J O I C FP
AN N UAL R E PORT 2021
J FY2021 (April 2021 - March 2022)

Japanese Organization forInternational Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)

Annual Report 2021
Published November 2022
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Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0843 JAPANht t ps : //w w w. j oi c f p. o r. jp /Cover:A mother and childreceive afree meal at a clinic(Afghanistan)Ref lections on JFY2021 (April 2021-March 2022)
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, JOICFP has continued to callattention to the regression of women's and girls' sexual reproductive
health and rights (SRHR) and the widening gender gap. In 2021, alongwith the impact of the prolonged pandemic, much of the world’s
attention was focused on climate change—which we now understandto be a human-induced disaster, and we were constantly confronted
with data about and images depicting the loss of life, health, andlivelihoods of women, girls, and vulnerable people around the world
due to a succession of disasters, conflicts, invasions, and wars. In
JOICFP’s project areas, the military coup in Myanmar (February 2021)
and the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan (August 2021) caused
great confusion and anxiety among the people, and serious humanrights violations have been reported. We remain speechless with shock
regarding Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, which began on
February 24, 2022.
JOICFP has endeavored to address the situation of people displaced
inside and outside Ukraine, especially women and girls, and we havefocused our efforts on what we can do to help. In Myanmar, the military
coup forced JOICFP to suspend all operations for some time, but weprovided basic medical supplies and are on track towards resumingsome of our activities. In Afghanistan, JOICFP was able to continue
supporting a maternal and child health clinic that was in danger ofbeing shut down. We also launched a crowdfunding campaign toprovide emergency food aid to mothers, children, and their families,
who are at risk of dying from cold and hunger due to food shortages
throughout the country that have resulted from the suspension ofinternational aid, as well as drought.

We often feel powerless in the face of major global challenges anddestructive situations. We are sometimes at a loss as to how and when to
respond to the ever-changing situation, and how to deliver theassistance needed. And we are not always able to lean on pastexperiences. What is important for us at JOICFP is that if we lack theexpertise to be effective in a situation, we leave the work to others, but if
we do extend a helping hand, then we do everything we can. Once weoffer our assistance, it is important that we not just pull out and move on,
and we never forget about those we seek to help.
Poverty, inequality, conflict, and disasters continue to plague many partsof the world. JOICFP aspires for a world where all people, especiallywomen and girls, have access to the information and sexual reproductive
health (SRH) services and care they need to protect their health and lives
without discrimination, marginalization or impoverishment based on theintersectionality of characteristics such as race, ethnicity, class, sexual
orientation, gender identity, and disability. To achieve this, we need yoursupport. We hope that you will continue to work with us towards this
end.

WHY?

Why do you support women?

295,000 womenThis is the number of women who die due to pregnancy, childbirth, or unsafe abortion
every year (2017 estimate)*. That's more than 800 women per day.
JOICFP works to protect women around the world whose lives and health are under
threat due to economic and educational disparities, especially in developing countries.
* WHO et al. "Trends in Maternal Mortality: 2000-2017

WHERE?

Where are you working?

A F G H A N I S TA N
J A PA N
Mayumi Katsube
Executive Director, JOICFP

2021 HIGHLIGHTSM YA N M A R

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B U R K I N A FA S O
GHANAInternational Conference in Zambia
with Participation from Four Countries
Taking all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, JOICFP
hosted a hybrid international conference (regional workshop) in Zambia in
February 2022 as part of its project “Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in
Africa: a community-centered sustainable health promotion program.” JOICFP
staff and 38 participants from four target countries gathered to share theoutcomes, good practices, and lessons learned in each of their countries.

Launch of Emergency Humanitarian
Assistance in Afghanistan

Inauguration of
SRHR Youth Alliance

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the resulting suspensionof international aid, as well as drought, led to a severe food crisis. JOICFP
launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the mothers andchildren affected, and raised over eight million yen (our third-stage goal)in donations within a period of two months. JOICFP also used its clinic
there as a base for emergency humanitarian assistance to distribute
food to 500 families and provide meals to starving mothers andchildren.

The SRHR Youth Alliance was inaugurated on December
10 (International Human Rights Day) with the goal of
creating a platform for the promotion of SRHR centeredon Japan’s youth. JOICFP held a gathering for Diet
members and young people to exchange views in
February, then another in March for the latter to deliver
their resulting proposals to the EU Delegation to Japan.

UGANDAK E N YAGABON

Project countries

Number of project countries
since JOICFP was founded

TA N Z A N I A

Number of experts who have participatedin online training from abroad

ZAMBIA

Participants in training sessions
and lectures in Japan

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

WHAT?
Number of projects

: 43

: 248

: 1,997

What are you working on?

