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2013 Jci World Congress

Anyone can commit to Nothing But Nets in daily life
JCI JAPAN
Best Local UN MDG Project

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Entry Information
Award Program:Category:

2013 JCI World Congress
Best Local UN MDG Project

NOM Information
National Organization:

JCI JAPAN
Kosuke Obata
E-mail: yu-ai2@oregano.ocn.ne.jp;
secjjc@mrh.biglobe.ne.jp

National President:

LOM Information
Local Organization:
President:

JCI Urayasu
Kentaro Takanashi

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Basic Information
Duration : Jan. 2013 ~ Dec. 2013
Staff : 21 members
Urayasu City Government, Japax Corporation(a plastic bag manufacturer),Sponsors :JCI Japan
Budget : 820 US dollars
Profit / Loss : None
In which UN MDG best
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
fit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: Children threatened by malaria, UN Foundation Nothing But Nets
Objective : The object of this project is ..
- To develop stable and continuous way of fundraising for UN Foundation
Nothing But Nets
- To change all citizens in Urayasu to know about malaria and participate
in anti-malaria campaign positively- To change the local government to participate in campaign of UN MDGs
positively- To develop recognition and reputation of JCI and JCI Urayasu
Overview : We , JCI Urayasu , greatly appreciated that after Great East Japan
Earthquake foreign inhabitants did not go out from Urayasu and they
worked a lot on reconstruction.
We tried to find better way of fundraising for JCI Nothing But Nets (NBN)Campaign to feed forward as requital of the favor. It is not enough to raisemoney but also to change citizens to participate in NBN Campaign.
In many areas in Japan, only special garbage bags are collected by local
government. That garbage bags are taxed to keep garbage collection
bureau. Citizens in Urayasu should buy the garbage bags to throw away
their trash usually.
We found if the garbage bags have function of charity of NBN, all citizens
can participate the fundraising very easily.
We collaborated with a manufacturer of the garbage bags to create
garbage bags to have function of charity. 2 US cents will be donated foreach bag .
We printed Information about malaria on the bags intended that citizens
can know about malaria.
We adopted very attractive design for the bag intended that children pay
attention to the bag .
We requested Urayasu City Movement to adopt the charity garbage bag
as official garbage bag and they accepted the request.
Now citizens in Urayasu can buy the charity garbage bags in shops.
The citizens become to know the problem of malaria by reading theinformation on the charity garbage bags.
More and more citizens are buying the charity garbage bags positively.
Results : - We have developed stable and continuous way of fundraising for UN
Foundation Nothing But Nets
Every citizens buy garbage bags continuously because it is living
necessities. Citizens can easily buy the charity garbage bags because
they are now adopted as official garbage bag by Urayasu City
Government. In first one month 460 US dollars collected by the charity
garbage bags.
- We are changing all citizens in Urayasu to know about malaria andparticipate in anti-malaria campaign positively The first lot was distributedat August 2013. After only one month, the second lot was ordered. Now
explosively sales of the bag are growing.
In only two month total 2300 citizens bought the bags. They have known
about the problem of malaria by reading the information on the bags.
In some voice..
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=>I just bought the bag because it is cute. And the bag taught me aboutproblem of malaria .
Actions Taken : Jan. 2013: The first committee was held. We researched good way forfundraisingFeb. : The second committee was held. We discussed about the idea ofthis project.
25 Mar. : The first discussion on the executive committee of JCI Urayasu
was held.
13 May. : The first discussion on the board of directors of JCI Urayasu washeld.
10 Jun. : The board of directors of JCI Urayasu decided to do this project.
26 Jun. : Mayer of Urayasu decided to approve the charity garbage bag as
official bag.
28 Jun. : The first order of the charity garbage bag was placed. 09 Jul. : Press release at press club.
-Press release for local newspapers and local information papers.
-Promotion on our website
10 Jul. : Briefing at neighborhood associations.
Mid. Jul. : Request a local TV station to pick up our project in news.
20 Jul. : Reference exhibition at Summer Conference of JCI Japan at
Yokohama to expand this project in Japan.
End Jul. : Start to distribute the charity garbage bags. 29 Jul.: Promotion
at Urayasu fireworks festival
Dec. :Donation to NBN fund.
Recommendations : About 5,250.000 garbage bags are used in Urayasu per year. If every bags
are charity , about 52,500 US dollars will be donated to the NBN
Foundation. In Japan 110,000 US dollars collected in 2012. When our
project will success, total donation will be 1.5 times up.
In almost all regions in Japan, taxed garbage bags is sold. If this projectwill expand all over Japan, enormous money will be raised. And citizens
will have more attention to UN MDGs and JCI. It may apply in not only
Japan but also any places in the world.
At first it seemed very difficult to make the charity garbage bags approved
by Urayasu City Government. However, our positive lobbing to Urayasu
City Government changed the mind of mayor and officers of Urayasu CityGovernment.

