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2014 Jci World Congress
The sprout of peace !
JCI JAPAN
Best Local OMOIYARI Project

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Entry InformationAward
2014 JCI World Congress
Program:Category: Best Local OMOIYARI Project

NOM Information
National Organization: JCI JAPAN

National President:

Kazuya Suzuki
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Osaka
President: Norimasa Nakatani
President Email: nori72nori72wanokokoro@gmail.com

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Basic Information
Duration : Jun.23 / Aug.20-25 / Oct.12-13 ,2013
Staff : 46 members
Embassy of Benin, Honorary Consulate of Cambodia, 26 universities, 36
Sponsors :organizations, etc.
Budget : US $ 108,632 ($1=\\\
Profit / Loss : None
In which UN MDG best
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
fit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: Future young leaders
Objective :JCI Osaka moved forward with this program in hope that proactive future
leaders will be developed through the series of programs being held withthe following objective:(1)Understand the reality of the problems that occur in the world, andenvision an ideal world that we should attain(2)To be able to have better mutual understanding of each other, even if
they have different backgrounds such as nationality and religion(3)To have OMOIYARI.
(4)To be proactively.
Overview :The objective of
PCY (Peace Conference of Youth)
is to develop future leaders who are proactive and make positive impact
with the aim of world peace.
In this program, we have future leaders from around the world go througha series of programs to discover what is necessary for world peace.
Students from all over the world stay in Japan for a week and haveconferences with the aim of world peace.
To become aware of various issues in the world and realize that solving
the issues leads to world peace.
To understand that there are difference in backgrounds such as people
who have different cultures, nationalities and religions and to have deeper
mutual understanding.
To provide opportunities for students to develop a sustainable action planand put it into action.
[Contents of this program](1)Call of applications for future leaders from around the world and go
through the application process.
(2)To provide opportunities for students to learn about world peace andobstacles to achieving world peace.
(3)To provide opportunities for students from various countries to discusswith each other to understand each others values and background with theaim of world peace.
(4)To provide opportunities for students to understand each otherovercoming nationalistic issues.
(5)To provide opportunities for students develop a workable action plan
which would lead to world peace.
(6)To provide opportunities for students to execute on the action plan they
developed
Results :We ran our PCY program for university students in the world who havemotivation to be future leaders.
As a result, we could achieve the following;(1)They became aware of the actual situation and the background ofvarious problems in the world.
(2)They could imagine an ideal world.
(3)They had consideration for others.
(4)They had motivation to work voluntarily.
We gave a questionnaire to participants to analyze the results.
1. Did you become aware of the actual situation of various problems in the
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world?
Yes.: 88%
2. Did you realize that the various problems were related to our own living
environment?
Yes.: 81%
3. Could you find out what to do in order to solve the problems?
Yes.: 74%
4. Could you deepen your trust of other participants?
Yes.: 100%Comments:
Through sharing our points of view with each other, we could experiencevariety of things.
We had a difficult time in the discussions because of different values.
However, we could deepen mutual understanding after the discussions.
We had to understand other participants with a different culture, when we
had discussions with them.
Taking actual actions is more important than thinking.
Actions Taken :Dec., 2012 Planning the \"PCY 2013\" program
Jan., 2013 Selection of JCI members and having staff meetings for \"PCY
2013\"
Feb., 2013 Having staff meetings about the theme and deciding anapplication outline.
Mar., 2013 Requesting cooperation from various organizations.
Apr., 2013 Recruiting participantsMay, 2013 Selection process for domestic students.
Jun., 2013 Holding a seminar for domestic students and selection process
of foreign students.
Jul., 2013 Recruiting participanting organizations in PCY \"Peace
Conference 2013\" and selecting them.
Aug., 2013 Holding \"PCY 2013.\"
Sep., 2013 Preparing for PR activities
Oct., 2013 Presenting an action plan at the event in Osaka and PR
activities.
Recommendations :Global applicants exceeded
3,600 students from over 100 countries.
Applications came from difference backgrounds.
From the 4 years the program has been held, the total participants havereached around 200 students. A strong global network is being developed.
Students were introduced to various values, had discussions, and formed
their opinions. It enabled them to become aware and realize manydifferent things and allow room for personal growth.
This program received media exposure to help spread the following
information:
・That JCI Osaka is holding programs to develop future leaders with theaim of world peace.
・To the local citizens that JCI Osaka is an organization trying to attainworld peace.
As a result of the program, PCY participants could build an international
network, motivate each other, and enhance their own qualifications
through this program.

