GLMi is a NPO specializing in international development that was established by generous volunteers of development experts from Global Link Management Inc. With the wide-ranging knowledge and experience of the experts, GLMi aims to contribute to the international development sector by growing highly-skilled development workers while continuing to expand our area of activities.
Every day, there are people around the world suffering from chronic socio-economic issues such as conflicts, poverty, hunger, discrimination and inequality. To resolve these problems and build a society that is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable, we believe that there is a strong need for more people who are conscious about their social responsibilities and take part in high-quality international development projects.
To realize this goal, GLMi specializes in project implementation, policy advocacy, monitoring & evaluation, research, and method development in the fields of education, health, environment, gender, community participation and governance. Also, we facilitate global networking among practitioners, academics and activists, and provide opportunities to gain hands-on work experience to people within and outside of Japan.
Development of human resources in the field of international development
Implementation assistance for projects in developing countries
Advocacy and research activities in the field of international development
Technical assistance together with experts
Training on skills relevant to international development
Development of research reports and training materials/manuals
Loitokitok town in Kajiado County has had low school enrollment and high poverty rate. Small-scale schools, however, lack the management capacity to gather and analyze information about the quality of education, which helps to uncover why some children do not or cannot attend school. Furthermore, as textbooks are written mainly in Swahili or English, GLMi assists in developing materials in Maasai, the locals’ mother language.
Main activities:
1) Training our local staff in statistical analysis and educational strategy development
2) Governance and leadership training to the local chief, school principals, and school board members
3) Developing teaching materials in Maasai instead of English/Swahili
In the Northern Luzon Island, where a large wealth gap exists between the rich and the poor, most smallholder farmers cannot live off just by farming. GLMi thus launched a project to improve agricultural management of the small-scale farmers in Isabella and Nueva Vizcaya.
Main activities:
1) Business and financial training for effective farm business management
2) Improving agricultural practice by farming rice/vegetables & producing organic fertilizers
3) Marketing training to expand sales channels
Despite being one of the largest rice consumers in the world, mechanization of agriculture in the Philippines has progressed slowly. Smallholder farmers particularly have difficulty borrowing money, purchasing farm machinery, and getting covered by crop insurance.
Main activities
1) Micro-loans to facilitate investment for farms
2) Lending farm machinery at low interest rate, payable at harvest
3) Collective crop insurance developed to reduce risks and anxieties
Founded: August 2022
Head Office: Minato City, Tokyo
Representative Director: Kazuhiro YAMAMOTO (Former GLMi Chief Administrative Officer/Former Ministry of Foreign Affair Official)
Board of Directors:
Keiko NISHINO (Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University)
Naoko TAKEDA (Former CEO, Global Link Management Inc./Former UNDP Officer)
Shinichiro TSUJI (Business and international development consultant/Former JOCV)
Ritsu SUZUKI (Conference Interpreter)
Mikiko NISHIMURA (Professor, International Christian University/Former JICA Junior Expert)
Ryosuke KAWABE (CEO, Harmony Preschool International, Former GLMi Chief Administrative Officer)
Rie MINAMOTO (Official of an international organization/Former GLMi Project Manager)
Auditor: Toshihiro NONAKA (Representative Partner, Toshihiro Nonaka Tax Accountant Office)
Shin Toranomon Jitsugyo Kaikan 5F, 1-1-21 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo