Chart 1 -22 Progress of Collaboration with NGOs

Fiscal Year	Collaboration between MOfA and NOfOs	Collaboration between JBIV, JICA, etc. and NOfOs
1970. 4	Subsidy for Private Sector of ODA Overseas Technical Cooperative Promotion starts.	1989. 4	Supporting Programme for NOfOs' Cooperation in Agriculture and Forestry starts (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). Postal Savings for International Volunteer Aid Program starts. (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). NGO Support Program for International Infrastructure Cooperation (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport). Japan Fund for Global Environment (Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
1971. 4	MOFA launches Subsidy Program for Local government and Communities.
1989. 4	Grant Aid for Grassroots Projects and NGO Project Subsidies start.
1994. 4	Subsidy System for NGO Projects (International Volunteer Compensation Assistance Scheme) starts.	1991. 1	Ministry of Finance (MoF)-NGO Regular Meetings start. JICA starts Community Empowerment Program.
6	Non-Governmental Organizations Assistance Division is established within the Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.	1992. 4
12	MOFA-NGO Discussions on Global Issues Initiatives on Population and AIDS (GII) and the Okinawa Infectious Diseases Initiative (IDI) start.
1996. 4	MOFA-NGO Regular Meetings start.	1997. 4
1997. 4	MOFA-NGO Joint Evaluation starts.
1998	1997. 4	JICA starts JICA Partnership Program with NGOs, Local Governments and Institutes. JICA-NGO Consultation Meeting starts. NGO-JICA Partnership Training starts. NPO Law is established.
1999	4	Capacity Building Support for NGOs is introduced.
4	NGO Advisor Program starts.
4	NGO Researchers Program starts.
4	Overseas Training Support Program is launched as part of the NGO Project Subsidy System.
2000	4	Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects is established.	4	JICA starts another JICA Partnership Program with NGOs, Local Governments and Institutes.
4	Grant Assistance for NGO's Emergency Relief Projects starts.
8	Japan Platform is established.
2001	4	Sector-Specific NGO Study Groups start.	4	JICA starts NGO Staff Training. JICA starts Dispatch of Technical Personnel to NGO.
4	NGO Capacity Building Short Overseas Trainings starts.	4	JICA starts NGO Internship Program. JBIC-NGO Conference starts. JBIC provides public offering for Pilot Studies for Knowledge Assistance and Pilot Studies for Project Formation. Certified NPO System starts.
4	Project Development Support is introduced in NGO Project Subsidies.	4	JBIC-NGO Conference starts. JBIC provides public offering for Pilot Studies for Knowledge Assistance and Pilot Studies for Project Formation. Certified NPO System starts.
12	Informal Meeting with Japan NGO Network for Education starts.	10	JBIC starts NGO-JBIC One-day Seminar. (JICA stops inviting Community Empowerment Program, JICA Partnership Program with NGOs, Local Governments and Institutes.)
2002	2002. 2
6	Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects starts.	4	JICA-NGO Japan Desk is established. JICA starts the PROTECO (Proposal-type Technical Cooperation).
11	International Cooperation NGO Internship Program starts.	9	JBIC starts JICA Partnership Program.
11	MOFA-NGO Regular Meeting "Partnership Promotion Committee" starts.
11	NGO Embassy Meeting called ODA Embassy is established.	12	Tax Reform Charter (improvement of the Certified NPO System) JBIC starts Participatory Aid Promotion Seminar.
12	MOFA-NGO Regular Meeting "ODA Policy Council" starts.	2003. 1
2003	4	Country-Specific NGO Study groups start. "Grant Assistance for Grassroots Projects" is renamed "Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid."
7	Meeting for Exchanging Opinions with NGOs, etc. about Aid for Increased food Production (2KR) starts.
9	NGO Advisor Liaison Meeting starts.
2004. 3	"Workshops and Symposium on Evaluation of Humanitarian Emergency Assistance" is held.	10	JICA becomes an independent administrative institution.
2004	5	NGO-MOFA Regular Meeting "General Meeting" starts.	4	JBIC reforms its organization.