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Address: 6F Maruko Bldg., 1-20-6 Higashiueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8605 Japan
Tel: +81-3-3834-2388
Fax: +81-3-3835-0519
E-mail: jvc@jca.apc.org
URL: http://www.jca.apc.org/jvc
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Tokyo Office:
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Mr. Michiya Kumaoka |
President |
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Mr. Hiroshi Taniyama |
Secretary-General |
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Mr. Toshihiro Shimizu |
General Affairs |
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Mr. Toshiko Ishimaru |
Finance Officer |
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Mr. Hideaki Kurakawa |
Thailand Desk Officer |
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Ms. Yuko Taniyama |
Cambodia Desk Officer |
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Ms. Mina Ochi |
Vietnam Desk Officer |
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Mr. Kenji Kurihara |
Ethiopia Desk Officer |
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Ms. Emi Nakano |
South Africa Desk Officer |
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Mr. Maki Sato |
Palestine Desk Officer |
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Bangkok Office:
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Mr. Yasunori Matsuo |
Country Representative |
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Phnom Penh Office:
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Ms. Yukiko Yonekura |
Country Representative |
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Vientiane Office:
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Mr. Akira Miyoshi |
Country Representative |
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Ha Noi Office:
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Ms. Aiko Nishi |
Country Representative |
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Addis Ababa Office:
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Mr. Kenji Kurihara |
Country Representative |
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Johannesburg Office:
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Ms. Naoko Tsuyama |
Country Representative |
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Ramallah Office:
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Mr. Maki Sato |
Country Representative |
Organizational Profile
Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) was founded in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1980. JVC started out assisting refugees from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam flooding into Thailand to escape the turmoil in their countries.
JVC will emphasize the following activities in implementation of future projects;
1. Promotion of Sustainable Development
JVC make positive change in the lives of individuals by promoting sustainable and effective use of local natural resources and support individual initiatives to bring about alternative social and economic systems that ensure development of local economic activities.
2. Prevention and Resolution of Conflicts
JVC ensure human rights and integration of different ethnic groups in post-conflict societies. JVC
also endeavor to establish positive human relations that lead to prevention of armed conflicts in communities with high degree of possible physical violence.
3. Emergency Relief and Reconstruction of Individual Lives in the Time of Disaster
JVC conduct relief activities and rehabilitate basic livelihood in the aftermath of armed conflicts and natural disasters. JVC
also advocate environmental and social issues pertaining to the conflicts and disasters.
4. Networking among People and Communities
JVC create networks that advocate various structural issues around the globe, such as in environment, development and conflicts, so as to encourage citizen’s initiatives through exchanges of knowledge, skills and experience among people and communities.
(as of February 2002)
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