[gu-l] (11/23/01) (1) Grass Root Fund and (2) Community Empwerment Program
of Japanese government
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 18:13:31 +0000 (GMT)
<<November 23, 2001>>
Archived distributions can be retrieved by clicking "Correspondence" in our
home page at <http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/>.
For those after 2/27/01, see or bookmark:
<http://www.friends-partners.org/pipermail/gu-l/> and click on "Date," for
example. The most recent archives are the bottom line.
Mr. Tomohiro KOBAYASHI <japao3@yawl.com.br>
Yukiko Matsuda <yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp>
Alexandre Rivas, Ph.D. <alex_mau@argo.com.br>
Juro Chikaraishi <Chikaraishi.Juro@jica.go.jp>
Mr. Haga <jicabelm@amazon.com.br>
Chiharu Morita <Morita.Chiharu@jica.go.jp>
Shahab Khan <Afroz@khi.compol.com>
Dear Mr. Kobayashi:
===================
(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) as informing us how to apply
for the Grass Root Fund.
Dear Ms. Matsuda:
=================
Many thanks for your introduction to Mr. Kobayashi (ATTACHMENT
II), in response to my request (ATTACHMENT III).
Dear Alex:
==========
(2) As Mr. Kobayashi says, the Grass Root fund program in Brazil was
started from 1999. This might be the reason why the Japanese
Consulate General in Manaus could not say anything about it when my
wife and I visited him -- at the occasion when you kindly invited us
for your workshop in 1998.
(3) Pls obtain its application form and translate it into English so that
I can help your composing it -- as I did for your grant application
for the InfoDev of the World Bank.
I visited the web site (Japanese version) he indicated and could
not find the application form. You may be able to find it in
Portuguese version.
BTW, you may refer the following web site for your English
translation;
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Final_Report/Compilation_of_comments/12059_B_Shahab_Khan/12059_B_Shahab_Khan.html
This was made for Pakistan with Shahab in 1999, but some
of terminologies may be usable.
When we will meet in Washington, D.C. on 11/28th, we can discuss
about this.
Dear e-colleagues around the world:
===================================
(4) Mr. Chikaraishi of JICA told me last August that the JICA also has a
similar program, i.e., Community Empowerment Program.
He recently told me that the evaluation of the application for
the Grass Root fund is much quicker than JICA's program, since
the decision of the Grass Root fund is made locally.
(5) Pls visit Japan Embassy (or Consulate, and also JICA, if necessary)
nearby your location and follow the similar procedures for your
projects.
Dear Mr. Chikaraishi and Mr. Haga:
==================================
We are looking forward to hearing from you soon on how to apply for
your Community Empowerment Program for our Amazon projects.
Best, Tak
****************************************
ATTACHMENT I
Subject: Re:Respectfully requesting information
Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:56 AM
From: KOBAYASHI TOMOHIRO <tomohiro.kobayashi@mofa.go.jp>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <koji.yonetani@mofa.go.jp>, <alex_mau@argo.com>
Dear Mr. Utsumi,
Thank you for your e-mail message. I am sorry for my late response to your
requests, due to the fact that the Embassy of Japan was closed on the 15th of
November. This time, I would like to give you some informations about the
Japanese Grass Root fund in Brazil.
In Brazil, the Japanese Grass Root fund was introduced in 1999 and has been
carried out by the Japanese Embassy and the 7 Japanese Cosulate in Brazil
since then. Each diplomatic mission has an specific district of jurisdiction.
Therefore, the Japanese Consulate in Manaus would be the responsible for the
analysis of the project that you have informed on your e-mail message.
When a project is chosen by the Japanese Grass Root fund, the total amount
granted is basically up to 10,000,000 yen per project. Any nonprofiting
organization, like a local public entity, a municipal goverment, a State
goverment, a NGO, a medical institution, etc., can apply to the Japanese
Embassy or the Japanese Consulate (considered the districts of jurisdiction)
for the grant of the Japanese Grass Root fund.
You need to fill in the prescribed application form and submit it, acompanied
with photos of the prject site, three written estimates and a report of your
organization, to the Japanese Consulate in Manaus.
After submitting the above-mentioned form and the acompanying documents, the
Japanese Consulate in Manaus will examine whether your project will be
adopted or not. If your project is adopted, a Grant Contract will be
concluded between your organization and the Japanese Consulate. You can get
the application form (in Portuguese) from the homepage of the Japanese
Embassy in Brasil. The adress is "www.japao.org.br".
I will directly inform Dr. Alexandre Rivas about the above-mentioned
information, how to get the application form and the person in chage, address
and telephone number of the Japanese Consulate in Manaus. If you need those
or further informations, please feel free to contact me anytime.
Sincerely yours,
Tomohiro Kobayashi
è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§
Tomohiro Kobayashi
Japan Embassy
Avenida das Nacoes Lote39,
Brasilia, D.F., BRASIL
cep 70425-900
TEL:+55-61-443-2978
FAX:+55-61-443-9685
E-mail:tomohiro.kobayashi@mofa.go.jp
è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§è§
****************************************
ATTACHMENT II
Subject: Re: Requesting info on contact person at Japan Embassy in Brazilia
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001 8:29 PM
From: yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp
To: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc: <yasuhisa.kawamura@mofa.go.jp>, <koji.yonetani@mofa.go.jp>
Dr. Utusmi,
The person who is handiling "grassroot fund" is Mr. Tomohiro KOBAYASHI in
Economic affairs section in the Embassy.
