All the way from Botswana!!

These are the IEC materials sent from Mr. Olaotse(09iecb, Botswana). He has developed all these for the campaign of "Alcohol Abuse".
MTEC has been amazed with his efforts to produce them, and at the same time happy if MTEC has comtributed some to this wonderful work.
Congratulations, Olaotse san!!

I found you, Liza!

I was browsing "JICA's World", JICA's magazine, Vol. 30 of March 2011 when I found the special article on Marshall Islands. There was a column introducing JICA's acitivities there, and I found this!!!


The caption says: JICA volunteer and a returned participant collaborate for diabetic patients to disseminate the importance of balance diet.

The lady in the middle is Ms. Lizabeth Enne in 10ieca. I was so glad to find here.
I hope what she gained here are utilized accordingly.

Messages after the earthqueka and tsunami 6

Here are the mails MTEC received after March 16.
One month has passed since occurrence of the earthquake and tsunami.
The Tohoku (northeastern) area is still in danger of afterquake and the series of nuclear plants threats.
The restoration has started, though, there are enormous roadblocks in front of us.
In the time of hardship, we, the citizens of Japan, appreciated the warm thoughts and prayers from you.

Dear All,
This is my message of good will to all the Japanese people. May the good Lord who knows how to comfort and wipe out all the sorrows; see you through these painful and trying moments.
Sakayi
Malawi, 08isd


Dear AllAll the sad events that exist in this world including the earthquake disaster that struck the resulting stunami friends and our relatives in Japan, behind the scene there will be things that should be observedand there will be a good thing better by that experience, God does not sleep we pray for it
Ariful
Indonesia, 01mmb


Dear OIC Family and all Okinawa and Japanese people,
We all Nepalese people and my self really very very worried about that but we can't say about natural disaster . So any way we will always with Japanese people every time.
Bhola Prasad Chapagain
Nepal, 08msce


JAPAN - we are with you
Yours,
Amila Nawarathna
Sri Lanka, 10msce


Dear all MTEC (AVT) friends in the world, I hope this mail finds you in good spirit!
The messages from the world still continue to arrive here.
I, as a self-designated spokesperson of MTEC(!), decided to paste all messages to MTEC alumni to MTEC blog.
Here is the link -> http://mtecblog.blogspot.com Well, the blog is not an official one approved by JICA, it has kept certain volume of information on MTEC matters.
I started from the first day of this catastrophic event on March 11, Friday.
Now I finished up until March 14, Monday.
I shall continue little by little, so please stay patient till I catch up with the date when you might have sent us the message.
Though I don't know all of you in person, I feel your warm regards toward Okinawa and Japan.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Naoko T. Nakama
Okinawa, 03-04dvp(coordinator), 05-instructor


Dear all Japaneses,
Please accept my sincere condolence to the disaster in Japan.
Hope everyone including my sensei, all I know not only at OIC, but JICA, JICE also is safe.
Lekha Limchitt
Thailand, 00mm


Dear all Japaneses,
We are always here to give you love and our hands. Tomorow will be better.
Duong Nguyen Vu Thuy
Viet Nam, 10msce


Nana san,
Thank you for the enormous updates. Am sure you must be over 1800km from Fukushima, but i tell you you are closer than us... so this information is important to us MTEC family. Knowing you are well down in Okinawa is a peaceful delight to our hearts. Most of my friends from Main land Japan are ok but i havent heard from a few (including Fujita san) and am a little bit worried. My prayers are with you that you shall overcome this tragedy and with peace that surpasses all understanding at this time of great catastrophe. As a matter of fact the few times have been in Okinawa i used to feel some seismic waves resulting from mere tremors... i can only imagine how tragic this 9.0 magnitude and Tsunami can be. Be all well Nana san and and may God bless Japan.
Kind regards,
OBED,
Kenya, 05 and 09dvp



I was enrolled in training in 2006
When I went to this great country
I did not ever expect that people
I will never forget the treatment you've found
There is no ethics in the world
I loved this country very much
A developed country
Sincere good people who loves his country and the whole world
We all love these people
This is not words sad
But I was ready to do anything this beautiful country respond to
O Lord, beyond harm to this country and save its people
Thanks to MTEC Blog
Sayed,
Egypt, 06tpm


