As of June 2024, the Government of Japan has contributed US$854.3 million to the JSDF program, funding nearly 800 projects. The JSDF has become the leading source of support for innovation in multi-sector social poverty alleviation programs, responding directly to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable.
Acting as a model for social development and livelihood improvement, JSDF-supported projects have been scaled up with funding from the World Bank, recipient countries, and other development partners. These projects effectively contribute to the World Bank's mission of ending extreme poverty and boosting prosperity on a livable planet.
The JSDF intervenes in the following areas:
- Improved Nutrition and Early Childhood Development
- Inclusive Education
- Improved Access to Basic Health and Sanitation Services
- Improved Entrepreneurial Skills and Access to Employment
- Enhanced Adaptation to Climate and Disaster Risk, including in Agriculture
- Strengthened Local Governance and Accountability
More than 50 percent of JSDF grants have been implemented by civil society organizations in about 93 low- and lower-middle income member countries.
JSDF FY24 Active Portfolio of Recipient-Executed Grants by Region (US$ million)
JSDF Active Projects (as of January 2025)
- Cambodia Sustainable Livelihood for Indigenous Communities Project
- Rwanda: Advancing Citizen Engagement Project
- Tanzania: Promoting Community Led Nature Based Solutions to Climate Change Adaptation in the Usangu Catchment
- Viet Nam: Improved Delivery of Legal Aid for the Poor and Vulnerable Project
- Zambia: Voice and Accountability: Community Empowerment for Improved Local Service Delivery Project
- Bhutan: Accelerating Maternal & Child Health Outcomes Project
- Burkina Faso Improving Education of Children with Disabilities
- Djibouti: Promoting Women's and Community Resilience in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
- Djibouti Empowering Communities for Better Nutrition
- Haiti: Promoting the Productive Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
- Early Childhood Development Program in Atlántida Communities in Honduras
- Indonesia Community-Based Childcare and Women's Empowerment Project
- Philippines: No Bangsamoro Child Left Behind in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- Rwanda - Support to Community Health Workers Project
- Timor-Leste COVID-19 and Health Systems Strengthening Support Project
- Reducing Income- and Health-Related Vulnerability of Older Persons in Vietnam
- Cambodia Sustainable Livelihood for Indigenous Communities Project (CSLICP)
- Connecting farming communities to coastal economies in El Balsamo – COSTA VIVA, El Salvador
- Honduras: Youth Employability and Climate Resilience Project
- Indonesia Inclusive Livelihoods for Poor Rural Communities in Eastern Indonesia Project
- Improved Livelihood Opportunities and Accessibility for underserved urban communities in Meru, Kenya
- Productive Economic Inclusion in Lebanon
- Mongolia: Virtual Cooperatives of Pastoral Livestock Communities
- Entrepreneurship-focused socioemotional skills for the most vulnerable youth in rural Mongolia
- Morocco - Community-Based Rural Roads Maintenance
- Myanmar Community Livelihood Assistance Project
- Sierra Leone Rice Systems Capacity Strengthening Project
- Uzbekistan: Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women
- West Bank and Gaza: Palestinian Heritage Trail: Increased Economic Opportunities and Improved Livelihood for Fragile Communities
