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2016 Jci Congress In Quebec, Canada
2016wannpakusumou
JCI Japan
Best Local Community Empowerment Program

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 JCI Congress in Quebec, Canada
Category: Best Local Community Empowerment Program

NOM Information
National Organization: JCI Japan
Shigenari Yamamoto
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

National President:

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Osaka
President: Sentaro Shirosaka
President Email: s-shirosaka@shoei-group.com

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Basic Information
Duration : Publicity period: March 15th – April 1
Staff : 623 member
Osaka city, Osaka City Board of Education, Osaka City Sports andSponsors :Welfare Association, Osaka Sports G
Budget : US$73, 533
Profit / Loss : 0
In which UN SDG bestfit (if apply): ?:・113,684 students from national, private, and public elementary schools
Who is benefited ?: in Osaka, and from foreign elementary schools. ・4-6 years old preschool children. ・People living in Osaka city
Objective : The objective is to produce many active children who can do as follows:・Have a big dream based on their free ideas. ・Understand that people
are supported by a connection between people. ・Build good
relationships with others with sincerity. ・Keep trying to achieve theirgoals. ・Become one of the cornerstones of co-creation full of sensitivity
and creativity.
Overview : 1. Workshop for becoming a referee and Orientation on Apr. 22nd, 2016
・JCI Osaka let its members attend a lecture class for becoming areferee so as to avoid misjudgment in sumo wrestling matches. ・JCIOsaka held an orientation for its members to tell them the schedule andthe safety measures of the day. 2. Orientation on Apr. 30th, 2016 ・JCIOsaka held an orientation for its members and cooperating organizations
to tell them the schedule, their roles, and safety measures of the day. 3.
Sumo wrestling tournament in Osaka city. Date and time: May 1st Sun,
2016 9:30 - 18:30 Venue: Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (EDION ArenaOsaka) [Kid Sumo Wrestling Tournament in Osaka City] Date and time:
May 1st Sun, 2016 For 1st - 3rd grade elementary school students:
Reception from 9:30, Opening Ceremony from 10:20, and Closing
Ceremony from 15:10. For 4th – 6th grade elementary school students::
Reception from 14:20, Opening Ceremony from 15:20, and Closing
Ceremony from 18:30. For 4 - 6 years old pre-school children: Reception
from 11:25 and Closing Ceremony from 16:40. This program is held for1st-6th grade elementary school students and 4-6 years old pre-school
children living in Osaka city.
Results : [1] The target number of participants of non-JCI Osaka member was:1,500 elementary school students + 500 pre-school children =2,000people. 20 volunteers + 4 judo therapists + 30 Judo Federations + 1
nurse = 55 people The number of pre-registered participants was 1,616.
The number of participants was 1,473 elementary school students + 379
pre-school children= 1,852. JCI Osaka could not achieve the target
number of 2,000 including pre-registered participants and pre-school
children. However, 1,852 children participated, which was more than thenumber of last year’s participants. The result of questionnaires showedthat JCI Osaka could help participating children have consideration withtheir opponents in sumo wrestling matches and improve their sensitivity
and creativity. By cheering for their friends and motivating themselves,
many children became willing to try everything. In this way, JCI Osaka
successfully produced many children who can be one of the cornerstonesof co-creation. [2] The target number of participants of JCI Osaka
members was 16 administrators + 413 members from other committees +57 committee members = 486 people. The number of participants of JCI
members was 16 administrators + 556 members from other committees +51 committee members = 623 people. [3] The results of questionnaires toparticipating children were as follows: JCI Osaka received answers from1,436 elementary school students. The results showed that JCI Osaka
could achieve 83.2% of its goal on average. 1. Did you find your potential
after watching the slide show about motivation? 60% of them answered“yes.” 2. Did you do your best by being cheered by their friends andcheering them? 92% of them answered “yes.” 3. Did you think you could
reach your potential after attending the opening ceremony? 92% of themanswered “yes.” 4. Did you become willing to try everything by motivating
yourself? 92% of them answered “yes.” 5. Did you have consideration for

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your opponents in sumo wrestling matches? 80% of them answered“yes.” JCI Osaka received answers from 351 pre-school children (actually
their parents asked their children and answered the questionnaires). The
results showed that JCI Osaka could achieve 89.25% of its goal onaverage. 1. Did your child find his/her potential by talking about his/hermotivation and dream? 89% of the parents answered “yes.” 2. Did yourchild do his/her best by being cheered by others? 94% of the parents
answered “yes.” 3. Did your child become willing to try everything by
motivating himself/herself? 91% of the parents answered “yes.” 4. Did
your child have consideration for his/her opponent? 83% of the parents
answered “yes.”
Actions Taken : Meeting at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on November 12th, 2015.
Taking over from the Future Development Committee on November 16th,
2015. Meeting at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on January 13th, 2016.
Checking equipment in a storehouse of Amashin Transportation Co., Ltd.
on January 21st, 2016. Meeting at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on
January 21st, 2016. Meeting at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on
January 30th, 2016.
Recommendations : The goals that JCI Osaka could achieve were as follows: JCI Osaka
successfully produced many active children who can do below as thecornerstone of co-creation: ・To have a big dream based on their freeideas. ・To understand that people are supported by a connection
between people. ・To build good relationships with others with sincerity.
・To keep trying to achieve their goals. ・To become more sensitive andcreative. The result of the questionnaires showed that participating
children had consideration for their opponents in sumo wrestling matches
and became more sensitive and creative. Many of the children became
willing to try everything through cheering their friends and being cheeredby them, and motivating themselves. In this way, JCI Osaka could
produce many active children who can be one of the cornerstones of cocreation. In addition, their parents watched them work hard and seriously
in sumo wrestling matches and then realized that children had their own
sensitivity and creativity. It means that JCI Osaka could foster children
who will lead the future of Osaka. The goal that JCI Osaka could notachieve was none.

