed assets

124,185,852

130,014,864

408,675,555

430,065,855

Total assets△ 398,160△ 5,829,012△ 21,390,300

Ⅱ Liabilities
1. Current liabilities
Deposits received

847,723

898,088△ 50,365

Accounts payable

11,386,354

8,927,244

2,459,110

Advances received

123,986,704

154,391,510△ 30,404,806

0

0

0

Reserve for accrued bonuses

13,023,000

14,726,000△ 1,703,000

Total current liabilities

149,243,781

178,942,842△ 29,699,061

25,868,230

42,503,575△ 16,635,345

25,868,230

42,503,575

175,112,011

221,446,417△ 46,334,406

Contribution

0

0

0

Sub-total

000

233,563,544

208,619,438

24,944,106(50,000,000)(50,000,000)

Total net assets

233,563,544

208,619,438

24,944,106

Total liabilities and net assets

408,675,555

430,065,855△ 21,390,300

Suspense receipt

2. Fixed liabilities
Accrued retirement benefits payable
Total fixed liabilities
Total liabilities△ 16,635,345

Ⅲ Net assets
1. Designated net assets

2. General net assets(Transferred to basic assets)(

0)

Account item
Ⅰ Variance in general net assets
１．Variance of ordinary revenues and expenditure(1) Ordinary revenues
Basic assets interest
Received membership fee
Operating income
Ministry of Foreign Affairs fund
JICA fund
IPPF fund
UNFPA fundPublic organization fundCollaborative support fund
Proceeds from sales of charity items
Contribution received
Micellanenous income
Total ordinary revenues(2) Ordinary expenditure
Operating expenses
Personnel expenses
Operation
Transfer to other accountMinistry of Foreign Affairs fund
JICA fund
IPPF fund
UNFPA fundPublic organization fundCollaborative support fund
Charity items produced
Fund raising expenses
Public relations expenses
Project promotion expenses
Administration
Personnel cost
Secretarial cost
Total ordinary expenditure
Total variance
２. Variance in extraordinary revenues and expenditure
Total extraordinary revenues
Total extraordinary expenditure
Variance in extraordinary revenues and expenditure
Variance in general net assets
Balance of general net assets at beginning of fiscal year
Balance of general net assets at end of fiscal year
Ⅱ Variance in designated net assets
Variance in designated net assets
Balance of designated net assets at beginning of fiscal year
Balance of designated net assets at end of fiscal year
Ⅲ Balance of net assets at end of fiscal year

2020

6,513
8,095,000
324,204,922
34,655,755
71,369,042
44,000,000
6,701,613
157,692,911
6,991,823
2,793,778
129,577,148
2,562,164
464,445,747（ Unit: JPY）

2019

Variance

3,500
3,013
7,641,000
454,000
428,451,220 △ 104,246,298
55,269,119 △ 20,613,364
110,296,969 △ 38,927,927
49,500,000△ 5,500,000
06,701,613
196,148,495 △ 38,455,584
10,968,648△ 3,976,825
6,267,989△ 3,474,211
332,700,746 △ 203,123,598
2,091,607
470,557
770,888,073 △ 306,442,326

403,959,164
702,584,045 △ 298,624,881
123,576,817
125,050,461△ 1,473,644
21,705,810
24,308,018△ 2,602,208△ 30,090,087 △ 32,899,414
2,809,327
28,336,920
47,437,454 △ 19,100,534
10,625,255
51,866,395 △ 41,241,140
44,000,000
49,500,000△ 5,500,000
481,784
1,911,981△ 1,430,197
98,051,073
144,331,008 △ 46,279,935
75,808,480
262,477,415 △ 186,668,935
1,802,872
5,463,816△ 3,660,944
1,057,690
1,933,800△ 876,110
4,805,787
6,017,398△ 1,211,611
23,796,763
15,185,713
8,611,050
48,431,470
39,035,874
9,395,596
38,312,669
27,961,449
10,351,220
10,118,801
11,074,425△ 955,624
452,390,634
741,619,919 △ 289,229,285
12,055,113
29,268,154 △ 17,213,041
16,635,345
3,746,352
12,888,993
24,944,106
208,619,438

030,877△ 30,877
29,237,277
179,382,161

16,635,345
3,715,475
12,919,870△ 4,293,171
29,237,277

233,563,544

208,619,438

24,944,106

000
233,563,544

000
208,619,438

000
24,944,106

JOICFP ANNUAL REPORT 202011