: 16

Number of actions targeting
Japanese Civil Society (e.g. public events): 56

Number of Webinars for Advocacy and Networking
To gain more support from Japanese civil society, public events and advocacy
campaigns were organized in various ways, including online and face to facemeetings, as well as hybrid events (online and face to face).

J O I C F P A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1: 10 (including Japan): 35

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Zambia

Ghana

Promotion of Women’s Empowerment
through Skill Development

Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in Africa:
Community-centered sustainable health promotion program

JOICFP expanded its project area from three to four communities in 2021, and with the cooperation of local
sewing and farming experts, held training sessions to improve the quality of sewing and cotton cultivation.
By selling items such as school uniforms, church dresses, masks and cotton, the communities were able toraise their own funds to help sustain activities such as maintaining the Maternity Waiting House (whereexpecting mothers can prepare for childbirth), covering emergency transportation costs for pregnant
women, and promoting SRH. Workshops for Safe Motherhood Action Group members (SMAGs) were also
held to bring awareness to gender-based violence prevention in the community.

In 2021, six municipalities/districts in Eastern Region were added to the target area,
resulting in the project being implemented in a total of seven municipalities/districts. The
local operation structure was therefore expanded to include three offices and nine local
staff. Following the already existing structure for activities in Suhum Municipality, JOICFP
conducted a baseline survey, a start-up meeting, Training of Trainers (TOT), and training
for Maternal and Child Health Promoters (MCHPs), PEs, Over-the-Counter Medicine-Sellers(OTCMs), and Health Care Workers (HCWs), in the project sites. Flipcharts, JOICFP aprons,and Message Pads (pocket-sized reference tools) that had been created for Suhum as
Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) tools were prepared for use during thetraining sessions, and distributed to the newly trained health volunteers, so that they
could use them as teaching tools in their awareness-raising activities. MCHPs, PEs, andOTCMs began health education activities in the new project sites in the second half of
FY2021.

Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in Africa :Community-centered sustainable health promotion program
In 2021, JOICFP expanded its project area and developed awareness-raising and educational activities in the communities
based on communication strategies. Through activities such as Radio Club, a youth empowerment through sports
program, and an orientation for traditional community leaders, SMAGs and Youth Peer Educators (PEs) collaborate withhealth care providers to improve awareness among young people in particular. We continue to work towards improving
the quality of health services by offering prenatal check-ups and “Mama-Papa classes” to promote male participation at
health facilities, and by providing 5S training (Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shukan, meaning “Sort, Set in Order, Shine,Standardize, Sustain”) to create client-friendly environments. Community support and solidarity has grown, with
community-driven income-generating activities such as the construction of a Maternity Waiting House and the sale ofvegetables being launched under the leadership of Community Health Committee members. Through initiatives such asthese, the rate of women undergoing prenatal check-ups (four times/year) increased from 15% in 2017 to 48.3% in 2021.
The rate of women giving birth in health facilities also grew over the same period, from 19.4% to 39.75%.
Regional Workshops: In February 2022, a joint workshop for Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Tanzania was held in Zambia to share each country’s outcomes, good practices, and lessons
learned. A total of 48 representatives from government agencies, community health volunteers, PEs, Community Health Committee members, and others, from each country, as
well as project team members attending online, participated. The event was an opportunity for the group to plan activities for self-sustaining development based on eachcountry’s experience and observations from visiting the Zambia project site.

Ke n y a
Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in Africa :Community-centered sustainable health promotion program
JOICFP trained health volunteers, Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Ambassadors, and PEs in the project slum areas toencourage change in awareness and behavior in the community regarding SRH. Awareness-raising activities have continued in
the project communities despite COVID-19. With the widespread use of smartphones in the region, PEs have been trained infundraising through social networking services, and we have seen a good example of this know-how being put into action withthe funds raised being used to buy sanitary products to distribute to young women. Working with local health administrators andcommunities, JOICFP has created a system that encourages access to SRH information and services, and as people's attitudes andbehavior undergo fundamental change, we aim for these activities to become sustainable in the communities.

Project for strengthening MCH services in Nyeri County
In March 2021, JOICFP launched a new project in Kenya under the Japanese government’s Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects. A maternity ward (including delivery room)
is to be established in Nyeri Town Health Center, Nyeri County, and capacity-building training sessions for health care workers are planned, with the goal of providing high quality
maternal and child health services to the community.
On March 25, 2022, a ceremony at the Embassy of Japan in Kenya was held to officially sign the grant agreement, and on March 30, representatives of the Nyeri County Department
of Health Services and community health volunteers gathered for a startup meeting.
Nyeri Town Health Center is located near three slum areas, and is easily accessible to women who are poor and living in slums. We are aware that women in slums hesitate to use
health facilities because they are afraid of how they will be treated due to stigma based on where they live, including their level of education. JOICFP’s capacity building training
sessions directed at health care workers therefore focus on creating a system for Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) for all mothers and babies.

