Benin

1-1.  Infrastructure  [ Boosting Economic Growth ]

1-1-1. Regional transport infrastructure, including roads and ports

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[2] Support capacity building for the management and maintenance of regional infrastructure. [3] Promote facilitation of cross-border procedures such as One Stop Border Post (OSBP).	● Promote facilitation of cross-border procedures	GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ(MOF)/GoUK(DFID)/JICA	GoJ (MOF): Hold seminars/training and dispatch experts in the field of customs in collaboration with WCO

1-3.  Agriculture and Rural Development  [ Boosting Economic Growth ]

1-3-0. Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ/JICA	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: grants and technical assistance out of 26 billion on agriculture (*)

1-3-1. Enhance capacity to increase food production and agricultural productivity

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Provide assistance to expand agricultural research, extension and advisory services including for adaptation to climate change, development of new crop varieties and improvement of soil fertility and other farming technologies, and increase the number of agriculture professionals through support for agriculture-related education and training in a gender sensitive manner.	● Study on the technologies for sustainable food production	GoJ(MAFF)	Examination for local cultivation technique, for possibility of innovation and prevalence for NERICA crop (17 million for FY2008)
	● Promotion of organizing farmers through learning agricultural cooperative activity in Japan		Hold training courses for promotion of organizing farmers (22 million for FY 2008, 32 million* for FY 2009)
	● Demonstrate, systematize and disseminate low-cost high-yield and sustainable ways of rice farming,utilizing areas that have high rice productivity potential, named ginland valleysh		Provide budget to AfricaRice Trust Fund FY 2009-2013 (64 million for FY 2009)

1-3-4. Others

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● Immediate interventions to address rising food prices: rapidly increased supply response for food staples; assistance to consumers; targeted interventions to address hunger	GoJ/WBG and other partners	GoJ: Provide emergency food aid worth of 100 million between May and July 2008 (mainly targeting Africa) , and other measures to be identified

2-1.  Community Development  [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]

2-1-2. Community based approach building on functional hubs

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Provide a comprehensive package of services at schools and community learning centers, including water supply and sanitation, school meals, first aid and referral service, literacy, and life-skill education, in addition to basic education. [4]Improve health centers as the core of support and provide training for health/medical workers.	● Provide comprehensive support to develop local populationfs capacity to tackle poverty and hunger which covers 6 domains including: health and sanitation, education, economic empowerment, nutrition, environment and promotion of gender equality.	Hunger Free World	Implement a comprehensive community development programme in the Commune of Ze in the region of Atraltique, Benin (37.6 million yen for 2009) (Including approx. 19.8 million yen of MOFAfs Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects)

2-2.  Education  [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]

2-2-0. Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	GOJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of 44 billion on education (*)

2-2-1. Basic education - expansion of access and quality

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[4]Promote knowledge/experience sharing within Africa and between Asia and Africa on such themes as culture and gender sensitive curricula, learning materials and training manuals.	● Expand teacher training in math and science through SMASE (Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Education) by extending program to additional countries and encouraging sharing of experiences	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Enhancement of teaching ability of 100,000 teachers of Math & Science
[5]Others	● Empower literacy programms and learners to contribute to peaceful and sustainable community delvelopment and for better management of education and health	UNESCO	Implement Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) in 22 countries

2-2-3. Multi-sectoral approach

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Establish child-friendly school environment through comprehensive packages of assistance including safe water and sanitation facilities with separate toilets for boys and girls, school feeding, or food for schooling (take-home ration) and first aid and referral services.	● Provide School feeding or food for schooling to girls	WFP	Provide school meals to 23 million children in 45 African countries in cooperation with NGOs and national governments

2-3.  Health  [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]

2-3-3. Measures against infectious diseases

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[6]Make efforts to control or eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases through awareness raising, treatment and access to safe water and sanitation.	● Strengthen control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), through greater access to rapid impact interventions and opitimal use of resources through integrated vector management	GoJ(MHLW)/GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of 43 billion mentioned above(*)

3.  Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance

3-3. Restoration and maintenance of security

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[2]Strengthen PKO centers in Africa and encourage exchange of experience between Asia and Africa.	● Support PKO training centers in Africa	GoJ/UNDP	GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund

4.  Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues

4-2.Adaptation

4-2. (1)Measures against natural disasters

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[2]Assist efforts to establish early warning systems and strengthen capacity at the community level to cope with natural disasters.	● Support disaster prevention and management capacity (focus on droughts and floods and main vulnerable countries)	GoJ/WBG	GoJ: Support by "Cool Earth Partnership" and "Hatoyama Initiative" (*)

4-3. Water and Sanitation

4-3. (0)Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of 30 billion on water and sanitation (*)

4-3. (2)Access to safe water and sanitation facilities

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities with affordable technologies. [2]Support capacity building of managers and users of water and sanitation system and promote awareness raising campaigns to improve hygiene practices including hand washing.	● Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities (e.g. wells including those with solar panels, and toilets)	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	Provide safe drinking water to 6.5 million people

5.  Broadening the Partnership

5-1. Promote South-South Cooperation - Asia-Africa Cooperation, Africa-Africa Cooperation

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Transfer efficiently skill and technique, share knowledge and experience, and promote joint research within Africa and between Asia and Africa.	● Promote effective technical transfer and capacity building through South-South Cooperation	GoJ(MAFF)	(i) Provide budget to FAO Trust Fund FY 2006-2012* (ii) Hold Training & Seminars (98 million** for FY 2008, 127 million for FY 2009)
	● Enhance African local NGOs’ (member associations’) understanding about human security concept and its careful application in planning and implemention of activities and broadly share experiences within Africa	IPPF Africa Regional Office IPPF member associations in Africa including Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU); Family Planning Association of Liberia (FPAL); Family Planning Association of Angola (ANGOBEFA); Association de Bien-Etre Familial- Naissances Desirables (ANEF-ND)	Research on human security and reproductive health in Africa
[2]Promote the exchange of people, trade and investment and services to strengthen the ties between Asia and Africa.	● Expand Asia Africa Knowledge Co-creation Program (AAKCP)	JICA	JICA: Promote AAKCP in 12 countries for improving management

● Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
● MDB projects are to be decided.
● $ = US dollars
● Assistance measures written on a yellow ground are those embodied in 2008 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
● Assistance measures written on a pink ground are those embodied in 2009 (JFY) after TICAD IV.