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Awards Entry

2014 Jci World Congress
Ladies & Gentleman, All together now!
JCI JAPAN
Best National Growth & Development Program

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Entry InformationAward
2014 JCI World Congress
Program:Category: Best National Growth & Development Program

NOM Information
National Organization: JCI JAPAN

National President:

Kazuya Suzuki
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Nagoya
President: Shogo Aoki
President Email: shogo_aoki@noritsuisu.co.jp

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Basic Information
Duration : Jan to Dec 2013
Staff : 124members
Sponsors : NONE
Budget : Eighty hundred dolla
Profit / Loss : NONE
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:1. JCI - promote JCI Active Citizenship Framework
Who is benefited ?:2. JCI NOM/LOM - Recruitment & Growth
Objective : <Object1> Encouraging the active participation of the women members
in JC movement.
By the active participation of women members belonging to JCIJAPAN in JC movement, it provides women opportunities for
positive changes through JC activities, and increases the numberof active citizen of women.
<Object2> Expansion of the women members participation
By the active participation of women members belonging to JCIJAPAN in JC movement and becoming role model for applicants,
it increases the number of women members belonging to JCIJAPAN.
By achieving the above objectives, in the perspective of both men andwomen, it enables JCI JAPAN to perform movement for positivechanges in society.
<Background>
In Japan, the social advancement of women has been slow
compared to other developed countries.
Percentage of women managers is 9%, which is less compared tothe 30-46% of the United Kingdom and Germany.
The situation is the same even in JCI JAPAN. JCI JAPAN has amembership of 33,212 in 2012, but the percentage of women
members remain only at 5.9% (1988 people).
In 2012, none of them is women among 103 officers of JCIJAPAN.
Women's perspective is necessary for JC movement to be thesocial-change movement truly. For JCI JAPAN, both women’s
active participation in JC movement and expansion of women
membership are essential.
For the women membership expansion, it is necessary for women
members to be "role model" by actively participating in JC
movement .
Women candidates for membership being in contact with the "rolemodel" are shown a vision, and it enables them to work actively inthe activities of JC after enrollment.
In addition, self-transformation of women members through JC
movements, by serving as officers actively and becoming active
citizen, lead to create a sustainable society.
Overview :1. JCI JAPAN shows "role model" woman members to other women
members and creates opportunities for women members to interact
intimately.
JCI JAPAN has invited seekers of women members to thenational conference held in Kyoto with Chiara Mylani, 2013
JCI President.
Participants deepen exchanges with otherparticipants and Chiara Mylani, 2013 JCI President.
JCI JAPAN has invited seekers of women members of

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Asia Pacific Ocean area at JCI ASPAC 2013 Gwangju,Korea where it held a meeting and gave lecture of Chiara
Mylani, 2013 JCI President.
In her lecture, Chiara Mylani, 2013 JCI President,
appealed the significance of JC activities based on
the spirit of the "dare to act", which is also theslogan.
Participants deepened exchanges with otherparticipants and Chiara Mylani, 2013 JCI President.
At every month, JCI JAPAN introduced an active women
members in JC movement as a role model to other women
members on the monthly official magazine.
2. JCI JAPAN has created a scheme that enables women members
to participate more easily in JC movement by making a diligent
application and exchanging information.
JCI JAPAN has established an organization of internal
exchanges consisted only by women members. It creates
opportunities for women members, less number ofmembership, to gather and exchange information andfriendly competition.
3. JCI JAPAN carried out the assistant activities which enable
LOCAL ORGANIZATION to facilitate the woman members
participation.
JCI JAPAN held the seminar expanding at 73 locations
nationwide. To LOCAL ORGANIZATION which is mainly
consisted of men member, the seminar gave lecture about
the method and the need of women membership
expansion.
JCI JAPAN has created booklets summarizing (TIPS, FAQ)
techniques and the need of female membership expansion
and distributed them to 698 LOCAL ORGANIZATION in
Japan. LOCAL ORGANIZATION used them as a tool for
women membership expansion.
Results : <Result1> Encouraging the active participation of the women members in
JC movement including new members.
In JCI JAPAN, 3 people were women out of 107 people in the
Board of directors of 2014,
The number of women members, who were seconded to JCIJAPAN from LOCAL ORGANIZATION that belonged to JCIJAPAN, increased. And They participated in the JC movement of
JCI JAPAN actively.
In LOCAL ORGANIZATION belonging to the JCI JAPAN, women
member has joined the JC actively.
<Ex>
Women members inducted in 2013 has actively
participated in the reconstruction assistanceactivities of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
In JCI Yubari, a woman member involved in
expanding membership was installed as Local
president in 2014.
In JCI Nagoya, the number of Board of directors at
LOCAL ORGANIZATION and of seconded members
to JCI JAPAN increased as follows.
In 2013, 5 Board of directors at LOCALORGANIZATION
11 members were seconded to JCI
JAPANIn 2014, 8 Board of directors at LOCALORGANIZATION
14 members were seconded to JCIJAPAN<Result2> Expansion of women members
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In JCI JAPAN, the number of women members increased
from 1,988 to 2,421 between January 1st, 2013 andDecember 1st, 2013. (433 members increase. Growth rate
was 21.8%)
In some of LOCAL ORGANIZATION which had no women
members at all before, about two to five women members
were inducted.
<Ex>
In JCI Yubari, 0 member → 2 members (Total
number of LOCAL ORGANIZATION was 15.
In JCI Kashima, 0 member → 5 member (Total
number of LOCAL ORGANIZATION was 70.
In JCI Joso, 0 member → 3 member (Total numberof LOCAL ORGANIZATION was 105.
Actions Taken :Surveys of program from October 1st to October 31, 2012
Holding program briefing in 10 districts from November 1st to
November 31, 2012
Determination of program plan at November 29, 2012
Holding women's members-only meeting in Kyoto at January 20,
2013
Holding Internal exchange of women members-only meetings at
May 6, 2013
The booklet(TIPS, FAQ) that description of techniques andexpansion needs of the woman member expansion distribute to
698 LOCAL ORGANIZATION at May 15, 2013.
Holding women members-only meetings at June 15, 2013, JCI
ASPAC Gwangju Korea.
Implementation of the expansion seminars for LOCALORGANIZATION to the end of November from January, 2013
Holding women members-only meetings all over the country to theend of December from January, 2013.

Recommendations :Movement of JCI JAPAN was successful in the expansion of
women membership and participation in JC movement.
By the established exchange meeting of women members-only,
was succeeded in creating a scheme keep enhancing the
motivation to JC movement of women members.
Percentage of women members has increased, but it has remained
still low percentage in the worldwide perspective. Therefore, fromnow on, it is necessary to recognize importance of the woman
participation more, and continue to develop an environment inwhich women are likely involved in the JC movement such as
maternity leave and childcare leave system.

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1Strategic Plan

What were the <Object1> Encouraging the active participation of
main objectives of the women members in JC movement.
the program?

By the active participation of women members
belonging to the JCI JAPAN in JC movement,
it provides women opportunities for positivechanges through JC activities, and increases
the number of active citizen of women.
<Object2> Expansion of the women members
participation
By the active participation of women members
belonging to JCI JAPAN in JC movement andbecoming role model for applicants, it
increases the number of women members
belonging to JCI JAPAN.
By achieving the above objectives, in theperspective of both men and women, it enables JCI
JAPAN to perform movement for positive changes
in society.
How does this In JCI JAPAN, the ratio of women members, haveprogram advance remained only 5.9% and 1988 people among 33212
the plan of action members. In addition, the fiscal year 2012, there wasof the National no women members among 103 the board ofOrganization? directors of JCI JAPAN,

In JCI JAPAN, by expansion of women members
participation and playing an important role of JCIJAPAN as women officer, it has been is needed toprovide opportunities for self-transformation in
women members and to increase the number ofactive citizen of women.
By showing a vision of JC activities as women to
woman members of JCI JAPAN and assisting theparticipation of women members at LOCALORGANIZATION, this program will promote JCIJAPAN Plan of action.
How does this This project is in agreement with JCI Mission andproject advance Vision in the following three points.
the JCI Mission
and Vision?
1. Through the self-transformation, as a rolemodel for women members who become active
citizen, those women members actively involveother women members in JC movement,
encourage their self-transformation, andincrease the active citizen of women.
2. The further expansion of women members isachieved by self-transformed women members
to be a role model and new women members
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are able to transform themselves throughactive involvement in JC movement by
following the example of "role model" women
member which consequently cause a chain of
increase in the number of active womencitizens.
3. JCI JAPAN will be able to carry out the
movement for positive social changes from theperspective of both men and women by women
members’ involvement in an equal basis withmen members.

