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GROUP AND
REGION-FOCUSED
TRAINING
GENERAL INFORMATION ON
PLANNING OF FISHERIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (A)
課題別研修「漁業コミュニティ開発計画(A)」
JFY 2015
NO. J15-04062 / ID. 1584755
Course Period in Japan: From July 5 , 2015 to September 19 , 2015
This information pertains to one of the Group and Region-Focused Training of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which shall be implemented as part of the
Official Development Assistance of the Government of Japan based on bilateral
agreement between both Governments.
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I. Concept
Background
In order to achieve the income and the living improvement of the fishery
community effectively and efficiently, it is important to make and implement a plan which
is considered the problems and needs in fishery. Moreover, it’s required that people who
are in charge of the fishery community participate in the project independently.
Central government, local government, or any other organizations related with
the fisheries community development is required to get the ability, knowledge and ideas
to implement sustainable fishery activities and master PCM (Project Cycle
Management) training to deal with problems.
In this training program, the participants will learn i) Japanese abundant
experience in the fisheries community development, and ii) the methods to formulate
action plans in participatory ways, so that they can carry out more adequate and
sustainable fisheries community development in their own countries.
For what?
This program aims to improve the capacity of policy making or action planning for
Fisheries Community Development so that central government, local government, or
any other organizations related with the fisheries community development will be able to
manage the program of fishery community development appropriately.
For whom?
This program is offered to central government, local government or any other or
any other organizations in charge of fishery community development.
How?
Participants shall get knowledge and ideas on 1) process and strategy of local
fisheries development, 2) organization and management of fishers’ cooperative
associations, and 3) project appraisal and formulation with community participation.
By putting the acquired knowledge and ideas, participants formulate Action Plan.
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II. Description
1. Title (J-No.):
(J15-04062)
Planning
of
Fisheries
Community
Development
2. Course Period in JAPAN：
July 5, 2015 to Sep. 19, 2015
3. Target Regions or Countries：
Gambia, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Guyana, East Timor,
Somalia, China
4. Eligible / Target Organization:
This program is designed for Fisheries administrative organization or agency in
charge of fishery community development
5. Course Capacity (Upper limit of Participants)
12 participants
6. Language to be used in this program: English
7. Course Objective:
The participants can enhance their capabilities for planning and implementation /
management of fisheries community development programs in accordance with the
actual situation, issues and needs in fishing communities.
8. Overall Goal
Central government, local government or any other organizations in charge of
fishery community development will make and implement plans of appropriate
fisheries development program for implementation of sustainable fisheries activity.
9. Expected Module Output and Contents:
This program consists of the following components. Details on each component are
given below:
(1) Preliminary Phase in home country
Expected Module
Output
Country Report
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Activities
Prepare the report on the fisheries of one’s own
country, with which participant will make a presentation
in Japan.
(2) Core Phase in Japan
Expected Module Output
[Module Output 1]
To acquire the basic knowledge
for
properly
considering
sustainable fisheries community
development through the actual
programs and systems of
fisheries
community
development in Japan
Subjects/Agendas
Presentation of Country Report
[Module Output 2]
To acquire the necessary
knowledge for strengthen the
activities
of
fisheries
communities, and master the
participatory
methods
for
community
surveys
and
organization strengthening
Society and culture in fishing Lecture,
communities,
organization, Observation
structure and management of and Exercise
fisheries cooperative association
(FCA),
Participatory
rural
appraisal(PRA),
Institutional
development and organization
strengthening(ID/OS), Workshop
with actual fishing communities,
and etc.
[Module Output 3]
To deepen the understandings
on the proper programs and
activities of fisheries community
development for the purpose of
income generation of fisher's
households
Income generation activities of Lecture and
fisheries cooperatives, Role of Observation
women in fishing communities,
loan
programs
for
fishing
communities (microcredit, etc.),
Economic management of fisher's
households, Rural development
in remote islands, and etc.
[Module Output 4]
To deepen the understandings
on the proper programs and
activities of coastal resource
management and environmental
conservation by the fisheries
communities for realizing the
sustainable fisheries community
development
Mechanism of coastal resource Lecture and
management, Improvement of Observation
coastal
fishing
grounds,
Conservation of seaweeds and
seagrass
fields,
Forest
management
for
coastal
environmental
conservation,
Environment-friendly
fishing
gears and methods, and etc.
