2012 Annual Report
From January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012

Non-Profit Organization
Bridge Asia JapanTABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 Review ........................................................................................................................................................ 1I.

ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR ............................................................................................................................ 2
SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 2
ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012) ................................................................................... 2

II.

1.

Northern Rakhine State Community Development Program ............................................................ 2

2.

Secure Water Supply Program in the Central Dry Zone ..................................................................... 4

3.

Water Supply Projects in the South Eastern Border .......................................................................... 5

ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM ............................................................................................................................... 7
SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................................... 7
ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012) ................................................................................... 71.

Ho Chi Minh City .................................................................................................................................. 72.

Life Improvement Project in Hue City ................................................................................................. 8III. TOKYO HEADQUARTER .............................................................................................................................. 11
SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012) ................................................................................. 11

IV.

1.

Fundraising......................................................................................................................................... 11

2.

Projects in Tokyo ............................................................................................................................... 12

3.

Public Relations ................................................................................................................................. 13

4.

Administration and General Affairs .................................................................................................. 15

5.

Foreign Operations ............................................................................................................................ 16
FINANCIAL REPORT(January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012) ........................................................... 17

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012)........................................................ 17
NOTES ON FINANCIAL REPORT ..................................................................................................................... 18
BALANCE SHEET ............................................................................................................................................ 19
ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT STATEMENT FOR 2012 .............................................................................................. 20

2012 Review

We really appreciate the support given by BAJ members and others in our overall activities.
We present the annual report for 2012.
In 2012, Myanmar had the spotlight. However, tribal conflicts expanded into a riot in Maungdaw, Rakhinstate, and still continue strongly. Now, we have rapidly built the shelters for people who lost their residences.
In Hue city, Vietnam, through trial and error, we addressed recycling agriculture with small time farmers withthe aim of income improvement..
Tokyo headquarters has also been working to increase new BAJ supporters through the daily recycling of
second hand clothes, donated by the general public.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of BAJ’s foundation, and we are going to continue our activities withrefreshed minds in Myanmar and Vietnam.
Any assistance for us would be highly appreciated.
Bridge Asia Japan
President
Etsuko Nemoto

Our Mission
1.
2.
3.
4.

Supplying opportunities for skill acquirement and ability enhancement
Assisting in income improvement
Adjusting the environmental foundation for area development
Preserving the environment and promoting enlightenment

Our program
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Carrying out technical training courses for returnees and the poor
Adjusting the infrastructure by OJT, and encouraging local participation
Achieving empowerment for poor women
Providing vocational training to youth without access to educational opportunities
Digging and building new tube-wells to acquire enough life water, and educating villagers in good publichealth practices
6. Practicing science and environmental education for children
7. Encouraging out-of-school children to attend school, and assisting in their learning
8. Reviewing and promoting traditional farm products for small time farmers
9. Promoting recycle farming techniques between cities and farm villages
10. Promoting independence through social participation, targeting youths with disabilities

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ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR

SUMMARYIn March 2011, U Thein Sein was appointed President of Myanmar and has since been advancing many
structural reforms. Among them is the “Enactment of Labor Union Law” which permits strikes anddemonstrations to occur. Due to the deregulation of censorship, the media is now very active. With therelaxation on foreign investment law, and the abolishment of a multiple exchange rate, Myanmar has taken a
big step forward in economic reform. Since the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s, visit in November,government officials and multinational corporations from various countries have also been visiting Myanmar.
In early 2012, the Japanese government was one of the first countries to make a diplomatic move, andexpressed the resumption of ODA.
BAJ Myanmar was affected to some extent. Although the prices of vehicles and mobile phones have declined,housing rental fees and equipment prices have risen. We often waste time due to traffic jams, and the delaysin obtaining permissions and approvals for NGOs have made it a difficult year for BAJ Myanmar to implement
projects according to our plan.
On June 8th, originating from Maungdaw in Rakhine State where a BAJ Workshop was located, a clash
between Muslim and Rakhine residents escalated into a huge conflict. This forced us to temporarily close theworkshop. We resumed our vehicle repairs operations in August, and in September we began the school
construction project funded by the Nippon Foundation. In addition, many houses were burned down during
the conflict, so with the request from UNHCR, we built 80 permanent shelters in 2012, and continued tobuild more than 140 shelters in 2013. For these reasons, projects in Rakhine State will now be operated fromthe Sittwe Office.
Projects in the South Eastern Border have been implemented with funding from UNHCR, however, its budget
was allocated for use within the state of emergency in Rakhine state only. BAJ closed its Taungoo and Myeik
offices, leaving only the Mawlamyine office open for operation.

ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012)
1. Northern Rakhine State Community Development Program
In the border area along Bangladesh there is an area where many Muslims live, but because they have no
citizenship, their lives are unstable. When trouble arises, they flee to neighbouring Bangladesh as refugees.
This has happened numerous times in the past. Between 1991 and 1992, more than 250,000 refugees fled
the country, and UNHCR led the repatriation program for these refugees. With the request from UNHCR, BAJ
entered Maungdaw in Rakhine State in 1995 to help implement technical trainings and community
development programs for refugees, and to carry out infrastructure development projects in the area.
However, on June 8th 2012, Buddhist Rakhines, who had lived in the area for many years, and Muslim
residents, had a huge clash, which prompted the President to proclama state of emergency.. A few hundred
people died due to the conflict, and over 6,000 houses were burned down, leaving more than 110,000
people as Internally Displaced Persons in an impoverished state. BAJ closed the office leaving some parts ofactivities, but has begun constructing permanent shelters for those who lost their homes, as requested by
the UNHCR.