Hi Nana San and MTEC family
This tragedy came as a great shock to us here in Kenya. Mine is to wish the brothers and sisters of Nihon a quick recovery from this devastating moment in Japan history. The friends of this beloved country are always with you. God Bless Japan
Godfrey Kareithi,
Kenya, 04dvp


Dear Tokumura and all OIC staff!
Are you all in good health?
It is the most trajic desaster occured on our Japan. I do not understand why the Almighty God protect the people that do and invest for welbeing of third wold world citizens.
Anyway, my deepest grief for those who are affected by the earthquack and Sunami.
I hope Okinawa is still OK according to the international media.
With Sympathy,
Moges Hiluf,
Ethiopia, 04tpm


Hi People of Japan!
Surely God love you and you definetely come out of this. We in Kenya are particularly concerned about the radiation. Stay strong. The world is praying for you people. God Bless Japan.
Godfrey Kareithi,
Kenya, 04dvp


Dear Alumni members,
We are doing all right.
After the earthquake, we were facing a cascade of accumulating problems.
The grave concern is the fear of radioactive releases.
The Japanese government established 20-km evacuation zone and 30-km stay-indoors zones around the nuclear station.
These zones hinder rescue mission and force bodies remain unclaimed. Sadly speaking, this situation doesn't draw attention because few TV or press crew would enter the zones.
However, infrastructures and transportation systems are being recovering in some area.
The Japan has received supportive message from all over the world. That is very encouraging to us.
We received many message from you people. That make us positive mind.
Thank you all,
TOKUMURA Tomoaki
MTEC, JICE Okinawa Office


Its truly a tragedy, But Japan you a a strong Nation, Lovely and healthy people. Gods eyes is upon you, because you have blessed so many nations of the world, God will restore your land and double the blessings you will recieve.
To our friends, and families in Japan, we are with you in our hearts in prayers
God Bless your land, Long Live Japan
Peter Kafa,
Solomon Islands, 08dvp


Dear Tokomura san, Nana san & all:
Although the disaster of March 11, was a big loss to the Japanese people, but I found some excellent things through our media, which are remendous. For example, the way the people of Japan cooperated with each other and remained disciplined. This gesture of integrity, generocity & harmony is the asset of the Japanese people only.
One of our analyst on TV channel called the japanese "What a Great Nation".
This compliment was very pleasing for me as being a former participant of JICA.
We all are proud for having relation to such a great nation of Japan.
So, don't worry about these hardships...Because You are Great in the world.
Izzat GUL
Pakistan, 06dvp


Greetings from Okinawa.
As you already know, the whole nation of Japan has been in deep sorrow and hardships due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, followed by the accidents at nuclear power plants.
Okinawa has had no direct damage, but MTEC and OIC have been affected by them such as re-arranging of return flights so as to avoid the airports in Tokyo area, and change of the visiting organizations during observation tours.
From right after the event until now, MTEC has received large numbers of condolence and encouraging messages to our alumni mailing list or Club MTEC on facebook. MTEC would like to express sincere appreciation to you for the sympathy and support.
Cited from MTEC Newsletter #10


We felt sympathize for what has happen,however we are with you in prayer.
May God bless you all.
John Selwyn Warito,
Solomon Islands, 09msce

Messages after tne earthquake and tsunami 1

Dear all, especially the MTEC alumni,
As you all know, the country of Japan has been suffering the catastrophic event by the earthquake(s) and tsunami(s) since the afternoon of March 11 (Fri).
The damage is still not revealed yet, moreover, the threat by the following accidents in a nuclear plant.

Here, I would like to past all messages we have received you.
It may take some or many posts on this blog, but I would like to post all no matter how long it takes me, because I've been deeply touched by your warm and kind words.

Here it started...

Hi. Are you okay? Just watching the news.

This was the message arrived on my mobile phone after 1.5 hours after it.
It occurred at 14:46 (JST) on March 11, 2011.
I got to know about it by the mail from Mrs. Maekawa. We turned on TV, and saw the tsunami real time.
Without knowing who it was from, I replied.

thankx okinawa is OK. but northern JPN is disaster. BTW who r u? nana

I could not keep my eyes on TV, so dashed to my PC to check e-mail to find:

I heard about Japan's earthquake, r u OK? I am in my classroom.
Yan Zhang 10ieca

and

This is mark nana san. I have been worried because they say in the news that the effects were felt as far as china. Am glad you are fine. I had sent you a phone message.
Mark Kamau 06dvp

I've kept receiving mails and posts on facebook.
Then in the night, MTEC mailing list became active like below:

Nana San
I just know the big earthquake in Japan, are you well in OIC? How are people in Okinawa? How's Okinawa? We are very concerned about people in OIC, please let us know how you are.
My thoughts are with you, and I'm sure you will soon come out of this adversity.
Carmen Urbano
DVP09
El Salvador

Thank you Carmen san.
But unfortunately, I could not reply her. I can receive the mailing list but cannot reply from home. Instead of me, Tokumura san replied, thank God.


