Besides being about international cooperation, the essay's theme are versatile, such as about human rights, environment and volunteer activities. We dispatch experts to Volunteer Corner at post offices. We also are very active in conducting JOCA Open College etc. We supports internationalization of municipal governments and carry out projects using the experiences of JOCV, human networks and information for JOCV serving countries. Support for internationalization of municipal governments Recently international cooperation has shifted from national governments to local governments.
Many local governments implement international cooperation activities to activate their areas.
JOCA gives supports for these municipalities. For example, since Satomi-mura Village of Ibaragi prefecture has become Sister City with La Trinidad of the Philippines in 1994, they have various exchanges to deepen mutual understandings. JOCA has been actively implementing international cooperation programme such as facilitate the way to convey agricultural products, promoting exchange between junior high school students and conducting homestay programmes. Let's communicate with World Youth JOCA Youth Invitation Programme invites the staffs of the JICA oversea offices who have cared for JOCVs to Japan to give them opportunities of meeting returned JOCVs and of understanding Japanese culture and tradition. As a member of the Executive and Coordinating Committee of the Youth Invitation Programme under the JICA, we conduct theprogramme and invite youth from many countries to deepen mutural understandings.