Cover -- Contents -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- Overview -- Objectives -- Activities -- Focus -- Japan's Contribution -- Commitments and Financial Status -- OVERVIEW OF JAPAN FUND FOR POVERTY REDUCTION OPERATIONS IN 2012 -- Processing and Approvals -- Letters of Agreement -- Disbursements -- Stories of Triumph from the Field: Project Recipients and Partners Speak Up on the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction -- Policies, Procedures, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Administration -- Completed Projects -- Nongovernment Organization Participation -- Outreach, Visibility, and Knowledge Sharing -- ACTIVITIES FOR 2013 -- APPENDIXES -- 1 2012 Audit Report and Financial Statements -- 2 Progress of Implementation of Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Grant and Technical Assistance Projects, 2000-2012 -- 3 Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Disbursements, 2001-2012 -- 4 Brief Summaries of Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Projects Approved in 2012, by Region -- 5 Nongovernment Organizations Participating in Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Projects -- 6 Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Outreach and Communication Activities, 1 January 2009-31 December 2012.