Tanzania
Protecting the Lives of Pregnant Women in Africa :Community-centered sustainable health promotion program
Community health volunteers (health volunteers and PEs) who have already been trained in the project areas
conducted activities to raise SRHR awareness in the community, including home visits, group discussions, and
SRHR-related film presentations. Because it is an area with a high teenage pregnancy rate, PEs also conductedpeer-targeted activities both in and outside the school setting. To make SRH services more accessible to young
people, health facilities provided youth-friendly services, and health care staff, teachers and other school staff
worked together to promote SRHR in educational facilities. In 2021, SRHR-related information was disseminatedto over 110,000 people in the community (a total of 320,000 over the entire project period), and health facilities provided SRH services to approximately 20,000 people (70,000
over the entire project period).
To strengthen the community health system, the Community Health Committees created and implemented a Community Health Action Plan (which it regularly reviews) to address
barriers to accessing health services, and members of the community have seen improved access to health services. This project came to an end in March 2022, after which thelocal government took over.

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In the already existing project site of Suhum, JOICFP focused on health education
activities in the community and monitoring service delivery in the target facilities, anddrew up a sustainability plan to maintain project outcomes. JOICFP also continued
preparations for impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the project's
interventions.

Project for Improving Nurturing Carethrough the Usage of Maternal and Child Record Book
To date, JOICFP has been working to improve maternal and child health care in Kwahu East District,
Eastern Region of Ghana, through the construction of health facilities and health promotion activities
by MCHPs, and from June 2021 to March 2022, we worked with UNICEF to conduct follow-up
activities. JOICFP worked to strengthen local capacity to provide information on maternal and childhealth through Mother and Child Record Book training for MCHPs and improve health service quality
through KAIZEN training for health care workers. After introducing 5S at health facilities, JOICFP
conducted KAIZEN training for trainers online, since international travel was difficult at the time.
JOICFP will continue to follow up with these trainers to ensure that the knowledge and skills
transferred to them lead to an improvement in the quality of health services in the area.

Enhancing Community Capacity to Protect the Lives of Women and Girlsin the Face of Public Health Crises
Continuing its project from the previous year, JOICFP worked to enhance community capacity
for infection prevention in Suhum Municipality, in Eastern Region of Ghana, and ensure thatwomen and girls continue to access to life-saving RH care despite the impact of COVID-19. In
2021, the latter half of the year’s activities included an orientation session about data qualitythat targeted 47 health care workers, and SRHR training for 60 pharmacy and drug store staff
and 30 HCWs in addition to those who had joined the previous year. Furthermore, all 27
targeted facilities, 268 Community Health Volunteers (CHVs), 72 pharmacy and drug store
staff, and 134 HCWs received supplies needed to control infection, as well as contraceptives,
birth control pills, and personal protective equipment that were in short supply. An
orientation session for CHVs on communication strategy and communication tools, including
regarding for the prevention of COVID-19 (created in 2020), was also conducted to strengthencommunity health education activities. An end-line survey was conducted at the project’s
conclusion to measure its qualitative impact. Despite COVID-19, 2,292 women received atleast four antenatal check-ups during the project period, 3,299 women gave birth assisted byhealth care workers, 4,070 women received post-natal check-ups and 15,053 people usedfamily planning services, of which 2,412 were young people.

JOICFP Partnership Program (JPP)
JOICFP continued to implement the breastfeeding promotion project launched in the previous year with thesupport of FMG & Mission Co.,Ltd. Eighteen Maternal Child Health Promoter (MCHPs) and 16 health staff trained in
the previous year conducted health education activities on breastfeeding in Kotoso Sub-District, Kwahu East
District, in Eastern Region, where the project site is located. This resulted in 200 women learning aboutbreastfeeding and proper baby positioning and attachment for breastfeeding at the Reproductive Health Center,and 74 educational sessions on breastfeeding were conducted at the Community Information Center. At the
project’s conclusion, interviews with mothers conducted at the Kotoso market revealed that 28 out of 30 mothers
had an understanding of breastfeeding and were able to carry it out in the correct manner.
In 2021, JOICFP planned the following new construction projects for the site: borehole installation for a clinic with thesupport of FMG & Mission Co.,Ltd. borehole installation for a clinic with the support of INSOU HOLDINGS Co.,Ltd. and adormitory for midwives with the support of VIRINA JAPAN INC. Work on each of these projects is scheduled to begin in 2022.
In addition, with the support of LOTTE CO.,LTD., JOICFP provided a vehicle to improve the monitoring of reproductive
health projects in Kwahu East District, Akyemansa District, and Birim North District, in Eastern Region of Ghana. This
enabled the project team to begin visiting and monitoring remote communities that are difficult to access.

