Nov. 05, 2004

Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Names Recipients for FY2004

 

Tokyo―TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it has selected the FY2004 recipients for the Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program. A total of 170 million yen will be awarded in grants to 16 organizations that were selected for FY2004. This means that in the five years since the program was initiated, 64 projects in 26 countries worldwide have been awarded a total of 910 million yen in grants.
The program was established in commemoration of TMC receiving the Global 500 Award* in 1999 from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). It supports the activities of NPOs and other groups located throughout the world, and covers two areas of activities: environmental technology and environmental education. Applications for this year’s grants began in May, and a total of 196 applications were received marking a twofold increase over the previous year.

The selection committee, consisting of a group of experts from Japan and abroad, based its selections on considerations of the business feasibility of the projects; the prospects of such activities for future development; their need for support; and how well they suited the needs of their local communities. The grants will support the activities of the recipients for a maximum of three years.

An overview of the projects that will receive grants in Fy2004 is provided on the following page.

*Established by UNEP to recognize individuals or organizations that contribute to greater environmental protection or improvement in terms of sustainable development. TMC received the award in 1999 for its efforts to build a comprehensive system of environmental management. These efforts included TMC’s development of the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle, acquirement of ISO 14001 certification, and active disclosure of environmental data.
FY2004 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program Recipients
Field Project Title Organization (Country) Project Implementation Sites
Technology Implementing Community Based Decentralized System of Safe Drinking Water Supply in India The Education Resources Institute (India) India
Processing of Farm and Biodegradable Wastes Into Compost OISCA I.D.B. Philippines
(Philippine)		 The Philippines
Sustainable Coastal Management Project Relung-Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Indonesia
“Cows-Reclaiming” “Satoyama” Nature Park Creation Project Urban-Rural Exchange Association of Tobetsu-cho (Japan) Japan
Improving Alkaline Soil and Diffusing A Dry Desulfurization Process in Inner Mongolia DGC base
(Japan)		 China
Biodiversity Conservation through Scientific Harvesting, Domestication and Propagation of Medical Plants in Tribal Ghughari Block of Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh (India) Centre for Advanced Research and Development (India) India
Education Project on Environmental Education Leading to Awareness Generation and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development in Rural Areas of Haryana in India Aravali Vikas Sangathan (India) India
2004 Environmental Education of Schoolchildren in the Sahel Strip Association pour la Cooperation et I’Autogestion Rurale en Afrique de I’Ouest (Japan) Republic of Mali
Training in Participatory Environmental Protection of the Mekong Delta Industrial Districts Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center
(Japan)		 Vietnam
Sustainable Agriculture and Farming Village Development Project in Cambodia Japan International Volunteer Center, Cambodia Office (Cambodia) Cambodia
Education for Sustainable Development in Indonesia The Japan Environmental Education Forum (Japan) Indonesia
Environmental Education Rooted in Communities and training Leaders Asociación Conjunta Para el
Desarrollo Integral
(El Salvador)		 El Salvador
Training Teachers to Implement Environmentally Sustainable Activities at Village Schools in Mozambique Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Pova Mozambique (Mozambique) Mozambique
Green and Clean Himalaya: An Integrated Environmental Education Program for Better Environment and Eco Sustainability Society for Community Involvement in Development (India) India
A Novel Education Program in Environ- mental Health and Conservation for Wetland Communities in Western Kenya International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (Kenya)		 Kenya
Ikamba Labantu Poverty Alleviation and Food Security Programme Ikamba Labantu
(South Africa)		 South Africa
Grant Breakdown by Region of Project Implementation
Project
Implementation
Sites		 Cumulative FY2004 FY2003 FY2002 FY2001 FY2000
total Field total Field total Field total Field total Field
Tech*1 Ed*2 Tech Ed Tech Ed Tech Ed Tech Ed
Japan 11 1 1 - 1 1 - 3 - 3 3 - 3 3 - 3
The Americas 9 1 - 1 2 1 1 1 1 - 4 1 3 1 - 1
Asia 31 10 5 5 3 1 2 9 2 7 5 3 2 4 3 1
Europe 5 - - - 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 0 1 1 - 1
Africa 6 4 - 4 2 - 2 0 - - 0 - - 0 - -
Others 2 - - - 0 - - 1 - 1 1 1 - - - -
Total 64 16 6 10 10 3 7 15 3 12 14 5 9 9 3 6
*1 Technology *2 Education
Selection Committee Members for FY2004
Name Title, Organization
Keiko Nakamura (Chair) Director General, JT Biohistory Research Hall (Japan)
Motoyuki Suzuki Professor, University of the Air (Japan)
Eiji Hosoda Dean, Faculty of Economics, Keio University (Japan)
Ashok Khosla President, Development Alternatives (India)
Peterson Myers CEO, Environmental Health Sciences and Board Chair, National Environmental Trust (U.S.A)
Göran A. Persson Chairman, Energy and Environmental
Committee, Royal Academy of Engineering (Sweden)
Hiroyuki Watanabe Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan)