January 2009
JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION SYSTEMSCHEME Grant Aid for Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction
Grant Aid for Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction is a new grant aid program
begun in fiscal 2006 for disaster prevention and reconstruction in developing
countries. This grant aid aims to provide uninterrupted assistance, from emergency
aid for natural disasters to full-scale rehabilitation and reconstruction aid. It provides
assistance for restoration and reconstruction of damaged schools, medical facilities,
roads, bridges and other infrastructure components.

JICS’ Role
Since fiscal 2006, when this grant aid program began,
JICS has been mainly involved in managing implementation of projects for reconstruction after naturaldisasters. While grant aid for disaster prevention andreconstruction is needed quickly, many structures andfacilities are in need of reconstruction, and therefore
strong procurement management expertise andknowledge of many different areas are needed. As aprocurement management agency, JICS supports thesmooth and effective implementation of grant aid.

Indonesia Children studying at reconstructed Pleret No. 2 Junior HighSchoolIndonesia A building damaged in the earthquake that struck central Java

Guatemala Opening ceremony for the rebuilt Barrancas Bridge
damaged during Hurricane StanSCHEME Grant Aid for Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction

Flow of Operations
Requests
for aid fromdeveloping
countries

Preliminary
screening

Outlinedesignstudy

Screeningby Ministryof Foreign
Affairs

Cabinetdecision

Agreement
betweengovernments

Procurement
management service(procurement agentsystem)

Completion

Operations handled by JICS

Project Results
CountryYear

Project Name

Guatemala

2006

Project for Support for Reconstruction Efforts after the Hurricane Stan DisasterIndonesia2006

Project for the Reconstruction of the Area Affected by the Earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central JavaPeru2007

Project for the Reconstruction of the Area Affected by the Earthquake in the Region of Ica

Bangladesh

2008

The Programme for Construction of Multipurpose Cyclone Shelters in the Area Affected by the Cyclone Sidr

Project for the Reconstruction of the Area Affected by the Earthquakein Yogyakarta and Central Java (Indonesia) FY2006
Project outline:
Reconstruction of two elementary schools, seven junior high schools and five health centers

Reconstructing health centers and schools
On May 27, 2006 an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off theshores of Central Java in Indonesia. The number of deaths dueto the earthquake rose up to 5,800, and the Bantul Regency ofYogyakarta Special Region was reported to be the hardest hit.
As a response to this disaster, the Government of Japan
provided aid in various forms. Based on the contract with theGovernment of Indonesia, JICS worked as the procurement
agency in extending the Emergency Grant Aid and the Grant
Aid for Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction for BantulRegency.
JICS was able to complete reconstruction of two elementaryschools, seven junior high schools and five health centers, aspart of the Grant Aid for Disaster Prevention andReconstruction, in a period of time shorter than initially planned.
At present, these institutions are used to the fullest extent by
the students and the residents of the region, and to show their
feeling of gratitude towards Japan, the residents wish forcontinued long-term use of these centers. Also, JICS was able
to enter into a new contract with the bidders at a price lower
than that stated in the initial plan and was able to restore one
more school that was damaged in the disaster.
As for support for central Java, immediately after theprovision of the emergency aid, JICS started reconstruction ofschools and health centers through the Grant Aid for Disaster
Prevention and Reconstruction, and the transition wasseamless. The experiences of JICS staff in reconstruction
assistance for Afghanistan and disaster assistance in the IndianOcean tsunami were very useful in this operation.

The new Sewon No. 2 Health Center

Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)
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