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A fghani s t an

Testimony of Ms. Marina(pseudonym, 36)
a woman visiting the clinic

After the Islamist Taliban seized power in Afghanistan inAugust 2021, the situation of women, who were already ina vulnerable position, grew worse. Furthermore,
economic sanctions imposed by the international
community on the Taliban regime led to wage payments
being delayed, and community clinics being closed one
after another. Feeling a sense of mission to ensure that a
refuge for women would remain under thesecircumstances, JOICFP operated a maternal and childhealth clinic, providing antenatal and postnatal checkups,
vaccinations for newborns, family planning services for
pregnant and lactating women, nutritional guidance, andcounseling. The clinic served more than 47,000 womenand children in 2021.

My family and I were caught
in the fighting between
government forces andarmed groups last year, and our house and land weredestroyed by missiles. We’ve been relying on the helpof several relatives since evacuating here, which was
also possible because of their support. My husband
hasn’t had a job since becoming displaced and has
been struggling to support our family of nine. I suffered
body aches and a fever after the evacuation. My 2-year
old son was also sick so we both went to see a doctor at
this clinic. During treatment, we found out that I was
one month pregnant, so I received a Mother and Child
Health Handbook and made an appointment for mynext antenatal checkup. My son was diagnosed withpneumonia and received medication. Treatment was
free, which helped us so much. May God bless you all.

The triple burden of economic sanctions due to political upheaval, the spread of COVID-19, and a severe drought hit thepeople hard, and the nutritional condition of mothers and children visiting the clinic also deteriorated. JOICFP responded
by gathering donations through means such as crowdfunding to provide emergency food assistance packages for needyfamilies, distribute food packs at clinics to nourish mothers and children, and serve meals.

Afghanistan School backpacks
Afghanistan went through a political uprising in August 2021, with the Taliban taking full control of the government, including
Nangarhar province, where JOICFP operates its activities. Since then, the education of girls has been in jeopardy, and JOICFP
has continued to emphasize the importance of girls' education through the distribution of school backpacks and stationery.
In October 2021, JOICFP distributed 7,044 school bags and school supplies to students in grades one to three in 27 primaryschools in Khogyani District, which had been off limits before the uprising due to fighting between the Taliban and U.S. forces.
Although the fighting has since come to an end, the need remains to continue helping impoverished people both there andin the surrounding areas who have suffered from the prolonged fighting and drought.

MyanmarOvercoming socio-cultural and decision-making barriers tofamily planning and maternal health services in rural areas of Myanmar
The February 2021 coup d'état forced JOICFP to suspend its activities at the project sites for the months that followed.
The political and economic crisis that was triggered, together with the spread of COVID-19, changed the situation on the
ground drastically, requiring JOICFP to be flexible and change its project activities in line with the needs at the time.
After interviewing officials in each township and gathering information, JOICFP learned that Maternal and Child Health
Promoters (MCHP) were finding it difficult to access regular advice from Basic Health Staff (BHS), who were busy dealing
with COVID-19 interventions. JOICFP thus supported BHS to conduct MCHP refresher training sessions and suggested
local staff involvement in assisting MCHP through tele-consultations. JOICFP also learned that despite economic
difficulties in the communities, some people still saw the need to implement a voucher system to promote the use offamily planning and maternal health services, so it simplifed the guidebook used for running the voucher system.
These proposals were approved by the donor in 2021, and regular operations of activities resumed. In January 2022, forthe first time in a year and five months, Myanmar staff in Yangon were able to travel to the project sites to discuss future
activities with Township Medical Officers and other officials in the respective townships.

JPP
The February 2021 coup d'état and the third wave of COVID-19, which began in June 2021, put Myanmar's already fragile health caresystem in an even more precarious situation. In an effort to help, in September 2021, JOICFP provided personal protective equipment
such as masks, medical gloves, and hand sanitizers to a total of 500 BHS in the three townships of Einme, Wakema, and Kyaunggon in
Ayeyarwady Region. In February 2022, additional medical masks and hand sanitizers were provided to 200 BHS in Kyaunggon Township,
as well as masks for expectant and nursing mothers at health care facilities to bring them peace of mind during their visits. In addition,
basic medicines such as folic acid and vitamins for pregnant women were also supplied.
These supplies are normally provided by the national government or the state/region. With the chaos following the coup, however,
distribution was delayed and supplies were insufficient, so in consultation with township health departments, JOICFP decided to step into provide these much-needed items. In addition, JOICFP distributed revised MCHP handbooks, notepads, and writing materials to the
1,200 MCHP who had continued their activities despite the difficult situation. JOICFP was thereby able to continue its health education
activities in the community.

