Empowering Individuals and Communities

Unlocking potential

Vulnerable people and countries still suffer the most from lack of access to education and employment, especially young women in developing countries. To address this issue and create opportunities to learn and work, Japanese entrepreneurs and educators are using technology to expand access to education and employment around the world.

How Japan Is Committed to Education For All

“Education for all” means going beyond formal education by considering varied needs, backgrounds and multi-grade teaching environments.

Sharing Japanese-Style Education Abroad

The Japanese education system is receiving much attention. This all started in 1964 with an international math education study conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).

How Japan Is Empowering Women on the Global Stage

Empowering women is an integral component of investing human resources, an approach that has helped Japan overcome many challenges over the centuries and allowed its people to flourish.

Empowering Women Through Sustainable Businesses

In the era following the Covid-19 pandemic, businesses prioritizing social responsibility – rather than chasing profits – may become the mainstream. In Uganda, NAKAMOTO Chizu, who runs the handbag and accessory company RICCI EVERYDAY, is supporting local women by using African prints to produce handbags sold in Japan.

African Print for Women’s Self-Reliance

Japanese woman establishes bag workshop in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, to support both unemployed single mothers who are unable to send their children to school, and impoverished former child soldiers who lack dreams for a better future