2015 Volume 2 Issue 2 Pages 23-32
The purpose of this study is to explain the activities of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) which create global human resource development. The JOCV is a part of Official Development Assistance and is in the overseas volunteers dispatch system. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is in charge of dispatching JOCV. The Cooperation is provided in ten fields: planning and administration, commerce and tourism, public and non-profitable utilities, human resources, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, health and medical care, industrial production, social welfare, and energy. More than 120 occupations are involved in all. Approximately 40,000 JOCV have been dispatched to 88 countries worldwide. The volunteers are assigned to developing countries for a period of two years, carrying out a “Plan, Do, See” course of action. Living and working with the local people, they participate in cooperative activities and gain competencies in management, negotiation and problem solving in their work and personal relations. Furthermore, as their language skills improve, their outlook broadens with their proficient communication ability. The JO CV’s activities in developing countries are very effective at creating a globally competent person. JO CV’s activities will contribute to develop global human resources in the future.
