About APEX

Asian People's Exchange (APEX) is a Japanese non-governmental organisation (NGO) committed to improving the lives of Asian people through environmentally sound development. Since its establishment in 1987, APEX has collaborated with Indonesian NGOs, implementing projects such as low-cost housing, vocational training in machine-works, waste water treatment and biomass energy development. Innovating on the development of appropriate technologies, which fit local socio-economic conditions, APEX has introduced economically-viable, effective solutions to environmental and socio-economic issues in Asia.

We are aiming to

Study the problems such as the environment, resources, and poorness which exist in Asian countries including Japan and also the structures and causes of the problems.
Understand the nature, society, and cultures in Asian countries.
Make a contribution to the improvement of human lives in Asia, the development of self-reliant industries, and environment conservation in Asia or the world.
Review the current society, life, and cultures in Japan through mutual understanding and mutual communications among peoples in Asia.
Make contribution to the realization of the society which is suitable for the natural environment and is affluent and furthermore making people's ability utilized fully with a various way.

Our policy

1. Support Local NGO in Asia

Based on the concept that problems such as disparity between rich and poor, environmental destruction in Asian countries should be solved by local people themselves, APEX make much of initiative of local NGOs conducting needs oriented activities of the local society.

2. Put priority on problem solving activities

APEX put priority on problem solving activities rather than criticize the problems.

3. Focus on appropriate technologies

In order to implement the problem solving activities, APEX makes much of development and diffusion of appropriate technologies which fit local socio-economical conditions, acceptable to local people, and as such meet with the necessity of the society where the technology is utilized.

4. Make much of multi-sectoral cooperations

In order to develop and diffuse the appropriate technologies, APEX makes much of multi-sectoral cooperation among NGOs, private companies, universities, as well as governmental organizations in Japan and other Asian countries.

Project

Awards

1998, Environment Minamata Awards, Minamata-city
2014, Toilet Award to change the world, Japan Water Forum
2014, 41st Environment Awards, The Hitachi Global Foundation and The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Ltd.
2015, 17th International contribution awards (Japan Water Award), committee of Japan Water Award and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Publications

News Letter "APEX Tsushin" (3 times a year)
TEKNO LIMBAH (Vol.1～11, in Indonesian）
"Azia Minkan Grupu 10nen no Ayumi" (APEX 10nenshi henshu iinkai, 1997)
"Indonesia・Nihon Tekiseigijutsu Kaigi" (APEX, 1999)
"Proceeding of the Seminar on Wastewater Treatment AppropriateTechnology"(Yayasan Dian Desa／APEX, 1999)
"Proceedings of the Seminar on New Horizon of Waste Water Treatment Appropriate Technology" (Yayasan Dian Desa／APEX, 2002)
"Proceedings of International Seminar on Appropriate Technology forBiomass Derived Fuel Production" (Yayasan Dian Desa／APEX, 2003)
"Proceedings of the Seminar of Waste Water Treatment Technology: The Time for Action" (Yayasan Dian Desa／APEX, 2004)
"APEX 20nen no Ayumi－Tekiseigijutsu heno Michi－" （APEX, 2007）
"Tekiseigijutsu to Daitaishakai－Indonesia deno Jissen kara"（Nao Tanaka, 2012）
"Teknologi Tepat Guna dan Dunia Alternatif"（Nao Tanaka, Gramedia)
"APEX 30nen no Ayumi－Tekiseigijutsu no Shakaika wo Mezashite－"（APEX, 2018）
"Daisansekai no Mondai wo Kangaeru" (edited by Gendaigijutsushi kenkyu semina, Keisoshobo, 1985)
"Senban Hitotsu de Ajia ga Mieru" (Kiyoshi Mori, Gakuyo Shobo, 1993)