OSASOCIALDESIGN
GROUP

Seeds from JAPANto be realized in KENYA
Promotion of technology and innovation creation,
sharing and management for sustainable community development
As a social design group, OSA ensures that initiatives undertaken are about people, bringing together thegovernment, industry, academia and community collaboration to explore and promote technologies andprojects that are eco-friendly, sustainability sensitive, and user-friendly in support of sustainable communitydevelopment.

R-Battery Project

Partner: Environment & Life Technology Inc.
Adopted by JICA BOP Business Feasibility
Study Proposal in 2012

Feasibility Study in Kenya to provide
electricity to the un-electriﬁed area inKenya by using "R-Battery" , a used batter yrevived by an electronic renewable
technology, as a low-cost container ofelectricity together with a simple energy
unit of LED lamp and Phone Charger
developed and produced in Kenya

Zero-Unit Project

Partner: LIXIL Corporation"Zero-Unit" is Independent Equipment
Unit for living in the area without
Infrastructure. Three functions of"Composting", "Water Purifying" and"Electricity Charging" are combined in one
unit which can be set independently fromhouses. "Zero-Unit" is a proposal for
Decentralized Independent System ofInfrastructure to supersede conventional
Network System of Infrastructure.

Green Toilet System Project
Partner: LIXIL Corporation

Adopted by JICA Proposal forCollaboration Program with the Private
Sector for Disseminating JapaneseTechnology in 2013

Emmanuel Mutisya

SAKATA Izumi

Dick Olango

Holds Master of Arts in Public Administrationfrom International Christian University in Japanand a PhD in Sustainability Science from theUniversity of Tokyo. After working as a
Programme Coordinator at the United Nations
University in Japan, is now a Senior Economist at
the African Development Bank and a Visiting
Professor at the University of Nairobi. He has
also worked as a project/programme leader
with international organizations including
UN-HABITAT, UNEP, UNDP in the areas ofsustainable development, green growth, waterand sanitation, climate change, renewableenergy, etc. He is Council Chairman of KENYAADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY and Advisor of OSA Japan.

Holds Master of Engineering in Architecturefrom Kyoto University Graduate School ofTechnology. As an architect, Sakata has anextensive 30 yearsʼ experience working under
Mayekawa Kunio, one of the most prominent
modern architects in Japan. He has also worked
as a JICA Expert in Jomo Kenyatta University ofAgriculture & Technology in Kenya where hetaught architectural design and theory. In 2011,
Sakata established OSA Japan as President tolink Japan and Kenya through sharing andexchange of technologies based on hisexperience and networks to promote
community development. He is a member ofInternational Relations Committee of Japan
Institute of Architects (JIA), 'Social Habitat Work
Programme' of International Union of Architect(UIA), a visiting lecturer of Hosei University
Graduate School of Design Technology,
Researcher of the Africa Society of Japan andAdvisor of OSA Kenya.

Holds Bachelor of Engineering from theDepartment of Architecture of Tokyo
Metropolitan University. He gained professional
experience working for various ﬁrms in Japan,
including the Pritzker laureate Shigeru BanArchitects. He established AOAD (ATELIER
OLANGO ARCHITECTURE DESIGN), an
architectural ﬁrm based in Nairobi and Tokyo,
and co-founded AAP (Africa Architecture
Project), a platform that focuses on improving
housing in Kibera slums, Nairobi Kenya. Two of
the proposals have been exhibited atArchitecture Biennale in Sweden ʻArchitecture
for Necessityʼ and also nominee for UN Habitat
ʻMass housing Competitionʼ . He is a member ofCBRE CM SOLUTIONS K.K. and Advisor of OSA
Japan.

Director｜OSA Kenya

President｜OSA Japan

Director｜OSA Kenya

OSA Japan 5-5-1 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051, JAPANOSA Kenya P.O. BOX 9148 00100 Nairobi, KENYA
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The Promotion Project of EcologicalSanitation System (Green Toilet System GTS- ) for watershed management andimprovement hygienic environment in
Non-urban areas in Kenya. Beneﬁciary ofGTS; For Governments are cost saving forconstruction and maintenance cost ofwater and sewage treatment facilities andFor Users are improvement of hygienic
situation, cost saving for water rates andincreasing income by selling fertilizer.