Project for Rural Health Development through Strengthening Basic Health Services
Local activities were almost completely suspended and could not be resumed in 2021 due to COVID-19 and political transition. Working remotely from Japan, however, JOICFP was able towork on collecting and analyzing health education materials on pregnancy- and childbirth-related issues and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. JOICFP also
drafted messages about health promotion as well as training plans for health volunteers.
JOICFP also prepared to resume its health promotion activities in the community by using software (QGIS) that can display epidemiological data on a map to create a graphic representationof where volunteers are being deployed.
The aim of this project is to create a system under which people of all ages are able to receive the basic health services they need at health facilities that are near them.

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Human Resource Development
JOICFP held training sessions on key issues pertaining to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) 3 and 5, including SRH andmaternal child health. The sessions targeted leaders and domestic stakeholders in developing countries and Japan, with a
total of 2,245 people participating.
JOICFP has focused on the capacity building of human resources since its establishment, and in 2021, conducted 18 training
programs and workshops for national/local government officials and private sector administrators in developing countries
with 248 people from 43 countries participating. For young people and the general public in Japan, 42 training sessions andlectures were conducted with 1,969 people participating. Twenty-eight people also participated in the “I LADY.“ Peer
Training Program. JOICFP conducted a number of online and hybrid events due to COVID-19’s continuing impact.

Burkina Faso

JOICFP’s project in Burkina
Faso aims to empower young
people to understand theirSexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) rights and take actions to protect theirs andthose of others. As part of efforts to make SRH services and information accessible toyoung people, 187 youth activists and 152 adult supporters were recruited andtrained. Forty-five teachers were also trained to provide comprehensive sexuality
education, and 168 health workers were trained to provide adolescent and youthfriendly SRH services. The implementing partners, KIMI Foundation and the
Association Burkinabé pour le Bien-Etre Familial (Family Planning Association of
Burkina Faso) (ABBEF), with JOICFP’s technical support provided remotely, developed
communication strategies, messages, and communication action plans with
community representatives, including young people. Also, to support awarenessraising and health educational activities targeting adolescents and youth, as well as
parents and community leaders, a teamconsisting of technical members on
communication from four countries(Burkina Faso, Japan, France, and Ghana)
was formed to create 11 different types ofrights-based communication materials onadolescent SRHR, which were tailored to
the local context. JOICFP also developed
data collection tools and provided
technical support on how to use them toensure the proper monitoring of activity
progress.

Ad v o c ac y
JOICFP advocates the advancement of SRHR, gender equality and women's
empowerment both in Japan and abroad. As an international collaborative
partner and the Tokyo liaison office for the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF), one of the world’s largest NGOs promoting SRHR, we encourage
the Japanese government to fulfill its commitment to increase universal accessand financial contribution to SRHR. This year, JOICFP is focusing on youth activities
and G7 advocacy.

Collaboration with the Delegation of the European
Union (EU) to Japan for the 2023 G7 Summit
In March 2022, JOICFP and the EU Delegation to Japan began collaborating in
preparation for the 2023 G7 Summit, which will be hosted by Japan. The aim of thiscollaboration is to promote gender equality and ensure that SRHR is included in the
Leaders’ Summit Declaration. To begin with, JOICFP hosted a hybrid event on March
16. A total of 23 speakers, including ambassadors from various countries and otherstakeholders, shared their experiences and discussed how to change attitudes
towards SRHR in Japan. Ms. Yoko Hayashi, lawyer and board member of JOICFP, aswell as other youth and civil society organizations working in the field of SRHR,
provided insight on the challenges of SRHR in Japan. Issues covered were: access toemergency contraceptives and birth control pills, problems with criminal laws
related to sexual violence, the inadequacy of sex education, and SOGI (Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity) issues. Six ambassadors to Japan responded bydiscussing the SRHR situation in their countries and sharing their views on genderequality. Diet members from various parties agreed on the importance of tacklingsuch issues, and expressed their willingness to support activities for achieving SRHR.

Ga bonThe year before, two target provinces
each developed communication
strategies and message lists for four
different target groups, namely girls,
boys, guardians, and community
leaders. JOICFP supported the UNFPA
Gabon office, Gabon’s Ministries of Health and Education, and representatives fromthe two provinces in merging these into four communication strategies and message
lists (one for each target group) to be used nationwide. Unable to dispatch staff to thefield in 2021, JO I C F P in ste ad p rov id e d te c h n ic al support remotely.
JOICFP and the EU Delegation to Japan continue to work together in preparation for
the G7 Summit next year.
Based at the Reproductive Health Uganda(RHU) Clinic in the project district of Kabarole,
JOICFP launched a three-year project aimed
at improving access to quality SRH services,
including family planning and sexually transmitted diseases, through the promotion of
cervical cancer screening. In 2021, the project’s first year, 10 HCWs were trained in
cervical cancer testing and basic treatment, and 15 on infection control, including the 5S.
Through the outreach activities of these trained HCWs visiting villages to promote
cervical cancer and HIV testing, and family planning, access to SRH services is improving.

