- From 16th to 24th January, Sumie Ishii, Executive Director, and Kei Yoshidome, Program Officer, JOICFP, were in the Philippines for project monitoring and handover ceremony.

- From 24th to 29th January, Kei Yoshidome was in Cambodia to follow-up on a RH/BCC project.

- From 17th January to 4th February, 10 Vietnamese health officials received training at JOICFP, entrusted by JICA on community RH in Japan.

- From 19th January to 5th February, Ryoko Nishida, Atsushi Yoshino, Director, Media Communications, Tomoko Fukuda and Etsuko Yamaguchi, JOICFP, were in Myanmar for a national review workshop.

- From 30th January to 10th February, Sumie Ishii, Satoru Yuyama, and Mayumi Honda, JOICFP, were in Thailand and Laos for research into HIV/AIDS prevention.

- From 7th to 13th February, Ryoichi Suzuki, Deputy Executive Director, and Ryoko Nishida, Director, International Program, JOICFP, visited UNFPA headquarters New York, to receive training on financial reporting.

-On 18th February, Dr. Wang Kun, Director, Science and Technology Division, Gansu Provincial Population and FP Commission, headed a 20-member team visiting JOICFP to learn about population, RH/FP, and JOICFP activities.

- From 12th to 24th February, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Yuko Arimori, Sumie Ishii and Mariko Homma, JOICFP, were in Tanzania and Kenya for advocacy on UNFPA activities to the Japanese public.