Micro Flush Toilet System Project
Partner: LIXIL Corporation

Adopted by JICA Proposal for
Collaboration Program with the Private
Sector for Disseminating JapaneseTechnology in 2014

Promotion Project on Micro Flush Toilet
System for Watershed Management andImprovement of Water Environment inUrban Areas in Kenya. Development
impacts expected through this system areEﬀective use of water resource, Reductionof sewage treatment cost, Improvementof urban environment and Creation ofemployment.

RECENT PROJECTS

Solar-Sharing Project
Partner: Looop Inc.

Collaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University ofAgriculture & Technology under MOU signed in May 2015

An experimental project with Looop Inc. and Jomo Kenyatta University ofAgriculture & Technology (JKUAT) about "Solar-Sharing", a unique technology toshare the solar energy with agriculture activities and the generation of electricity by
setting solar panels above the agricultural land. Sunshade made by panels above
the agriculture land is to give good eﬀects to some kinds of crops (Tea, Coﬀee,Potato, Strawberry etc) in the land and the electricity generated is to be used in theland, for example, for water irrigation system or for the electricity supply to theun-electriﬁed area around the land.

Gettou Project

Partner: Angel World Ltd.

Collaboration with Meru Herbs under LOI signed in July 2015

“Gettou" is an aromatic plant that has been actively utilized in Okinawa, the southern island
in Japan, for a long time for daily use and in these days for cosmetics and healthy
supplements too. Gettou is popular in Kenya as a garden plant but its valuable functions
have not been known in the country. “Gettou Project" is aiming to develop Healthy
Food/Supplement Products from Gettou in Kenya together with our partner Meru Herbs, aproducer, processor and provider of a range of certiﬁed organic products.

L&L House Project

Partner : BRAIN WORKS co., ltd

Adopted by JICA “Feasibility Survey with the Private Sector for Utilizing
Japanese Technologies in ODA Project”
Collaboration with National Construction Authority under MOU signed in
September 2017
“L&L House” consists of “Life” Unit and “Living” Unit. The “Life Unit” is a highly
engineered/pre-fabricated system that provides residents with Water/Energy(Electricity and Heating)/Sanitation/Health Care as a vital link to Life. On the otherhand, the “Living Unit” consists of a typical/standard space for Living i.e.
Dining/Sleeping/Studying/Working etc. “L&L House” as a whole provides theresidents with a sustainable/suitable base for Life and Living through the renewableenergy system, the water saving system and the most recent ICT and IoTtechnology etc. This project seeks to develop/design the “L&L House” and also therequired Human Resources for construction/dissemination of “L&L House” concept.

'Mobile PCR Testing System' Project
Partner company: TSP TAIYO INC.

Proposal adopted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 2020
Counterpart: Ministry of Health and related medical facilities, Machakos County

Design and manufacture a trailer-type 'Mobile PCR Testing System' that can be operated in
non-electriﬁed areas and is easily transportable, equipped with a photovoltaic module, andconduct demonstration and technology transfer for the prevention of COVID-19 infection
remotely in COVID-19 Pandemic in collaboration with the local counterpart (from August2020 to May 2021).

Kenya Housing Architecture ProjectPartner company: FUJITA Corporation (2019-2022),
OSA sole project (2023-)

Adopted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
and collaborated with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
under MOU signed in March 2024

A project adopted by MLIT consecutively since 2019, which aims to establish abusiness by 'Design', 'Development', 'Construction Method' and 'Supervision' torealise high value-added housing, based on 'Thick Wall and Floor Structure' withexcellent 'Workability', 'Durability' and 'Safety', 'Use of Building Materials' by Recycled
Local Waste Soil (Black Cotton Soil) and 'Industry-Academic Collaboration' withJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

Solar Farm Project

Partner: Sustainergy CompanyCollaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
under MOU signed in September 2023

April 2024

A joint demonstration project started in July 2023 with JKUA, which aims to create a'Solar Farm' encompassing 'Living, Energy and Food' by introducing 'Locally
Produced and Llocally Consumed Housing', 'Solar Power Generation Equipment'
and 'De-Carbonisation/Carbon-Fixation Farming Methods'. In parallel with thedemonstration project with JKUAT, pilot projects of 'Solar Farm' combining 'Solar
Power Generation Equipment' and 'Drip Irrigation Equipment' are being promoted
to local farmers.

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