Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction
Established in May 2000, the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) finances, on a grant basis, activities that specifically target the poor. In particular, the JFPR aims to
support well-targeted poverty reduction and social development activities that have a direct impact on the poor and on socially or economically excluded or vulnerable groups,
stimulate the self-help capacities of the poor,
stimulate widespread stakeholder participation at the community level, and
provide a systematic impact on developing member countries’ operations and approaches toward sustainable poverty reduction.
The JFPR will finance activities that provide innovative and demonstrative impacts on poverty reduction, and enhance the effectiveness in poverty reduction of ADB-financed projects.
Japan Scholarship Program
The Japan Scholarship Program (JSP) was established in 1988 to provide an opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB’s developing member countries to undertake postgraduate studies in economics, management, science and technology, and other development-related fields at selected educational institutions in Asia and the Pacific. The program is funded by the Government of Japan and administered by ADB. Currently, 18 institutions in 10 countries participate in the JSP.
(See also Office of Cofinancing Operations; and Training and Institutional Development)
Japan Special Fund
The Japan Special Fund (JSF) was established in 1988 and is administered by ADB. It seeks to help developing member countries (DMCs) restructure their economies and broaden the scope for new investments by recycling funds and to support DMC efforts in industrialization, natural resource and human development, and technology transfer. The JSF is used to finance or cofinance, on a grant basis, technical assistance projects.
(See also Asian Currency Crisis Support Facility; and Office of Cofinancing Operations)
Japanese Representative Office
(See
Departments and Offices.)
JFPR
(See
Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction.)
Joint Cofinancing
Joint cofinancing refers to the funds of ADB and cofinanciers that are pooled to finance a common list of goods and services required for a project in proportions agreed upon. Under this mode, ADB’s Guidelines for Procurement governs the procurement of goods and services. This mode is suitable only when cofinanciers do not tie their assistance or impose any special procurement restriction and agree to follow ADB’s procurement guidelines.
JRO
(See
Japanese Representative Office.)
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