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About Our International Cooperation Projects

To contribute to the sound development of the international community, the KDDI Foundation promotes overseas human development, digital divide reduction projects, and educational and cultural support for developing countries.

Overseas Human Development

The reduction of the digital divide in the international community requires technology transfers to developing countries as well as human resource development in these countries. Based on requests from governmental agencies, international organs, private companies, and other organizations, the KDDI Foundation plans technology training sessions for engineering, operation, and management tasks related to information and communications, and it implements training sessions for people from developing countries. This long-running project originally dates back to 1957 when KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co., Ltd.) first accepted trainees from abroad, and the KDDI Foundation continues to engage in this project today as it nurtures human resources that will contribute to the economic growth of developing countries as an investment for the future.
(Reference) Number of overseas training attendees: More than 6,000 in 143 countries (1957 to 2024)

ICT-related Training

ICT-related Training

We engage in contract work to organize training courses hosted by the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) chiefly for Asian and Pacific countries.

Digital Divide Reduction Projects

With the significant progress in ICT, we can find a growing disparity in terms of both wealth and opportunities between those who can utilize ICT and those who cannot. To help reduce the international digital divide that has arisen in Asian and Pacific countries in particular, the KDDI Foundation plans and organizes a wide range of pilot projects in coordination with the Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) and local government agencies.

Vietnam

Laos

Nepal

Micronesia

Digital Divide Reduction Projects Activity Result

Digital Divide Reduction Projects Activity Result

Educational and Cultural Support for Developing Countries

The KDDI Foundation provides educational support in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Nepal. It can take some time before educational support comes into fruition, though we seek to provide high-quality education to as many children as we can so as to contribute to the development of human resources that can carry their countries forward in the future. In Cambodia, we provide support for passing on techniques in a traditional performing art called Sbek Thom (a large-sized shadow puppet show). We also aim to provide assistance in coordination with school support activities so that children can gain a deeper understanding of their country's culture.

Cambodia

School Construction and KDDI School Activities

School Construction and KDDI School Activities

In Cambodia, some children are unable to attend school because they live too faraway. Others study in basic classrooms with no walls—just roofs and pillars.
The KDDI Foundation, in collaboration with the local NGO AERCO*, is providing educational support to these children by building schools named after the communities they live in and sending teachers to teach both basic education and computer skills.
Additionally, music, art, and physical education classes are occasionally offered to nurture the children's aesthetic sensibilities.

*AERCO Assistance for Education in Rural Cambodia Organization

Small Art School

Small Art School

The Small Art School is a tuition-free art school for children that receives support from the KDDI Foundation. It was established in 2008 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, the home of Angkor Wat. The Small Art School cooperates with us in artistic activities, such as delivering lectures at KDDI Schools, conducting a project to create a picture book after watching the traditional Cambodian performing art Sbek Thom, and holding workshops to create automatons. The Foundation's publications feature many artworks created by students of the Small Art School.

Support to Pass on Traditions in Sbek Thom (Large-Sized Shadow Puppet Show)

Support to Pass on Traditions in Sbek Thom (Large-Sized Shadow Puppet Show)

Sbek Thom is a large-sized shadow puppet show traditionally performed in Siem Reap, the home of Angkor Wat. This art form is recognized as one of Cambodia’s UNESCO-designated intangible cultural heritage. The show nearly disappeared during the Cambodian civil war in the 1970s and early 1990s. However, the Tee Chian Troupe, dedicated to preserving this puppetry tradition, has worked tirelessly to keep it alive.
Since 2011, the KDDI Foundation has supported the troupe by donating a rehearsal hall and theater, helping them continue this cultural practice. Today, the show enjoys strong support from local audiences.

Myanmar

New Zero Art Village School

New Zero Art Village School

In 2015, the KDDI Foundation initiated an art class with contemporary artist Aye Ko at the New Zero Art Village School in PaneNaeGone Village, a suburb of Yangon. To enhance self-expression skills, the class is open to all villagers, including adults. Today, the villagers have the opportunity to engage in music, dance, learn English and computer skills, and display their paintings in exhibitions in Yangon.

Nepal

Educational Support Activities

Educational Support Activities

KDDI Foundation has made education support activities in Lalitpur city in cooperation with OLE Nepal (Open Learning Exchange Nepal), a local NGO since 2018.
With the cooperation of the Education Authorities of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, we have extended the initiative which was started with the provision of electronic learning materials in public schools in the city, to the robot programming education. We have started other initiative introducing electronic books for children with audiovisual disabilities and developed an application which enable to convert Nepali language books into electronic books. We are trying to keep creating environments that give all the children the opportunities to learn equally. Currently, we are making efforts to expand our existent initiatives to the remote areas in Nepal and to newly promote STEM education supports to girls' schools to spread the benefits of ICT.

Digital support initiatives

Charity Concert Classic

We have held the charity concert classic every March since fiscal 2004.
All concert proceeds go toward educational support in Cambodia and Myanmar, and Nepal.
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Others

Our Achievements in Overseas and Domestic Consulting

Our Achievements in Overseas and Domestic Consulting