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Methodology
Presentation
Situation of coastal fisheries in Lecture and
Japan, Policy and regulation of Observation
fisheries community development
in national and local government,
Situation
of
fish
product
distribution and fish processing,
Infrastructure development for
fisheries communities, and etc.
[Module Output 5]
To formulate practical action
plans through the logical
analysis of issues of fisheries
community
development
in
participant's countries and the
detail consideration of concrete
measures
Project
Cycle
Management Lecture and
(PCM), Problem and Objective Exercise
analysis for own issues of
fisheries
community
development, Formulation of
practical action plans for fisheries
community development, and etc.
(3) Finalization Phase in home country
Expected Module Output
To update the action plan
through the consultation
with stakeholders, and it will
be ready to be implemented
by
the
participant’s
organization
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Activities
Conduct the followings through supplemental training
(about 15 days, a country for each year) or individual
activity:
・Presentation of the action plan to JICA office and the
Fisheries departments or participants’ office
・Preparation and implementation of mini workshops
with stakeholders
Submission of progress report
<Schedule of the program >
Topic outline (subject to minor changes)
1st week (July 6-July 11)
Briefing: General/ Program Orientation
Practice: Project Cycle Management (PCM)
Practice: Individual interview
2nd week (Jul 13 – Jul 17)
Workshop: Problem Analysis of Fishing Communities in Each Country
Lecture: Function and Activities of Fisheries Cooperative Association
Lecture: Introduction of Japanese Coastal Fisheries
Country Report Presentation
3rd week (Jul 21 –Jul 24)
Lecture: Mechanism of Coastal Fisheries Management
Lecture: Fresh Fish Treatment and Fish Processing
Lecture: Function of Local Administration for Fisheries Development
Field Trip: Fish Market in Consumption Areas
Field Trip: Case Study of Fisheries Management: Conger Eel and Mantis Shrimp in
Tokyo Bay
4th week (Jul 27 – Jul 31)
Field Trip: Sea Farming of Abalone and Top-shell, Research and Study in Coastal
Resource Management
Field Trip: Case Study of Resource Management Fisheries by FCA
Practice: Participatory Rural Appraisal
5th week (Aug 3 – Aug 7)
Lecture: Social Role of Women Fishers in Fishing Communities
Lecture: Social Characteristics and History of Fishing Communities
Practice: Institutional Development and Organizational Strengthening (ID/OS)
6th week (Aug 10 – Aug 14)
Lecture: Eco-Friendly Fishing Methods
Field Trip: Fish Market in Production Areas, Fisheries Research and Study in Kanagawa
Lecture: Management of Coastal Fishing Ground
Lecture: Fisheries Development in Aquaculture
Practice: Review
7th week (Aug 17 – Aug 21)
Field Trip: Local Administration of Fishing Community Development, Management and
Operation of Set-Net Fishing, Fish Processing and Marketing
8th week (Aug 24 – Aug 28)
Lecture: Management of Micro-credit for Fisheries Development
Field Trip: Reconstruction efforts of a fishing community in Tsunami disaster affected
areas (visit to Tohoku District)
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9th week (Aug 31 – Sep 4)
Field Trip: Fisheries Development and Research in Isolated Islands, Fish Processing
Activities in Women Fisher Groups
Lecture: Schemes and Procedures of Japan’s Assistance Programs
Practice: Review
10th week (Sep 7 – Sep 11)
Workshop: Action Plan Formulation (5 days)
11th week (Sep 14 – Sep 18)
Workshop: Action Plan Formulation
Preparation of Action Plan Presentation
Presentation: Action plan
Evaluation, Closing, Farewell Party
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d) Economic management of fisher's
households
e) Rural development in remote islands,
d) Institutional development and organization
etc
OUTPUT
etc
Fisheries Community Development
Action Plan Implementation
Activity
Supplemental training or individual activity
a) Presentation of the action plan to JICA
office and the Fisheries departments or
participants’ office
b) Preparation and implementation of mini
workshops with stakeholders
Formulation of Action Plan
To update the action plan through the
consultation with stakeholders, and it
will be ready to be implemented by the
participant’s organization
etc
e) Workshop with actual fishing communities,
strengthening(ID/OS)
c) Loan programs for fishing communities
(microcredit, etc.)
