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Civil Society

June 8, 2006


Since it began to interact with the civil society in the 1970s through dialogue on environmental issues, the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP has consulted and collaborated with thousands of organizations throughout the world, such as community-based organizations, NGOs, indigenous peoples organizations, labor unions, faith-based groups, and foundations ().

¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office publishes various types of information about opportunities for NGOs to collaborate on World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP projects and programs. It also provides support to NGOs involved in developing countries with regard to various trust funds and poverty reduction projects.

NGO Discussion Series

Sessions are held intermittently when staff members from World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP headquarters or other country offices visit Japan. The sessions are free and open to any participant. Session information is listed on the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office homepage as well as sent out in its e-news bulletins as they are arranged.

Contact Information

If you have ideas and thoughts for collaboration in World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP projects, it is important to contact and coordinate closely with the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP staff in the target country and sector. In addition to making contact through the , you can also contact the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office for inquiries relating to project collaboration, trust funds, policy dialogue, etc. Your contact here is Yukako Hiraki, Communications Officer/NGO Liaison, World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Tokyo Office, yhiraki@worldbankgroup.org, phone: +81-3-3597-6650.

Working with Trust Funds

The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) was established by the Government of Japan and the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP in June 2000 as an untied mechanism for providing direct assistance to the poorest and most vulnerable groups in eligible member countries of the World ¶¹ÄÌÊÓƵAPP Group.

For more information, please contact Yukako Hiraki (yhiraki@worldbankgroup.org).