On 6th of August, seven new JICA Volunteers arrived in Palau. The seven volunteers are, Mr. TSUCHIKAWA Yusuke assigned to Bureau of Public Works, MPII for Environmental Education, Mr. HASEGAWA Satoshi assigned to Department of Public Works, Koror State Government for Automobile Maintenance, Ms. ITO Risa assigned to Melekeok Elementary School for Primary School Education, Ms. KUROSE Chihiro assigned to Angaur Elementary School for Primary School Education, Ms. NAGAI Shiho assigned to Ngaremlengui Elementary School for Primary School Education, Ms. NINOMARU Miho assigned to Meyuns Elementary School for Primary School Education, and Ms. YOKOTA Misako assigned to Bureau of curriculum and Instruction, MoE for Math Education.
They will begin their activities at their assigned offices from 19th of August after two weeks of after-arrival program with Palauan Language Training, various orientations, and courtesy visits to Palauan leadership. Their assignment period are 1 year 8 months or 2 years.
The number of JICA volunteers now stands at 28, which is the biggest among the 10 JICA operating Pacific countries. Since 1997, the JICA Volunteer program has been constantly contributing to the development of the society and human resources in Palau through their grassroots activities in various fields such as education, health, social infrastructure, sports, agriculture, fisheries, etc. The total number of dispatch of JICA volunteers to Palau is now 321.
To learn more about this and other JICA Programs, please contact the Ministry of State or JICA Palau Office, or visit https://www.jica.go.jp/english or Facebook, JICA Palau Office.