NCDA Officials and the JICA Team for the Non-Handicapping Environment (NHE) Project for Rural Areas welcomed and briefed visiting expert Mr. Yutaka Takamine (seated 3rd from left) on the Council’s programs and status of NHE Project last September 14, 2010. Mr. Takamine is the new Short-Term JICA Expert for said project.

The NCDA-NHE Project team took the opportunity to warmly send off Mr. Makoto Iwase (standing 5th from left) who will be going back to Japan after more than 3 years of working for JICA Philippines.