Emergency Assistance
In addition to the regular activities at our project sites, JVC offers temporary assistance to those countries or areas where emergency aid is required. In 2022, we conducted emergency assistance in three countries, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Syria. In Afghanistan, we supported the activities of a local NGO working on girls’ education. In South Sudan,...
Activities in Japan
The background of the world problems we want to solve is something that goes past borders and are closely related to each other. To overcome challenges through connections between fellow citizens, as well as to build a world where everyone is cherished, JVC regards as important “enlarging the ring of international cooperation”.
Activities in Laos
In Laos, more than 60% of the population resides in rural areas, living a life dependent on nature. Common resources such as land, forests, and rivers are the basis of local people’s lives. However, with the development of plantations, the land has been expropriated from the people, and the forests have been cut without their...
Activities in Yemen
In Yemen, a civil war has been continuing since 2015 between Ansar Allah (Houthis), who are supported by Iran and control the north including the capital Sanaa, and the interim government which is supported by coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia and rules the southeast. Under a situation that could be called “a great powers...
Activities in South Africa
In South Africa, about 60% of the population struggles in poverty while the unemployment rate among the younger generations exceeds 50%. With 7.1 million people tested HIV-positive, which is by far the largest number in the world, the country continues to see ‘AIDS orphans’ who lost their parents due to HIV/AIDS. Lacking fundamental support from...
Activities in Palestine
The Israeli occupation continues to threaten the human rights and lives of Palestinians. Women also face other difficulties such as domestic violence and restriction on activities outside the home in a “patriarchal, male-dominated Arab society.” JVC works to help women and youths achieve social and economic independence in East Jerusalem that is a strong conservative...
Activities in Korea
As Japanese-Korean relations continue their stagnation on the basis of historical tensions, the doubling of defense expenditure and acquisition of counter strike capability announced in the Three Security Documents on account of the ever more frequent missiles fired from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) have aggravated the “East Asia Emergency”, causing the...
Activities in Sudan
In 2011, a conflict broke out in South Kordofan State, displacing thousands of people and causing a serious divide between the people living in Sudanese government-controlled area, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) held territories, and Sudanese refugee camps in South Sudan. Some progress had been made toward democratization and conflict resolution after the fall of...
Research and Advocacy
In response to exploitation and conflict exacerbated by development wherein those affected lose the right to choose their own circumstances with their own hands, we are active in survey research and policy recommendations advocating for the right to self-determination and restoration of human rights. We have been particularly active regarding the Mozambique’s Nacala Economic Corridor...
