Objective of JAAFSC

JICA Alumni Associations are the associations of professionals trained and educated in Japan and these professionals can contribute a lot for overall development of the region by sharing their expertise, experiences and ideas of their respective fields. The FORUM have the following objectives:

maintain, develop and extend relationship to foster mutual understanding, cooperation and strengthening friendship among the ex-participants of JICA sponsored programs in the SAARC region;
exchange views, ideas, share the knowledge and experience among the members of JAAFSC to develop linkage with JICA and different training institutions in Japan, with a view to exchange information and cooperation in the relevant fields of mutual interest;
contribute towards strengthening of friendly ties and cooperation in different areas of development activities between participating countries in the SAARC region and Japan
promote and strengthen collective self reliance among the JICA Alumni Associations in the SAARC region international forum on matters of common interest; and
Strengthen cooperation among the member JICA Alumni Associations in international forum on matters of common interest; and
Cooperate with international and regional organizations with similar objectives.