c) Participatory rural appraisal(PRA)
d) Infrastructure development for fisheries
communities
b) Role of women in fishing communities
b) Organization, structure and management of
fisheries cooperative association (FCA)
b) Policy and regulation of fisheries community
development in national and local
c) government
SUBJECT
a) Income generation activities of fisheries
cooperatives
SUBJECT
a) Society and culture in fishing communities
OUTPUT 3
To deepen the understandings on the
proper programs and activities for
fisheries community development for the
purpose of income generation of fisher's
households
SUBJECT
a) Situation of coastal fisheries in Japan
OUTPUT 2
To acquire the necessary knowledge for
strengthening the fisheries communities
activities: master the participatory
methods for community surveys and
organization strengthening
To acquire the basic knowledge for
properly considering sustainable fisheries
community development through
observation of the actual programs and
systems of fisheries community
development in Japan
OUTPUT 1
COURSE OBJECTIVE
etc
etc
c) Formulation of practical action plans for
fisheries community development,
b) Problem and Objective analysis for own
issues of fisheries community development
SUBJECT
a) PCM: Project Cycle Management
To formulate practical action plans
through the logical analysis of issues of
fisheries community development in
participant's countries and the detail
consideration of concrete measures
OUTPUT 5
Core Phase in Japan
Finalization Phase in home country
Submission of Progress Report
d) Forest management for coastal
environmental conservation
e) Environment-friendly fishing gears and
methods
c) Conservation of seaweeds and seagrass
fields
b) Improvement of coastal fishing grounds
SUBJECT
a) Mechanism of coastal resource
management
To deepen the understandings on the
proper programs and activities of coastal
resource management and environmental
conservation by the fisheries communities
for realizing the sustainable fisheries
community development
OUTPUT 4
The participants can enhance their capabilities for planning and implementation / management of fisheries community
development programs in accordance with the actual situation, issues and needs in fishing communities.
JICA Yokohama "Planning of Fisheries Community Development 2015
10. Follow-up Cooperation by JICA:
In this program, JICA might extend follow-up support to participating organizations that
intend to develop the result of the project further. Please note that the support shall be
extended selectively based on proposals from the participating organizations.
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III. Conditions and Procedures for Application
1. Expectations from the Participating Organizations:
(1) This project is designed primarily for organizations that intend to address
specific issues or problems identified in their operations. Applying organizations are
expected to use the Program for those specific purposes.
(2) In this connection, applying organizations are expected to nominate the most
qualified candidates to address the said issues or problems, carefully referring to
the qualifications described in sectionⅢ-2 below.
(3) Applying organizations are also expected to be prepared to make use of
knowledge acquired by the nominees for the said purpose.
2. Nominee Qualifications:
Applying Organizations are expected to select nominees who meet the following
qualifications.
(1) Essential Qualifications
1) Current Duties: be field manager or field officer (both in pair, if the allocation of
the participant number of the country is two (2)) in charge of planning or/and
implementation of fisheries community development, e.g. Ministry of Fisheries,
Department of Fisheries
2) Experience in the relevant field: more than 5 year’s experiences (more than
10 years preferable) in the field of fisheries
3) Educational Background: be a graduate of university in the relevant field or
have the equivalent educational history
4) Language: have a competent command of spoken and written English for
discussion and reporting. This training course includes active participation in
discussions and action plan formulation, thus requires sufficient competence of
English ability
5) Health: must be in good health, both physically and mentally, to participate in
the Program in Japan
6) Must not be serving any form of military service.
(2) Recommendable Qualifications
1) PC Skills
Having basic computer skills of MS-Word, Excel and Power Point is desirable
because this course have a lot of exercises to prepare the reports and
presentation materials by computer. It is also required to have an access to
e-mail.
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3. Required Documents for Application
(1) Application Form: The Application Form is available at the JICA office (or the
Embassy of Japan).
*Pregnancy
Pregnant participants are strictly requested to attach the following documents in
order to minimize the risk for their health.
① letter of the participant’s consent to bear economic and physical risks
② letter of consent from the participant’s supervisor
③ doctor’s letter with permission of her training participation.
Please ask JICA Staff for the details.
(2) Photocopy of passport: to be submitted with the application form, if you
possess your passport which you will carry when entering Japan for this
program. If not, you are requested to submit its photocopy as soon as you
obtain it.
*Photocopy should include the followings:
Name, Date of birth, Nationality, Sex, Passport number and Expire date.
(3) Nominee’s English Score Sheet: to be submitted with the application form. If
you have any official documentation of English ability. (e.g., TOEFL, TOEIC,
IELTS)
(4) Country Report: Applicants are requested to prepare a Country Report in
accordance with directions provided in ANNEX. The Report should be
typewritten on A4 size paper and preferably submitted together with the
Application Form. The Report would be used not only for selecting applicants,
but also as for materials of Country Report presentation.
