Transcript Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects and

Grant Assistance for
Grassroots Human Security Projects
and Cultural Grass-roots Projects
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The Embassy of Japan in Uzbekistan
17 November 2009
Contents of the presentation
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Human Security Grass-roots Grant Assistance Projects
Introduction
Objectives and outline of the scheme
Target beneficiaries
Approval procedures
Project areas
Past achievements
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Cultural Grass-roots Grant Assistance Projects
Objectives
Scheme
Project areas
Past achievements since
1. Grant Assistance for
Human Security Grass-roots Projects
(GGP)
Introduction
• The Japanese Government offers nonrefundable
financial assistance scheme for development
projects designed to meet the diverse needs of
developing countries.
• Known as Grant Assistance for Grass-roots
Human Security Projects (GGP)*, this scheme
supports projects proposed by such bodies as
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and local
government authorities.
• The grant amount per project is generally under
10 million yen.
Objectives
• Improve living standards and
welfare of the people of
Uzbekistan.
• Make direct impact on the wellbeing of people at grass-roots level.
Target of the scheme
• Basic Human Needs at grass-roots level
i. Health care
ii. Primary education
iii.Poverty relief
iv.Public welfare
v. Environment
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Small scale but large impact
Humanitarian needs
Disadvantaged group in society
Human Security Concept
Approval procedures
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Submission of the application form to EOJ
Examination of the project based on proposal
Site visit to research the feasibility
Sign the Grant Contract
Disbursement of funds
Implementation of the project
Submission of interim/completion reports
Follow-up monitoring
Flow chart of GGP
SUPPLIER OF GOODS
AND/OR SERVICES
OVERSEAS MISSION
(EMBASSY OR
CONSULATE-GENERAL)
RECIPIENT
ORGANIZATION
Submission of
application form
Conclusion of
Procurement
Contract (P/C)
(Obtainment of
estimate)
Procurement of
goods and/or
services
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF JAPAN
Examination of
project
Conclusion of Grant
Contract (G/C)
Approval of
project
Remittance of
funds
Submission of
“request for
payment” (review of
P/C [the estimate])
Disbursement of
funds
Reports
P/C: Procurement Contract
G/C: Grant Contract
Overall Achievement
in Uzbekistan-since 1995
• 262 projects
• 15,004,483 USD granted
• Projects in all regions
Geographical coverage
Tashkent region
(incl. Tashkent City)
83 projects
Karakalpakstan
8 projects
Navoiy
7 projects
Samarkand
18 projects
Namangan
20 projects
Jizzakh
6 projects
Khorezm
1 project
Bukhara
9 projects
Fergana
47 projects
Kashkadarya
9 projects
Surkhandarya
17 projects
Syrdarya
12 projects
Andijan
25 projects
Data as of 17 Nov. 2009
Past projects in all regions
Regions
# of projects (1995-2008)
Amount donated (USD)
Tashkent (incl. Tashkent City)
83
4,809,140
Fergana
47
2,159,780
Andijan
25
1,467,544
Namangan
20
1,137,412
Samarkand
18
997,120
Navoiy
7
401,107
Bukhara
9
608,119
Khorezm
1
76,414
Syrdarya
12
624,047
Jizzakh
6
390,903
Kashkadarya
9
685,687
Surkhandarya
17
1,060,043
Rep. of Karakalpakstan
8
587,167
TOTAL
262 projects
15,004,483
Data as of 17 Nov. 2009
Project areas in Uzbekistan
1. Education: schools
2. Health: hospitals
3. NGOs: social welfare organizations
4. Others
For example:
i. Water supply
ii. Infrastructure (road construction)
iii. Environmental sustainability (planting)
1. Education
• Refurbishment and supply of school equipment
to primary schools
• Example of donated goods:
i. Desks, chairs, library shelves
ii. Sewing machines and joiners’ benches
iii.Sports equipments
iv.Furniture for canteen
v. Audio visual equipments (DVD, copy machine)
