About Our International Cooperation Projects

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.

Vietnam

Laos

Nepal

Micronesia

Digital Divide Reduction Projects Activity Results

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

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)

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.

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.

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

Our Achievements in Overseas and Domestic Consulting