Japan / Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
Policy approach in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As
there have been great achievements in BiH’s reconstruction, Japan/JICA’s
current assistance to the country focuses on the implementation of projects
together with other donors and international organizations. These initiatives
aim to facilitate ethnic reconciliation and economic stability as a way of
achieving a consolidation of peace. Japan/JICA also works in the following
sectors: Education, Health, Economic Development and Social Protection, and Infrastructure.
These activities are meant to improve BiH’s capacity through the provision of
technical assistance. Japan/JICA prioritizes the following areas: transition to
a market economy, the environment, and the consolidation of peace. Japan/JICA
sees the BiH Government as a partner and, as such, aligns its activities to
BiH’s priority areas.
Allocation and activities in 2007
Japan/JICA’s
total allocation in 2007 was € 7.27
million, mainly concentrated in the Infrastructure (€ 4.89 million), and
Economic Development and Social Protection (€ 2.38 million) sectors. Data shows
that Japan/JICA is also involved in the Agriculture, Health, and Education
sectors, however some of these activities will only begin in 2008.
In
the Cross-cutting sectors, Japan/JICA promotes ethnic reconciliation by assisting
community development involving returnees, and through the development of an IT
education curriculum. Additionally, Japan/JICA is sensitive to the promotion of
reconciliation by getting multiple ethnic groups involved in projects whose
sole aim is not ethnic reconciliation.
Contact information
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Address: Bistrik 9,
71000 Sarajevo,
BiH
Phone: +387 33.220.190
Fax: +387 33.220.192
Email: jicabh@smartnet.ba
Web address: www.jica.go.jp
