Ethio-Japan Partnership Seminar Proceeding - CRDA Ethiopia

Regarding time limit, we can do extension if there is a need for that. As said, weare rigid, which is true. In the mean time we are considering the possibilities ofholding budget contingencies for the first general grant, not for grass root grant,and we are currently working on this matter. In fact things are improving withthe Japanese government with relation to TICAD, though large portion of policyis made without consulting civil societies. But as it is there are lot of ideas andpossibilities.Q6. I had been to Japan for visit, and learnt and gained greatexperience from the expertise and as matter of my stay there. In mystay there I learnt that JICA send volunteers to share technicalexperiences and knowledge to countries like Nepal, and few Africancountries. Is there any plan JICA has for sending volunteers who canshare technical expertise to the civil societies here? Is there any chanceto human resource development, in which civil societies be offeredtraining in Asian countries?With regard to human resource development, thru the implementation of smallscale projects, we hope that civil society could be helped.Q7. Being happy to find environmental friendly and professionalperson in the kereyu area, is your organization interested in the scarceresource-wild life? How is the relationship between the wildlife and thepeople in relation to the natural resources?We have 20 local species of plants, both exotic and indigenous types, andprepare and distribute them to the local people. And the survival rate of theindigenous species is like 30% and that of the exotic species is 10-15%.Nothing significant has been done with regard to the wild life, and there is acontroversy in those areas, and they could not go beyond further, and haveconstraints.Q8. Are the farmers who reside in your areas displaced due to theimplementation of this project? Is the life of the farmers taken care of?18