This is toku,
We are alright here in Okinawa. The quake occurred northern part of Japan, then almost all transportation system are suspended.
Unique thing was that we could see Tsunami almost real time on TV. It is terrible disaster. Many casualties are reported.
TOKUMURA Tomoaki
MTEC, JICE Okinawa Office

Tokumura san's message was followed by the following.


Our instructors and participants,
I wish you all well and safe. Please, tell us about you and Okinawa. Our hearts are with you.
ABDULLAH AL GHOSON
Saudi Arabia
MTEC 2006 Participant.


Toku San, thanks for the report. I'm feeling very sad about the situation, but I'm glad Okinawa is safe. I hope everyone at OIC-MTEC and their families elsewhere at Japan are OK.How I'd wish there could be something I could do for Japan, second homeland for many of us.N.-
Nestor
Colombia, 06dvp


Dear Friends
Im really concern and sad about such a bad news I hope you can recover from this terrible disaster, pleasemantain contact and we will pray for the people who is suffering nowDo you know something about Fukuoka and Kyoto my relatives are around there and I havent have contact with themPlease receive my deepest regards . Love from Delia
Delia Namihira
Mexico, 08ieca


Thanks god you are Ok. Thanks for the message, plase take care!
Jose Castro
Peru, 03dvp


Thanks God .. I hope Japan will be better after this big disaster.My pray for Japan, especially for Okinawa .. my second "home" Thank you Toku-san for this 'report' from Okinawa.Please let us know .. next up dating 'report' about Japan's earthquake .. !
Suhendra - Indonesia, 01dvp

Then, Silvia san (El Salvador, 08msce) forwarded my message to the mailing list.

Dear Silvia,
!Hola!
Thanks so much for your concern and prayer.
Yes, as Tokumura san wrote, Okinawa is fine. Only low tsunamis, but not serious at all.But the situation in mainland Japan is just terrible. The earthquake still continues to occur.Many people of that are staying at shelters tonight. And more than 200 people found dead, and many more remain missing.Thank you for your concern, again.Due to the technology, we can observe what's goind on there.How those Tsunami move to the land and attacks could be shot and on aired.Almost real time.But inspite of technology, we human being are just trifles in front of nature.Please forward this message to MTEC alumni.
I can read MTEC mailing list, but cannot reply.
So, if you don't mind, please forward my message above to MTEC alumni mailing list.I would like to post your message on MTEC blog. I hope you don't mind.
Have a good weekend,nana

I'm going to continue to "copy & paste" all.
Stay tuned!!

News from El Salvador

Here is a quote from a message from El Salvador
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Dear Nana-san,

I just want to let you know JICA El Salvador has invited to go to Honduras this week. I have to make a presentation about TAISHIN, the proyect supported by JICA. Many Japanese people is going to be there and ex participant from Training courses.
The presentation is going to be this Saturday. OMG!!!
Please wish me good luck!
Best regards.

Diana-san
*****************************************

This is Ms. Diana CAanjura from El Salvador in 10dvp course.
The news from our previous participants always makes us delighted, and above all, the news related to our traning.
We believe she will make a wonderful presentation.

Reunion in South America (Uruguay)

MTEC has received the message via facebook.
It is a wonderful reunion! I hope this occurs to everyone!!
                                                                                                                   
Dear MTEC family,
Greetings from Uruguay, South America.
I´m a former OIC participant (DVP07).
During MTEC course, I became very good friend of some other participants.
Does this situation sound familiar to you?
After three years of coming back home, I still chat daily with them and consider their friendship as a treasure.
Last week we met again. David san (from Ecuador) and Martin san (from Argentina) came with their wives to visit my country and spend some time together again. We were able to feel again that close friendship we achieved in Japan.

But this is not only about taking dinner and talk a lot. This is also a chance to refresh and share knowledge.
What's the good thing about knowing new people at OIC? In my opinion, the chance of exchange ideas, strategies and different approaches to present issues in your own country.
We take this chance as an open door to keep improving our public work and knowledge, in order to help our people to have a better standard of living.
I encourage new and former OIC participants to create solid links with new international friends, so in the future we will have a stronger net of knowledge to share and help other people to improve themselves, to grow up. That's our aim.
We really feel like a family. We live in the same continent, and speak the same language. But you can make new family members around the world, and feel that family and Earth are the same size.
Thanks to JICA and specially OIC staff for making us feel as home in Japan, and showing that human exchange can be as important as academic knowledge.
Thanks Nana san for let me write this post.
Thanks Japan and all of us around the globe.

Gonzalo Alba (DVP07)

A New Year's greetings from Ethiopia

Through our alumni mailing list, we have received the new year's greeting from Mr. Moges Hiluf Abrha, Ethiopia. The card is so beautiful, so I put it here with his message.
As for your referece, the new year's day of Ethiopian calender falls on September 11 in Gregorian calendar.
The message reads:

Dear all OIC staff, ex-training participants
I wish you Happy and prosperous ehtiopian New Year!
Especially to 2004 trainees and Tokumura San
Regards,
Moges

Moges Hiluf Abrha
Training and Communication Specialist,
Rural Capacity Building Project (RCBP)Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD)



Thank you, Moges san.
We wish you all the best, too.

Updates from 07dvp member

Here is the mail from Eric (Philippines) in 07dvp.

dear all:

it has been a while since anyone sent anybody anything. sorry for beingMIA (missing in action) for a long time. was very very busy.

i will be taking up my masters degree this coming september. i will bemajoring in marketing in ohio state university in columbus, ohio, usa. i am no longerwith philrice.

i am now in the US, busy preparing for classes. i had to finish someforms, assessment tests, etcetera. also, already registered for my classes. ihave alot of math subjects. good luck to me!hehe

how is everyone else? hope everyone is doing great.

hope to hear from you.

take care always.

erik

dvp07

Contribution from MTEC family

We've got a message from one of the previous participants. He, Mr. Gonzalo Alba, is an Uruguayan who attended Digital Video Production Course in 2007.
Feel free to wirte your comments and/or opinions in the comment field of this article, or you can write to MTEC Alumni. "Thank you for your cooperation."

"Let's establish an International MTEC"

Hi, MTEC family:

We all have received the benefits of study in Japan, not only at a professional field, but also in personal aspects.
Generosity of Japanese government and people has allowed us to learn, carry that knowledge back home, and spread it among collegues, friends and family.

MTEC has been working for 21 years by now and 900 participants from 87 countries around the world have been trained. Great job have been done. How could we cooperate in this task?

My experience living in OIC and having MTEC's training has left a mark on me, and opened new horizons.
According to my education, based in public institutions and community oriented, I feel we should cooperate with MTEC helping to spread that training.

That's why I propose start working with MTEC staff heading to establish regional offices in strategic places outside Japan, in order to facilitate, to make easier MTEC training, allowing more people to receive these fruitful exchange and training.

You all can calculate the economical cost of inviting participants to Japan.
We must remember it is paid by japanese people, through their taxes. In this time of worldwide crisis, I think we can give a hand and work together with MTEC in order to open new paths of cooperation.

So, If more of you are in tune with this proposal, I want to take the first step as a way to encourage you, offering all my skills, time and knowledge about my country, Uruguay, to start cooperating in the design of an international net and local offices of MTEC.

This is a proposal for MTEC staff also. Your job and efforts are priceless, invaluable.

I want to hear your comments from here.
I'm sure we can make this family grow up together.

Gonzalo Alba from Uruguay(DVP07)

Happy to see you there!

Davis, one of the new participants in 09dvp from Panama, showed me a website showing a TV program aired with a familiar face. Yes, it was Caro in 08dvp.
It was the realtime program both on TV and on the Internet, dealing with social problems.

Good to see you, Caro!
And thanks for informing us about it, Davis!

Human network from El Salvador

A visitor made MTEC morning very bright! Ms. Urbano Vigil Carmen Elena visit us to say hello with gifts from our previous participants. She is a colleague of Foncho (06DPV) and Judi (08DVP) at Taishin Project in El Salvaor.



We really love the human network, especially woven by our participants.


The gifts from them were a six-pack of beer and a bag of coffee. Thanks Carmen for your delivery job.

Foncho (in 06DVP) and Judi (in 08DVP)

News from the Philippines

This is Joselito Asi from the Philippines. This week, I received a message from him with such a great news!

Hi MTEC-HQ,

I am so happy today, I just passed the 2009 Licensure Examination for Teachers here in the Philippines. My training at OIC helped me a lot because my major of specialization is Business Technology and different computer related questions were asked during the board examination. Thanks to all my sensei's at OIC.

Lito san

Congratulations, Lito san!
We are so proud of you!

News from Samoa

This is Junior Gale from Samoa. He was in 08dvp course. Last week I got a message from him through facebook (I am a member of facebook) to ask for the basic material on Dreamweaver.
He has been requested to be an instructor of web production at his office! How nice!
We are very happy to hear that kind of news from you. We are more than happy if your life has been expanded to further stage because of your experience in MTEC.

Stay blessed!

E-mail from El Salvador

Hello, how are you? I hope everything is ok for you.
Someone send a very nice picture from OIC and Sakura trees, look very nice in this season.
I feel very fine when remember my days in OIC, specially for people like you, please don't change. Last week I was in Cuba, actually I work in one video about system of prevention and I was shooting in this caribean country, is a beautiful place but with many economic problems, but I enjoy and learn from Cuba people.
Have a nice day.
Sincerely,
Judy

PD. I send you some pictures from me in Cuba, one is in the revolution place, and the others in the Malecon, near to the ocean.

E-mail from a previous participant in Tanzania

So far since 1995, MTEC (including the period as AVT) has conducted nearly 90 training courses, accepting almost 850 participants from 89 nations.
We received an e-mail this morning from one of them in Tanzania, as a response to to the inquiry mail in alumni.

Thanx for the note.
I am 2002 August-Dec Course participant of Digital Video Production at OIC, since then the course has helped alot and have taught others. We have a small TV station at our University where I work. I am the Incharge of the station and All my staff are now convesant with non-linear video editing. Thanks alot!!

Juma S. Kachemela
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION COURSE 2002

Thanks, Kechamela san.We wish you and the TV station make fruitful success!

Xie Xie, Tu tu!

Tu Aixia, or aka Tu tu, is a participant from China in 08iec(a).
Maekawa, our chief instructor, has been involved in the HIV/AIDS prevention project in Gansu Province there. Soon after the new year holiday, he was dispatched there and got to meet Tu tu.

Tu tu sent us a big package of souvenirs, and it was delivered today.
So many boxes of Chinese flower tea.
Tomoko (Tu tu's training coordinator), Chiho, and Fumiyo are in the photo with happy smile! Thanks or xie xie, we already enjoyed it so much.

254. A Tiny Member of MTEC Family

MTEC welcomes not only new participants in Okinawa, but also new members extended by our participants like this one...
Here is IMAMA PARIGUL (Ms.), born on August 30, the first daughter of Izat Gul in 06dvp.



Here is the mother, Anwal san. She is beautiful as ever...


Click here to read the news of Gul's wedding!

250. Thanks, Yamon!

This is Ms. Yamon from Thailand. She was in 08dvp course in this year.
Today, her colleagues came to see MTEC staff. Unfortunately we had a staff meeting then, so no one could see them. A guest lecturere Ayako Nakazato exchanged some words and received a drian snack from yamon.
Here is Kiyuna san, her course leader. Though he looks serious, he is in fact very happy to have a bag of snack.... Yes, he is a chips and snack lover.

Yamon, thanks...Kop Un Ka!

242. Awarded family in Thailand

This is Rabiab Phoopha (Nid) from Thailand, who is a member of 06dvp (Digital Video Production).
She was awarded from the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment for her achievement.
She sent us her photo.
Nid, we are so much proud of you! (But don't work too hard...OK?)

233. Proud of you, Gonzalo!

This is Gonza Alba.
He was MTEC participant in 07dvp course from Uruguay.
This week, MTEC has received his product dvd. It was the documentary of Embassy of Japan in Uruguay on Grassroots projects on Human Security.


We could see the sophisticataed and careful camera work. Good job!
Maekawa san, our chief, has introduced this to 08dvp participants and encouraged them to apply the skills gained here like this.
We are all looking forward to your active contribution to your job, and to receiving your job results based on your action plan.

Thank you Gonzalo, and congratulations on your wonderful job!