OISCA-International

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 What is OISCA-International

Organizationfor
Industrial,
Spiritualand,
Cultural
Advancement
INDUSTRIAL
Industrialmeans;
Allhumankindsactivitieswhichhavebeen
producedfromthebenefitofNatureandthe
universe

SelfReliance
DedicationfortheCommunity
UnityofHumankind
RespectforEarthsEcologicalIntegrity
 OISCA International
is a Non-Governmental Organization
established in 1961 and is based in Tokyo,
Japan.

Sources of funds:
Membership Fees,
Company`s CSR,
Government Subsidies and Grants, Donations
and Others
OurMission
To contribute to environmentally
sustainable development through a holistic
approach, emphasizing the Photo by NASA
interconnectedness of:
ecological integrity, agriculture, and
human spirit
 OISCA International`s Milestones
1960`s (Food First)
Dispatched Japanese agricultural
experts in India, Pakistan,
Philippines and other countries to
help mitigate the food crises.
Establishment of OISCA Training
Centers in Japan to cater agriculture
trainees from abroad.
1970`s (Grassroots)
The first Asia Pacific Youth Forum
was organized to emphasize the roles
of youths in community
development.
Establishment of OISCA training
centers outside Japan to empower the
youths.
 OISCA International`s Milestones
1980s (Love Green)
Launching of International Love Green
Campaign and dispatching of Japanese
volunteers for the massive tree
planting activities
1990`s (Children`s Forest Program)
Launching of Children`s Forest
Program to involve the students in the
environmental conservation efforts.
2000 onwards (Furusato
Movement)
Furusato (home) Movement was
coined after more than 5 decades of
working directly at grassroots level in
37countries and territories particularly
in the Asia and the Pacific Region.
1.Community Development
20 Training Centers in 9 countries
Industrial project in harmony with nature
e.g. Sericulture project in Negros, Philippines

PapuaNewGuinea ThePhilippines
 Distributed incubators to help in
the egg production, as part of the
income generating project in Ajuy,
Iloilo, Philippines.

Honey bee production in Ajuy, Iloilo,

Philippines
 A home gardening project
to empower women of
Sukabumi Regency,
Indonesia.

Gender Empowerment
Project in Bangladesh.
 Provision of pigs to help
improve the economic
condition of the
marginalized people of
Myanmar.

Silk production in Negros

Island, Philippines
2. Environmental Conservation Efforts
Provision of income
generating projects
(livelihood projects) to
improve the quality of
life of the local
communities.

Help in building
disaster resilient
communities as the
established vegetation
serves as natural
barriers against
typhoons and tsunamis.
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reefrestorationinFiji.

OISCAstafftransplantingcorals
inFijiIslands.
Mangroveplantingandmonitoring
inIndonesia

Indonesia
3. Children`s Forest Program (CFP)

CFP aims to impart among

the school children the
importance of the
environment through the
actual tree planting
activities and seminars
related to environmental
conservation and
protection.
Participation of Children
(Childrens Forest Programme)
 Recognition by the
United Nations
1993 : sole NGO recipient of the
Earth Summit Award Toward Global
Sustainability

1995 : 1st NGO based in East Asia granted

highest consultative status Category General
under the UN Economic and Social Council

2001 : 1st Coordinator of the UN NGO Informal

Regional Network for the Asia-Pacific

2010 : MOU with Convention of Biological Diversity

Secretariat for next 10 years collaboration