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Award Category criteria

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Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were theobjectives of thisSummary of project is uploaded on YOUTUBE.
program?

(2m03s)JCI Osaka implemented Peace Conference of Youth(PCY) so that local young citizens who are
motivated to be future leaders could approach thefollowing proactively and lead the next generation:(1)To understand the actual current situation in theworld and envision an ideal world.
(2)To deepen mutual understanding with people whohave different nationalities and religions.
(3)To have OMOIYARI.
(4)To be proactively.
We provided opportunities for them to understandthe concept of ”OMOIYARI” and share thismovement with people in the world with the aim ofworld peace.
We developed them up to be leaders. They were
expected to make positive changes through being
exposed to different values, and to create positive
impact to others.
How does thisprogram align toThis PCY program aligns with the following JCI Plan
the JCI Plan ofof Action:
Action?

A. We held PCY (Peace Conference 2013). At theconference, we showcased the achievements of thestudents who made action plans with the aim ofachieving everlasting world peace. We also showedthat impact could be achieved through familiar andeasy ways with the aim of world peace. (Impact)
B. We provided development opportunities forstudents with different nationalities and cultures tointeract with each other and improve themselves. It
motivated them to take positive actions. (Motivate)
C. We held PCY main forum in collaboration withorganizations involved in world peace. We also
created a system in which we can cooperate witheach other with the aim of world peace.
(Collaborate)
D. We implemented the PCY program in cooperation
with local universities and voluntary organizations.
As a result of this, we could deepen our relationshipwith them. (Connect)
Was the budget an
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effective guide for We analyzed our previous year achievement andthe financial budget, and then aimed to increase the number ofmanagement of the participating students to impact.
project? We minimized the participants’ expenses as much as

we could. Because we covered their travel expenses,
the number of applicants increased.
Last year: 25 participants → This year: 60
participants.
We covered the participation fee of local voluntaryorganizations in order to call attention to local
citizens and companies, which enabled us to develop
our collaborative relationship with theseorganizations.
How does thisproject advance
We advanced the JCI Mission as below:
the JCI Mission
and Vision?

・We called for participation of students from aroundthe world, and provided positive opportunities forthem to think about world peace seriously.
・We encouraged them to interact and unite witheach other.
・Through understanding and respecting otherstudents from different nationalities, cultures, andreligions, they got opportunities to make positivechange.
・They became active citizens who can work for theirgoal through presenting their action plan.
As a result of this, they kept a strong relationshipwith each other after the program. They also built aninternational network among students from all over
the world.

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Cooperation for the Sake of World Peace

How did thisproject extend theSummary of project YOUTUBE.(2m03s)
presence of peacein yourcommunity? We extended the impact of peace through achieving

the following:

1. Preparation
More people became aware of permanent world
peace through our recruiting activities.
・46members of JCI Osaka learned about world
peace.
・We shared our program with universities andvoluntary organizations. The number of applicants;
71Japanese students and 3600foreign students.
Applications requirement: application form, academictranscript, recommendation letter from a
professional reference, and essays.
・40Japanese students, 10 foreign students staying
in Japan, and 121 members of JCI Osaka learned
about world peace with the aim of achieving
effective results through our PCY program.
・We called for participation in our forum on the localorganizations who contribute to world peace.
2. PCYWe raised PCY members to become future leaders
who have key roles in world peace.
A. Program for rediscovering the values.
・Learning about the relationship between our daily
life and the world.
・Realizing that our activities can impact the world.
・Sharing our objectives with each other with the aimof permanent world peace.
・Taking sustainable actions with the aim of
permanent world peace.
B. Group work
We created an action plan for achieving sustainable
development which leads to the world peace.
3. Main forum
We held a forum to provide opportunities for citizens
to take action aiming to achieve permanent world
peace.
・Giving a lecture about the importance ofsustainable actions for world peace.
・Making them aware of organizations involved in theworld peace.
How wascooperation used
The action plan was carried out in cooperation withto promote peace?

many citizens and organizations. As a result of this,
there was an increase in the number of citizens who

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take action with the aim of world peace.
1. Cooperation with universities and voluntaryorganizations:
They supported our program and promoted brilliant
students\' participation in our PCY program.
2. Cooperation from PCY members in previous
years:
They passed down their experiences to participating
students, and cooperated in group work in order tocreate PCY program plan, 2013. It helped thestudents develop their strong wills for building a
relationship and mutual understanding, and achieving
world peace.
3. Local voluntary organizations, NPOs, and NGOs:
They participated in our forum and showed citizens
that they would cooperate and take action with us
with the aim of world peace.

