Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)



Japan Social Development Fund

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) is funded by the Government of Japan and administered by the World Bank

JSDF Grants for Post-Tsunami Recovery Measures

In January 2005, the Government of Japan allocated an additional US$20 million to the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) for grants to finance support for those affected by the December 26, 2004, tsunami. The deadline has now expired for submission of proposals for funding under this emergency facility. To date, twelve grants have been approved and an additional three grants are under consideration. The grants already approved appear in the table below.

Questions may be addressed to Regional Trust Fund Coordinators, or Ilene Photos (ext. 34660) or David Potten (ext. 87873) in Trust Fund Operations.

Country	Title	Date of approval	Amount (US$)
Indonesia	Support for Female-Headed Households during Aceh Reconstruction	March 25, 2005	1,693,800
Indonesia	Integrating Returning Refugees and Other Internally Displaced People in Conflict and Disaster Areas	March 25, 2005	1,560,500
Indonesia	Improving Aid Effectiveness through Radio	March 25, 2005	970,000
Indonesia	Support to Fisheries Sector Post-Tsunami Rehabilitation	July 7, 2005	1,927,685
Indonesia	Pilot Housing Program for Vulnerable Communities in Aceh	June 14, 2005	1,262,080
Maldives	Sustainable livelihoods in communities affected by the tsunami	June 14, 2005	1,975,600
Somalia	Puntland Primary Health Services	August 16, 2005	525,000
Somalia	Tsunami Livelihood Recovery Project	August 16, 2005	1,642,526
Sri Lanka	Empowering Poorest of the Poor Women and Young Girls in Sri Lanka Focusing on the most affected areas of Hambantota (South) and Northeast	February 4, 2005	1,044,755
Thailand	Emergency Response to the Tsunami Affected Communities in Southern Thailand	February 16, 2005	2,000,000
Thailand	Post-Emergency Response to the Effects of the Tsunami on Vulnerable Populations in Southern Thailand	April 26, 2005	1,000,000
Thailand	Legal Aid Services for Poor and Vulnerable People Affected by the Tsunami	August 16, 2005	1,850,000
		Total	17,451,946