NISVA UPDATE

As of January 2006, NISVA sent or going to send fifteen volunteers in four countries.

Country: Myanmar
NISVA have three programs in Myanmar.

1) Agriculture (Rice and fruit trees)
Since April 2005, Mr. Toshiharu Tanaka (49), agriculture specialist, is working for the City of Mandalay to train young trainees to transfer skills of rice farming and fruit tree cultivation(mainly plum trees).

2) Deaf school in Mandalay
Mr. Yoshio Suzuki (69) and his wife, Rioko Suzuki(60),are going to teach sport education and sewing skill respectively to deaf students in Deaf School in Mandalay, starting April 2006 for one year. They themselves are deaf couple and eager to help handicapped people.

3) Traditional Medical School
Mr. Teruo Kageyama(64, acupuncturist) is going to give special course in Japanese acupuncture at Traditional Medical school in Mandalay starting August 2006.

Country: Sri Lanka
NISVA have three programs in Sri Lanka.

1) Agriculture
Since October 2005, Mr. Iwao Kudo (71) and Mr. Masayuki Noda (67) are giving agriculture training to young people at the training center sponsored by Sewalanka Foundation, which is one of the biggest NGOs in Sri Lanka. Mr. Kudo is a specialist of general farming, and Mr. Noda is a specialist of rice.

2) Dress making training in Tsunami stricken area
Since October 2005, Ms. Motoko Nakajo (76) has worked to train young women how to sew and make dress at the training center (sponsored by Sewalanka Foundation) in Tsunami-stricken area. The purpose is to transfer the skills so that the women can support themselves. Ms. Nakajo had a team with two assistants, Ms. Katsuyo Motonaga (47) and Ms. Akemi Sato (59).

3) Tourism advisor
Mr. Takao Makino (63) has worked as an advisor of tourism for Sewalanka Foundation. The Foundation has a program of promoting tourism to help the victims of Tsunami in December 2004. Mr. Makino has experience of working for tourism and he is helping the program to increase visitors from Japan.

Country: Viet Nam
Mr. Tsutomu Fukui (63) is working for the city of Da Nang as an advisor of tourism and exchange program of sport players, since January 2006.

Country: Bhutan
NISVA is giving financial help for Japan Silver Volunteers Association to send the following four volunteers in Bhutan for the period of one year.

1) Mr. Matsuura (Automobile repair specialist)
2) Mr. Horikawa (Computer technician)
3) Mr. Murakami (veterinarian)
4) Mr. Inoue (wood craftsman)