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General Information

1. Name
JEN

2. Established
January, 1994

3. Co-President
Kenji Yoshioka / Keiichi Akagawa

4. Sectors of Involvement
Emergency Assistance / Reconstructing Infrastructure / Psyco-social Care / Self-reliance Assistance / Social Service Assistance

5. Areas of Involvement (Past Areas of Involvement)
Afghanistan / Iraq / Niigata Prefecture, Japan / Sri Lanka / Pakistan / Sudan / Myanmar / Indonesia / Haiti (Croatia / Chechnya / Kosovo / India / Mongolia / Serbia and Montenegro, Iran / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Eritrea / Lebanon)

6. Projects
Psycho-social / Shelter Reconstruction / Income Generation / Vocational Training / Support of the Socially Vulnerable / School Rehabilitation / Local Capacity Building / Refugee Camps / Emergency Supplies Distribution

7. Organizational Structure
[Decision Making Organ] Board of Directors (5) [Staff] International Staff: Tokyo Headquarters (14) Overseas Offices (10) Domestic Staff: 93 Part-time Staff: Domestic (1) Intern: Domestic (2)

8. Our Mission
We put our utmost efforts into restoring a self-supporting livelihood both economically and mentally to those people who have been stricken with hardship due to conflicts and disasters. We do so promptly, precisely, and flexibly by fully utilizing local human and material resources, considering this the most promising way to revitalize the society. Furthermore, we also try to convey victims’ sufferings and their efforts to overcome such sufferings along with their hopes and desires to the rest of the world so that the value of peace is seen in a new light and is shared by people everywhere. (=>Please refer to Mission and Vision for more details)

9. Establishment
Originally established as “Japan Emergency NGOs”, a group of several Japanese NGOs active in the Former Yugoslavia, conducting assistance for refugees and internal displaced persons. Since, JEN is doing assistance activities for those victims of wars, internal conflicts, and natural disasters, based on the motto “psyco-social care and assistance for self-reliance”. In 2000, JEN has obtained NPO status under the Japanese law, opened its headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo, and changed its official name to “Authorized NPO JEN”. On September 1st 2005, JEN was recognized as “Authorized NPO JEN” by the Japanese National Tax Agency.

10. Affiliated Organizations (as of January 2004)
JHP (Japan Team of Young Human Powers), Rissho Kosei-kai

11. Publication: Book: Video
“JEN: Japan Emergency NGOs, Memoirs of 4 Years in Assistance in the Former Yugoslavia”, “JEN in Afghanistan ~Together With Women, Together With People~” Periodical: “Newsletter JEN” (4 issuances per year)

12. Main Domestic Cooperative Organizations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Japan International Cooperation Agency / Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Ltd, The Smile Heart Club, etc.

13. Main International Cooperative Organizations
UNHCR / UNICEF / WFP / UNDP / IOM / ECHO etc

14. Affiliations
Japan Platform: formal status, Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation: member, Japan NPO Center: member

15. Trustees
Co-President: Kenji Yoshioka, Keiichi Akagawa / Trustee: Nobuyuki Mori, Yukiko Kuroda / Trustee, Secretary General: Keiko Kiyama

16. Auditors
Tsuyoshi Hayasaka

 

General Information

1. Nom de l’Organisation
JEN

2. Établissement
Janvier, 1994

3. Co-Présidents
Kenji YOSHIKAWA / keiichi AKAGAWA

4. Secrétaire Général
Keiko KIYAMA

5. Domaines d’Activités
Secours d’urgence / Reconstruction d’infrastructure / Aide psychosociale / Assistance pour auto-existance des peuples / Services sociaux

6. Pays et Régions d’Intervention (y compris des opérations fermées)
la Croatie / la Serbie et le Monténégro / la Bosnie et Herzégovine / la Tchéchénie / le Pakistan / la Mongolie / l’Inde / l’Afghanistan / l’Érythrée / l’Irak / l’Iran / le Sri Lanka / la Préfecture de Niigata (Japon) / le Liban / le Soudan / le Myanmar

7. Mécénats et Partenariats Principaux (Domestiques)
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères / Ministère de l’Éducation, de la Culture, du Sport, des Sciences et de la Technologie / Ministère des Affaires Intérieures et des Communications / La Poste Japon / Agence Japonaise de Coopération Internationale (Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA) / Japan Platform / Japan Team of Young Human Power / Mitsui Sumitomo Insurence Co. Ltd. / Felissimo / Refugee International Japan / Niigata Association of Nonprofits / The Niigata Foundation / Afghan Tochigi School Fund / Chikuma City International Exchange Association / The Fund for Peace / Niwano Peace Foundation

8. Partenariats Internationaux (Organisations Internationales)
HCR (Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés) / UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) / PNUD (Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement) / ECHO (le Service d’Aide Humanitaire de la Commission Européenne) / OMI (Organisation Mondiale pour les Migrations) / ACDI (Agence Canadienne de Développement International) / PAM (Programme Alimentaire Mondial)

9. Affiliation

Japan Platform (ONG japonaise composée par les agences gouvernementales et privées afin d’organiser des secours aux urgences internationales) : Membre Régulier
Centre Japonais des ONG pour la Coopération Internationale (Japan NGO Centre for International Cooperation) : Membre
Centre Japonais des Ogranizations des Activités non-Lucratives (Japan NPO Centre) : Membre