According to UNFPA, half of the world’s population is under age 25, and this includes the largest-ever generation of adolescents - 1.2 billion people between the ages of 10 and 19.

To achieve the Millennium Development Goals, as well as other international agreements such as the ICPD Program of Action, as well as to ensure these young people have a healthy and rewarding life, adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) needs to be of paramount concern for GOs, NGOs and civil society.

For seven years, JOICFP has been conducting seminars on ASRH for JICA, providing practical experience and training for ASRH implementers from around the world.

JOICFP also conducts overseas ASRH training and workshops for various regional projects and service providers.

JOICFP takes a cross-divisional approach, sharing information and experience from around the world to give a comprehensive overview of activities, techniques, and programs that make a real difference to the health and lives of adolescents.

Young people are recognized as a vital and capable force, and they are encouraged to take responsibility for their wellbeing, such as through Movah!, which assists them to advocate for their ASRH needs.

Based on its experiences, one of the projects entrusted by JICA, the "Project for Strengthening ARH in Nicaragua (SakuRA)," JOICFP implements field activities in which youths take initiative in implementing their own RH.

In addition, JOICFP executes part of the youth component of the UNFPA Country Program in Myanmar, in which Youth Information Corners (YIC) in Rural Health Centers as a base for youth volunteer activities in RH.

Nearly all of JOICFP’s activities aim to incorporate the needs of young people as not only are they part of the community but also they represent the future.

Educating the Japanese public about the situations and needs of adolescents in developing countries is an important part of JOICFP’s activities.

Since January 2007, JOICFP has a special Youth Task Force made up of members from different divisions who coordinate information and disseminate to the Japanese public.

Cafe Movah! targets Japanese young people and shares information about ASRH overseas.

In addition to stimulating the interest of Japanese youth, the information may cause Japanese youth to think more about their own sexual and reproductive health, such as STIs/HIV/AIDS, condom use, and abortion, in addition to matters like emergency contraception and hormone implants, of which many young Japanese are not aware.

JOICFP works with Japanese youth groups, such as U-COM, the youth committee of the Japan Family Planning Association, and YDP Japan, a network of youth organizations operating in Japan focusing on development and poverty eradication.

JOICFP also advocates to parliamentarians on the need for ODA, including the support it can provide adolescents and youth in developing countries.