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Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is an incorporated administrative agency that delivers Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. JICA is one of the worldʼs largest bilateral aid agencies, supporting developing countries in addressing their development challenges through flexible combination of various cooperation modalities, such as Technical Cooperation, Finance and Investment Cooperation, and Grants. JICA has 96 overseas offices and operates in approximately 140 countries and regions of the world (As of July 2023). JICA also has 15 domestic offices across Japan that serve as a nexus linking developing countries with regions in the country. These domestic offices promote international cooperation that takes advantage of the characteristics of these regions and contribute to their development through such cooperation.
MoreThe Fred Hollows Foundation is a global leader in eye health and international development with a clear purpose: to make sure everyone has access to high quality, affordable eye health care. The Foundation continues the vital work of Professor Fred Hollows’ whose vision was a world where no one is needlessly blind or vision impaired. The Foundation works in more than 25 countries throughout East and South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Australia and the Pacific, and has a 30-year history of working with national health ministries and partners in lower- and middle-income countries to improve health systems and eliminate avoidable blindness. The Foundation has restored sight to more than 3 million people over the past 30 years, and in the last 5 years alone, it has conducted more than half a million cataract surgeries. With its distinct focus on disadvantaged communities and on those who are most affected by avoidable blindness, the Foundation has improved the lives of many older people worldwide and is committing additional efforts to foster healthy ageing through eye care and other interventions.
MoreSAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ older people. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is an organization that advocates with and on behalf of and offers supportive services and resources to LGBTQ+ older people and their caregivers.
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