PROJECTS
SPF Program Agenda(2008)


Program Categories




Regular Projects based on the Operational Guidelines for the Third Midterm (enacted in 2000)
(I) Toward the Coexistence of Pluralistic Values
(II) Fostering Human Security and Private Nonprofit Activities
Regular Projects based on the new program policy (June 2008 onwards)
(I) Efforts to Ensure Peace and Security in the International Community
(II) Addressing Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization
(III) Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Priority Regions and Japan
The Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund
The Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund
The Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund
The Sasakawa Middle East Islam Fund


Note: G=Grant Project; SO=Self Operated Project; C=Commissioned Project

Regular Projects

 Based on the Operational Guidelines for the Third Midterm
 (enacted in 2000)

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
Regular Projects (I)
--Toward the Coexistence of Pluralistic Values
1. Initiatives in Comprehensive Understanding of Civilizational Issues
Toward an International Indicator and Policy Information System on Cultures and Globalization
UCLA Center for Civil Society (USA)
G
3/3
4,900,000
Comparative Study of Mechanisms and Incentives for University-Business Interactions in Four Developed Countries
The Council for Industry and Higher Education (UK)
G
3/3
8,800,000
Curriculum Reform for the Pondoks in Southeast Asia
Prateepsasana Islamic School (Thailand)
G
3/3
11,800,000
2. Dialogue and Exchange on Common Regional Issues
3. Information Sharing and Dissemination to the Global Community
Regular Projects (II)
--Fostering Human Security and Private Nonprofit Activities
2. Capacity Building and Institutionalization of Private Nonprofit Activities
Civil Society Watch: Toward the Establishment of an Enabled Environment to Promote Civil Society
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (South Africa)
G
3/3
3,600,000
3. Surveys and Research on Private Nonprofit Activities
Regular Projects (III)
--Japan and Asia in the World
1. Japan's Structural Change and East Asia
2. East Asian Renewal and Transfer of Experience
3. Construction of a World Economic System and the Role of Japan and East Asia

 Based on the new program policy (June 2008 onwards)

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
Regular Projects (I)
--Efforts to Ensure Peace and Security in the International Community

2. Non-Traditional Security Issues
Addressing an Avian Flu Pandemic through Intraregional Cooperation
SPF
SO·C
2/3
43,000,000
Regular Projects (II)
--Addressing Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization

1. Market and Disparities Issues
Toward a New Framework for International Cooperation on North-South Disparities
SPF
SO
1/1
8,000,000
2. Issues Involving Demographic Changes and Population Movement
The Global Demographic Change and the Labor Migration in Asia
SPF, Institute for Human Diversity Japan (Japan)
SO·C
2/3
45,000,000
Promoting Cooperation towards the Challenge of an Aging Asian Society
Asian Aging Business Center (Japan)
G
2/3
6,300,000
Creation of an e-learning system to support foreign nurses and caregivers on EPA preparing for license exams in Japan
The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (Japan)
G
1/3
10,100,000
Regular Projects (III)
--Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Priority Regions and Japan

1. Exchange Program between Japan and The United States
Promoting Japan-US Relations: An Opinion Leaders' Dialogue
SPF, Stanford Japan Center Research, CSIS Pacific Forum (USA), Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (USA)
SO
2/3
30,000,000
Strengthening US-Japan Intiatives for Common Policy Issues
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (USA)
G
1/3
13,818,000
Expansion of Strategic Horizon for Japan's National Security and the Future of Japan-US Relations
SPF
SO
1/2
5,000,000
Japan Matters for America/ America Matters for Japan
East-West Center (USA)
G
1/2
12,600,000

The Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund

 Based on the Second Period Program Guidelines (1999-2008)

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. Exchange Projects That Respect the Values and Cultural Identity of Each Island Society
2. Micronesia-Focused Projects Aimed at Promoting Regional Harmony
3. Projects That Support Education and Training Through the Medium of Distance Education
4. Projects to Promote Networking among NGOs and NPOs Operating in the Region and to Form Linkages among Pacific Island Nations and Asian Countries
Recommendation to the Fifth PALM Summit
SPF
SO
1/1
20,000,000

 Based on the Third Period Program Guidelines (2009-2013)

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. Cooperation for peace and solidarity between maritime states
(1) Maritime management in the Micronesian region
International Committee for Establishment of Maritime Safety System in Micronesia
SPF
SO
1/2
30,700,000
(2) Communication and exchange for maritime safety
2. Cooperation with development towards self-supporting island nations
(1) Education
(2) Health care
(3) Information sharing

The Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. Fostering Human Resources for 21st-Century Japan-China Relations
Sasakawa Scholarship System for Chinese Students Studying Japanese, Phase III
China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
G
5/5
8,300,000
Development of Materials to Teach the Japanese Language
Beijing Center for Japanese Studies (China)
G
2/4
8,100,000
Creating an Emergency Manual for Local Governments in Sichuan Prefecture
SPF, School of Public Administration Renmin University (China), Japan-China-Asia Economic Strategy Forum (Japan)
SO·C·G
1/2
15,700,000
Training Program for Creating an Emergency Manual for Local Governments in Sichuan Prefecture
Japan-China-Asia Economic Strategy Forum (China)
G
1/2
(10,000,000)
Healthy Community Construction Project
Kumamoto University (Japan)
G
1/3
3,500,000
Training Program for Japanese Language Learners from Regional Universities
China Education Association for International Exchange (China)
G
1/5
16,500,000
2. Deepening Mutual Understanding in the 21st Century
Program for Promoting Japan-China Exchange in the Field of Security/Phase II
SPF, China Institute for International Strategic Studies (China)
SO·C
4/5
30,500,000
General Overview of Japan-China Exchange and Dialogue on Security
SPF, China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
SO·G
2/2
14,500,000
Book Translation and Publication Project for Understanding contemporary Japan
SPF, Editorial Committee for the Books for Understanding Contemporary Japan Project (China)
SO·C
1/5
10,600,000
Facilitating Dialogue between Future Leaders
SPF, China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
SO·C
1/5
9,000,000
Chinese Young Journalist Interchange Program
SPF, Tsinghua-Nikkei Institute of Media Studies, Tsinghua University (China)
SO·C
2/3
12,000,000
3. Activities to Promote Japan-China Relations in the 21st Century
Japan-China Young Historians Conference/Phase II
SPF
SO
3/3
14,500,000
Forty Years of Japan-China Relations Review (1972-2012)
SPF
SO
1/4
6,000,000
4. Activities to Advance the Fund's International Role
Capacity-Building for NPO Evaluation in China
NGO Research Center, School of Public Policy & Management, Tsinghua University (China)
G
3/3
4,700,000
Expanding Public Relations Activities of the Japan-China Friendship Fund
SPF, People's Daily Online Japanese Co., Ltd.
SO·C
1/5
8,000,000

The Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund

 Based on the Second Period Program Guidelines

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. People Exchange
2. Human Resource Development
Asian Renaissance: Capacity Building for Future Leaders in Southeast Asia Institute for Policy Research (Malaysia) G 4/5 11,900,000
Searching for Peace in Sri Lanka: Exploring the Role of Nongovernmental Actors in the Peace Process / Phase II Sewalanka Foundation (Sri Lanka) G 1/1 12,000,000
3. Research with Tangible Applications
Study on Cross Border Economic Relations and Social Transformation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) G 3/3 7,400,000
Assistance in Establishing an Intellectual Foundation for Contemporary Japanese Studies in India Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (India) G 3/3 8,400,000

 Based on the Third Period Program Guidelines (2009-2013)

Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. Promotion of people-to-people exchanges between Japan and Asian countries
1-1. Exchanges of future leaders
Exchange program for young Asian Members of Parliament
SPF, Secretariat of National Assembly of Cambodia (Cambodia), Mongolian Development Research Center (Mongolia)
SO·C
1/5
14,400,000
Enhancing Indo-Japan Relations: Visit to Japan by Indian Parliamentarians / Phase II
Confederation of Indian Industry (India)
G
1/3
5,400,000
1-2. Invitation of opinion leaders
2. Promotion of regional collaboration
3. Support to prioritized countries
3-1. Support to CLMV countries
Training for Civil Servants in Myanmar
SPF, Civil Service Selection and Training Board (Myanmar)
SO·C
1/3
21,500,000
Capacity Building for Young Researchers in Myanmar's Industrial Field
Myanmar Economic & Management Institute (Japan)
G
1/3
7,800,000
Journalist Training in Myanmar and Cambodia
SPF, Post Media Ltd. (Cambodia)
SO·C
1/1
5,000,000
3-2. Support to South Asia

The Sasakawa Middle East Islam Fund
Project Name
Implementing Agency
Type
Year
Budget
(in yen)
1. Dissemination of information from Japan
Capacity Building for Mutual Understanding between the Middle East and Japan SPF SO·C 1/3 40,000,000
2. People exchange
3. Capacity building
4. Maritime safety guarantee research
The Workshop on Japan's Role in the Gulf Security SPF, Research Institute for Peace and Security (Japan) SO·C 1/1 12,000,000

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