Uga ndaCommitment Makers
at the Generations Equality ForumAt the Generations Equality Forum, which was held a year after the 25th anniversaryof the Beijing Women's Conference, JOICFP announced commitments in three areas:
advocacy, programs, and organizational reform, towards promoting genderequality and realizing a world where SRHR can be enjoyed by all. Together with theJapanese government, JOICFP was introduced on the Forum's website as one of theCommitment Makers from Japan. We continue our advocacy efforts in collaboration
with global movements.

Through the 2021 project activities, 3,894 women aged 24-45 years were screened for
cervical cancer, of which 188 tested positive and two were referred to the National
Cancer Institute of Uganda fortreatment. Of the 188 who tested
positive, 182 received basic treatment
for the precancerous tissues on thesame day. This project aims to reduce
the number of cases of cervical cancer
in the project area through early
detection and treatment.

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JOICFP Supporters : Companies / Foundations / Organizations
The “I LADY.” Project aims to raise the number of teens and people in their 20s practicing the idea of “Love, Act, Decide Yourself ” (loveyourself, act on your own initiative, and make your own decisions) i.e. I LADY.
In 2022, JOICFP revamped its Peer Activist training program for the first time in five years. Under the new program, we incorporated a process
for the group or individual to develop an action plan based on the Peer Activist’s understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health andRights(SRHR). We worked with Regional Activists to provide support from planning to execution, which resulted in the creation of eleven
diverse new online initiatives. For World Contraception Day and International Safe Abortion Day, JOICFP worked with businesses,organizations and prominent activists to hold mostly online events, both live and streamed. On International Day of the Girl Child, wereleased new “Charity Pinky Rings” designed by Peer Activists to raise awareness of the project. The rings are popular among young people.

Major donors for JOICFP
i n JF Y 2021

Takeda Pharmaceutical
Company Limited

MSD K. K.

There were 146 Peer Activists and 22 Regional Activists providing them with support in 2021, which raised the number of people working to raise awareness of SRHR issues among
young people to 31 more than the previous year.

White Ribbon Festival 2022
The White Ribbon: An internationally recognizedsymbol bringing attention to the importance of
women’s health and women’s rights
The importance of women’s healthand women’s rights is highlighted
each year in Japan by its Ministry of
Health, Labor and Welfare during
Women’s Health Week (March 1-8).
Worldwide, March 8 is celebrated as
International Women’s Day for thesame reason.
JOICFP has been hosting the White
Ribbon Run annually since 2016 in
the lead up to International Women’s
Day to spearhead a movement
supporting women’s health. In 2022,
JOICFP held the White Ribbon Festival from March 1 to 13, an event open to anyone
supporting the White Ribbon movement. This was the third time for the event to beheld, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, participants supporting
the White Ribbon message “Healthy Women, Healthy World” were presented withthree options for taking action: Action 1: Run (White Ribbon Run)”, Action 2: Learn,
and Action 3: Shop. This resulted in a total of 12,387 Actions being taken. The
amount raised during this period (5,549,710 yen) will be used to raise awareness ofactivities to support the health and lives of youth in Kenya’s slums, particularly
those aimed at empowering girls.

一般財団法人クラレ財団

1, Run (White Ribbon Run 2022)
Participants in Japan: 3,270

Participants overseas: 326 in 13 countries

FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
UNIQLO CO., LTD.

Fondation CHANEL

Total: 3,596

Instagram Hashtag Campaig nPeople were encouraged to use the designated hashtag on
Instagram when promoting wellness-related events overthe specified period, with each tagged post resulting in thepartner organization donating 100 yen.

No. of posts using designated hashtag: 2,427

2, Learn No. of plays: 5,696
Each morning, videos were broadcast on JOICFP’s official Youtube Channel
featuring content such as guest talks and exercises encouraging healthy habits.

3, Shop

AstellasGlobal Health Foundation

Saraya Co., Ltd.

DOME CORPORATIONJOICFP ambassadors are public relations leaders tasked with
communicating the status of women's health around the world
and what JOICFP is doing to address gender issues. Ai Tominaga
became a JOICFP ambassador in 2011, and through mass media,
events, and social media, actively shares her experiences as a
JOICFP member, including project site visits, international
conferences, and briefings provided for JOICFP supporters.