1. Education (cont.)
• Since 1995, we have supported:
• 168 projects with 9,549,944 USD
i. 159 public schools-9,039,890 USD
ii. 9 special institutions-510,054 USD
(orphan homes and schools for
disabled children)
Signing ceremony of the grant contracts with school directors
with participation of the Minister of Public Education of
Uzbekistan Mr. Shoumarov. November 2008.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan
Mr. Tsutomu Hiraoka and the Director of the Secondary school
No. 12 in Angren City Mrs. Gafurova. November 2008.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Mr. Tsutomu
Hiraoka and the Deputy Khokim of Andijan Region Mr. Ketmonov
at the opening ceremony of the secondary school No. 24 of
Andijan City. November 2008.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Mr. Tsutomu
Hiraoka with students of Secondary school No. 2 in Kokand City of
Fergana Region at the opening ceremony. November 2008.
Donated equipment in classroom.
Secondary school No. 33 in Angren City.
Donated sewing machines.
Secondary school No. 29 in Angren City.
Donated sports equipment at gymnasium.
Secondary school No. 64 in Samarkand City.
Donated sports equipment at gymnasium.
Secondary school No. 1 in Chust District of Namangan Region.
Donated bookshelf and desks at library.
Secondary school No. 1 in Havast District of Syrdarya Region.
Donated joiners’ bench in handicraft room.
Secondary school No. 23 in Bayaut District of Syrdarya Region.
Donated sewing machine with a girl student.
Secondary school No. 23 in Bayaut District of Syrdarya Region.
Donated audio
component system in
the theater play class.
Secondary school No.
64 in Samarkand City.
Donated furniture in assembly hall.
Secondary school No. 1 in Havast District of Syrdarya Region.
Donated furniture
for canteen.
Secondary school
No. 29 in Angren City.
2. Health
• Supply of medical equipments to hospitals
• Examples of donated equipment:
i. Maternity complex: infant incubator, delivery
table, heating bed for newborns
ii. Emergency and surgery: Ventilation system,
Surgical instruments, Suction pump
iii.Diagnosis: Ultrasound scanner, Gastrofiberscope, Patient monitor, X-ray device
iv.Laboratory: Bio-chemical analyzer, Blood
analyzer
2. Health (cont.)
• Since 1995, we have supported:
• 56 projects with 4,032,000 USD
i. 55 hospitals
ii. 1 project donated the
rehabilitation equipment for
hospital
Signing ceremony of the grant contracts with head physicians
of 6 hospitals with participation of the 1st Deputy Minister of
Health Mr. Ikramov (present Minister of Health), January 2009.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan
Mr. Tsutomu Hiraoka, and the Head physician of Karakul Central
Hospital of Bukhara Region Mr. Hoshimov. January 2009.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryof Japan Mr. Tsutomu
Hiraoka, and the Khokim of Boysun District of Surkhandarya Region
Mr. Tangriev at the opening ceremony. August 2009.
Premature infant in donated newborn incubator.
Bekabad City Children's Hospital of Tashkent region.
Diagnosis with donated ultrasound scanner.
Central City Clinic Hospital in Tashkent.
Diagnosis of eye diseases. Ophthalmology department
of the 1st Tashkent Medical Institute.
Donated bio-chemical analyzer.
Tashkent City Clinic Hospital.
Donated cardio-monitor for children.
Tashkent City Children Clinic Hospital.
Female patients with donated hospital beds.
Obstetric complex No. 6 in Mirzo-Ulugbek District
of Tashkent City.
Donated heating table for newborn.
Obstetric complex No. 6 in Mirzo-Ulugbek District
of Tashkent City.
3. NGOs
Examples of past projects:
i. Organized seminar of awareness raising for
business women
ii. Supported technical and vocational
equipments for the training of women, youth
and disabled people in community centers
iii. Distributed nutritious foods to
disadvantaged children
iv. Donated equipment to the training centre of
business venture
3. NGOs (cont.)
• Since 1995, we have supported:
• 30 projects with 918,000 USD
i. 20 vocational training centers for
women etc.- 489,384 USD
ii.8 community centers for youth and
disabled people- 359,493 USD
iii.2 projects for community welfare68,935 USD
Donated sewing machines in class activities.
