Priority Areas of JapaneseODA
1.

Improvement of Basic Living
Environment① Program for Improvement of Basic
Living Environment (Food Security,Water, Health, Sanitation)
2.

Human Resource Development forNation Building② Program for Higher Education

Recently Completed Projects
1. Project for Strengthening Medical Equipment
Management System for Quality HealthServices (May 2011)
2. Medical Equipment Supply for; (1)Expanded
Program for Immunization(EPI Vaccine &equipment), (2)Maternal and Child Health(Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets), (March 2011)
3. Project for Urban Water Supply in DebubRegion, (March 2010)

Projects under Implementation(1) Program for Improvement of Basic Living
Environment
1. Program of Quality Improvement of HealthServices by 5S-Kaizen-TQM, AAKCP (AsiaAfrica Knowledge Co-creation Program)

2.

Group Training Courses in Health, Agricultureand Water (6 trainees)3.

Training Follow-up Project: Social Forestry
Project in Zoba Debub

4. Food Aid (KR)FY 2010: 13,001 MT of wheat (450 million Yen)
• Exchange of Notes: January 21, 2011
• Arrival of Shipment: August 13, 2011 (from Russia)

Counterpart Fund (KR, 2KR)
• Utilized for economic/social development projects(so far, 7 projects: 93 million Nkfa (55 (KR) + 38 (2KR))• Accumulated Fund by 2013: 278 million Nkfa (200 (KR) + 78(2KR))

5. GGP (Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects)
Partnership with NGOs/local authorities• 2008: Gender Resource Library in Asmara (Nat.
Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW)) <USD 88,000>• 2009: Youth Friendly VCT and Library in Asmara (w/Nat. Union of Eritrean Youth and Students (NUEYS))<USD 97,000>• 2010: Post Harvest Storage Facility in Durko Village(w/ Refugee Trust Int’l /VITA) <USD 90,000>

6. Supplementary Budget (MultilateralAssistance)
Partnership with International Organizations• FY2010: Humanitarian Assistance for AfricanCountries<UNIDO> USD 1 million• Community livelihoods and micro-industry support project forcommunities affected by natural disasters in the Northern Red
Sea region<UNHCR> USD 0.5 million• Assistance (legal, water, health, etc.) for refugees in Western
Eritrea from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc.

Projects under Implementation(2) Program for Higher Education
1.

Long-Term Training for Improvement ofHigher Education (Master study, 7 students)

2.

Coordination Expert for Higher EducationAssistance Program and Resident Officer ofJICA

Results of the Last Year Needs Survey(Proposals not Approved)(1) Program for Improvement of Basic Living
Environmenta)Cold Chain Equipment and Material Supply for EPI(△)
Replace substandard cold chain equipment in all Zobasb)Massawa Fisheries Complex Development Project（X）
Construction of a fish landing and furnishing equipmentc)Development of Coastal Policy Administration andProtected Areas Network (*) 2 years technicalcooperation to enforce policy and action pland)Asmara Water Supply Development Project(*)
Rehabilitation of Stretta Vaudetto water treatment plantand extension of water distribution system

Results of the Last Year Needs Survey(Proposals not Approved)(2) Program for Higher Educationa)Improvement of Quality and Capacity of HigherEducation(△)
Linkage program with JKUAT, procurement of text
books, etc

Potential Areas of Cooperation(Possible Projects for 2011 Needs Survey)(1)Program for Improvement of Basic Living
Environmenta)Technical cooperation project for Mather and Child
Healthb)Dispatch of Expert for improvement of hospitalmanagement by 5S-Kaizen-TQMc)Group Training Courses

Potential Areas of Cooperation(Possible Projects for 2011 Needs Survey)(2) Program for Higher Educationa )Improvement of Quality and Capacity of Higher
Education, Scholarship Program (Master Study) atJKUATb)Long-Term Training for Improvement of HigherEducation (Master study, 7 students) at Japanese
Univ.