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Overseas Reports
Reports from Former Participants【Current Activities of Former Participants】【Pictures from a report by a participant from Sri Lanka】【A didactic material from a report by a participant from Colombia】
・Promoting cleaner production, through formulation of activities andindicators related with air pollution control and training.

・Introduction and commissioning of small/medium
scale batch type dual chamber incineration plants fordisposal of clinical waste.

Course Leader: Mr. Junji KAWASAKI
August 20th, 2014
Training Division
Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association

[The KITA Training Brand]◆ Comprehensive grasp of local needs◆ Providing solutions ◆ Building win-win relationships～We report on activities being run by former participants playing
an active role in their homeland after completing their JICA/KITA
training course～This is the second issue of Overseas Reports which covers activities being run in their
homeland by participants who attended the training course, “Industrial Pollution ControlManagement”. This training course was managed by Course Leader KAWASAKI.
Continuing from the last issue, we will introduce the activities of three former participantsin this report.

1. A Message from Mr. KAWASAKI, Course Leader
This time we feature reports from three former participants who completed thetraining course, “Industrial Pollution Control Management” in FY2012. They areadministrators and consultants tackling environmental issues in their respective
countries. Two of them are from South America, Hernan-san (Colombia) andAngel-san (Venezuela), and one from Southwest Asia, Thilaka-san (Sri Lanka).
They learned Japanese government and industry initiatives related to a wide
range of environmental measures covering such areas as the atmosphere, water and waste, and left
us with copies of their action plans to leverage those measures in their respective countries when
they went home. Here they report back to us on the progress of their action plan. The reports vary,with one person being entrusted with a position of responsibility in recognition of the fruits of his
training in Japan, one still in the process of making efforts, and one whose plan was turned down
and is now aiming to try again. Although the content of the reports is very simple, having spentnearly three months with the participants, I can see how each of them is drawing upon what theylearned in Japan as they endeavor to improve the environment in their respective countries. It goes
without saying that the expertise they acquired in Japan is thanks to their lecturers and thecooperation of the organizations to which they were given access during their training. I am surethey will never forget all the people in Japan who gave them their assistance. I would like to takethis opportunity to thank everyone involved for their cooperation.

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2. Introduction of Former Participants-We receive activity reports with regard to their action plans from all over the world.-

1) Hernan-san(Mr. GARAVITOCALDERON
Jose Hernan)2) Angel-san(Mr. FRAILEJUSTE
Bahan Angel)Country

Colombia

Country

Venezuela

Course Name

Industrial Pollution
Control Management

Course Name

Industrial Pollution
Control Management

Training Period

2013/1/21-2013/4/26

Training Period

2013/1/21-2013/4/26

ColombiaSri Lanka

Venezuela

3) Thilaka-san(Mr.
GUNASEKARA
N. Argarage
Thilaka D.D.)

Country

Sri Lanka

Course Name

Industrial Pollution
Control Management

Training Period

2013/1/21-2013/4/26

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3. Activities of Former Participants◆ Providing solutions ◆ Building win-win relationships(listed in a random order)

A Report from Hernan-san◆Hernan-san’s report【Summary】
To achieve the theme of my action plan, “Airpollution control and its promotion(大気汚染防止策とその推進)”, we, the Communication Office, designedCountry: Colombia
Couse Name:
Industrial Pollution Control Managementa simple material to promote air pollution prevention,
for ECO–DRIVE concept, and noise pollution control.
I will promote cleaner production related to waste
management and air pollution control.
Please click here to read his report.

A Report from Angel-san◆Angel-san’s report【Summary】
In my action plan, I proposed two things; making aCountry: Venezuela
Couse Name:model of a recycling plant of household waste andgiving a comprehensive presentation on the benefits ofIndustrial Pollution Control Management

recycling. However, I have not gained anyachievement as I had expected. I am developing
adaptation of Takakura Composting Method to apply
in Venezuela.
Please click here to read his report.

A Report from Thilaka-san【Summary】
To achieve the theme of my action plan, “Proposalfor safe disposal of hazardous waste in state sector”,
I proposed that I will raise the awareness on“proper segregation of healthcare waste” andintroduce small/medium scale batch type dualchamber incineration plants for disposal ofclinical waste as an interim solution. In most ofthe cases, those plants achieved harmlesscombustion (high temperatures and enough gas
retention time in their secondary chambers).

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4. Memorial Group Photo of the Former Participants

Hernan-sanThilaka-sanAngel-sanCourse Leader
Mr. KAWASAKIAt the Closing Ceremony of “Industrial Pollution Control Management” in FY2012

Pictures of the former participants
with Dr. Ueno, executive director of training division

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5. Photo Album of the JICA/KITA Training Course

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