Business Women Association of Gulistan City.
Donated hair-styling equipment in class activities.
Business Women Association of Gulistan City.
Donated equipment in activity room.
Yangier Disabled People’s society in Syrdarya Region.
4. Other sectors
• Since 1995, we have supported:
• 8 projects with 504,700 USD
For example:
i. 4 projects supplied of water etc. 179,072
USD
ii.2 projects for environment/infrastructure
145,094 USD
For example in 2009:
The project for supply of agricultural equipment
for creation of protective forestation zone of the
Aral Sea (66,344 USD)
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Mr. Tsutomu Hiraoka,
the Leader of the Agency of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in the Republic
of Uzbekistan Mr. Buranov, and the Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Salikhbaev
at the signing ceremony. March 2009.
2. Grant Assistance for
Cultural Grass-roots Projects
(GCGP)
Objectives
• Provides nonrefundable financial assistance
to support the implementation of cultural
and higher education projects conducted by
non-profit organizations (including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local
authorities, research and higher education
institutions, etc.) that are active at the grassroots level .
• Encourage cultural exchanges with Japan.
Scheme of
Cultural Grass-roots Project
• Available fund per project, and
application procedures are same as
Human Security Grass-roots
Projects.
Flow chart of GCGP
SUPPLIER OF GOODS
AND/OR SERVICES
OVERSEAS MISSION
(EMBASSY OR
CONSULATE-GENERAL)
RECIPIENT
ORGANIZATION
Submission of
application form
Conclusion of
Procurement
Contract (P/C)
(Obtainment of
estimate)
Procurement of
goods and/or
services
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF JAPAN
Examination of
project
Conclusion of Grant
Contract (G/C)
Approval of
project
Remittance of
funds
Submission of
“request for
payment” (review of
P/C [the estimate])
Disbursement of
funds
Reports
P/C: Procurement Contract
G/C: Grant Contract
Project areas in Uzbekistan
For example:
• Sports institutions/associations
practicing the Japanese martial arts
• Academic institutions working on the
conservation of national cultural heritage
• Higher education institutions having
a faculty of Japanese language course
Past projects in Uzbekistan since 2001
Year
Name of the donated
organization
Donated equipments
Amount donated
(USD)
2001
Association of Judo of
Uzbekistan
Equipment of Judo
77,000
2003
The Ikuo Hirayama
International Caravan-Sarai of
Culture (ICSC)
Equipment for
exhibition
63,360
2004
Tashkent Institute of Law
Audio equipment
90,668
2005
Tashkent Institute of
Oriental Studies
Japanese language
education equipment
77,000
2008
Federation of Aikido of
Uzbekistan
Tatami mats for Aikido
practice
25,000
2008
Samarkand Institute of
Archaeology
Equipment for
conservation of cultural
heritage
51,046
TOTAL
6 projects
384,074
Data as of 17 Nov. 2009
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan
Mr. Tsutomu Hiraoka and the President of the Federation of
Aikido of Uzbekistan Mr. Khalidov. December 2008.
Demonstration of Aikido at the signing ceremony.
December 2008.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Mr. Tsutomu
Hiraoka and the Director of the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology,
Mr. Pidaev at the signing ceremony. March 2009.
Entrance of the Samarkand Institute of Archaeology.
For more information,
please contact:
Embassy of Japan in Uzbekistan
• 1-28, Sadik Azimov Street, Tashkent, 100047, Uzbekistan
• Tel: +998-71-1208060,61,62,63
• Fax: +998-71-12080075
http://www.uz.emb-japan.go.jp/index.html
• For Japan’s ODA:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/index.html
• For GGP project:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/oda/shimin/oda_ngo/kaigai/hu
man_ah/pdfs/e-1.pdf
• For GCGP project:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/category/cultural/index.html#gp
Thank you very much!