JICA’s
Profile on Disability Assistance
1. Technical
cooperation project
JICA’s technical cooperation projects
are results-oriented, with Japan
and a developing country pooling their knowledge, experience, and skills to
resolve specific issues within a certain timeframe. The projects may involve
the dispatching of experts from Japan
to provide technical support, invitation of personnel from developing countries
for training, or the provision of necessary equipment.
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Community Mental Health Center
Peru 1980-1987
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Workmen’s Accidents
Rehabilitation Center
Thailand 1984-1992, 1996-1997
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Rehabilitation
Research Center
for the Physically Handicapped
China 1986-1993
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Polio Prevention Project
China
1991.12-1999.11
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Solo
Center for
Physically Disabled People
Indonesia 1994-1997
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The Project for the National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Disabled People
Indonesia
1997.12-2002.12
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Hansen’s Disease Prevention, Improvement of Primary
Health Care Services
Myanmar
2000.4-2005.3
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Rehabilitation for Disabled People Project in the Republic of Chile
Chile
2000.7-2005.7
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Polio Prevention Project
Ethiopia 2001.4-2003.3
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Human Resource Development of Rehabilitation
Professionals
China 2001.11-2008.3
Human Resource Development of Rehabilitation in the
Central and Western Region
China 2009.3-2014.2(
in preparation)
・ “Chinese Rehabilitation and Research Center
for Persons with Physical Disabilities” was constructed in 1986 with necessary
equipment and machinery provided by Japan's Grant Aid. Since then,JICA has been cooperating on the
development of experts who would be engaged in rehabilitation medical care
and training of trainers.
･ Since 2001, JICA has been implementing the project
in order to train PT and OT which meet international standard and that will
be attained by the end of the project.
・New project is now in preparation which will
disseminate accumulated techniques through past cooperation to rehabilitation
professionals in the central and western region, especially focusing on human
resource development of provincial rehabilitation center.
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Asia-Pacific
Development Center
on Disability
Thailand
2002.8-2007.7
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The Project for Improvement of National Vocational Rehabilitation Center for Disabled People
Indonesia
2003.7-2006.3
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Development on Rehabilitation Technique for Disabled
People
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004.12-2005.10
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Project for Capacity Building on Social Welfare Programmes
for the Disabled
Malaysia 2005.7-2008.7
・In
Malaysia, activities by more than 100 volunteers in the field of welfare and
support for PWD (accumulated total) have been improving the prevention of
disabilities and the rehabilitation through CBR program.
･On
the other hand, legal system and implementation of programmes to support
independent living have not been developed, so the project has been
implemented by JICA which improves implementation of various programmes to
promote full participation and inclusion of the PWDs into society towards
independent living.
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Community Approach Project to Rehabilitation and
Integration
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005.9-2007.3
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Skills Training for Reintegration of the Demobilized
Soldiers with disabilities
Rwanda 2005.12-2008.12
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Project for the Earthquake-Resistant Construction of
Primary Health Care Facilities (Training on earthquake-resistant and
non-handicapping construction of health care facilities)
Pakistan
2006.2-2006.10
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Project on Vocational Rehabilitation for the Disabled
People
Indonesia
2006.4-2011.3
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Project for implementation of the unified registration
of the handicapped person in LPZ
Bolivia 2006.8-2007.10
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International training course on Rehabilitation for
People with disabilities
Chile 2006.8-2011.3
＊In 2006, International training course by JICA and Chilean
International Cooperation Agency (AGCI) had collaboration session with international
conference held by Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
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Strengthening Special Education in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
2006.9-2008.3
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Project on Empowering People with Disabilities through
Community Development in the Sharqiya Governorate
Egypt 2006.11-2009.10
＊In 2007,CBR Middle-East Regional Seminar is planned
to be held in Cairo through collaboration of WHO and JICA.
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Reinforcement of the Integral System of Rehabilitation
with Community Participation in Brunca Region of Republic of Costa Rica, with
focus on Human Security
Costa Rica 2007.3-2012.3
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Project for Supporting Social Welfare Administration
Myanmar
2007.11-2010.10
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Asia-Pacific Development
Center on Disability PhaseⅡ
Thailand 2007.8-2012.7
･The APCD project has been implemented in
Bangkok since 2002; the necessary infrastructure was provided by Japan's
Grant Aid in 2003.
・APCD has been endorsed by UNESCAP as a regional
cooperative base for its Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards an
Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society for Persons with
Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons,2003-2012 .
・The overall goal of the project is to
promote the empowerment of people with disabilities and a barrier-free
society in developing countries in the Asia and Pacific Region. Main
activities are;(ⅰ)Human Resource Development,(ⅱ) Networking and
Collaboration,(ⅲ) Information Support. As of July 2007, APCD has focal
point (government agency) in 32 countries and more than 180 associate
organizations(NGOs), which work as a global public goods. And about 650
people of these organizations (more than half were PWD) participated in
APCD’s training course.
・In
the project phase Ⅱ , people with intellectual disability and deaf persons
will be included as beneficiary, and the managerial and administrative
capacity of APCD for preparation to become internationalized will be
strengthened.
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Inclusion of the Disabled People into Society
Kyrgyz 2007.9-2010.3
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Advisor on Support of People with Disabilities
Jordan
2007.8-2008.8
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Project for Human Resource Development of
Rehabilitation in the Central and Western Region in China
China
2008.4-2013.3
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Comprehensive Pain Management in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2008.5-2010.4
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Strengthening
of Rehabilitation
Myanmar 2008.3-2013.3
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Strengthening
of integral rehabilitation of persons with disability, mainly victims of
landmine accidents
Colombia 2008.8-2012.8
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Project for
Implementation of the Unified Registration of the Handicapped Person Phase II
Bolivia
2008.10-2010.10
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Creation of
Non-handicapping Environment for Filipinos with Disabilities in the Rural Areas
Philippines 2008.10-2012.10
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Project on the
Promotion of Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Pakistan
2008.12-2010.12
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(as of April 2008)
２. Volunteers
JICA dispatches volunteers eager to make
use of their skills and experience acquired in Japan to developing countries to
work together with local people. The four major types of volunteers are the
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (ages 20 to 39), the Senior Volunteers
(ages 40 to 69), and the Volunteers and Senior Volunteers for Japanese
Communities Overseas.
●Actual achievement of the dispatch
of volunteers
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Ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
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％
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Nursing of Disabled People
|
509
|
37%
|
|
Physiotherapy
|
287
|
21%
|
|
Occupational Therapy
|
204
|
15%
|
|
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
|
43
|
3%
|
|
Social Work
|
277
|
20%
|
|
Prosthetics and Orthopedic
|
17
|
1%
|
|
Speech Therapy
|
23
|
2%
|
|
Total
|
1360
|
100%
|
(as
of January 2009)
●Shares by country
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|
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|
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|
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Area
|
Country
|
Social Worker
|
Prosthetics and Orthopedic
|
Speech Therapist
|
Occupational Therapist
|
Nurse-teacher of Disabled People
|
Physiotherapist
|
Acupuncture and Massage
|
Total
|
|
Asia
|
Indonesia
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
10
|
3
|
22
|
41
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
|
|
Cambodia
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Kyrgyz
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
15
|
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
10
|
1
|
|
1
|
31
|
6
|
|
49
|
|
|
Thailand
|
9
|
2
|
|
10
|
24
|
8
|
1
|
54
|
|
|
Nepal
|
11
|
|
|
4
|
8
|
4
|
2
|
29
|
|
|
Pakistan
|
1
|
|
|
12
|
7
|
12
|
|
32
|
|
|
Bangladesh
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
Philippines
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
|
8
|
|
|
Bhutan
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Vietnam
|
|
|
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
|
18
|
|
|
Malaysia
|
19
|
|
|
37
|
76
|
30
|
2
|
164
|
|
|
Mongolia
|
4
|
|
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
|
15
|
|
|
Laos
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
China
|
1
|
|
1
|
6
|
|
13
|
|
21
|
|
|
subtotal
|
67
|
3
|
1
|
85
|
173
|
97
|
35
|
461
|
|
|
Africa
|
Uganda
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
11
|
1
|
|
15
|
|
Ethiopia
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
Ghana
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Gabon
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Kenya
|
4
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Zambia
|
1
|
3
|
|
2
|
9
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
Djibouti
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
Tanzania
|
5
|
|
|
11
|
2
|
7
|
|
25
|
|
|
Namibia
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Niger
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
|
9
|
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
9
|
|
|
Madagascar
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Malawi
|
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
15
|
|
23
|
|
|
Mozambique
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
Rwanda
|
5
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
subtotal
|
29
|
6
|
3
|
26
|
35
|
31
|
1
|
131
|
|
|
Europe
|
Hungary
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
Bulgaria
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
Poland
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
|
Romania
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
|
subtotal
|
8
|
|
|
1
|
18
|
7
|
|
34
|
|
|
Pacific
|
Samoa
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
6
|
|
Solomon
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
|
12
|
|
|
Tonga
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
9
|
|
|
Palau
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
6
|
|
|
Fiji
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
24
|
15
|
|
43
|
|
|
subtotal
|
3
|
|
3
|
4
|
35
|
38
|
1
|
84
|
|
|
Middle East
|
Yemen
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
Egypt
|
1
|
2
|
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
|
Syria
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
13
|
5
|
|
24
|
|
|
Tunisia
|
|
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
|
Turkey
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
Morocco
|
4
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
|
12
|
|
|
Jordan
|
1
|
|
|
11
|
43
|
9
|
|
64
|
|
|
subtotal
|
10
|
5
|
2
|
24
|
63
|
24
|
|
128
|
|
|
North America. Latin America
|
Argentina
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Uruguay
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
Ecuador
|
2
|
1
|
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
|
28
|
|
|
El Salvador
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
|
12
|
|
|
Guatemala
|
3
|
|
|
|
6
|
3
|
|
12
|
|
|
Costa Rica
|
6
|
|
1
|
14
|
4
|
19
|
|
44
|
|
|
Colombia
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Jamaica
|
1
|
|
|
4
|
16
|
8
|
|
29
|
|
|
St Vincent
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
St Lucia
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
|
16
|
|
|
Chile
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
|
2
|
2
|
18
|
|
|
Dominica
|
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
14
|
1
|
|
11
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
45
|
|
|
Nicaragua
|
5
|
|
|
4
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
23
|
|
|
Panama
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
8
|
|
11
|
|
|
Paraguay
|
18
|
|
|
|
26
|
5
|
|
49
|
|
|
Brazil
|
58
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
59
|
|
|
Belize
|
|
|
2
|
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Peru
|
2
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
Bolivia
|
16
|
|
3
|
4
|
33
|
3
|
|
59
|
|
|
Honduras
|
6
|
|
|
3
|
34
|
4
|
1
|
48
|
|
|
Mexico
|
1
|
|
6
|
2
|
14
|
9
|
|
32
|
|
|
subtotal
|
160
|
3
|
14
|
64
|
185
|
90
|
6
|
522
|
|
|
Total
|
277
|
17
|
23
|
204
|
509
|
287
|
43
|
1360
|
|
(as of January 2009)
３．Technical training participants program
in Japan
The acceptance of technical training participants
program involves the transfer of knowledge and technology required by
respective countries through the training of key administrators, technicians
and researchers in developing countries and regions.
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Type
|
Course
|
Period
|
Total
|
|
Group
|
Intellectual Disability II
|
80-present
|
237
|
|
Group
|
Prosthetic and Orthotic Technicians
|
81-present
|
130
|
|
Group
|
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Promotion of
Persons with Disabilities - Workshop Management
|
83-present
|
253
|
|
Group
|
Leaders of Persons with Disabilities
|
86-present
|
235
|
|
Group
|
Practice Course of Therapy Prevention Leprosy
|
89-present
|
82
|
|
Group
|
Promotion of Social Integration through Sports of
Persons with Disabilities
|
90-present
|
195
|
|
Group
|
Improvement of Biological Techniques for the Global
Polio Eradication Program
|
91-present
|
113
|
|
Group
|
Seminar for Senior Officers in Psychiatric Team-care
|
92-04
|
114
|
|
Group
|
Instructors' Training in Esophageal Vocalization (Asia)
|
94-03
|
64
|
|
Group
|
Leadership Training for Deaf Persons II
|
95-present
|
127
|
|
Group
|
Technical Aids for Visually Disabled Persons
|
95-03
|
68
|
|
Group
|
Independent Living for Disabled Persons Through Selp
Activity
|
97-05
|
75
|
|
Group
|
Supplementary Training Course fro Medical
Rehabilitation Professionals
|
98-02
|
31
|
|
Group
|
Medical Staff Training Course (Radiological Technology,
Rehabilitation) II
|
02-present
|
67
|
|
Group
|
Therapeutic Massage Instructors for Visually Impaired
Persons
|
03-present
|
27
|
|
Group
|
The 6th East-Asia Meeting of High-level Officials on
Caring Societies
|
03
|
20
|
|
Group
|
Study Programme for Senior Social Welfare
Administrators
|
05-present
|
17
|
|
Country
|
Thailand Supporting Policies for Handicapped People
|
98
|
6
|
|
Country
|
Thailand Education for Handicapped People
|
98
|
5
|
|
Country
|
Malaysia Technical Training of Music Therapy for
the Disabled
|
98
|
3
|
|
Country
|
Cambodia Social Welfare Administration
|
00-04
|
25
|
|
Country
|
Training of CBR Leadership of People with Disabilities
|
02-present
|
36
|
|
Country
|
Mainstreaming and Empowerment of Disabled People in Southern Africa
|
02-present
|
56
|
|
The Third Country
|
DPI Leadership Training Seminar
|
86-02
|
455
|
|
The Third Country
|
Thailand Promotion of Non-Handicapping Environment for PWD
|
99
|
42
|
|
The Third Country
|
Regional Training of Trainers Workshop on the Promotion
on Non-Handicapping Environment for PWD
|
01-03
|
36
|
|
Local
|
Accessibility of Disabled Person
|
00
|
192
|
|
Community
|
Education for Children with Disabilities for South
American Countries
|
07-present
|
11
|
|
Community
|
Promotion of the CBR Programme in the Middle
East
|
07-present
|
6
|
|
Group
|
Intellectual Disability in Community Activity
|
07-present
|
27
|
|
Community
|
Human Resource Development in the Field of Social
Welfare in Oceania
|
07
|
10
|
|
|
|
Total
|
2765
|
(as of December 2008)
４. Country profile on disability
Collected in 32 countries;
India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan,
Cambodia, Kyrgyz, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, China, Nepal, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Tonga, Fiji, Syria, Egypt,
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Jordan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile,
Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay
