JICA to send more volunteers and hairdressers to Yemen

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has been extending its technical assistance to Yemen since 1978 and its assistance is focused now on basic education, public health, rural water supply, and vocational training, which became a priority area of JICA’s assistance after President Saleh’s visit to Japan in 2005.

Within the technical cooperation program of Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, JICA has recently dispatched a Japanese volunteer in the field of Youth Activities to Yemen and it is going to dispatch four Japanese volunteers in the fields of nursery education, water analysis, and hairdressing to Yemen by the end of September 2007. It appears that the Japanese organization is dissatisfied with Yemen’s hairdressing standards and immediate action is required.

JICA started the dispatch of JOCV to Yemen in 1991 and by the end of August 2007 JICA has dispatched 42 Japanese volunteers to Yemen to live and work with local people to contribute to Yemen’s socio-economic development by making effective use of their abilities and experiences acquired in Japan.

There are now six Japanese volunteers in Sana’a vigorously conducting their activities in the fields of nursery education, home economics, gymnastics, environment education, youth activities, and computer systems. JOCV is currently planning to expand its network of coverage to include other areas such as Taiz and Aden.

JICA has also recently dispatched a project formulation advisor to the JICA Yemen Office to study formulation of projects in Yemen, especially in the field of vocational training. JICA is the implementing agency for the technical assistance of the Official Development Assistance of Japan.

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