The J. Kawakami Memorial Trust for Education and Culture (hereinafter written “the Kawakami trust”) was established in 1978 in honor of the legacy of the late Jinzo Kawakami for the purpose of the improvement of international cultural and educational standards, thereby contributing to goodwill between Japan and other countries and to the improvement of international cultural and educational standards.
The Kawakami Fund provides scholarships or research grants to local NGOs, educational, academic or cultural research institutions, primarily to contribute to the improvement of international cultural and educational standards in developing countries.
Trustee Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Banking, Limited
Executive Advisory Committee
The Executive Advisory Committee, which is composed of learned persons and civil leaders, selects proposals for granting and advises the trustees on important policy issues. The Committee is composed of the following members:
- Mr.Takehiko Nakao
Adviser, Sumitomo Corporation and Chairman, Center for International Economy and Strategy, Former President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Ms. Mitsuko Horiuchi
President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) - Mr. Terumasa Akio
Chairman, The Education for Development Foundation (Thailand) - Mr. Akihiro Nonaka
Representative, Asia Press International - Ms. Kyoko Ikegami
Professor, Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health - Ms. Akiko Yuge
Former Professor, Hosei University, Former Director of the UNDP Representation Office in Tokyo and Special Advisor to the UNDP Administrator
Mr. Tatsuo Ota
Trust Executor
Chair, The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations (JACO)
Executive Secretariat
Asian Community Center 21 (ACC21), which acts as the Executive Secretariat for the Kawakami trust, provides programming and administrative support. The secretariat staff facilitates the preparation of proposals for funding approval by the Executive Advisory Committee.
Executive Secretariat of the J. Kawakami Memorial Trust for Education and Culture
c/o Asian Community Center 21 (ACC21)
1F, ABK Bldg., 2-12-13 Honkomagome Bunkyo-ku Tokyo JAPAN 113-8642
Tel: 81-3-3945-2615 Fax: 81-3-3945-2692 E-mail: jk-trust[at]acc21.org
