World Bank Group Seminar “Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF): Investment in Human Capital in Tajikistan and Mozambique”

The World Bank Group held the 10th Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) Dialogue Seminar focusing on two JSDF projects, “Tajikistan Nutrition Scale-up – Achieving Development Results” and “Mozambique-Maputo Peri Urban Sanitation - Achieving Development Results” on November 15, 2017.

The sessions highlighted the achievements of JSDF’s projects in Tajikistan and Mozambique by bringing together key stakeholders involved in the project. This seminar presented an overview and share lessons on the preparation, implementation, and results of this project.

Program

Opening Remarks

Masato Miyazaki
Special Representative, Japan, World Bank Group

Hideaki Imamura
Director for Development Issues, The International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Dirk Reinermann
Director, Trust Funds and Partner Relations, World Bank Group

Country Discussion Series 1:

JSDF Tajikistan Nutrition Scale-up – Achieving Development Results (via videoconference)

Country Discussion Series 2:

JSDF Mozambique-Maputo Peri Urban Sanitation - Achieving Development Results (via videoconference)

Closing Remarks

Masaki Inaba
Chair of Board Japan CSO Network on Global Health

*The session will be recorded for later viewing.

Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)

The Government of Japan and the World Bank established JSDF in June 2000, with the goal of providing grants to support community-driven development and poverty reduction projects that empower and directly improve the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable groups not reached by other programs. A unique and valued feature of the JSDF program is that it provides a platform for cooperation with non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, and other key stakeholders in the development process.