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(1) Maintenance of Machineries such as Vehicles【Funding: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)】BAJ has provided technical training courses for local youths, while repairing and maintaining vehicles,
generators and motors owned by UN organizations and International NGOs operating in Rakhine State.
Although we closed our office after the unrest, we resumed our maintenance work operations formachineries such as vehicles in August.
(2) Infrastructure Construction Projects【Funding: UNHCR】
We have been carrying out a project to repair four community centres as the hub for implementing
community development programs by UNHCR, however we were forced to stop due to the unrest in Rakhine
state. We have finally resumed the project in 2013.
No

Project

1

High School - Repairs

2Community Centre – Repairs

3

Community Centre – Repairs

4Community Centre – Repairs

Place
Northern
Maungdaw
Northern
Maungdaw
Northern
Maungdaw
Northern
Maungdaw

Completion
Date

Percentage
Completed

Funding

2/29/12

100%

UNHCR

5/15/12

50%

UNHCR

5/24/12

40%

UNHCR

0%

UNHCR

Start Date
12/13/11(3) Construction of Shelters【Funding: UNHCR】
After the disturbances in June, UN organizations and International NGO staff evacuated from Maungdaw
temporarily. In October when the situation stabilized, we began constructing permanent shelters in
Moyawaddy village in Southern Maungdaw, as requested by the UNHCR. By January 2nd, we completed
construction of 80 shelters as planned.
An approximate total of 160 people, including the affected residents of Moyawaddy village and workers fromoutside the village (Rakhines, Burmese and Muslims), completed the shelters almost on schedule, along withan enormous effort from our local staff to coordinate with each organization. Immediately following thecompletion, the UNHCR, NaTaLa and other government related organizations visited the site, and BAJ’s
engineering of the construction project was highly commended.
(4) School Construction【Funding: Nippon Foundation】
In 2012, we were approached by the Nippon Foundation on the possibility of school construction in RakhineState. After careful consideration we decided to accept the offer. However, destabilization of the area in June
led to a state of emergency, and the BAJ Workshop in Maungdaw was temporarily closed. It was only in
October that we were able to reopen our office in Sittwe and begin the school construction project on a fullscale.
At the end of January 2013, two buildings were complete, and at this time in February, we are constructing
four buildings in Paukto and Po Na Gyun. Villagers have been actively involved in maintaining and improving
the completed two buildings, such as voluntarily planting trees on the premises and collecting money tobuild fences. Moreover, at the construction site in each village, 30 village youths participated in construction
as OJT to gain technical skills.
3 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTThe progress of each school construction project as of February 2013
RegionArea

1

SittweKyau Te Village

2

SittweTin Taung Village

3

Bau ToRegion 1

4

Bau ToYuwa Chaung Gi
Village5

Po Na Gyun

Che Tou Village

6

Po Na Gyun

Aung Mya Lay
VillageSize/Construction Type60fx30f / Reinforced concrete column
construction
110fx30f / Reinforced concrete column
construction
90fx30f / Reinforced concrete
construction with evacuation centre
functions
90fx30f / Reinforced concrete
construction with evacuation centre
functions60fx30 / Reinforced concrete
construction with evacuation centre
functions60fx30f / Reinforced concrete
construction with evacuation centre
functions

Construction
Start Date
10/6/12Percentage
Completed100%

10/7/12100%

11/8/1280%

12/8/1245%

1/17/1325%

2/13/13

2. Secure Water Supply Program in the Central Dry Zone
At the end of 2011, we moved our operational base from Kyaupadaung in the Mandalay Division to the
Magway Region, Magway Division, to make progress in putting our activities on track. In September we held
our annual meeting with our counterpart, Department of Rural Development, to report onpast achievements
and to confirm our future cooperative relations. During this time, our application for the Grant Assistance forJapanese NGO Projects took time to get approved, but we were able to sign our contract at the end of
December.
In the Water Supply Programme, in addition to the Watabe Wedding Corporation who continually supports
our activities, our new donors, Hitachi Singapore and Plan International (International NGO) have donated aswell. In 2013, a total of 10 or so tube-well constructions are planned.

(1) Deep Tube-Well Construction【Funding: Watabe Wedding Corporation, Mr. Takao Watabe, Hitachi Singapore/Hitachi Asia Ltd, BAJ
Donations】
Deep tube-wells drilled and constructed in 2012
Completion

Pump
Capacity
Gallon/Hour

Water
Tank
GallonPercentage
Completion

Drilling
Village

Region

Donor

Start

110

Ye Kyaw Village

MagwayWatabeWedding
1/17/12
Corporation

3/9/12

2,250

5,000

Completed

111

Chit Son Pue Village

MagwayMr. Takao
Watabe

3/12/12

4/29/12

2,250

5,000

Completed112

Tha Mon Pin Village

Nyaung Mag

WatabeWedding
6/2712
Corporation

9/7/12

1,800

3,000

Completed

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Gyo Gyar Khan
Village

Chau

HitachiSingapore

9/14/12

10/11/12

2,250

5,000

Completed(2) Maintenance of Tube-wells【Funding: Watabe Wedding Corporation】
Repairs and maintenance of tube-wells in 2012
Village