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Community Impact

What was theintended
We raised local students to be leaders who will takecommunity
action with the aim of world peace. We expected
impact?

citizens to act as below: ・To understand that solving
their everyday problems can affect world peace. ・To
have motivation to take action with the aim of world
peace. We judged the impact above by survey of aquestionnaire to participants after the program andthe number of the visitors to our forum.

Describe the actual
community impact
produced by thisproject.

We verified whether we could accomplish our
objective by questionnaires to 350 visitors to ourforum.
1. Did you become aware of various world problems
and become more concerned about these problems?
Yes: 91%
2. Did you realize that these problems were related
to your own life environment?
Yes: 94%
3. Did you agree with the students who wereinvolved in solving these problems?
Yes: 97%
4. Did you get motivated to take action if you had an
opportunity?
Yes: 91%

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4Impact on Local Organization

How did the Local
Organization
1. Through the collaborative relationship with local
benefit fromuniversities and voluntary organizations:running thisproject? We could build a collaborative relationship with local

universities and voluntary organizations through ourmembers’ activities.
2. OMOIYARI movement and JCI Mission:
Through participating in our PCY program,participants could share what they have learned
regarding OMOIYARI movement and JCI Mission to
local citizens.
3.Enhancement of visibilities of JCI Osaka and PCY
program:Our PCY program was broadcasted on local media.
We could promote our activities through this.

4. Enhancement of members JCI qualifications:JCI Osaka members deepened their understanding of
OMOIYARI movement through implementing thisprogram.
As a result of this, they could put JCI Mission inpractice.
How did theprogram advance[Training future leaders]the JCI Mission?

Participant students in PCY program learned about
OMOIYARI movement and JCI Mission.
We provided opportunities for them to put them into
practice so that they could be leaders.
・They had discussions about disagreements, andthen obtained mutual understanding through sharing
their life and time with each other.
・They had consideration and became aware of theirimpacts and responsibility.
・They had discussions with the aim of solving
various problems, and planed what to do.
・They learned about the importance of putting theirideas into practice.
[Providing opportunities for local citizens]
We held PCY2013 main forum.
・We held this forum in cooperation with local
citizens who play active roles in international
interaction and world peace in the community.
・Participant students who had not been aware of
their possibilities made positive changes. We showed
their positive changes to citizens at the forum andhad them become aware of their possibilities to doso.
・We provided opportunities for citizens to takeaction with the aim of world peace throughstudents’ presentation about PCY’s plan of actions.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the
expected long-term
We trained future leaders who will take key roles in
impact of thisachieving world peace through this program.
project?

We expect the following long-term impacts;

1. PCY members take continuous action with the aimof permanent world peace.
・PCY members are expected make continual action
through their own network for the aim of world
peace.
・Their actions are expected to bring a direct impact
on permanent world peace.
2. They are expected to deepen their mutual
understanding and improve their OMOIYARI
3. Local citizens to understand our JCI Mission
through our action plan.
What changes
would you make to
PCY should be an organization in which we take
improve the results
continuous actions and spread our movement soof this project?

that it can keep pursuing permanent world peace.
In order to achieve this goal:
1. We should share our PCY program with moreyoung people from all over the world and provide
opportunities for them to participate in it.
2. We should call for a bigger help on local citizens
and companies to unite to impact.
3. We have run the PCY program for 4 years andparticipant members have developed their network.
We need to make this network more functional.
4. We should build a system in which young people
who cannot participate in the program can help
participant students organize their program.
5. PCY should be an independent organization, notdepend on JCI Osaka. It also should be a sustainable
and viable organization.
As a result of this, PCY can be the organization
which produce many leaders who will take action
with the aim of permanent world peace.

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