Nippon Yusen
Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line)MUFG Bank, Ltd.

No. of purchases: Approx. 668

Products from partner organizations and limited edition original products
were sold using the environmentally-friendly Built to Order production
approach. A portion of the proceeds was donated.

No. Of Actions at White Ribbon Festival 2022 : 12,387 Actions
Amount Donated : 5,549,710 yen
The amount raised will be used to raise awareness of activities to support the healthand lives of youth in Kenya’s slums, particularly those aimed at empowering girls.

Japanese
Electrical Electronic &Information Union（JEIU）

LINK THEORY JAPANCO., LTD.

JOICFP Ambassador

A i To m i n a g a

Kuraray Foundation

Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd.

電力総連

About Ai Tominaga
Ai Tominaga made her debut at 17 years old during New York Fashion Week, andrapidly acquired a great reputation in the fashion world. She continues to work
worldwide as a top model, while being actively involved in a variety of otherfields, including television, radio, event appearances, and acting. As a Japanesesupermodel, her career is unique and continues to expand, including significant
charity and social action work and efforts to promote traditional Japaneseculture to the world and to new generations in Japan. In addition to being
JOICFP’s Ambassador, she is also the Ethical Lifestyle SDGs Ambassador forJapan’s Consumer Affairs Agency and an ITOCHU SDGs STUDIO Evangelist.

OBAYASHICORPORATIONLOTTE CO., LTD.

INSOU HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.

JAPAN POSTBANK Co., Ltd.

The Federation of ElectricPower Related Industry
Worker's Unions of Japan

FMG ＆ MISSION
CO., LTD.

Fuji Pharma Co., Ltd.

IZA PINK CHRISTMAS 2021 (sponsored by fashion boutique IZA)
A charity event first launched in 2007, “Iza Pink Christmas” was held after a 2-year hiatus on December 21, 2021 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Osaka. The event included an
SDG-themed talk show featuring Taki Tanaka and others, joined by JOICFP Ambassador Ai Tominaga, who also walked the runway. The speakers brought attention to the issue of
starvation among mothers in Afghanistan and called for support. Proceeds from the event (2,418,472 yen) were distributed amongst JOICFP and two other organizations, one
working on breast cancer awareness and prevention, and the other on animal welfare.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Ocean Network Express
Pte.Ltd.

IZA
GRUPPO TANAKA Co., LTD.

VIRINA JAPAN INC.

Media coverage throughout the year
Over the year, Ai Tominaga has worked to introduce the state of SRHR around the world, the SDGs, and JOICFP’s work, in avariety of media outlets, including Newsweek, GINGER, ELLE Japan, marie claire, ethica, The Nikkei, and Chukyo TV. She has
also used her personal Instagram account to promote JOICFP’s work by by sharing its posts in her Stories.

White Ribbon Festival 2022
On International Women’s Day, Ai Tominaga appeared with WWD JAPAN Editorial-in-Chief Chizuru Muko (at the time Editorial
Director/Sustainability Director (since April 2022)) on content streamed for the 2022 White Ribbon Festival, where they
discussed a variety of topics, including the situation of women in Africa, JOICFP’s activities, SRHR, and gender issues in Japan.
The video was streamed on Youtube until March 31. The recording space, ITOCHU SDGs STUDIO, was provided free of charge
by Itochu Corporation, for which Ai Tominaga serves as Evangelist.

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7-Eleven, Inc.

KAORU
by atelier kaoru kyoto

Natural Science Co.,Ltd.

Stellantis Japan Ltd.

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Our History

Collaboration with other Organizations
Founded in 1968, JOICFP marked its 50th anniversary in 2018. Overthe past 50 years, JOICFP’s international projects have spread to 43
countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where community
people remain central to all efforts.

Collaboration withdomestic and international Organizations
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By the middle of the 1970’s, JOICFP started its technical cooperation with
International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) member associations(MAs) in Asia. JOICFP implemented family planning projects integrated withmaternal and child health (MCH) and public health promotion based onJapanese experiences. The collaboration in promoting family planning and
MCH with local partners in African countries started in the 1980s.
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.

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with vulnerable populations overseas. Commodities such as reconditioned bicycles
were sent to over 80 countries since the 1970s, and school bags used by primaryschool students were donated from families in Japan 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 to March
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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During the year 2000-2019, JOICFP implemented a total of 134 projects, including
those ongoing. Among those 134 projects, over 90% were national-level projects in
25 countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America regions. The remaining projects wereat the regional level, with several countries participating.