Tel: (55)61-242-6866
Fax: (55)61-443-9685
He has an e-mail address which I do not know. I would recommend to contact
him first by telephone and ask him if he prefer to be contacted by e-mail or
fax.
When you apply to the fund, make sure that the part can be distinguished from
the other part so that the people involved can recognize that part is
financed by Japan.
Yukiko Matsuda
yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp
Office of the Deputy Director General for General Affairs,
Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TEL:81-3-3581-3812
FAX:81-3-3592-0157
****************************************
ATTACHMENT III
Subject: Requesting info on contact person at Japan Embassy in Brazilia
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2001 9:23 AM
From: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
To: Yukiko Matsuda <yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp>
Cc: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>, Yasuhisa Kawamura
<yasuhisa.kawamura@mofa.go.jp>, Koji Yonetani <koji.yonetani@mofa.go.jp>,
Juro Chikaraishi <chikara@jica.go.jp>, Masahiro Tawa <Tawa@jica.go.jp>,
Chiharu Morita <jicabelm@amazon.com.br>, "Mr. Haga" <jicabelm@amazon.com.br>,
Alexandre Rivas <alexandr@ibrati.com.br>
Yukiko Matsuda <yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp>
Yasuhisa Kawamura <yasuhisa.kawamura@mofa.go.jp>
Koji Yonetani <koji.yonetani@mofa.go.jp>
Juro Chikaraishi <chikara@jica.go.jp>
Masahiro Tawa <Tawa@Jica.go.jp>
Chiharu Morita <Morita.Chiharu@jica.go.jp>
Mr. Haga <jicabelm@amazon.com.br>
Alexandre Rivas, Ph.D. <alex_mau@argo.com.br>
Dear Ms. Matsuda:
(1) Many thanks again for your sending me a copy of the list of recipients of
the "Grass Root" fund last year. I noticed that there are several
organizations in Brazil in the list.
(2) Pls visit
http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Manaus%20Workshop/InfoDev_Application/infoDev_Proposa_%20v_6.html
This is the newest version 6 of our InfoDev grant application with English
translations of annexes I gave you its first draft copy without the
translation at my visit to your office last August.
ANNEX-IV shows the list of Japanese companies in Manaus which Prof. Rivas
received from Japanese Consulate in Manaus. As said in the application, one
of benefits out of our project is to connect a Japanese school in Manaus with
their counterpart in Japan so that they can easily converse each other. BTW,
people of major Japanese companies, e.g. Matsushita, etc. in Tokyo
appreciated to hear of this plan since they have their large plants in
Manaus.
(3) Although we will request the major portion of the workshop funds to the
InfoDev of the World Bank and the US National Science Foundation, etc., we
further need additional funds (e.g., for coordination, travel expenses to
visit other locations of CampusNet universities for site survey, etc.).
(4) We would then be very delighted if you can kindly inform me the name and
address (tel/fax, email, etc.) of the person at the Japan Embassy in Brazilia
who is handling the Grass Root fund so that Prof. Rivas will contact him/her
on how to apply for it.
Thanks in advance.
Best, Tak
****************************************
Distribution List
Mr. Tomohiro KOBAYASHI
Economic affairs section
Japan Embassy
Brazilia, Brazil
Tel: (55)61-242-6866
Fax: (55)61-443-9685
japao3@yawl.com.br
Yukiko Matsuda
IT Cooperation Division
Office of the Deputy Director General for General Affairs,
Economic Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8919
JAPAN
03-3581-3812
Fax: 03-3592-0157
yukiko.matsuda@mofa.go.jp
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/oda/siryo/siryo_5/siryo_5f.html
Alexandre Rivas, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Director of the Center for Environmental Sciences
University of Amazonas - Brazil
Centro de Ci=EAncias do Ambiente
C.P. 4208, Manaus, AM 69053-140
BRAZIL
Tel/Fax.: +55 92 647.4066
Cel: 9988.9121
alex_mau@argo.com.br
alex_mau@argo.com.br
http://www.argo.com.br/~alex_mau/alex.htm
http://lab-tiama.pop-am.rnp.br/cca/workshop/English/wksp_E.htm
Juro Chikaraishi
Director
Planning and Coordination Division
Planning and Evaluation Department
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Shinjuku Maynds Tower Bldg
2-1-1, Yoyogi
Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 151-8558
Japan
Tel: +81-3-5352-5121
Fax: +81-3-5352-5490
Chikaraishi.Juro@jica.go.jp
http://www.jica.go.jp
Mr. Haga
JICA
Belem, Brazil
55 91 241.3001
jicabelm@amazon.com.br
Chiharu Morita
JICA Belem Branch Office
TEL;91-241-3001 3
FAX;241-0725
Morita.Chiharu@jica.go.jp
Shahab Khan
Director
Planwel University
Planwel Institute of Science and Technology (PLANWEL)
A-1, L.C.H.S
Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Block-20
Karachi. 75290, Pakistan
Tel: 011-92-21-811-5851
011-92-21-811-5094
Fax: 011-92-21-811-6178
Afroz@khi.compol.com
afroz@planwel.edu
http://www.planwel.com
http://www.planwel.edu
http://www.planwel.edu/Research/tampere.html
http://www.itcomm.gov.pk/
**********************************************************************
* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *
* Founder of CAADE *
* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education) *
* President Emeritus and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of *
* Global University System (GUS) *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Fax: 718-939-0656 (day time only--prefer email) *
* Email: utsumi@columbia.edu; Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676 *
* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/ *
**********************************************************************