| Name |
Japanese Organization
for International Cooperation in Family Planning
(JOICFP) |
| Address |
Hoken-Kaikan Shinkan,
1-10 Ichigaya Tamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0843,
Japan
Phone: ++81-3-3268-5875 Fax: ++81-3-3235-7090
E-mail: info@joicfp.or.jp
Homepage: http://www.joicfp.or.jp |
| Relevant
Ministries |
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (NGO Assistance Division, Economic Cooperation
Bureau)
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (Maternal
and Child Health Division, Equal Employment, Children
and Families Bureau) |
| Date
of Establishment |
April 22, 1968 |
| Purposes
of Establishment |
To conduct research
on population and reproductive health including
family planning (FP)/maternal and child health (MCH)
in developing countries, and provide subsidies and
other necessary assistance for research and other
activities for developing countries, thus contributing
to the enhancement of the well-being of concerned
community people. |
| Characteristics
of JOICFP |
JOICFP is a tax-exempt,
non-governmental organization (NGO) and a non-profit
organization (NPO). It conducts international cooperation
programs in the fields of population, reproductive
health (RH), family planning (FP), and maternal
and child health (MCH). It enjoys consultative status
with the UN/ECOSOC. JOICFP works closely with the
Japanese government and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), the United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA), and the International Planned Parenthood
Federation (IPPF). JOICFP received a UN Population
Award in 2001. |
|
| Board
of Directors Counselors |
President : Mr.Yasushi Akashi
Chairperson : Mr.Yasuo Kon
Executive Director Ms. Sumie Ishii
(18 directors, 2 auditors and 17 counselors.)
 Board of Directors_eng.pdf (20KB)
|
| Secretariat |
(as of Aug.1, 2009)
37 full-time staff members,
20 part-time staff members
25 volunteers
H21_joicfp_stafflist_eng.pdf (16KB) |
|
| Overseas
Activities |
| 1. |
Organizing projects
in the fields of reproductive health, women
in development (WID), women's empowerment
(for the enhancement of their status and abilities),
and ARH |
| 2. |
Promoting Family
Planning Integrated Projects (IP) |
| 3. |
Organizing international
conferences, training, seminars, workshops,
etc. in the fields of population, reproductive
health and family planning (RH/FP). |
| 4. |
Conducting research
in reproductive health, family planning and
adolescent reproductive health (ARH) |
| 5. |
Conducting research
on population aging |
| 6. |
Presenting recycled
bicycles, sewing machines, medical equipment,
etc to developing countries |
| 7. |
Organizing expert
exchange programs in the fields of population
and RH/FP |
| 8. |
Education and
publication activities and collecting and
providing Behavior Change Communication (BCC)
and information, education and communication (IEC)
materials |
|
| Domestic
Activities |
| 1.
|
Organizing lecture
meetings and symposiums on population and
reproductive health |
| 2.
|
Secretariat for
the Council on Population Education (CPE) |
| 3.
|
Implementing
international seminars entrusted by JICA |
| 4.
|
Implementing
works for UNFPA in Japan. Acting as the Tokyo liaison
office for IPPF |
| 5.
|
Cooperating with
the activities of UNFPA Goodwill Ambassadors |
| 6.
|
Developing and
producing educational materials (video programs,
educational kits) for population, RH, FP,
MCH and ARH |
| 7.
|
Fund-raising
campaigns for international cooperation by
collecting and selling used telephone and
railway prepaid cards, stamps, etc. |
|
| Periodicals |
Sekai to Jinko (World
and Population) in Japanese (monthly)
JOICFP World in Japanese twice a year
JOICFP eNews in English (monthly)
Sekai Jinko Hakusho (State of World Population)
in Japanese once a year |
|
Budget
for
2009 FY |
Revenue
|
¥ 694,330,000 |
|
|
| (Breakdown)
Programs |
¥384,250,000 |
|
|
| Donations |
¥50,000,000 |
Program
Assistance |
¥210,030,000 |
| Others |
¥55,050,000 |
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