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Financial Report : Japan Fiscal Year 2021
JOICFP Balance Sheet for the Fiscal Year 2021 as at 31 March 2022
（Unit: JPY）

Account item

Variance

2021

2020

Cash/Bank deposit

316,550,396

240,337,974

Advance payments

25,278,558

0

25,278,558

Accounts receivable

21,694,237

43,195,729△ 21,501,492

Assets
Ⅰ1. Current assets

Awards & Certif icates

A Legacy of Founder, Chojiro Kunii
JOICFP evolved out of the “Humanistic Family
Planning” initiative which made its international
debut in the 1970s under JOICFP Founder
Chojiro Kunii. A progressive people-centeredapproach that focused on individual well-being,
Kunii’s strategy stood in contrast to the thenpopular top-down population policy based on a“macro” perspective of population issues.
JOICFP’s consistent focus on the individual
developed out of this far-sighted reproductive
health orientation toward population issues.

JOICFP was granted the Foreign Minister’s Award in1991 and the United 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 the awardees, 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 the Commissioner of the JapanSports Agency in 2019.
JOICFP has been holding the UN/ECOSOC Consultative Status since 2000.

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

76,212,422

100,000

956,000△ 856,000

363,623,191

284,489,703

79,133,488

50,000,000

50,000,000

0Designated fund30,000,000

50,000,000△ 20,000,000

Accrued retirement benefits deposited

17,157,715

18,681,789

47,157,715

68,681,789△ 21,524,074

2,299,102

501,834

1,797,268

Fixtures800,282592,229

208,053

Telephone subscription right

648,000

648,00002,508,000

3,762,000△1,254,000

Suspense payments
Total current assets
2. Fixed assets(1) Basic assets
Time deposit(2) Designated assets△ 1,524,074(3) Other fixed assets
Buildings and accompanying facilities

Lease deposit
Total other fixed assets

6,255,384

5,504,063

751,321

Total fixed assets

103,413,099

124,185,852△ 20,772,753

467,036,290

408,675,555

58,360,735

Total assets
Ⅱ Liabilities
1. Current liabilities
Deposits received

2,235,500

847,723

1,387,777

Accounts payable

10,856,028

11,386,354△ 530,326

Advances received

198,910,696

123,986,704

74,923,992

0

0

0

Reserve for accrued bonuses

6,981,000

13,023,000△ 6,042,000

Total current liabilities

218,983,224

149,243,781

69,739,443

28,011,328

25,868,230

2,143,098

28,011,328

25,868,230

2,143,098

246,994,552

175,112,011

71,882,541

Contribution

0

0

0

Sub-total000220,041,738

233,563,544△13,521,806(50,000,000)(50,000,000)(

Total net assets

220,041,738

233,563,544△13,521,806

Total liabilities and net assets

467,036,290

408,675,555

58,360,735

Suspense receipt

2. Fixed liabilities

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

Accrued retirement benefits payable
Total fixed liabilities
Total liabilities
Ⅲ Net assets
1. Designated net assets

2. General net assets(Transferred to basic assets)

0)

JOICFP Net Assets Increase and Decrease Statement for the Fiscal Year 2021
Duration: 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022
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

（ Unit: JPY）

2021

2020

Variance

500
9,534,000
334,311,792
0
48,124,103
34,184,793
17,101,035
224,662,791
5,456,236
4,782,834
138,238,294
8,190,012
490,274,598

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△ 6,013
1,439,000
10,106,870△ 34,655,755△ 23,244,939△ 9,815,207
10,399,422
66,969,880△ 1,535,587
1,989,056
8,661,146
5,627,848
25,828,851

424,237,143
403,959,164
109,550,501
123,576,817
17,551,583
21,705,810△ 22,522,265 △ 30,090,087
23,68228,336,920
5,158,745
10,625,255
34,184,793
44,000,000
6,047,002
481,784
168,287,672
98,051,073
74,610,514
75,808,480
2,631,521
1,802,872
2,554,196
1,057,690
4,275,692
4,805,787
21,883,507
23,796,763
61,468,542
48,431,470
42,154,088
38,312,669
19,314,454
10,118,801
485,705,685
452,390,634
4,568,913
12,055,113

20,277,979△ 14,026,316△ 4,154,227
7,567,822△28,313,238△ 5,466,510△ 9,815,207
5,565,218
70,236,599△ 1,197,966
828,649
1,496,506△ 530,095△ 1,913,256
13,037,072
3,841,419
9,195,653
33,315,051△ 7,486,200

0
18,090,719△18,090,719△13,521,806
233,563,544
220,041,738

16,635,345
3,746,352
12,888,993
24,944,106
208,619,438
233,563,544△ 16,635,345
14,344,367△ 30,979,712△ 38,465,912
24,944,106△ 13,521,806000220,041,738

000
233,563,544

000△ 13,521,806

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