2015 Annual Report
From January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

Non-Profit Organiazation
Bridge Asia JapanTABLE OF CONTENTS
Greetings from Etsuko Nemoto, Chairperson of Bridge Asia Japan .....................................................................1I.

ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR ..............................................................................................................................3
1. Activities in Rakhine State ........................................................................................................................3
2. Daily life water supply project in the Central Dry Zone ............................................................................5
3. Water Supply Facilities Projects in the South Eastern Border ..................................................................6
4. Hpa-An Technical Training School Operation Project ...............................................................................7
5. Yangon Office............................................................................................................................................8II.

ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAM ............................................................................................................................. 10
1. Thinking about environmental issues.................................................................................................... 10
2. Education Support ................................................................................................................................. 12
3. Agriculture Livestock Industry Management Strengthening Support Project....................................... 12

III. ACTIVITIES IN TOKYO HEADQUARTERS ...................................................................................................... 14
1. Projects in Tokyo .................................................................................................................................... 14
2. Public Relations ..................................................................................................................................... 15
IV. FINANCIAL REPORT (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015) .................................................................... 19

Greetings from Etsuko Nemoto, Chairperson of Bridge Asia JapanNo problem arising in the global society, such as climate change and displacement of refugees, is irrelevant toJapan. The United Nations adopted the “Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” in 2000 in response tothese borderless issues. Coming on to the achievements in 2015, many discussions have taken place forseveral years, one result being that the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” was adopted as the newgoal until 2030, and each nation is actively participating. To make the three aspects of economy, society, andenvironment sustainable, along with the UN and NGOs who go without saying, every government, enterprise,municipality, and we ourselves, are required to take action regarding the SDGs. Against challenges such as“economic inequality and poverty”, “mass-production, mass-consumption”, “climate change”, “world
population fluctuation”, everyone, including our advanced nation, needs to consider them as the problems at
hand that they are, and make an effort to solve them. We feel NGOs in particular play a large role, and so weare intentionally promoting SDGs in our activities in the future.
Having received the continuous support of numerous people in 2015, we are able to face 2016 with a new,deep sense of emotion.
We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all the people who are always supporting, cooperating
and guiding us.
BAJ’s Four Missions
We are facing borderless and global difficulties such as poverty, displacement of refugees, environmental
destruction, and terrorism nowadays. BAJ is exploring solutions by initiating region-oriented thoughts andactions for these problems considered to be impossible to settle.
In order to live together (coexist) with other Asian people, who have a deep relationship with Japan, we haveformulated four missions, and promote our activities in our hope to create a bridge of mutual understanding
beyond whatever differences in politics, ethnicity, religion, language, or culture there may be.
1.

Providing opportunities for skill acquisition and ability improvement

We provide skill acquisition and ability improvement opportunities to underprivileged people such as
repatriates, domestic refugees, the disabled, youth without educational opportunities, and women withlimited job opportunities. To this end, we utilize conventional technology relevant to the local area while
also acquiring the latest technologies.
1-1. Implementing technical training for underprivileged local youth(in electronics, auto, welding, and sewing)
1-2. Assisting in school attendance for children who are impoverished or have disability.
2.

Assisting in income improvement

We help individuals become independent by providing the knowledge and tangible opportunities needed
to link their acquired skills with an income.
2-1. Assisting in the employment of youth who have acquired (these) skills
1 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2-2. Restoring traditional crops and cultivating channels for sales
3.

Setting environmental foundations for local development

We promote construction of schools, bridges, and wells to vitalize the local economy with the local
residents’ participation. We train and support residents through OJT (On-the-Job-Training) on-site tosupport them in taking responsibility for the maintenance and management thereof by themselves.
3-1. Constructing schools based on the local residents’ participation
3-2. Installing Biogas Digesters for low income farmers
3-3. Constructing and maintaining wells in order to secure safe water for daily use
4.

Preserving the environment and raising awarenessWe promote environmentally friendly agricultural technologies and safe foods.
In addition, we also carry out activities for children by providing environmental education.
4-1. Health and hygiene training for local residents where we have constructed wells and schools
4-2. Investigation of river water quality with children
4-3. Implementing disaster risk prevention training

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ACTIVITIES IN MYANMAR

SUMMARY
BAJ started activities in 1995 in Rakhine State, which is in the northwest part of Myanmar, and expanded
activities to the central dry area, southeast border area, and delta areas. In 2015 BAJ made efforts topromote a school construction project which began in Rakhine State, and to enrich the technical training
school which is in progress in Hpa-An, Karen State.
In 2015 there was a big movement in Myanmar. After a long negotiation, 8 ethnic minority groups out of 15
signed a ceasefire agreement with the Myanmar government in October and took a step forward in acountry-wide ceasefire. Accordingly, distribution of food, buildup of community infrastructure, andcultivation of manpower training will proceed in sequence in these areas. A general election was held on
November 8th. The National League for Democracy won by a great majority against the government party(USDP), and the transfer of political power started.
Legislation is also in progress. The minimum wage law defined daily wages to be 3,600 kyat. As a result, somegarment factories with many workers began to close down. The Thilawa Special Economic Zone opened, as
well as stock exchange with support from Japan.
There was also a disaster in which 1.3 million people in Myanmar experienced flood due to heavy rainthroughout July. BAJ reconstructed and repaired elementary schools destroyed in the northern Rakhine State.
The issue here is that BAJ’s local staff flowed out because of an increase in support groups from internationalsociety and inside Myanmar.

1.

Activities in Rakhine State

After the heavy rain in July, Cyclone Komen hit, and Rakhine State had a lot of damage. More than 700
schools were closed because of the damage. In addition, landslides occurred on major roads in the northern
part. Distribution that was at a complete standstill caused a dramatic climb in goods prices and influenced
people's lives greatly.
1-1. Maintenance of Machineries such as vehicles【Funding : UNHCR】
BAJ performed maintenance and repair on vehicles, electric generators, and outboard motors forinternational organizations such as UNHCR and the Myanmar government, and provided logistical support forindividual groups through fuel filtration services.

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1-2.

Agricultural machine training【Funding : UNHCR】

Trainings on how to use agricultural machines, such as tractors and pumps which were supplied in 2014,
were implemented 41 times and 218 people participated in total. We asked 16 villages where ethnic dispute
was most severe in 2012 to form agricultural committees for the trainings that included an equal number ofMuslims and Buddhists.
Infrastructure improvement 【Funding : UNHCR】

1-3.

Continued from 2014, we constructed two 50-meter-long bridges (footpath bridge) that connect Muslim
villages. Both constructions were completed in April 2015.
Sewing training 【Funding : UNHCR】

1-4.

Sewing training for women restarted in October. It had been suspended for a long time due to strife in 2012.
The target was a group that included 20 Muslim and 20 Rahkine women at two different locations. It was 45days long and participants learned Burmese language, math, health and sanitation, and sewing.
1-5.

Re-construction and repairing of school buildings【Funding: JPF, Shwe Bagyi Co., Ltd., and own funds】

BAJ reconstructed and repaired 15 schools that were hit by flood in July. As a result, approximately 7,000 or
more children were able to go back to school and attend classes safely.
School construction 【Funding : Nippon Foundation】

1-6.

This project funded by Nippon Foundation started in 2012 went on the 4th year in September 2015.
We are aiming to build 100 schools in five years and achieve the goal by August of 2017. Currently, about halfof the schools we planned to build were completed.
On each construction site, approximately 20 villagers were recruited and we provide on-the-job-training topass on construction skills. However, due to skilled staff’s resignation, we were required to review thecontract of all the skilled workers and reinforce the team by adding new engineers for a better working
environment and construction sites.
We plan to have some opportunities with Japanese skilled specialists to implement monitoring and skill
trainings to obtain a higher completion degree of construction.
School Construction List, Rakhine StateNo

Township1
2
3

Kyauk Phyu

Village

Construction
Start Date

Maw GyiJan. 4

Sai ChoneJan. 30

Ka Nyan Taw

Mar. 14

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Kaing ChaungMar. 22

5

Wut SanSep. 16

6

Ah Wa Pyin

Dc. 28

7

Lat Pan Ah Nyar

Feb. 6

Aung Si TharMay 23

Ram Thit Chay

June 4

Far Lar Taw

Nov 2

Kay Chaung Phya

Jun. 2

Kyin Chaung

Jul 2

Kan Thar Htut Wa

Jul 11

Kant Kaw Chaung

Sep. 28

Zay Ward

Jun. 11

Kha Maung Chaung

Sep. 28

Tan Tin

Sep. 28

Ywar Thit

Sep. 28

8
9

Ramree

10
11
12
13
14

MinbyaMyebone

15
16
17

Ann

18

2.

Daily life water supply project in the Central Dry Zone

Since the funding from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Grant Aid for Japanese NGO’s projects ended in
March 2015, we returned our Japanese expatriate staff in Magway office back to Japan in May. The project
was managed locally using funds from new donors and our own. With a possibility of having the localizationof management which we had been planning earlier, we proceeded with the project mainly focusing on
repairing wells and handling requests from the local development offices for villages.
We had an internal review on Magway projects in October and acknowledged that the income from three tofour repairs on average per month is becoming stable, however, this was still not enough to become
independent. It is necessary to reconsider our policies on activities in the near future.
2-1. New Deep Tube Well Drilling Projects【Funding: Plan International; Mr. Takao Watabe; Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects】
During 2014 and 2015, new deep tube wells were constructed in the villages below:
Drilling
Start

End

Depth
(m)

MOFA

7/17

8/2

171

2,500

5,000

Yenangyaung

MOFA

9/4

10/4

248

1,800

3,000

San KoneNatmauk

MOFA

12/25

2/3

226

2,000

5,000

Pi Tauk Ngoke

NatmaukTun
Dagon
company

6/3

7/5

245

1,600

N/A

No.

Village nameTownship

Donor

123

Byi Pin

Chauk

124

Tel Pin Sa khan

125
N/A

Water Yield(gallon/h)

Water tank(gallon)5 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT2-2. Existing Tube Well Repair Projects【Funding: Shunko Konwa Kai and own funds】
With the funding from Shunko Konwa Kai, a group of Japanese owned companies in Myanmar, and our own,
64 wells were repaired. Repairs included washing boreholes, building storages, fishing, and replacements ofpump parts, lifting pipes, filters, submersible pumps and cables. It seems likely that repairs and replacements
will increase from now on.
2-3. Long-term Tube Well Operation and Maintenance【Funding: Plan International, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects】
Five-day training workshops were held twice in BAJ Magway office site for 39 villages with repaired tube
wells. A total of 304 people, a few from each village, participated. Training contents were “Engine andTechnician Training”, “Workshop for Sharing Information of Water Management Committee” and “Workshop
for Running Water Management Committee”.
In addition, primary school students in three villages with newly constructed wells and 75 villages withrepaired wells were called for hygiene training, in which many of them participated. The program was held
for children for three hours, including enjoyable quizzes. More than 4,500 students participated from 78
villages.

3.

Water Supply Facilities Projects in the South Eastern Border【Funding: UNHCR】

Our donor, UNHCR, provided fewer budgets for projects in Myanmar, due to continuous conflicts and natural
disasters worldwide. We had to start off with a half-yearly budget and thus our project operations were kept
to a minimum.
3-1.

Installation of New Water Supply Facilities

New water supply facilities were constructed in 11 villages among five divisions in Mon and Karen states.
Types of water supply facilities were five gravitational flow pipelines, three bore wells, a tube well, two
pumping systems using river flow. 3,149 people are now able to use water throughout seasons as a result of
new facilities. The distance to access water facilities was reduced from 461 meters on average to just 41
meters. Villagers are now able to use those spare time for productive activities or studies.
3-2.

GP Survey (Geological Survey)

To confirm the underground water sources in the target villages, electrical survey was conducted 24 times toincrease the accuracy of new water supply facilities.
3-3.

Maintenance and Operations Management Trainings for Water Supply Facilities and Hygiene

Training Sessions
Maintenance and operations management course was held in 11 villages and 193 people participated.
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Among the participants, however, only 30% was female, so we need to increase this percentage. A total of
220 people participated in the hygiene training and female participation was at a high rate of 58%. We
continue to monitor the progress.
4.

Hpa-an Technical Training School Operation Project 【Funding: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects, own fund】
Operation activity in the second year (December 2014 - November 2015): Technical training for construction
course in the third term, auto mechanics course in the first and second terms, electric course in the first andsecond terms, welding course in the first term, and Electric Fuel Injection (EFI) course in the first term were
performed and a total of 166 students graduated.
Among 206 graduates from the first and second years (excluding 10 students from the second term in EFI
course), 161 graduates were able to find jobs after graduation. The employment rate is 78%.
4-1.

Technical Training

A. Construction course (third term: 29 students entered, 25 graduated/ 6-month term)
Aiming to acquire foundation construction skills concerning Myanmar's typical structures which are wooden,
brick, and reinforced concrete, on-the-job training (OJT) was implemented for three topics: wooden, stone,
and reinforced process. OJT was also implemented for the construction of an electric generator building forschool facilities.
B. Electric course (first and second terms: 60 students entered, 59 graduated/ 3 months each term)
Documents were created according to domestic technical requirements and equipment was purchased. OJT
students performed electric wiring and repair of school facilities.
C. Automobile maintenance course (first and second terms: 60 students entered, 52 graduated/6 months ineach term)
Technical training was implemented on single-cylinder engine and all vehicle systems (engine, chassis, andelectric equipment). Also, a curriculum that suits domestic technical requirements was created.
Documentation was created accordingly, and equipment was also purchased. Moreover, specialists fromJapan were invited for short-term and long-term periods in order to guide Myanmar instructors on the
optimization of the curriculum, as well as the contents to be taught and the teaching method.
D. Welding course (first term: 30 students entered, 30 graduated/ 6-month period)
Technical skills centered on arc and gas welding, gas cutting, and other cutting regarding metal processing
were taught. Specialists from Japan were invited for a short time, and they guided Myanmar instructors on

7 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTthe optimization of the curriculum, the contents to be taught, and the teaching method. Furthermore, thestudents created benches, tables, and shelves during OJT.
E. Automobile maintenance course, special class "support for electronic control fuel injection device" (EFI
course) (first term: 13 students attended, 13 completed/ 1-month period)
Training on principles, structure and repair methods of EFI, which has become mainstream within Japan, wasdone towards 13 students with good academic results among the first-term graduates of automobile
maintenance course. Also, BAJ technical officers gave technical training for Myanmar local instructors on EFI
course curriculum and creating textbooks.
4-2.

Investigation on Job Seekers and Employment Status

Support for job seekers who graduated from the course were done by growing Japanese firms and companies
in Hpa-An and Yangon, etc.
Employment situation as of February 11, 2016, of second-year graduates are shown below.
Item

No. of Graduates

No. of Employees

Construction course (third term)

25

17Electric course (first and second terms)

59

49

Automobile maintenance course (first and second terms)
Note: 10 EFI second-term graduates are excluded

42

34

Welding course (first term)

30
156

21
121 (Employment rate: 77%)

Total

4-3.

School Operation

The school operation committee, including the Education and Training Department (ETD), aims to determine
the intentions of operation policy and issues. The trainees all live in the dormitory as a principle, anddiscipline is conducted according to school rules. As for the health of trainees, hospital visits and family
contact are done as needed.

5. Yangon Office
Human affairs, movement of staff, visa application and issuance, procurement, insurance, gathering
accounting materials from each office in Myanmar, and negotiations with and reporting to the central
government were implemented.

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5-1.

Holding a Conference

Since it is easy for the overseas resident staff to gather in Yangon office, overall conferences are held in
Yangon. For the Myanmar annual meeting, which was held on March 25 to 27 in 2015, three leaders wereinvited from individual offices in Myanmar, and a total of 25 onsite staff participated. They discussed theissues and goals of the year.
On the 8th and 9th of October, a BAJ management conference was held and included participants from theTokyo office. The progress of the issues was confirmed and discussion was held about the future plan alongwith the midterm schedule.
On the 10th and 11th of October, the Japanese overall meeting was held at Yangon office. Staff fromindividual offices reported operation progress and discussed how to resolve the issues.
5-2.

Irrawaddy Delta Disaster Risk Prevention Project 【Funding: Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.】BAJ took part in the disaster-prevention program "Mangrove tree-planting project for strengthening thedisaster-prevention feature of the coastal area" executed in the delta area by Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. BAJ
performed a training program on disaster prevention targeted at residents.
In 2015, which is the second year, a temporary office opened in September. Description was made to related
persons, materials to be used at the curriculum and training were created, and workshop was held in
November and December. Training in 2015 was held as follows.
The details of training in November 2015 is shown below:
No.

Schedule

1

November 21 - 23

2

November 25 - 27

3

November 29 December 1

Implemented Area/Target
Kyein Chaung Gyi Village／30 elementary and junior highschool students (PTA included)
Ta Yaw Chaung Village／30 elementary school students(PTA included)
Gway Chaung Gyi Village／30 elementary school students(PTA included)4

December 3 - 5

Ta Yaw Chaung Village／30 adults

5

December 7 - 9

Gway chung Gyi Village／30 adults

6

December 11 - 13

Kyein CHaung Gyi Village／30 adults

Training NameChildren disasterprevention programChildren disasterprevention programChildren disasterprevention program
Community disasterprevention program
Community disasterprevention program
Community disasterprevention program

9 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTII. ACTIVITIES IN VIETNAMIn Vietnam where we initiated our activities in 1993, we shifted our activities from Ho Chi Minh City to Thua
Thien Hue Province in 2012 and have been promoting the life improvement project there. In 2015 as aconclusion to our steady implementation of governmental procedures in accordance with Vietnamesecompliance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Planning and Investment Bureau, theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Bureau, and the Ministry of Social Security, BAJ obtained great
evaluations from these agencies. We were able to establish a relationship of trust for future projects.
BAJ initiated the environmental and educational supporting projects for children in Phu Binh Ward in 2004.
The palace in Phu Binh is known as a tourism spot; however, many migrant workers are living in the modest
houses along the palace walls, which are hidden and unseen by tourists. In addition, there are someunder-privileged people who live on boats along tributaries of the Huong River. They make their living bycollecting and selling sand on the bottom of the river. BAJ had implemented activities such as micro credit,
literacy, and hygienic educations. For children, we have also been carrying out learning support and trash
separations/collections in order to improve their living environment.
Nowadays, BAJ has extended environmental activity operations for primary and middle schools and income
improvement projects for low-income farmers in suburban areas around Hue City. The installation of Biogas
Digesters enables livestock breeding farmers to solve their problems. At the same time, BAJ has promoted
our linkage between producers and consumers. Meanwhile the Farmers’ Direct Sales Store, which sells safe
and trusted fresh vegetables and meats provided by local famers, has launched.
BAJ has promoted these activities for the sake of linkage between producers and consumers.
1. Thinking about environmental issues 【Funding: LIXIL Corporation, Canon Inc., “Shine! Children of Asia”
Fund】
We provided opportunities to think about environmental issues through classes and activities for children ateach school and district.
1-1.

Thuy Xuan Primary School

As a part of school curriculum, “Activities to extend the power of living”, 3rd and 4th grade students from 6
classes joined the environmental studies hosted by BAJ. The main topics were “Impact on human bodies bypolluted water”, “Washing hands”, “Destination of drain water from home”, “Restroom” and so on. After theclasses, students wrote reflective reports on these environmental studies.

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1-2.

Thuy Xuan Ward Environment GroupThe environment group composed of 2 groups of 15 children in the district carried out activities during thesummer vacation in June and July. The topics were “Learning about Biogas Digester and pollutions bylivestock excretion” and “Reporting and conducting water quality survey of the Huong River”. At the sametime, they also experienced hands-on farming with local farmers.
Name of GroupGradeThe Number of participants

Ca Hat (Singing) Group

3rd to 8th

8

Tu Hieu (Name of the famous temple) Group

3rd to 4th

7

1-3.

Lam Mong Quang Junior High School“Environmental Activities Club” was held as extracurricular activities for 36 students in 6th and 7th grades(equivalent to 1st and 2nd grade of junior high school in Japan) who participated voluntarily. The main topics
were “Research on waste oil”, “Mechanism of simple grey water filtration devices”, “Separating garbage andmaking garbage cans”, “Study and practice of the amount of CO2 absorbed by trees” and so on. The students
made presentations on their findings at the end.
1-4. Environmental Workshop with LIXIL Corporation 【Funding: LIXIL Co.】
Staff from LIXIL Corporation, who is one of our donors, visited and carried out workshops for a group of
students who had been participating in BAJ’s environmental activities.
The topics were as follows:
Topic

Date
March 3rd

March 4th
March 5th
July 27th

July 28th-

Lesson on water using textbook
Presentation by children on their activities
Experiment and presentation on simple filtrationequipment
Presentation by children on their activities
Making rebatch soap
Presentation by children on their activities
Making rebatch soap and soap from waste oil
Presentation by children on their activities-

Presentation by children on their activities-

Nature observations at Bach Ma National Park andunderstanding the sources of the river waterStudents-

Thuy Xuan Primary School
3rd grade class 1 to 3-

Thuy Xuan Primary School
4th grade class 1 to 3
Lam Mong Quang Junior High School
Environmental Activities ClubCa Hat/ Tu Hieu GroupLam Mong Quang Junior High School
Environmental Activities ClubCa Hat/ Tu Hieu GroupLam Mong Quang Junior High School
Environmental Activities Club-

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2. Education Support 【Funding: "Shine! Children of Asia" Fund】
The fund launched in 2004 has been supported by 44 accounts from 35 monthly donors as at the end of 2015.
BAJ has utilized it as scholarships for children in Vietnam. We discussed with Thuy Xuan Ward People’s
Committee, Thuy Xuan Primary School and Lam Mong Quang Junior High School to decide students for thescholarships. The ceremony for granting scholarships was held in December. The details are as follows:

Group

Area

Targeted Grade

Number of
Scholarship Students

Lam Mong Quang Group

Vinh My Village, Phu Loc District

6th to 9 th

61

Huong Long Group

Huong Long Ward, Hue CIty

9th

1

Thuy Xuan GroupThuy Xuan

4th to 9th

16

Total

3.

78

Agriculture Livestock Industry Management Strengthening Support Project 【Funding: JICA Grassroots

Technical Cooperation program (Partnership), LIXIL Corporation】“Agriculture and Livestock Strengthening Support Project for Small Scale Farmers in Hue City” was adopted
as a five-year project from May 2014 to April 2019.
In 2015, BAJ implemented a project for income improvement in the following three areas, Thuy Xuan Ward,
Thuy Bieu Ward, and Huong Long Ward, by installing Biogas Digesters (BDs) and selling agricultural andlivestock products.
3-1.

Expansion of Biogas Digester (BD) installations

BAJ installed Biogas Digesters (BDs) at selected 18 households after surveying candidate livestock breeding
farmers in the assigned area. In addition, Bio Group was formed among farmers who installed BDs andmeetings were held to exchange information and expand sales.
Construction cost for BD is approximately JPY 50,000 but it is a huge cost for farmers. Due to this reason, thecost of BD installation is 90% covered by BAJ and 10% by subsidies from Hue City. Around two months after
the installation, farmers repay VND 7,000 (equivalent to JPY 34) per day and the accumulated amount isallocated to “BD Fund” used as installation costs for other farmers who wish to install BDs.
As of September 2015, 23 BDs have been installed with funding from JICA. Including the numbers of BDs we
installed before 2014, the total number of BDs installed reaches 60.

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3-2.

Direct Sales “Hue Farmers’ Store” Operation Project”Hue Farmers’ Store” which is a direct sales store opened in December 2014 on Hai Ba Trung street, the mainstreet of Hue City, has been operating smoothly with the support from nine farming households. In June andJuly, sales declined drastically due to limited varieties of harvest in season. However, as a result ofstrengthening promotions such as posting and using SNS, sales boosted dramatically, especially in November
and December.
3-3.

Training for Farmers and Government Officials in Japan

Month/Date
August 21stItinerary
Orientation

22nd

Site visit to Udon restaurant“Ichimonji” and their rice paddy fields, Wakahime-no-Sato andMeito-Miso (Okayama)

23rd

Site visit to Bizen-Fukuoka-no-Ichi (Market), travel to Kyoto

24thSite visits to restaurant “Miyakoyasai Kamo” and three contracted farmers (in Kyoto City)

25th

Site visits to Nantan City branch office, Seminar on Miyama Produce Certification System, andneighboring direct sales stores (in Kyoto rural area)

26th

Courtesy call to Kyoto city council and opinion exchange session, travel to Tokyo and dinner with
Mr. Ooe (President of Commons)

27th

Site visits to Natural Harmony store and their contracted organic farmers (in Chiba, Yokohama)

28thSite visit to Miyaji pig farm (in Kanagawa)

29th

Preparation and delivery of reporting presentation

13 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTIII. ACTIVITIES IN TOKYO HEADQUARTERS
In 2015 BAJ embarked on several new projects in cooperation with third parties. The Book & Toy project, ajoint project with Tokyo Toy Museum, is going well. We also dispatched some technical expert volunteers to
the Hpa-An Technical Training School with valuable assistance and cooperation from the Nippon Skilled
Volunteers Association. In addition, “Furu-Kuru”, a second-hand clothes recycling project, was launched in2011 with help from Nikko Bussan and is on a stable track.
We also succeeded in starting joint projects with help from companies such as The Shunko Konwa Kai, which
is an association of Japanese companies doing business in Myanmar, as well as Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd.
In November, we went through a “Self-check 2012” review conducted by the Japan NGO Center forInternational Cooperation. This gave us an opportunity to review our operations as well as policies andprocedures. As a result, we made improvements that we hope will enhance our supporters’ and donors’
confidence and trust in us and our operations.
1.

Projects in Tokyo

The Tokyo Office has been implementing several projects on its own in order to seek more funds, increase
the number of supporters, and further publicize BAJ activities.
1-1.

Furu-Kuru Project 【Supporter: Nikko Bussan】

In this project, which we launched in 2011, we receive used clothes from individual donations. Nikko Bussan
then buys these clothes and donates the money to BAJ. There was an increase in donors who sent clothes to
us multiple times over the years. In addition, some shopping malls like LUMINE Co., Ltd. hold events such as
the “Used Clothing Donation Campaign” on a regular basis.
This is one of our key projects in Tokyo and we will try our best to expand it much further. Donated usedclothes are bundled in large one-ton blocks and shipped overseas.
1-2.

Happy Book Project 【Supporter: BOOKOFF Online Co., Ltd.】In this project, BOOKOFF Online Co., Ltd. buys donated books, CDs, and DVDs. They then add 10% on top of
the total amount and pay this amount as their donation to BAJ.
You can find more details on this project at the BAJ website. This program has not been going too well as
there are many other competitors who operate similar programs. We will continue and pour more effort into
promoting this program more effectively.
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1-3.

Book & Toy Project 【Supporters: Tokyo Toy Museum, ANA HOLDINGS INC., Jodoshu Tomoiki

Foundation, individual donors】
Through this project that we launched in 2015, BAJ donates shelves filled with children’s books andtraditional Japanese toys such as cup-and-balls (Kendama) and quoits (Wanage) to some elementally schools
in Myanmar. These schools are located in the dry zone where BAJ had installed wells in the past. We areaiming to cover 100 schools in three years. So far, we have secured the necessary funds for this projectthrough crowd funding as well as donations from individuals.
There is a small plate on each bookshelf with the names of the donors. The donors can actually visit theseschools and meet the children upon request.
2.
2-1.

Public Relations
Sharing Information

To promote BAJ in general, we publish “BAJ Newsletter” four times a year, which includes reporting activities
from expatriate staff. We also continuously update BAJ website.
We issue E-mail Magazine two times a month to report on the latest project activities, introduce events andseminars organized by BAJ, and call for volunteers. We also organize “BAJ Café” before sending “BAJ
Newsletter”, where those who wish to volunteer or become an intern are introduced to BAJ activities andthey help in simple tasks while having tea and refreshments.
Expatriate staffs write blogs on local daily life and we also promote through social media such as Facebook to
inform our activities promptly. After our Annual General Meeting, we publish our annual report which is sent
to our members and supporters.
2-2.