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Award Category criteria

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Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the The objective is to produce many active children whoobjectives of this can do as follows: ・Have a big dream based on theirprogram?

free ideas. ・Understand that people are supported by aconnection between people. ・Build good relationships
with others with sincerity. ・Keep trying to achieve theirgoals. ・Become one of the cornerstones of co-creation
full of sensitivity and creativity.

How does this This program can cultivate children’s sensitivity andprogram align to creativity. JCI Osaka plans to create the community
the JCI Plan ofwhere its members nurture children in cooperation withAction?

local citizens, companies, organizations and thegovernment so that children can have formative
experiences continuously. For the reason set forth
above, this program aligns to the JCI Plan of Action.

Was the budget an Since this program is held every year continuously, JCI
effective guide for Osaka could conduct it smoothly. The budget was
the financial
allocated first to public relations cost, production cost,management ofthe project? and fees for instructors, which helped JCI Osaka have ameeting with cooperative companies smoothly. Publicrelations cost: ￥1,720,000 Production cost:￥3,450,000 Fees for instructors: ￥150,000
How does this JCI Mission Through this program, JCI Osaka members
project advance successfully produced many active children who can dothe JCI Mission
as follows: ・Have a big dream based on their free ideas.
and Vision?

・Understand that people are supported by a connection
between people. ・Build good relationships with otherswith sincerity. ・Keep trying to achieve their goals. ・Become one of the cornerstones of co-creation full ofsensitivity and creativity. JCI Vision Through thisprogram, JCI Osaka fostered many active leaders, paidattention to children living in Osaka, and successfully
produced many active children who can be one of thecornerstones of co-creation full of sensitivity andcreativity.

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Membership Participation

By number, howmany members
were involved inthis program? 58 members
By percentage,
how manymembers of theLocal Organization
were involved inthis program? 56%
Describe the main 1. JCI Osaka members received kid sumo wrestlers androles of the latecomers, blocked intrusion by suspicious individuals,participating
distributed questionnaires, and collected them. 2. They
members in thisprogram. kept the kid sumo wrestlers in line at the waiting roomand led them to the sumo ring. 3. They confirmed
registration status and made a tournament bracket on
the day. 4. They conducted sumo wrestling matches,
kept the kid wrestlers in line near the ring, called overtheir names, and wrapped sumo belts around them.
They also kept them safe in sumo wrestling matches. 5.
They supervised and conducted the whole program,
such as lost child announcement, claim management,
lost property, literary hack, and rescue. They arranged
an opening, closing, and awards ceremonies. They
made a slide show and projected it on a screen. 6. They
guided people at the venue and let them walk on one
direction for security purpose and blocked intrusion bysuspicious individuals.

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3Community Impact

How did the Local
Organization
JCI Osaka used questionnaires to participating children
measurecommunity impact to examine whether they could foster children’s
for this program? creativity and sensitivity or not.
Describe the actual
By producing many active children who can be one ofcommunity impact
produced by this the cornerstones of the local community, JCI Osaka canproject. realize Osaka with sincere co-creation.

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4Impact on Local Organization

How did the Local Children these days have fewer opportunities to learn
Organization through trial and error, and are losing creative thinking.
benefit fromIn order to break the status quo, JCI Osaka stressed therunning thisproject? need to foster children’s sensitivity and creativity in thecommunity. As a result of this, 623 JCI Osaka’smembers, 1,852 parents, 49 volunteers, and 127
companies agreed with JCI Osaka and cooperated withit. JCI Osaka could share its activities with more people
through this program.
How did the ・Many children became willing to try everything
program advance through cheering their friends and being cheered by
the JCI Mission?

them, and motivating themselves. In this way, JCI
Osaka could produce many active children who can beone of the cornerstones of co-creation. ・Participating
children had consideration for their opponents after
their sumo wrestling matches. It means that JCI Osaka
could foster children’s sensitivity and creativity.

How did the project ・By running this program and watching children’s
advance the JCI sumo wrestling matches, JCI Osaka members foundVision?

that children’s sensitivity and creativity were developedin the matches. JCI Osaka could help its members
develop children’s sensitivity and creativity. ・Participating children had consideration for theiropponents in their sumo wrestling matches. By
watching this, JCI Osaka members became willing todevelop children’s sensitivity and creativity.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the Through this program, participating children tried
expected long-term various things voluntarily and became more sensitive
impact of thisand creative. JCI Osaka expects that they develop theirproject?

sensitivity and creativity, and grow up to be active
citizens who can accept a diverse set of values.

What changes JCI Osaka thinks that local citizens need to keep
would you make to supporting children so that the children can have
improve the resultsenough sensitivity to accept a diverse set of values. Inof this project?

order to do that, JCI Osaka needs to do as follows: ・To
build a framework where active citizens are produced
who can work seriously to nurture the development ofchildren into mentally and physically healthy citizens. ・To keep holding the programs that create positivechange in local citizens. ・To provide opportunities for
local citizens to nurture the development of children
into mentally and physically healthy citizens. ・To build
a framework where children who have the future andadults with positive attitude respect each other. ・To
build the framework in cooperation with local citizens.

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