who we are

Our Story

Inception

JICA Alumni Society of Maldives (JICA-ASM) is an NGO of JICA training ex-participant, who have undergone training in Japan under Technical Cooperation Programmes of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Government of Japan & it’s the first Alumni Society of Maldives.

The founding and establishment of the JICA-ASM was conceptualized in 2003 through the efforts of a group of administrators and academicians from various government Ministries.

The JICA-ASM was formally organized in 15th February 2005. This was the year when the Constitution and by-laws of JICA-ASM was crafted by a group of ex-JICA participants mostly lawyers and officials coming from various government agencies, From its original membership of less than 4 in 2003, JICA-ASM continued to grow to its present membership of 400 + and it tries to keep close interaction among members by organising a wide spectrum of activities such as Seminars, workshops, cultural programmes, excursion trips and annual get-together.

Objectives

The mission of this society is to assist toward the maintenance and development of the friendship among citizens of Japan and the Maldives by the establishment of permanent contacts between organizations as they are JICA and the others in Japan by information interchange, maintaining mutual friendship relations and cooperation among JICA Alumni Associations throughout the world. Their decisive characters are permission of both development and maintenance of the mutual friendship and special – social relations among the JICA Alumni members as well as broader space creation for cooperation among organizations and citizens of the Maldives and Japan as well as those who studied in both countries too.

Planning

Conduct yearly gatherings to ratify the management of the Society and select the committee members for a two-year term. Hold monthly sessions for the Executive committee. Provide activity reports and financial statements to the JICA/JOCV Maldives office.
All former participants are welcome to join the alumni association, with a special emphasis on encouraging those who have either recently returned from Japan or have been back for an extended period to consider applying for membership.
The association’s membership has seen a rise, and the Executive Committee’s endeavors to diversify its activities have fostered stronger bonds and deeper friendships among its members.

Activities

Through the years, JICA Alumni Society of Maldives has been undertaking the following activities to attain its objectives.

To contribute towards fostering good relations between Maldives and Japan
To promote exchange of information between or establish cultural, scientific and linguistic links with similar societies or associations in other countries having similar links with JICA
Annual Get-together & Excursion Trips
Participation in activities like seminars, conference, scholarships and exchange programs
Organizing the Annual General Meetings
Organizing the Regular Meetings of Executive Committee Members
Publishing Annual Newsletters
Maintaining JICA-Ex trainees Directory Annually
Organizing Technical Seminars, Workshops
Organizing yearly Tree planting campaigns for environmental awareness
Organizing the Blood Donation programs
Supporting JICA Maldives office in Pre-departure Orientation Programs for participants leave for Japan for training courses.