Organizing Debrief Sessions and Events

Whenever our expatriate staffs return to Japan, we organize “Debrief sessions” to present progress on local
projects. We also participate by putting up a stall in events such “Global Festa” and “Myanmar Festival”. We
promoted BAJ by participating proactively on occasions where we could present our project activities.
3. Support for Overseas Activities
We supported our overseas activities upon requests from projects sites to carry out activities smoothly by
procuring necessary supplies and sending technical specialists, as well as carrying out administrative tasks forcustoms and travel documentations.
15 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT3-1. Sending Specialists
With the development of the Hpa-An Engineering Training Academy, we need technical guidance for our
instructors. We dispatched specialists appropriate for the Academy and as we operate on a full-scale going
into the second year, our instructors were advised on necessary manuals and textbooks for the Automobile
Mechanics Training Course.
Specialists dispatched in 2015 are outlined below:
PeriodSpecialists*

Contents

2014/12/21 – 2015/1/4

Shoji Ando

Hpa-an Office, Karen State, Myanmar
Automobile maintenance technical guidance

3/3 – 6/2

Yumi Hisa

Maung Daw Office, Rakhine State, Myanmar
Automobile maintenance technical guidance

2015/ 3/31 - 2016/ 3/31

Masaichi Kanazawa

Hpa-an Office, Karen State, Myanmar
Automobile maintenance technical guidance

5/4 – 5/14
8/2 – 8/16

Takanori Nishida

Hpa-an Office, Karen State, Myanmar
Advice on welding techniques guidance*titles abbreviated

3-2. Procurement of Supplies
For projects in Myanmar, we procured mud pump parts in Water Supply Projects, and made requests torepair borehole cameras to the U.S. which took a long time to arrange. Under the guidance of our technicalspecialists at the Hpa-An Engineering Training Academy, we continued to obtain necessary manuals andtextbooks.
For projects in Vietnam, we opened a farmer’s shop, where we procured eco-bags, kitchen consumables andice packs, and we also procured water testing kits and coliform testing kits for our environmental education
classes.
3-3.

Accepting Visitors

In 2015 as part of the project in Vietnam, “Support for Strengthening Management of Agriculture andLivestock Industry for Small-sized Farmers in Hue city”, we accepted a total of 11 visitors in Japan including
farmers from Hue city, representatives of local authorities and BAJ Vietnamese staff. We negotiated withvisiting sites, arranged schedule and attended to our visitors.

16 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

4.

Administrative Operations

BAJ managed decision-making bodies such as Annual General Meeting and board meetings, and carried out
additional meetings to share information among offices in each country. To fundraise for operational
activities, we are developing new donor acquisitions, planning for new projects, calling for donations, andincreasing number of members. Organizations, corporations, and funding programs that supported ouractivities in 2015 were as follows. Due to privacy of personal information, names of individual supporters are
not mentioned here.
Organizations and Corporations (in no particular order)
MyanmarVietnam

Other

4-1.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Grant Assistance for Japanese NGOs, UNHCR, The Nippon Foundation, Kokusai
Kogyo Co., Ltd., Bridgers Co., Ltd., Loyalty Marketing Inc., Aphyu, WAVE, Mitsubishi Corporation, Myanmar
Shunko Konwa-kai
JICA Technical Cooperation Program (Partnership), Environmental Arena Research Agency, Canon Inc.,
Environmental Partnership Council, Midori-no-kai, LIXIL Group Corporation, Azbil Corporation, “Shine!
Children of Asia” FundTokyo Jingu Lions Club, Ohki-gumi, Japan Development Service, Nikko Bussan Co., Ltd., Peace In Tour Co.,
IdoSeal Co., Ltd., Birotasu Co., Dynax Corporation, NPO Care Center YAWARAGI, Shuho Kogyo, Bridgers Co.
Ltd., Capital Industry Co., Ltd., Kokusai Kogyo Co. Ltd., Sowa Consultants Inc., Tokyo Tachikawa Kobushi
Rotary Club, Rikkyo University, FUKUDA AND PARTNERS CO., LTD

Accepting Volunteers and Interns

Volunteers and interns are always welcome at BAJ. You can access our website for more information. “BAJCafé” is held every three months and participants volunteer, for example, to pack and send BAJ Newsletters.
In Hue office, we accepted Japanese university intern students.
4-2.

Support in Project Site Visits

When visits to projects sites in Myanmar or Vietnam are requested, Tokyo Headquarters is contacted inadvance so that we can manage expenses and schedules. Particularly for Myanmar, it took a longer time toobtain permissions to visit and obtain visa. In 2015, we supported 26 people in total for visiting the projectsites, four times to Vietnam and one time to Myanmar.
4-3.

Participation in Networks

We participated proactively in network meetings organized by international organizations, local authorities
and NGO/NPO alliances to exchange information and to engage in dialogues.

The meetings we attended in 2015 are listed below:
17 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTOrganization/Groups
Ugoku→Ugokasu

Aims to strengthen advocacy by NGOs and NPOs

J-FUN

Opinion exchange and information sharing among NGOs in alliances with UNHCR.

JPF

Three types of meetings: for emergency aid funding recipient organizations, general
meetings, and Myanmar working group

NGO-MOFA Regular
Consultative Meeting
NGO-JICA Consultative
Meeting

Partnership Promotion Council which formed from Consultative Meeting
Opinion exchange and information sharing between JICA and NGOs
An association for NGO partnerships; participated in Corporate-NGOs Partnership
Promotion Network

JANIC

4-4.

Contents

Staff Training

Seminars, trainings and information sessions that BAJ staff attended in 2015 for improvement of individual
skills are as follows:
Date

Program Contents

1/19

Salesforce seminar

1/21

Disaster risk reduction workshop for NGO

1/26

Report session of new Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) in humanitarian aid

2/2

Symposium: International comparative study on NGO's safety measures

2/5

International education cooperation Japan forum

2/11 -12
3/24

International standard training for humanitarian and emergency aids
Seminar at Gakushuin University“The current situation of the Rohingya”

4/24

Symposium: Project progress management and performance information

8/4

Salesforce user group NPO session

8/14 - 16

PCM training/planning projects

8/22 - 30

PCM training/monitoring assessments

11/20

Report session for Yu-cho Foundation

11/26

Lecture by Guterres, the High Commissioner, UNHCR

11/29 - 12/5 JPF Emergency aid seminar
12/4

Study group of “My Number” system by Seeds

18 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTPersonnel Cost0

Depreciation

0

Corporate tax etc.