RegionNyaung Bin Tar Village

Chauk

Ba Bay Village

MagwayTha Phya San Village

Ye Nnaung
GyaungShan Khon Village

Nyaung Mag Ku

Donor

Pumping capacity/hour/gallon
BeforeAfter
Repairs
Repairs

WatabeWedding
Corporation
WatabeWedding
Corporation
WatabeWedding
Corporation
WatabeWedding
Corporation

Completion
Date

Repair Details

500

900

10/2/12Cleaning screens, repairing
parts

0

2,250

8/21/12

Collectingpumps

700

1,800

11/27/12

Changing parts

0

1,500

12/18/12

Changing parts

We also cooperated with Magway Water Supply Department other than the list above.
(3) Capacity Building and Supporting the Local Maintenance Team【Funding: Watabe Wedding Corporation, BAJ Donations】
The Local Maintenance Team, which reunited in 2008, is a team of repairmen comprised of villagers who can
repair simple tube-well problems. In villages where BAJ installed tube-wells, pump operators were chosen to
run and manage daily operations, and they were trained to carry out simple repairs. Moreover, those who
wished to further their skills participated in advance course training and the maintenance team by villagers
was formed.
In April 2011, with the goal of reaching technically and financially independent operations, they carried out
maintenance of equipment and tools and made rules for smooth operations; this led to repair requests fromvillages. BAJ has been monitoring the group in order to provide necessary support, however, in 2012,
requests have increased and they have been able to manage independently. The name of the team is “Sue Tri
Gun”, which stands for tripod of friendship, and they are working every day to repair tube-wells for villages.
The name “tripod” originates from tripods used to pull up rods from tube-wells. They have had experience
constructing their own tripod in the past.

3. Water Supply Projects in the South Eastern Border【Funding: UNHCR】
Kayin State, Mon State and the Taninthari Division border Thailand, and their area spans over 1,500km from
North to South. There are several refugee camps on the Thai side. Since 2004, the UNHCR has requested that
BAJ implement projects to build new water supply facilities, to repair existing tube-wells, and to provide
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hygiene training sessions for assumed returnees.
For the projects in 2012, we have:1) Constructed new water supply facilities for 28 villages which arenow able to provide secure waterto 12,728 people
2) Repaired existing wells in 45 villages which are now able to provide secure water to 14,744 people3) Determined that the average number of users per well is 250 people
4) Determined that the water supply on average is more than 24 litres for each person per day
However, for projects in 2013, budget reduction due to the worsening effects of fundraising by UNHCR, it was
decided that operations in the south eastern borders would scale down. As a result, in January 2013, BAJ
decided to retain the Mawlamyine office and closed two offices in Taungoo and Myeik.
(1) Progress of Projects for Construction of Water Supply Facilities in 2012

RegionKayin State
Mon State
Taninthari Division
Subtotal
Total planned projects

New water supply facility
construction
Completed
Incomplete
10
2
8
0
10
0
28
2
30

Repairs of existing tube-wells
Completed
25
3
17
45

Incomplete
0
0
0
0
45

Other than those listed above, we carried out geological surveys in 45 areas, and electrical logging at four
points, as preliminary steps for tube-well drilling. Concerning training sessions on the operation andmanagement of water supply facilities, we provided training such as engine and pump operations andmaintenance, as well as the roles of water management committee. In the training sessions on hygiene, we
selected and trained 20 members of the village as educators, providing them with hygiene kits. However, wefound that this process was not efficient, and decided to select five people as leaders to communicate
frequently with BAJ. In December, we sent a water quality specialist from the Tokyo Office to train eight BAJ
staff on topics such as detection methods.

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ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM

SUMMARY
Like most Southeast Asian countries, Vietnam seems to have a booming economy. However, keeping inflation
down with a powerful tight monetary policy resulted in a downturn in the domestic demand, hence theeconomy might not necessarily be enjoying a boom. As a result of this situation, international NGOs
operating in Vietnam are now required to change their “activities permit” into an “activities registration,”
according to the cabinet order announced in March. With the registration of Japanese Overseas Cooperation
Volunteers to PACCOM, which manages international NGOs, the period of validity is extended from one year
to three years. Although these current procedures are more complicated, past ambiguous procedures are
now clear.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the Bajiko Class for children, which started operating in 2009, is providing instructors toteach Environmental Education and Arts & Science classes in elementary and middle schools. In 2012, thelessons that BAJ provided for all six grades except final year students were highly commended in at the Ngoi
Sao School (a unified middle and high school).
In the Thuy Xuon Ward in Hue City, in addition to installing biogas digesters for processing livestock manure,
we formed a group of farmers to participate in our income generation program. These farmers took part inmarketing local produce at farmers’ markets, as well as packaging processed products and developing rural
tourism.. In the Thuy Bieu Ward, children from the area led activities to visit farmers and learn about theirrural lives and the vegetables they grow. Children also learned about local traditions and attractions, andengaged in activities to develop ways in which to appeal these occurrences to children living in urban
areas.

ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012)
1. Ho Chi Minh City
(1) Supporting Children at the Thien An Warm House for Visually Impaired Children【Funding: Canon Inc., “Shine! Children of Asia” Fund】
Thien An Warm House is a boarding school for visually impaired children. Currently, there are 28 students
living and studying at this school. For students studying at the elementary school level, visually impaired
university graduates with teaching degrees, who are also graduates of this school, teach the children.
Students in middle school through university level attend educational institutions outside of the boarding
school. At Thien An Warm House, students learn music, sports, computers, remedial massage, and are able
to engage in a wide variety of activities.
In 2012, BAJ supported 28 students. In addition to providing scholarships to these students, 10 students
received lessons on remedial massage and technical skill acquirement. Six students successfully graduatedfrom university.
(2) Managing the “Bajiko Class” for Children【Funding: Takeda Fund】

7 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTThe “Bajiko Class” opened in 2009, and in 2012, 25 children from grades 1 to 4 participated in classes. In
addition to BAJ staff, university and graduate school students taught classes as well. Classes were held in thelate afternoon on weekdays, and during daytime on Saturdays. During the summer holiday, we provided
classes from Tuesday to Saturday during the daytime.
(3) Environmental Education and Arts & Science Activities at Ngoi Sao School【Funding and Cooperation: LIXIL Corporation, Takeda-Fund】
Ngoi Sao Private School is a unified middle and high school, and many graduates study abroad for tertiary
education. BAJ has been providing Environmental Education and Arts & Science classes at Ngoi Sao School
since September 2010. Lessons were provided for 18 classes from Grades 6 to 11. Like “Bajiko Class’, in
addition to BAJ staff teaching these lessons, university and graduate school students taught as well. . During
the summer holiday, from June to August, we provided special lessons for new Grade 6 students.
The details of the lessons are shown below:- Introduction of the area and the countryside where they live
- Creating maps of the area where they live
- Where does our daily water come from?
- How to use water- Water pollution- Issues on waste- Wastes you can and cannot sell
- Past environmental pollution in Japan- Wisdom of living from the elderly- Designing logos- Cultures of different countries around the world- Making models of the buildings around the world- Experiments on buoyancy- Experiments on electricity- Experiments on light- Experiments on sound

2. Life Improvement Project in Hue CityAs an ancient town known for its stately buildings, such as the Royal Palace and the Royal Tombs, Hue City
focuses on tourism. Other than tourism, however, there is no special industry in place and there are many
deprived areas. Since 2002, BAJ has been cooperating with the Hue City People’s Committee and the People’s
Committee in the Phu Binh Ward and Huong Long Ward in order to implement environment improvement
activities. In 2012, we collaborated with the People’s Committee in the Thuy Bieu and Thuy Xuon regions to
implement recycle farming and environmental education activities.
(1) Education Assistance and Scholarships【Funding: INAX Corporation/LIXIL Corporation, Canon Inc., Japan Fund for Global Environment, “Shine!
Children of Asia” Fund, Eco Point Program】
Supplementary lessons and drawing classes were provided for children who used to live on water in the Phu
Binh Ward, but have moved to the Bakery district in the same ward or collective housing in Huong So Ward.
The classes ended in June 2012. Activities in the Thuy Bieu and Thuy Xuon wards are continuing. We started
these activities in the new area Thua Thien Hue Province in September,.

8 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTThe details of the supplementary and drawing classes for each area are shown below:
Place
Phu Binh Ward Bakery district
Huong So Ward
Collective housing

Situation
Ended in June 2012
Ended in June 2012

Thuy Bieu Ward

Ongoing（drawing class）

Thuy Xuon Ward
Anzar Villege

Ongoing（drawing class）
Started in September 2012,
ongoing（drawing class）

Subject
12 children from Grades 3 to 5
13 children from Grades 3 to 6
(Children who used to live on water in theth
14 District, Phu Binh Ward and Vi Da
Ward)
20 children from Grades 2 to 8

PeriodEvery Sunday
Every
Wednesday

15 children from Grades 1 to 9
8 children from Grades 1 to 4

Every Saturday

Every Sunday

Every otherFriday(2) Environmental Education and Environment Improvement Activities【Funding: INAX Corporation/LIXIL Corporation, Canon Inc., Japan Fund for Global Environment, “Shine!
Children of Asia” Fund, Eco Point】
1) Environmental Education Activities
We provided environmental education and activities for children to learn more about their local
area in the Phu Binh Ward, Thuy Bieu Ward, and Thuy Xuon Ward. For Grade 7 students, in Nguyen
Thi Minh Khai Middle School in Thuy Xuon Ward, we provided two Environmental Education lessons
every month from September to December.
2) Waste Collection and Separation Activities
In the District 1 residential area, after discussing with residents from around 20 households in theThuy Xuon Ward,BAJ began waste collection and separation activities with children in August. They
sold recyclable valuable waste to recycling dealers and the money earned is planned to be used in
improving their local environment.
3) Production and Distribution of Safer Vegetables
Thuy Bieu Ward celebrated the “Thuy Bieu Festival” on the 25th and 26th of August. At the festival,
we presented our activities by promoting and selling locally grown vegetables and displaying
children’s artworks.. Since December, we have been promoting vegetables grown in Hue City toconsumers in Ho Chi Minh City. For those interested, we have been sending these fresh vegetables
with “Delicious ways to eat” pamphlets.
4) Environment and Income Improvement in Livestock Farmers
In the Thuy Xuon Ward, we have been implementing a project for livestock farmers to takeenvironmental pollution measures and to increase their income. In this project, we install biogas
digesters, which produce gas and liquid fertilizers as byproducts. The gas is then used as fuel and theliquid fertilizers are used to organically grow produce via recycle farming. This project started inAugust 2011, and as of the end of 2012, the participating farmers increased to 25 households. This
group of farmers has started to collaborate and market their produce directly to consumers.
5) Rural Eco-Tour
We have been arranging the “Rural Eco-Tour,” led by a group of farmers from the Thuy Bieu andThuy Xuon wards, through a trial-and-error process. We are aiming to protect the local environment
and local traditional vegetable farming, as well as discover gems of the local area. For example, one
activity of the tour is to visit farmers and cook meals together, and another is for visitors to visit
market stalls and buy processed products made from local specialties. Furthermore, we created andplaced maps showing sightseeing spots such as temples, archaeological remains, and traditional
craft workshops, as well as made samples of sightseeing pamphlets.
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6) Installation of Simple Septic Tanks
An Don Division, in Hue City has many flour milling and noodle factories, and drainage water
discharged from the factories is a major problem. BAJ installed simple septic tanks at two factories
and monitored the elements found in drainage water. We completed the installation in March 2012.
(3) Distribution of Donated Glasses【Funding：Association of Preventive Medicine of Japan】
The Association of Preventive Medicine of Japan receives donations of used glasses all around Japan. Per
their request, BAJ supported them by distributed donated glasses in Vietnam. From January 3 rd to 6th, 2012,
we distributed glasses at six places. Three specialists from the Association of Preventive Medicine of Japan
participated, where they tested people’s eyes, and selected glasses fitted to every individual’s needs. Glasses
were distributed to 256 people total.

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TOKYO HEADQUARTER

SUMMARY
In 2012, according to the rise in attention concerning the policies of democratization and liberalization in
Myanmar, BAJ has given a series of three seminars on ‘Today’s Myanmar.’ and 162 people participated. We
had more participants from new enterprises, met new supporters, and in all, gained good results.
Fundraising was not as easy as usual, but it enabled us to implement a new project. However, many donors
requested that we reduce overhead administration fees, and as a result, with agreement from the staff,
salaries were reduced in October 2012. We started to prepare for the introduction of a new salary systemfrom April, 2013.
Concerning the Northeast Japan Reconstruction Support, funding for the ‘San-San no Kai’ in the city of
Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, was completed in October. However, the in-service trainings on accounting andpublicity for the growth of their organization were requested. Concerning the project of “Oraga Otsuchi
Yume-Hiroba (Dream Plaza for Our Otsuchi Community)” in Otsuchi-machi, Iwate Prefecture, our support
continued until May, 2013.
After putting an emphasis on the publicity of theFuru-kuru Project, which started as a recycle project of usedclothes, it has grown satisfactorily. We have made gradual but steady progress in obtaining new supporters.

ACTIVITY REPORT (January 2012 to December 2012)
1. Fundraising(1) Subsidy, membership fees, donations, etc.
New members and supporters of the ‘Shine! Children of Asia’ Fund and ‘BAJ All Round Supporter’ Fund areincreasing little by little. The following chart shows the total sum of membership fees and donations fortarget areas.

Domestic
Overseas
Total

Membership fee,
donations for BAJ
and ‘BAJ All RoundSupporter’3,752,045
153,527
3,905,572

Myanmar14,776,281
6,809,198
21,585,479

Vietnam
3,373,146
7,539
3,380,685

Support for
Northeast Japan
1,958,164
996,625
2,954,789

Total
23,859,636
7,966,889
31,826,525

Main donors of each project area were as follows. Private donations are excluded in order to protect
personal information.
Project
MyanmarVietnam
Iwate, Japan

Organizations and groups
UNHCR; Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank Volunteer Fund; The Nippon Foundation; Watabe Wedding Corp.; Takao
Watabe (Watabe Wedding Corp.); Japan Platform (JPF); MOFA Grant Assistance for NGO; Plan Japan;
Hitachi Asia Ltd. In Singapore; Lawson, Inc.
Takeda Fund; LIXIL Group Corp.; Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan; Global
Environment Facility; ‘Shine! Children of Asia’ Fund; Canon Inc.; Environmental Partnership Council (EPC),
H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
NPO Japan Platform (JPF); Mitsubishi Corp.; Subsidy for the Support of Reconstruction of Eastern Japanafter the Great Earthquakes in 2011; Give2Asia.
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Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd.; Watabe Wedding Corp.; Ohki-gumi; Peace In Tour; Josai International University;
Gifu Nagaragawa Rotary Club; WAVE;BIROTASU; DYNAX Corp.; NPO Care Center YAWARAGI; N.L.C.Co.
Ltd.; SOWA Consultants Inc. Shuho Kogyou; Bridgers; Capital Industry; Japanese Development Service;
Hisamitsu Pharaceutical Co., Inc.; International Development Associates Ltd; Sumitomo Corp.; Kizuna-go;
The Kamenori Foundation; Environmental Businesswomen.

2. Projects in Tokyo
The following fundraising campaigns were implemented. We would like to express our appreciation for thesecontributions.
Title
Emergency
humanitarianassistance for the
Rakhine State
Summer Fundraising
Winter Fundraising

Small Library

What it is about
Immediately after the racial conflicts emerged in the State of Rakhine on Juneth
8 , BAJ announced an emergency statement on June 13, started fundraising,and participated in the distribution of relief supplies to the State of Rakhine
through the Department of Rural Development of the Myanmar Government.
Under the theme of “‘Nostalgia to the Future’ built up together with children
and grown-ups”, Summer Fundraising was implemented from June 1 to Aug. 31,
and presented the activities in Vietnam through the internet and BAJ’s events.
BAJ’s Winter Fundraising (from Nov. 2012 to Feb. 2013) aims to raise funds forgeneral activities through home-pages and letters.
In December, 2013, BAJ will launch a program to present book-shelves toelementary schools in Myanmar (50,000yen per share; one shelf costs
th100,000yen) as a Commemorating Project of BAJ’s 20 Anniversary, and thisproject will be continued until November.

