Projects

Program Agenda 2008

Regular Projects The Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund The Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund The Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund

Note: G=Grant Project; SO=Self Operated Project; C=Commissioned Project

Regular Projects

Program Policy (2008～ )
1. Efforts to Ensure Peace and Security in the International Community
  1. 1.1 Peace Building and Security Issues
  2. 1.2 Non-Traditional Security Issues
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Addressing an Avian Flu Pandemic through Intraregional Cooperation The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    		 SO/C 1/3 2,736,439yen
2. Addressing Positive and Negative Aspects of Globalization
  1. 2.1 Market and Disparities Issues
  2. 2.2 Issues Involving Demographic Changes and Population Movement
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    The Global Demographic Change and Labor Migration in Asia The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    Institute for Human Diversity Japan (Japan)
    		 SO/C 1/3 19,616,724yen
    Promoting Cooperation towards the Challenge of an Aging Asian Society Asian Aging Business Center (Japan)
    		 G 1/3 5,000,000yen
  3. 2.3 Interface Issues between Science and Technology and Society
3. Promotion of Mutual Understanding between Priority Regions and Japan
  1. 3.1 Exchange Program between Japan and The United States
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Promoting Japan-US Relations: An Opinion Leaders' Dialogue The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    		 SO 1/3 16,056,997yen
  2. 3.2 Exchange Program between Japan and the Middle East
Program Guidelines (2000～2008)
1. Toward the Coexistence of Pluralistic Values
  1. 1.1 Initiatives in Comprehensive Understanding of Civilizational Issues
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Toward an International Indicator and Policy Information System on Cultures and Globalization Center for Civil Society, UCLA School of Public Affairs (USA)
    		 G 2/3 10,395,490yen
    Comparative Study of Mechanisms and Incentives for University-Business Interactions in Four Developed Countries The Council for Industry and Higher Education (Britain)
    		 G 2/2 11,186,100yen
    Development and Evaluation of a New Framework to Promote Agricultural Intellectual Property Management University of California, Davis (USA)
    		 G 2/3 10,942,401yen
    The Role and Impact of Universities in a National Innovation System NUS Entrepreneurship Centre, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
    		 G 2/2 6,752,025yen
    Curriculum Reform for the Pondoks in Southeast Asia Prateepsasana Islamic School (Thailand)
    		 G 2/3 12,164,440yen
    Initiative Towards Shared Integration: Its Implications for Northeast India Asian Dialogue Society (Thailand)
    		 G 2/3 13,880,925yen
  2. 1.2 Dialogue and Exchange on Common Regional Issues
  3. 1.3 Information Sharing and Dissemination to the Global Community
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Supporting Journalism in Asia: Phase II The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    SPF−USA (USA), European Policy Centre (Belgium), AsiaViews (Indonesia), AsiaWorks (Thailand), Inter Press Service Asia-Pacific Center Foundation (Thailand)
    		SO/C 3/3 41,959,232yen
2. Fostering Human Security and Private Nonprofit Activities
  1. 2.1 Cooperation among Private Nonprofit Organizations, Business, and the Public Sector
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Platform Construction for the Development of Global Public Goods Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (Switzerland)
    		 G 3/3 12,569,131yen
  2. 2.2 Capacity Building and Institutionalization of Private Nonprofit Activities
    Project Name Regular Projects/
    Special Funds    		 Type Year Budget
    Pilot Study on Setting up an Innovative Scheme for Supporting Local NGOs Association of Foundations (Philippines)
    		 G 3/3 7,071,078yen
    Strengthening the Financial Sustainability of the Non-Profit Sector through Debt Swap for Education in the Countries of MERCOSUR SES Foundation (Argentina)
    		 G 3/3 7,319,153yen
    Civil Society Watch: Toward the Establishment of an Enabled Environment to Promote Civil Society CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (South Africa)
    		 G 2/3 9,960,200yen
  3. 2.3 Surveys and Research on Private Nonprofit Activities
3. Japan and Asia in the World
  1. 3.1 Japan's Structural Change and East Asia
  2. 3.2 East Asian Renewal and Transfer of Experience
  3. 3.3 Construction of a World Economic System and the Role of Japan and East Asia

The Sasakawa Pacific Island Nations Fund

Program Guidelines (1999～2008)
1. Exchange Projects That Respect the Values and Cultural Identity of Each Island Society
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Sasakawa Pacific Islands Journalism Fellowship The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
TransOceanic Media (USA)
 SO/C 3/3 3,764,559yen
Okinawa-Pacific Education Network Initiative University of the Ryukyus (Japan)
 G 3/3 8,200,000yen
2. Micronesia-Focused Projects Aimed at Promoting Regional Harmony
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
ICT Policy Reform and Sustainability in the Micronesian Region University of Hawaii (USA)
 G 3/3 5,559,941yen
3. Projects That Support Education and Training Through the Medium of Distance Education
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Online/Post-Graduate Courses Development for Law School The University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
 G 3/3 4,493,810yen
Enhancing Distance Education for the Pacific Island Community Tokai University (Japan)
 G 3/3 5,008,959yen
4. Projects to Promote Networking among NGOs and NPOs Operating in the Region and to Form Linkages among Pacific Island Nations and Asian Countries

The Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Fund

Guidelines (1995～2011)
1. Fostering Human Resources for 21st-Century Japan-China Relations
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Cultivating Specialists in International Security Issues/Phase Asian Forum Japan (Japan)
 G 5/5 5,825,570yen
Sasakawa Scholarship System for Chinese Students Studying Japanese/PhaseⅢ China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
 G 4/5 6,838,000yen
Development of Materials to Teach the Japanese Language Beijing Center for Japanese Studies (China)
 G 1/4 4,982,833yen
2. Deepening Mutual Understanding in the 21st Century
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Japan Visit Program for City Mayors China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
 G 5/5 5,724,138yen
Program for Promoting Japan-China Exchange in the Field of Security/Phase II The Sasakawa Peace Foundation,
China Institute for International Strategic Studies (China)
 SO/C 3/5 26,957,819yen
Japan Visit Program for Leaders of the Next Generation The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
 SO/C 1/1 7,517,157yen
Overview of Sino-Japanese Relations: 30 Years —Sino-Japanese Relations: 30 Years (1978–2008)— The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Social Sciences Academic Press (China)
 SO/G 2/2 12,657,500yen
Young Chinese Journalist Interchange Program The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Tsinghua-Nikkei Institute of Media Studies, Tsinghua University (China)
 SO/C 1/3 6,934,406yen
General Overview of Japan-China Exchange and Dialogue on Security The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
 SO/G 1/2 9,003,771yen
3. Activities to Promote Japan-China Relations in the 21st Century
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Japan-China Young Historians Conference/Phase II The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 SO 2/3 11,522,274yen
4. Activities to Advance the Fund's International Role
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Capacity-Building for NPO Evaluation in China NGO Research Center, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University (China)
 G 2/3 4,532,282yen

The Sasakawa Pan Asia Fund

Guidelines (1992～2008）
1. People Exchange
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
People Exchange Program: Strengthening Partnerships in the Pan-Asia Region The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 SO 5/5 4,647,773yen
Exchange Program between Vietnam and Japan at the Local Level The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Japan Center for Area Development Research (Japan)
The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (Vietnam)
 SO/C/G 3/3 22,630,494yen
Exchange Program between Vietnam and Japan at the Local Level
―Promoting Exchange between Non-Governmental Organizations at Local Level of Japan and Vietnam		 The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (Vietnam)
 G 3/3 8,949,779yen
Exchange Program between Vietnam and Japan at the Local Level
―Exchange and Experience Sharing between Local Government Officials of Japan and Vietnam		 Japan Center for Area Development Research (Japan)
 G 3/3 9,961,205yen
2. Human Resource Development
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
SPF India Study Group The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
 SO 3/3 9,133,404yen
Promoting Development of the Laotian NPO Sector
―Capacity Building for NPOs and Concerned Governmental Officials in Lao PDR		 Health Education Volunteers (Vietnam)
 G 3/3 5,261,305yen
Enhancement of Teaching, Research, Information and Publishing Capacity for the Academy of Finance Academy of Finance, Ministry of Finance of Vietnam (Vietnam)
 G 3/3 11,442,342yen
Human Resource Development Program for the Economic Research in Myanmar Myanmar Economic and Management Institute (Japan)
 G 3/3 11,590,134yen
Intellectual Assistance to Central Eurasia: Sharing the Experience of East Asia —Central Eurasia Leadership Academy Global Network Foundation (USA)
 G 3/3 16,774,300yen
Developing Business Teaching Materials in Vietnam The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
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 SO/G 3/3 16,031,936yen
Developing Business Teaching Materials in Vietnam
—Developing Business Cases for an MBA Course in Vietnam—		 University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
 G 3/3 10,015,548yen
Human Resource Development for ASEAN in Myanmar The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar)
 SO/G 3/3 3,977,133yen
Human Resource Development for ASEAN in Myanmar
—Capacity Enhancement of Young Diplomats in Myanmar—		 助成：Myanmar Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Myanmar)
 G 3/3 2,386,062yen
Asian Renaissance: Capacity Building for Future Leaders in Southeast Asia Institute for Policy Research, Malaysia (Malaysia)
 G 3/5 11,755,602yen
3. Research with Tangible Applications
Project Name Regular Projects/
Special Funds		 Type Year Budget
Study on Cross Border Economic Relations and Social Transformation in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
 G 2/3 7,605,850yen
People Participation in Policy Formulation in Vietnam: A Case of Urban and Regional Planning Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Kyung Hee University (South Korea)
 G 3/3 10,032,664yen
Toward an Asian Economic Community: An Agenda for Action 助成：Research and Information System for Developing Countries (India)
 G 3/3 8,621,950yen
Alternative ASEAN Charter Initiative Information and Resource Centre (Singapore)
 G 2/2 14,871,700yen
Assistance in Establishing an Intellectual Foundation for Contemporary Japanese Studies in India Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (India)
 G 2/3 5,442,741yen
The Sentosa Roundtable on Asian Security S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
 G 3/3 10,888,474yen

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