JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency Kenya Office Senior Representatives paid a courtesy call to IDS on 21st February, 2024 to explore the possibility of a collaboration between JICA Kenya office and the University of Nairobi Institute for Development Studies.

The meeting that was held in IDS Director’s Office, Gandhi Wing, University of Nairobi, was attended by:

1. Kenji Hayashi - JICA, Senior Representative, JICA Kenya office
2. Takahashi Motoki - Professor Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies & Director, Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
3. Simon Kariuki - Programme Officer Education, Childcare Protection and Gender Affairs, JICA
4. Prof. Paul Kamau (IDS)
5. Dr. Anne Kamau (IDS)
6. Paschalin Basil (IDS)

Through this courtesy call, Kenji Hayashi, the JICA Senior Representative, Kenya office, discussed the JICA Chair Program. The JICA Chair Program is an initiative geared to promote development experiences learning from the initiatives of Japan over time. Japan is one of the “non-Western” countries which emerged economically and democratically while conserving its culture and tradition. This offers great valuable lessons to partner countries in their quest to achieve modernization and in a similar manner, Japan equally learns from the ongoing interventions and efforts of partner countries.