4. Procedures for Application and Selection：
(1) Submission of the Application Documents:
Closing date for applications: Please inquire to the JICA office (or the
Embassy of Japan).
（After receiving applications, the JICA office (or the Embassy of Japan) will
send them to the JICA Center in JAPAN by May 6, 2015）
(2) Selection:
After receiving the documents through proper channels from your government,
the JICA office (or the embassy of Japan) will conduct screenings, and then
forward the documents to the JICA Center in Japan. Selection will be made by
the JICA Center in consultation with concerned organizations in Japan. The
applying organization with the best intention to utilize the opportunity of this
program will be highly valued in the selection.
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(3) Notice of Acceptance
Notification of results will be made by the JICA office (or the Embassy of Japan)
not later than June 5, 2015.
5. Document(s) to be submitted by accepted candidates:
(1) Country Report Presentation Material: Participants shall present their Country
Report at the beginning of Core Phase in Japan. It is encouraged to prepare the
Country Report presentation in Power-point format. Each participant has 15
minutes for presentation.
(2) Reference Materials: Participants are requested to bring to Japan reference
materials that will help Country Report presentation and Action Plan preparation.
The followings are valuable:
The most recent short and long term official policies and strategies for coastal
fisheries resource management, reports and photos of the fisheries management
activities which you are currently engaged in, and other project reports related to
the participants’ field of study or work.
6. Conditions for Attendance:
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
to strictly adhere to the program schedule.
not to change the program topics.
not to extend the period of stay in Japan.
not to be accompanied by family members during the program.
to return to home countries at the end of the program in accordance with the
travel schedule designated by JICA.
(6) to refrain from engaging in any political activities, or any form of employment for
profit or gain.
(7) to observe Japanese laws and ordinances. If there is any violation of said laws
and ordinances, participants may be required to return part or all of the training
expenditure depending on the severity of said violation.
(8) to observe the rules and regulations of the accommodation and not to change
the accommodation designated by JICA.
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IV. Administrative Arrangements
1. Organizer:
(1) Name: JICA YOKOHAMA
(2) Contact: Ms. SAKURAI Minako([email protected])
2. Implementing Partner:
(1) Name: IC Net Limited
(2) Contact: Mr. Mitsuo Iinuma ([email protected])
Mr. Kazuo Nishiyama ([email protected])
Mr. Takuma Takayama ([email protected])
(3) URL: http://www.icnet.co.jp/en/index.html
(4) Remark: IC-Net Limited was established in 1993 to contribute to the
strengthening of social and institutional aspects of Japan’s Official
Development Assistance (ODA) to developing countries. Its aim is to provide
high quality consulting services and training programs to improve
effectiveness of development projects and programs of Japanese and
international organizations.
3. Travel to Japan:
(1) Air Ticket: The cost of a round-trip ticket between an international airport
designated by JICA and Japan will be borne by JICA.
(2) Travel Insurance: Coverage is from time of arrival up to departure in Japan.
Thus traveling time outside Japan will not be covered.
4. Accommodation in Japan:
JICA will arrange the following accommodations for the participants in Japan:
JICA Yokohama International Center (JICA YOKOHAMA)
Address: 2-3-1 Shinkou, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken
231-0001, Japan
TEL: 81-45-663-3251 FAX: 81-45-663-3265
(where “81” is the country code for Japan, and “45” is the local area code)
If there is no vacancy at JICA YOKOHAMA, JICA will arrange alternative
accommodations for the participants. Please refer to facility guide of YIC at its URL,
http://www.jica.go.jp/yokohama/office/shisetsu/index.html
5. Expenses:
The following expenses will be provided for the participants by JICA:
(1) Allowances for accommodation, meals, living expenses, outfit, and shipping
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(2) Expenses for study tours (basically in the form of train tickets.)
(3) Free medical care for participants who become ill after arriving in Japan (costs
related to pre-existing illness, pregnancy, or dental treatment are not included)
(4) Expenses for program implementation, including materials
For more details, please see “III. ALLOWANCES” of the brochure for participants
titled “KENSHU-IN GUIDE BOOK,” which will be given before departure for
Japan.
6. Pre-departure Orientation:
A pre-departure orientation will be held at the respective country’s JICA office (or
Japanese Embassy), to provide participants with details on travel to Japan,
conditions of the workshop, and other matters.
