Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Part III Assistance for Each Region

Mr. Nowaki Hijikata, a JICA expert active in Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, sowing sesame seeds with the local people (Photo: Anne Mimault)

Mr. Nowaki Hijikata, a JICA expert active in Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso, sowing sesame seeds with the local people (Photo: Anne Mimault)

Challenges and problems vary according to countries and regions. Hence, it is necessary to implement cooperation that responds to the respective situations of each region. Based on the economic and social backgrounds of the problems faced by each region, Japan strives to solve the problems in developing countries through providing more focused cooperation in a strategic, effective, and flexible manner while coping flexibly and responding to rapidly changing situations.

Chart III-1 Japan’s Bilateral ODA by Region (2017)