March 30, 2009

 Six New Japanese Overseas Cooperation

Volunteers Arrived

On March 24, six new Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) arrived in Bangladesh in order to extend cooperation in different sectors such as, infection control, rural community development, primary education, and automobile mechanic. They will work in the public organizations of Bangladesh for the next two years.

Since March 1973, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has dispatched a total of 999 JOCVs to Bangladesh in various fields such as agriculture and rural development, forestry and fisheries, processing, maintenance and management, civil engineering and construction, health and hygiene, education, culture and sports.

At present there are as many as 41 volunteers engaged in various activities throughout Bangladesh, all speaking the Bengali language.

The new JOCV members called on Ambassador of Japan H. E. Mr. Masayuki Inoue on March 30 at the Chancery. Ambassador Inoue told them: “I wish you to fully demonstrate your talents and skills for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh”.