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V. Other Information
Participants who have successfully completed the whole program (Preliminary Phase,
Core Phase, and Finalization Phase) will be awarded a certificate by JICA.
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VI. ANNEX:
Country Report
(Contents )
Introduction
Organization to which you belong (structure, number of staff, main function, main
facilities and equipment, etc.)
Budget of the organization
Detail explanation of your present job
Problems and constraints you are actually facing (500 words)
Describe the problems/constrains in fisheries development at some site in your country
requiring interventions. (Actual example of small area of a village or island is most
welcome.)
Photos (fishing village, fishermen and women, their catch, fishing boat, fishing gear, fish
market, fishing port, processing, aquaculture, marine leisure, tourism, fishery
cooperatives association) and maps can be included to illustrate the magnitude of
problems.
Project idea (300 words)
Describe a project idea to solve or alleviate the problems/constraints above
(objectives, activities, financial arrangement, institutional arrangement, risks)
※Project idea should be related to the problems at the participant’s work site and
realistic in scale, so that the plan can be implemented by your staff and budget available.
It should be relevant to prevailing conditions in the participant’s country, considering
feasibility.
Consultation with your colleagues and supervisors will be the key to assure the
relevance and feasibility of the plan.
Fisheries sector background information
Include only the most relevant information related to your sector. Important information
on policy, plans, laws and regulations should be included only in summary form as
follows.
-
Statistics (fish landings, consumption, foreign trade, processing factories,
fishing port, fish market)
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Government policy, strategy & plans
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Government Organization and Budget
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Laws and regulations
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Donors activities
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Lessons learned from previous projects/interventions
Attached
Photos (Both photo itself or data are acceptable)
Maps
Relevant documents
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For Your Reference
JICA and Capacity Development
The key concept underpinning JICA operations since its establishment in 1974 has been the
conviction that “capacity development” is central to the socioeconomic development of any country,
regardless of the specific operational scheme one may be undertaking, i.e. expert assignments,
development projects, development study projects, training programs, JOCV programs, etc.
Within this wide range of programs, Training Programs have long occupied an important
place in JICA operations. Conducted in Japan, they provide partner countries with opportunities to
acquire practical knowledge accumulated in Japanese society. Participants dispatched by partner
countries might find useful knowledge and re-create their own knowledge for enhancement of their
own capacity or that of the organization and society to which they belong.
About 460 pre-organized programs cover a wide range of professional fields, ranging from
education, health, infrastructure, energy, trade and finance, to agriculture, rural development, gender
mainstreaming, and environmental protection. A variety of programs and are being customized to
address the specific needs of different target organizations, such as policy-making organizations,
service provision organizations, as well as research and academic institutions. Some programs are
organized to target a certain group of countries with similar developmental challenges.
Japanese Development Experience
Japan was the first non-Western country to successfully modernize its society and
industrialize its economy.
At the core of this process, which started more than 140 years ago, was
the “adopt and adapt” concept by which a wide range of appropriate skills and knowledge have
been imported from developed countries; these skills and knowledge have been adapted and/or
improved using local skills, knowledge and initiatives. They finally became internalized in Japanese
society to suit its local needs and conditions.
From engineering technology to production management methods, most of the know-how
that has enabled Japan to become what it is today has emanated from this “adoption and adaptation”
process, which, of course, has been accompanied by countless failures and errors behind the success
stories. We presume that such experiences, both successful and unsuccessful, will be useful to our
partners who are trying to address the challenges currently faced by developing countries.
However, it is rather challenging to share with our partners this whole body of Japan’s
developmental experience. This difficulty has to do, in part, with the challenge of explaining a body
of “tacit knowledge,” a type of knowledge that cannot fully be expressed in words or numbers.
Adding to this difficulty are the social and cultural systems of Japan that vastly differ from those of
other Western industrialized countries, and hence still remain unfamiliar to many partner countries.
Simply stated, coming to Japan might be one way of overcoming such a cultural gap.
JICA, therefore, would like to invite as many leaders of partner countries as possible to
come and visit us, to mingle with the Japanese people, and witness the advantages as well as the
disadvantages of Japanese systems, so that integration of their findings might help them reach their
developmental objectives.
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CORRESPONDENCE
For enquiries and further information, please contact the JICA office or the Embassy of
Japan. Further, address correspondence to:
JICA Yokohama International Center (JICA YOKOHAMA)
Address: 2-3-1 Shinkou, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0001, Japan
TEL: 81-45-663-3251 FAX: 81-45-663-3265
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