About JICA Alumni Association of Pakistan

JICA [Japan International Cooperation Agency]’s Alumni Association of Pakistan [JAAP] came into being in 1989 with the aim of fostering closer relations and more fruitful mutual assistance between JICA former training participants.

The objectives were to strengthen and development of friendly ties and cooperation between Pakistan and Japan; develop contacts with JICA and various training institutions in Japan with a view to exchange information of mutual benefit and to promote transfer of technical knowhow among the members. JICA Alumni Association has been very actively pursuing the above-mentioned objectives by organizing technical, social and environmentally friendly events for its members in particular and communities in general. JAAP has organized several free medical camps, seminars, workshops, trainings, Japanese and Pakistani cultural events, competitions, historical and ecological site visits, etc. from time to time through its central / national chapter and regional chapters.

JAAP is managed through its national chapter in Islamabad and its three (3) regional chapters i.e. i) Balochistan; ii) Sindh; and iii) Punjab; whereas three (3) more regional chapters are in the process of organization i.e. i) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) & Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA); ii) Gilgit-Baltistan; iii) Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) to manage around 2,000 members across the country. JICA Alumni Association has become robust in its activities and achievements and working on the following objectives: