”ZAIRAICHI 8: MNGD Special issue 06-Making Networks for Glocal Development”was published. —The Contents— ・ON LAUNCHING ZAIRAICHI ・KANEKO, M. and SHIGETA, M. 2025. Progress Report For Component 3 From September 2023 to November 2024. 1-14. ・APPENDIX 15-38. ・The Project Chronology 2018-2025 39-51 We are currently preparing to make it available on […]
MNGD： Component3
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The third in this series of interviews with Ethiopian researchers who studied at Japanese universities under the MNGD project is Dr. Kassahun. He completed his PhD at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University. He is now a lecturer at Jinka University, Ethiopia. Interview with Ethiopian […]
On December 31, 2024, a special lecture was held at Jinka University (JKU) as part of the disaster risk management leadership training course, targeting students of JKU. Associate Professor Fukubayashi (Univeristy of Miyazaki) delivered it to students taught by Dr. Argachew (Assistant professor of JKU). The lecture covered the background, […]
The MNGD project has accepted a total of five Ethiopian students as long-term trainees into doctoral courses at Kyoto University, Ehime University and University of Miyazaki from 2020 during the pandemic. They have already returned to Ethiopia with their PhDs and are now working at their universities. This is a […]
”ZAIRAICHI 7: MNGD Special issue 05-Making Networks for Glocal Development”was published. ・Cover and Contents etc. ・SHARING EXPERIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA ・PROGRESS REPORT FOR COMPONENT 3 FROM NOVEMBER 2022 TO AUGUST 2023 ・APPENDIX –contact–MNGD Office
A Japanese expert from a non-profit organization called “Community Road Empowerment (CORE)” visited the project site in Jinka, southern Ethiopia in December 2023 and March 2024. He had meetings with local engineers and local residents to propose how to implement low-volume road construction in the areas with black cotton soil, […]
The 5th Joint Coordination Committee will be held on September 30th.Date: September 30th, 2023.8:30 – 13:00 (Ethiopia Time) *14:30 －19:00（Japan Time)Venue: ICT Hall, Jinka University, Jinka, Ethiopia and Online.
In August 2023, MNGD project members visited an area about 1 km south of the center of village B in South Omo zone, Ethiopia. The residents of village B must pass through this area to reach the health center. However, this area is covered with black cotton soil, which makes […]
In August 2023, MNGD project members visited an area about 1 km south of the center of village B in South Omo zone, Ethiopia. The residents of village B must pass through this area to reach the health center. However, this area is covered with black cotton soil, which makes […]
In 2019, MNGD project members and residents of Village B worked together to repair the road in front of the primary school. Three years later, in November 2022, we repaired the deteriorated parts of this road with the resident.Video of this demonstration and an interview with Prof. Fukubayashi and Mr. […]
We have created and published a video introducing the activities of the MNGD project, focusing on the demonstration of road improvement in South Omo, Ethiopia in 2019. Please have a look!
”ZAIRAICHI 6: MNGD Special issue 04-Making Networks for Glocal Development”was published. ・Cover and Contents etc. ・ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD TRAFFIC IN RURAL ETHIOPIA: THE CASE OF SOUTH OMO ZONE. Gebre Yntiso; Tamene Deysmi; Argachew Bochena ・APPENDIX –contact–MNGD Office