-3,436,855

Balance for 2015

22,334,803

0
304,071

47,473,236

Subtotal for Other Expenses

Foreign exchange loss
Miscellaneous

54,6190

Tax and public charges

Commission paid

036,928

Accounting fees

Research and Training

681,540

1,436,379

Rental fees

Insurance

1,968,110

Repairs

425,328

1,043,032

Communication and shipment

Consumable goods

1,942,626

2,492

14,439,678

11,093,545

166,117,065

140,845,1080
178,036

101,26700

011,326

514,0630

3,104,709

6,868,617

1,058,493

1,118,374

5,428,459

10,028122,451,737

25,271,957

0
0

0
0

25,138,433

25,271,957

25,138,433

Travel expense

Public relations and printing

Equipment

Other Expenses

Subtotal for Personnel Cost

Severance benefits/mutual aid premium

Salaries and allowances
Compulsory fringe benefits

177,210,610

44,036,381

Total Expenditure

2

1

Ⅱ EXPENDITURE

Total Income

6 Other Income

0119,853

339,6830

175,103,863

1,647,2100School Building
Construction andCommunity
Development in
Rakhine State

0259,744

85,177

4 Project Earnings

5 Foreign Exchange Profit

32,478,455

9,884,669

1,328,336

0Northern RakhineState Regional
Development Project

Public funding

Grants3 Grants etc.

2 Donations

1 Membership Fees

Ⅰ INCOME

ITEM

4,307,171

26,665,303

18,278,919

0
765,453

25,5310001,286,981

260,807

154,221

1,063,751

969,544

303,663

637,896

1,153,760

1,753

11,655,558

8,386,384

008,386,384

30,972,475

0
18,414

1,570,644

17,491,313

0

11,892,103

0-106,431

32,274,139

22,311,683

0
33,41025,420000401,122

248,11102,441,646

1,161,115

453,765

271,894

2,743,010

1,820

14,530,369

9,962,456

009,962,456

32,167,708

0
19,12537,68931,935,038

0

175,856

0Secure Water Supply
Southeastern Border
Program in the
Project
Central Dry Zone

MYANMAR OPERATIONS

Income and Expenditure for Each Operation-8,985,439

57,216,780

34,273,910

0
224,858

47,38400

0204,177

304,25202,174,217

815,770545,049

443,546

1,832,891

81,50927,600,256

22,942,870

0022,942,870

48,231,341

0
28,67540,52947,898,463

0263,6740Project in Hpa-an
Karen State

3,156,370

13,190,667

9,094,302

041,417

9,168

0

0

0

275,590

31,8800356,5800258,231

114,638

3,271,724

34,7794,700,295

4,096,365

004,096,365

16,347,037

0
17,56235,55013,511,819

1,160,714

1,621,392

0

VIETNAMOPERATIONS

2,720,137

2,543,144

2,419,061

0
0

4,175

0

0

0

0

0

0

8,524

37,080298,320

262,084

715,454

1,010,860

82,564

124,08300

124,083

5,263,281

005,263,281

0

0

0

0

DOMESTICOPERATIONS

08,748,498

345,480,334

249,557,786

0
1,547,245

267,5640002,216,124

2,040,653

154,221

10,585,806

11,820,236

3,342,849

3,891,464

17,087,924

1,143,241

195,460,457

95,922,548

00

95,922,548

354,228,833

0463,373

7,372,553

143,315,088

186,149,246

16,928,571

PROJECT
TOTAL-15,439,349

22,130,870

9,594,289

2,093,586
1,431,310

404,089

157,800

4,900

356,150

27,041

1,588,153

0612,52001,303,164

418,911

1,065,691

130,974

0

12,536,581

4,231,102
481,800

7,823,679

6,691,521

0
228,566

239,000

0

192,946

4,641,009

1,390,000

MANAGEMENT-6,690,851

367,611,204

259,152,075

2,093,586
2,978,555

671,653

157,800

4,900

356,150

2,243,165

3,628,806

154,221

11,198,326

11,820,237

4,646,013

4,310,375

18,153,615

1,274,216

195,460,457

108,459,129

4,231,102
481,800

103,746,227

360,920,353

0691,939

7,611,554

143,315,088

186,342,192

21,569,580

1,390,000

TOTAL(Unit: Yen)

IV. FINANCIAL REPORT (January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

19 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

017,491,313

Management - Rental Fees

Donations

Membership Fees

(Activities Account Statement)

Item480,000
1,039,000

23,572,100

459,000

100,000

Transaction amount of
directors and close
relatives(Unit: Yen)

612,520

21,569,580

1,390,000

Amount shown in thefinancial statement

3. Details on transactions with directors and close relatives

Management of Technical Training School in Hpa-an City, Karen State, Myanmar /Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Support for Strengthening Management of Agriculture and Livestock Industry for
Small-Sized Farmers in Hue City, Vietnam /Japan International Cooperation Agency
Environmental Education in Vietnam / LIXIL Corporation
Asian Students Internship Program, Grants for Asian Exchange Students / Asian
Community Trust
11,135,291
1,500,000
220,000

652,27100

192,946

1,144,374

10,693,964

48,006,368

24,501,309

17,491,313

2,020,340

175,103,863

31,125,548

9,884,669

Amount us ed i nthe current term

Item
(Tangible fixed
assets)
Machinery &equipment
Drilling machines forwells

15,422,173

Initial Value

Acquired

Closing Balance

4. Balance details for fixed assets

47,971,713

107,905

31,610,566

2,540,370

00218,221,391

110,705,733

New Constructions and Rehabilitations of Secure Water Supply Facilities inSoutheastern Region, Myanmar / UNHCR

32,855,993

0

9,884,669

0

Amount recei ved i nthe current term

Repairs and Maintenance of Machineries including Vehicles and Training for
Sawing Skills in Rakhine State, Myanmar / UNHCR
School Building Constructions and Community Development Project in RakhineState / Nippon Foundation
Secure Water Supply Program Support in the Central Dry Zone, Myanmar /Shunko Konwa-Kai
Secure Water Supply Program in Magway, the Central Dry Zone, Myanmar / Ministryof Foreign Affairs, JapanBa l a nce brought
forwa rd fromprevi ous term

School Building Reconstruction and Repair Works Project in Maung Daw Region,
Rakhine State, Myanmar / Japan Platform

Project Detail

2. Breakdown on donations constrained on usage

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Notes
Project Period

Depreciation

0

154,221

Term-end value

15,113,727

Accumulated
Depreciation

27,054 2015/8/3-2015/10/4

355,626 2015/4/1-2016/3/31

1,093,598 2015/4/1-2016/3/31

308,446

Term-end
book value(Unit: Yen)

73,250 2015/3/1-2015/11/30 2015/12/14-2016/12/13

7,109,257 2015/1/1-2015/12/31

0 2014/3/21-2015/3/20

520,030 2015/7-2015/12

153,823,261 2014/9/1-2015/8/31 2015/9/1-2016/8/31

1,730,445 2015/1/1-2015/12/31

0 2015/9/15-2015/12/31

Advances Received(2) Reserve account recording standard
・Severance benefits reserve amountTo be prepared for the severance benefits for staff, estimated amount of contribution by the organization is shown, of which mutual aid premium is excluded from term-end necessary paymentsfor voluntary resignation based on work regulation.
(3) Accounting method of GST
All accounts are GST inclusive.

(1) Depreciation method of fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are depreciated using the straight-line method based on regulations of corporate tax.

1. Key accounting policies
The financial statement is prepared according to NPO Accounting Standard (by NPO Accounting Standard Committee on July 20th, 2010).
In this standard, Income and Expenditure Account Statement in Article 28 of Paragraph 1 of the Act to Promote Specified Non-profit Activities is called Activities Account Statement.

Notes on Financial Statement

NOTES ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT

20 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTBALANCE SHEET
Balance Sheet (As at December 31st, 2015)
ASSETS(Unit: Yen)Cash447,007
Deposits
67,004,752
Cash
Cash and Deposits in Myanmar
166,084,605
Cash and Deposits in Vietnam
2,535,121
Current Assets
Advances
172,161
Accounts Due
0Current Assets
Advance Payment0
Temporary Payment
38,368Contribution for Incomplete Construction
1,700,033
Tangible Fixed Assets
Machinery
308,446
Fixed Assets
Investments and Other Assets Rental Deposit0
Total Assets

237,982,047

308,446
238,290,493

LIABILITIES
Accrued Corporate Tax Payable
Accrued Amount Payable
Deferred Membership Fees
Deferred Donations
Current Liabilities Deferred Grants
Deferred Public Funding
Other Deferred Payable
Deposits Payable
Temporary Receipts
Fixed Liabilities Accrued Retirement Benefits
Total Liabilities
Net Assets
Balance brought forward from Previous Year
Balance for Current Year
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets

157,800
900
30,0000154,205,941
10,006,550
01,112,175
717,380
3,820,815

166,230,746

3,820,815
170,051,561

74,929,783-6,690,851
68,238,932
238,290,493

21 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTGrants *2
Public Funding *3

95,922,548
249,557,786
12,536,581
9,594,289

1,390,000
21,569,580
186,342,192
143,315,088
7,611,554
691,939

Balance for 2015 (A) - (B)Balance Brought Forward from 2014 (C)Balance Brought Forward to 2015 (A) - (B) + (C)

1. Project Cost

Personnel Cost
Other Cost
Personnel Cost
2. Management Cost
Other Cost
Total Expenditure (B)EXPENDITURE

4. Project Earnings
5. Other Profits
Total Income (A)3. Grants

INCOME
1. Membership Fees *1
2. Donations *2

ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT STATEMENT FOR FY 2015
(From January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2015)-6,690,851
74,929,783
68,238,932

367,611,204

22,130,870

345,480,334

7,611,554
691,939
360,920,353

329,657,280(Unit: Yen)
1,390,000
21,569,580(Unit:Yen)
1,090,000
300,000
1,390,000

Total Public Funding*3. Breakdown of Public Funding
1. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Myanmar Rakhine State: Repairs and Maintenance of Machineries including Vehicles andAgricultural Machineries, and Trainings for Sawing Skills
Myanmar Southeastern Region: New Constructions and Rehabilitations of Water Supply Facilities
2. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Vietnam Hue City: Support for Strengthening Management of Agriculture and Livestock
Industry for Small-Sized Farmers
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Maynmar Magway, the Central Dry Zone: Secure Water Supply Program
Myanmar Hpa-an City, Karen State: Management of Technical Training School

NB: For all major donors, please refer to the table in "Domestic Activities Report - 1. NPO
Authorization Status and Fundraising (1) Fundraising"*2 Breakdown of Donations and Grants(Unit: Yen)
1. BAJ Donation
3,012,955
2. All Round Supporter
1,821,000
3. Myanmar Donation
200,295,711
4. Vietnam Donation
1,722,106
5. "Shine! Children of Asia" Fund
1,060,000
Total Donations and Grants
207,911,772*1 Breakdown of Membership Fees
1. Individuals
2. Corporations
Total Membership Fees

143,315,088

17,491,313
47,898,463

13,511,819

31,935,038

32,478,455(Unit: Yen)

ACTIVITIES ACCOUNT STATEMENT FOR 201522 | 2015 ANNUAL REPORTAuthorized Non-profit Organization

Bridge Asia Japan
Address: Shintoshin Mansion 303, 3-48-21
Honmachi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-0071
Phone: + 81-(0)3-3372-9777
Fax: + 81-(0)3-5351-2395
E-mail: info@baj-npo.org
Website: http://www.baj-npo.org
Postal Transfer Account Number: 00130-1-739924
Account Holder: Bridge Asia Japan(Special Thanks to Ms. Anne McGovern, Ms. Kyoko Numata, Ms. Naomi Kinno, and Mr.Yoshinori Metori)
Translated by: BAJ Volunteers
Edited by: Yuri Oshimura