Sum
1,409,064 yen(March, 2013)

107,000 yen
372,000 yen
350,000 yen(March, 2013)(1) Reconstruction Assistance after the Great East Japan Earthquakes
Although BAJ mainly operates internationally, after the East Japan Great Earthquakes, we decided to provide
logistical support to local group activities as emergency aid. In May, 2011, BAJ started to assist activities inMorioka City, Ofunato City, Rikuzen-takada City, and Otsuchi-machi in Iwate Prefecture.
These projects of reconstruction assistance continued through 2012 in Morioka City, Ofunato City, andOtsuchi-machi. Each project was implemented as follows.
‘San San no Kai’
‘NPO corporation ‘San San no Kai’ of Ofunato City was organized by local people right after the disaster.BAJ
supported its community project, of mainly food delivery service, from February 11 th through October 12th as
the second phase exploiting subsidy from the Japan Platform. On the 22nd of September, BAJ and the ‘San
San no Kai’ exchanged memorandums and implemented two workshops for the training of management
skills needed for the NPO organization.
‘Oraga Otsuchi Yume Hiroba’ (Dream Plaza for Our Otsuchi Community)
In Otsuchi-cho, which suffered from devastating disaster after the earthquakes, BAJ exploited the Give2Asia
Subsidy of the US Furtherance Foundation in order to construct a multi-purpose community space called the‘Machikata Dome House,’ on April, 2012.BAJ also supported events, seminars and programs held inside thedome for the betterment of life of the community people. This project was completed in May, 2013.
SAVE IWATE
SAVE IWATE of Morioka City delivered rescue goods to the victims and done advisory work for them. BAJ
supported it by granting use of vehicles exploiting subsidy by Mitsubishi Corporation’s Support for the
Reconstruction after the East Japan Great Earthquake, and has transferred those vehicles to SAVE IWATE.
BAJ continued to support the East Japan Reconstruction Programs until the end of May, 2013, and thenreturned to its original mission involving international cooperation projects. However, the relationshipbetween BAJ and the local groups established during the past two years and half during the Tohoku
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reconstruction is strong, and they will always be ready to co-operate with each other when needed.
We would sincerely like to express our deepest gratitude to the many people who contributed to our
projects.
(2) Furu-kuru ProjectIn 2001, according to the proposal of Nikko Bussan in Kobe, BAJ started the activity of recycling used clothes.
The used clothes collected in homes and offices are sent to the warehouse in Kobe, sold to a recycling dealer
at the price of 10 yen per kilogram, and sent to Asian and African countries to be used.
By implementing this project, we aim to touch the hearts of housewives and senior citizens who areinterested in international cooperation but are not familiar with how to join such activities. We sometimes
receive recycled clothes from offices, commercial districts and universities, and we feel that this project has
expanded into new areas. Occasionally it is mentioned by major magazines and local Councils of Social
Welfare, and has become a major recycling project.
From January to December, 2012, the warehouse accepted 5,130 boxes of used clothes which weighed
35,607.32 kg in total.

3. Public Relations
We believe that an important part of BAJ’s activities is to make NGO projects more widely known to the
public and to get more support from them. We have conducted many trial and error tactics for effective
publicity, and owing to a staff member with the title of ‘Qualified Fundraiser’, we also carried out various
publicity activities.
(1) Information (BAJ News Letter, home-page, mail-magazine, Facebook)
Our most important periodical, the ‘BAJ News Letter,’ that bridges BAJ’s active spots with their supporters
has been published every other month from Number 101 to 106. It reports about the projects
implemented in various areas, as well as the events and meetings held in Tokyo.
We were unable to make a big change on our home-page, but we updated the latest news on the top page aswell as the blogs from BAJ offices.
We started a new data-base of supporters (Salesforce) in February, 2012, and in March we launched a direct
distribution of the ‘New BAJ Mail-Magazine’ twice a month. None but BAJ can offer information on Myanmar
as well as columns, information on events and volunteers and the latest news for every issue. It covers morethan 1,700 readers, three times more than the previous year.
(2) Meetings, events, lectures and seminars
As Myanmar was the center of attention during the year 2012, BAJ took advantage of this opportunity andgave three seminars on ‘Today’s Myanmar’ with lecturers from different areas in March, June, and September.
The contents of the seminar are as follows.

1

DateMar. 17

Theme‘The present situation of the target
areas and the problem’--from an NGO’s viewpoint

2

June 9‘Economy of the areas—from twoview points’

Speakers
Ms. Yoshie Takehisa (AMDA Social Development
Agency): Health Hygiene Project
Mr. Fukio Tsuji (BAJ) : Repatriated refugees and thepresent situation of the area
Mr. Eitaro Kojima (JETRO): Business Environment
and the Trend of Japanese Enterprises
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Sept. 15

Keynote speech

Panel discussion‘What we expect for Myanmar’

Mr. Yasufumi Tsukamura (BAJ): Developmental
Problems of Thorps and Villages
Mr. Akio Takahashi (Tokyo University: Institute forAdvanced Studies on Asia)
・Ms. Etsuko Nemoto (BAJ): Moderator
・Mr. Yasuaki Nagaishi (OISCA: Managing Director)
・Mr.Takuya Sasayama (MOFA: Asian and Oceanian
Affairs Bureau)・Mr. Kensuke Fukawa (JICA: Southeast Asia andOceania)・Mr.Toshihiro Kudo (IDE-JETRO: Senior Researcher,
Research Planning Dept.)
・Mr. Eitaro Kojima (JETRO: Overseas Research Dept.,
Asia and Oceania)