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2Involvement of National Board of Directors and Members

By number, howmany members
were involved? 124 MEMBERS
By percentage,
how manymembers wereinvolved in the
program? 60%
How many National
Board members
were involved in
the project? 22

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Methods of Implementation

What methods
and/or activities
were used to growand develop the
National
Organization?

1. JCI JAPAN created opportunities for women
members to be a role model to interact
intimately through the meeting and the journal.
2. JCI JAPAN created a scheme that enables
women members to participate in JC
movement more easily through diligent
application and information exchange.
By the above-mentioned methods, we havecreated the opportunity for women members
to work hard and to be able to exchange
information among them by which they cameto be able to have a vision and mission of JC
movement.
3. JCI JAPAN carried out the assistanceactivities by which LOCAL ORGANIZATION isable to facilitate women membership
expansion.
JCI JAPAN held a seminar at 73
locations for LOCAL ORGANIZATION
which is mainly consisted of men
members and we gave a lecture about
the necessity and the technique of
expansion of woman membership.
JCI JAPAN issued booklets summarizing
necessity and techniques of woman
membership expansion (TIPS, FAQ) anddistributed them to 698 LOCALORGANIZATION in Japan . LOCALORGANIZATION used them as a tool for
woman membership expansion.

Which We think expansion seminar at 73 locations in Japanmethod/activity has been effective.
was the most By throwing expansion seminars, we were able to let
effective in the members understand the necessity, therecruiting new important points and the system for woman
members? Why?

membership expansion.
We have also created a chance for each LOCALORGANIZATION which suffers from the methods ofwomen membership expansion to be able toexchange information that leads to a practical
women membership expansion.

Which It is considered to be that we had a chance to talkmethod/activity to 2013 JCI President Chiara Mylani as well as towas the most listen to the speech in women's meeting held during
effective in Kyoto Conference and ASPAC.
developing current The reason is President Chiara who acts as a leader
members? Why?

of JCI is a role model for women members andhaving her as a speaker and discussing with her
made it possible for women members to have an
empathy, self-confidence, daring and connection
with the world.

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Results Achieved

By number, howmany newmembers wererecruited by thisprogram? 433 MEMBERS
Which objectives Encouraging the active participation of the women
did the program members in JC movement including new members.
achieve?

In JCI JAPAN, 107 people in the Board of
directors of 2014, three people were women
members.
Women members who were seconded to JCIJAPAN from LOCAL ORGANIZATION thatbelong to JCI JAPAN increased, and They
participates JC movement of JCI JAPAN
actively.
In LOCAL ORGANIZATION belonging to JCIJAPAN, women members has joined JC
actively.
Expansion of the woman member was succeeded.
In JCI JAPAN, the number of women members
increased from 1,988 to 2,421 between
January 1st, 2013 and December 1st, 2013.
(433 members increase. Growth rate was
21.8%)
What was the most By increasing the women members, it has provided
important outcome women members the opportunity for positiveof this program? changes.

By women joining to JCI JAPAN, the women started
involving in various social movements.
Some members who joined JC in 2013 came toparticipate in reconstruction assistance activities of
the Great East Japan Earthquake and also took
active roles by undertaking the Board of director in
the LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the By JCI JAPAN performing the expansion which
expected long-term focuses on women, it increases women membership.
impact of this By increase of women members, women experience
project? positive changes through JC movement and thenumber of active women citizen increases.
By increase of women active citizen, women to play
an active part in society in Japan increase, andopinions of women are also reflected in the
movement of JCI JAPAN which consequently
becomes a movement that captures the reality ofthe society better.
What changes
would you make toimprove the resultsof this project?

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We do more active PR’s of JC movement
externally by women members.
In JCI JAPAN, we think that it is necessary tocreate an environment in which women arelikely to move. Therefore, from now on, it isnecessary to recognize importance of thewoman participation more, and continue todevelop an environment in which women arelikely involved in the JC movement such as
maternity leave and childcare leave system.
As an affirmative action, it needs to beconsidered to set numerical targets for thenumber of women Board of directors.

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