Since 1994, The Ebara Association of Enterprise Management (EAEM) has been supporting JOICFP with popular fund-raising activities and events. Member organizations are encouraged to collect used prepaid cards and stamps, and from JOICFP receive regular feedback on how monies gathered are used to better the lives of those in developing countries.

From 7th to 17th June, a six-member team headed by Hideyuki Takahashi, Director, Resource Development and Campaign, JOICFP, comprising three JOICFP staff and three representatives from EAEM, visited JOICFP project sites in Tanzania.

The purpose of the visit was to show concrete results to EAEM of their support, encourage local NGOs, and provide EAEM with information to motivate its members towards further social contribution.

The funding of the integrated project in Tanzania has now shifted from only direct contributions to raising funds through, for example, the selling of coffee and local art. However, the concepts of reproductive of health are often difficult to understand, and the idea of safe motherhood is now an emerging international trend. The visitors met with the Tanzania Family Planning Association (UMATI) to explain this and to encourage UMATI to market its activities in new and appropriate ways, as well as thank them for their commitment to the project.

During the visit to Tanzania, the team met Prime Minister, Hon. Frederick Tluway Sumaye, MP. (center)

Relationships between the north and south can be furthered through activities that raise awareness, including photographs, reports and interviews. As a result of the long economic stagnation in Japan, EAEM is looking for new ways to sustain the motivation of its members, and visits such as this provide real examples of the big difference to people's lives that small contributions make. The EAEM representatives were also able to see the commitment of the volunteer Community-based Distributors who are the foundation of JOICFP's activities

IPPF London

With IPPF in London

After Tanzania, the mission visited the IPPF in London. Japan is one of the largest contributors to IPPF, money that comes from the Japanese taxpayer. One of EAEM's activities is to assist its members in making correct tax returns and in speaking with IPPF the representatives were able to better understand how Japanese tax money is utilized.