Whenever our overseas staff return to Japan, we make an effort to publicize BAJ via their debrief sessions, aswell as lecture meetings and events. Main meetings and events are as follows.
DateJan. 28
Feb. 11

Participant(s)OhsuTakahashi

Place
Restaurant: Mingalaba
JICA YokohamaMar. 17

Event
Let’s enjoy Myanmar Language Lessons
Yokohama International Forum 2012 on the Support for
East Japan: ‘Let’s get together and talk about it!’Seminar series No.1: ‘Today’s Myanmar’All

Apr. 13

BAJ meeting in Kansai (western part of Japan)

Takahashi

Apr. 14
May 30June 9Myanmar Food Charity Lunch
On the people who live in Hlaingthaya Township
Seminar series No.2: ‘Today’s Myanmar’AllKinoshita
All

June 23
June 29
July 7
July 12

Ito and others
Tsuji
Katayama, Mori
Shoji
Sekiguchi

Shibuya Collabo-cafe

Aug.27
Sep. 15
Oct. 23

International meeting with Vietnamese homely foodUrgent debrief session on racial conflict in Rakhine State
Joint debrief session of Vietnam and Myanmar
Round table talk: Exchange of experiences among
Ohfunato, Ohdate, and Vietnam.
Making international cooperation lanterns at a Vietnamesehome-cafe
Briefing session by the interns of Rikkyo University
Seminar series No.3: ‘Today’s Myanmar’
Staff training of San San no Kai/ Kaneno, Sato, Kotani

Women’s Employment Support
CenterOsaka Environmental Information
Plaza
Restaurant: Mingalaba
BAJ Office
National Olympics Memorial Youth
CenterBunkyo Academy Mukougaoka
Bunkyo Civic Center
Environmental Partner Plaza
Oraga Ohdate Yume-Hiroba

BAJ Office
The Nippon Foundation
BAJ Office

Oct. 31
Nov. 30

Activity report of Vietnam
BAJ PartyAll
All
Takahashi andothers
Katayama
Shoji

Aug. 23

BAJ Office
Restaurant: Miss Saigon

The lectures and events requested by other organizations were held as follows.
DateJan. 20
Feb. 2

Participant(s)Ohsu
NemotoPlace
Tokyo Toy Museum
Sendai International CenterFeb. 4
Feb. 8Event
Toy Museum and color-in line drawing
Gatherings of Mitsui & CO., LTD Environment Fund and Thendrd
Japan Foundation (2 & 3 )Fundraising Conference/ The Fundraising Association
Lecture: ‘Today’s Myanmar’ and BAJ activities

Shoji, Yamaki
TsukamuraMar. 11

Workers Festival of Kanuma Citizens

Mr.& Mrs. Hirata

May 27

Participated in an Exhibition at the ‘Utsunomiya World
Festa’ in Tochigi Prefecture
Debrief session on SF FUNDREX Training
Environment Volunteer Fair

Mr.& Mrs. Hirata

The Nippon Foundation
International Development
Associates, Ltd.
Machinaka Community Plaza,
Tochigi Prefecture
Utsunomiya Chamber of Commerceand Industry
BAJ Office
Global Environment Outreach

June 1
July 14

YamakiSekiguchi

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Debrief session on Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank Volunteer FundEnvironment Volunteer Fair 2012

Sept. 10
Oct. 6
Oct. 16
Oct. 20

Kizuna Salon: BAJ’s Activities
Global Festa 2012
Seminar on “BAF’s Activities” at Nihon Univ., College ofInternational Relations
stYokohama International Festa (~21 )Oct. 22

Gave a lesson at Chihaya Senior High School

YamakiNov. 4

Kanuma World Festival

Nov. 10
Nov. 28
Dec. 7

Tokyo Toy Festival (~11 )Kaetsu Univ. extension lecture on ‘BAJ’s activities’
Mitsubishi Corporation’s Christmas Charity Bazaar

Mr.& Mrs. Hirata& others
Ito, Hara & others
NemotoSekiguchi,
Takahashith

Otsu
Sekiguchi,
Takahasi
NemotoAll
YamakiAll

Centre’s Partnership Plaza
Mitsui-Sumitomo Bank Main Office
Global Environment OutreachCentre’s Partnership Plaza
Tokyo Metropolitan LibraryTokyo Hibiya Park
Nihon Univ. Mishima Campus
Yokohama ‘Zoh no Hana (Elephant’sNose) Park’
Municipal Chihaya Senior HighSchoolAzalea Hall of Kanuma Chamber ofCommerce and Industry
Tokyo Toy Museum
Kaetsu University
Tokyo Toy Museum(3) Acceptance of volunteers
We have BAJ Café meetings twice a month for people who want to be a volunteer or an intern; at 7 p.m. on
the first Wednesday of the month and at 1 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. At the meeting, tea andsnacks are served while BAJ staff introduced BAJ and its activities, and the participants share the work withthe staff members to become closer to each other. Now we have volunteers, total of 255 man-days, andaccepted 9 interns.

4. Administration and General Affairs(1) Officers’ Training Sessions
Focusing on raising skills, BAJ officers have participated in various seminars and programs in order to improvetheir information collection skills and network building skills according to their needs. This year, one officer
participated in two training programs: the “Seminar for NGO Officers to Enhance Organizational Skills”
offered by JICA and the “NGO Long Study Program” in the Philippines sponsored by UNHCR from November
2012 to February 2013. The table below is a list of training programs in which the officers have participated.
Date
Feb 3
Feb 15
Mar 1
Mar 16

Attendee
Takahashi
Takahashi
Yamaki
Shoji
Osu,
TsukamuraPlace
Nippon Foundation
Waseda Houshien
NPO Support Center
JICA Global Plaza
Hosei University

Apr 5

Contents
Japan Fundraising Association, Fundraiser Seminar
JANIC ”Seminar on General Affairs for NGO”
NPO Support Center “Sales Force Training”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Intern Program Debriefing
NPO Support Center Intern Debriefing (Mr. Takaesu)
JANIC ”Mental Health Lecture for Executives”

Apr 25
May 2
May 25
May 28Jun 1
Jun 20Jun 22
Jul 4
Jul 20Aug 2

SHARE ”For the Resident-Centered Health Development”
Japan Fundraising Association, Fundraising Lecture
Dialogue in the Dark (Business Workshop）
Japan Fundraising Association, Fundraise Seminar
Tokyo “Strengthening NGO” Training
UNHCR Symposium: ”Think of Refugee Resettlement”
Tokyo “Strengthening NPO’s Corporate Power”
JANIC “Personnel Development Orientation” (- Jul 5th)
JICA/PCM Training Session
Tokyo “For the Fair Personnel Assessment” Session 1-3

Tsukamura
Takahashi
NemotoTakahashi
Tsukamura
Yamaki, Rie
Sekiguchi
Shoji,Nemoto
Yoshioka, Tada
NemotoJICA Global Plaza
Nippon Foundation

Aug 4
Aug 8

Asia Disability Institute
AAR ”Situations Surrounding the Disabled People and its Support
Myanmar” Debriefing

Ito, Sekiguchi
Yoshioka, Hara

Nippon Foundation
Machida City
UN University
Machida City
JICA Global PlazaJICA, Sendai
Tokyo Labor Consultation
CenterMs. Nakanishi’s House
AAR

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Aug 17
Sep 1
Sep 4
Oct 2
Oct 5
Oct 12
Oct 13

Oct 26
Nov 3
Nov 10
Nov 28
Dec 7

Seminar: “Zambia’s Village Formations” Challenges of SOMAP
Project
JICA Adviser Dispatchment Reporting Session
Nippon Foundation “NPO Marketing Seminar”
FASID/PCM Sminar (- Sep 2nd)
JICA Personnel Development Seminar
JANIC Seminar: “Practice for Better Activities” Workshop
Sphere Project, Seminar
Seminar for Assessing the Impact of NGO International
Cooperation
Human Rights Now, Seminar
JPF Myanmar WG Meeting and Study Seminar
JETRO: PCM Seminar ( - Oct 14th)
Japan Fund for Global Environment, Exchange and Debriefing (Oct 14th)
A View on Myanmar’s Democratization and Human Rights
th
UNHCR Long-Term Study Program, in Philippines (- Feb 28 )Visit to Saitama Frostopia Farm for Biogas Application
Rikkyo University Intern Debriefing
JANIC Seminar “Labor Administration for NGO”

YamakiJICA Global Plaza

Takahashi, Yamaki
Takahashi
Hara
Shoji
Hara,Yoshioka
Yamaki
YamakiSekiguchi
Otsu, Yoshioka
Hara
Ito

JICA Global Plaza
Nippon Foundation
JICA, Yokohama
JICA Global Plaza
Avaco Building
ADRA
International Development
CenterRoppongi Hills
NICCO, Tokyo Office
JICA, Sendai
Sunshine Building

Sekiguchi
Yamaki
Ito
Sekiguchi
Takahashi

TMI Associates
UNHCR, Manila
Frostpia Farm
Rikkyo University
Waseda Houshien(2) Awards
Eco Japan Cup - Genki Award
Eco Japan Cup, sponsored by Environmental Business Women, has awarded BAJ Vietnam’s “Practices forEnvironmentally Sustainable Village” with the Citizen-Centered Environmental City Genki Award 2012, in theLifestyle Section.
Kamenori Award
The Kamenori Foundation has awarded BAJ for its contribution to mutual understanding in Asia throughcultural and sports exchange, study abroad, and language education.

5. Foreign Operations(1) Procurement of Supplies
We have placed three new Japanese officers in Myanmar. We have undertaken seven requests for
procurement and one request for repair through the Yangon Office.
The Vietnam Hue Office has received eight requests of watery survey kits and culture sets.
(2) Dispatching an Expert
We dispatched Mr. Kudo Shinichi, a Japanese expert, to a new drilling team in the Magway Office in
Myanmar for the maintenance and technical instruction of a drilling machine from Jan. 14th to Feb. 10th.
(3) Local Staffs’ Training in Japan
We invited two BAJ officers, Nay Zar Aung (Myeik), Pyi Sone Hmu (Mawlamyine) in the South Eastern Area toJapan, from April 10th to 16th, to study about water supply projects from related corporations and civilorganizations.

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FINANCIAL REPORT(January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012)17 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTNOTES ON FINANCIAL REPORT

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19 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTACTIVITIES ACCOUNT STATEMENT FOR 201220 | 2012 ANNUAL REPORTAuthorized Nonprofit Organization

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Translated by: BAJ Volunteers
Edited by: Anne McGovern, Satoshi Yamaki