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Aw ard Category criteria
Objectives, Planning, Finance and Ex ecution

What were the The object of this project is ..
objectives of this - To develop stable and continuous way ofprogram? fundraising for UN Foundation Nothing But Nets

- To change all citizens in Urayasu to know aboutmalaria and participate in anti-malaria campaign
positively- To change the local government to participate in
UN MDGs’ campaign positively- To develop recognition and reputation of JCI andJCI Urayasu

How does this The goal 1st in 2013 JCI Action Plan.
program align to 1. To be recognized as a solution provider to thethe JCI Plan of greatest global challenges of our time as defined byAction? the eight (8) UN Millennium Development Goals(MDGs).

Was the budget aneffective guide for Yes. The board of directors of JCI Urayasu decided
the financial the budget before execution of the project. The
management of the budget was an effective guide for the financial
project? management of the project.
How does this This project create POSITIVE CHANGE on citizens
project advance the in Urayasu and Urayasu City Government. They
JCI Mission and have understand UN MDGs and JCI Nothing But
Vision? Nets (NBN) Campaign. And they are taking actionfor the goal.

This project also PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITY that members CREATE POSITIVECHANGE to local community.

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Membership Participation

By number, howmany members
were involved inthis program? 21 members
By percentage,
how manymembers of yourLocal Organization
were involved inthis program? 90%
Describe the main -Project planningroles of the -Budget control
participating -Communication with manufacturer and shops ofmembers in this garbage bags
program. -Communication with Urayasu City Government andother organization-Production and direction to develop the charity
garbage bags-Promotion of this project

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Community Impact

How did the Local We measure community impact by number of bags,
Organization amount of fundraising and survey to citizens.
measure 23,000 bags were sold only the first month. Therecommunity impact are 162,877 in Urayasu City. Within one year anyone
for this project? in Urayasu can buy the bags.
Describe the actual
community impact
produced by thisproject.

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Every citizens can participate to NBN Campaign indaily life. Neighborhood associations also take action
for UN MDGs through charity garbage bag.

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Link w ith UN Agencies or Partnerships

List any UN
Agencies thatparticipated in anyway. Describe theirinvolvement. (writeN/A if none) N/A
List any otherpartners thatparticipated in this Urayasu City Government
program. (write N/A Manufacturer of the garbage bagif none) Neighborhood association
How were partners Urayasu City Government approved the charity
engaged to garbage bag as official bag.
participate in the Manufacturer of the garbage bag collaborated withprogram? JCI Urayasu to design new charity bag.

Neighborhood association collaborated with JCIUrayasu to promote the charity garbage bag.

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Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the Citizens will participate in NBN campaign forever.
expected long-term More money will be raised to the NBN fund by theimpact of this bags.
project? Children know about problem of malaria to see thecharity garbage bag in daily life. Some of them willtake action to improve the world.
Urayasu City Government also will take action forproblems in the world because this project is in just
local but for the world.
This project improve the reputation of JCI and JCIUrayasu. It makes expansion of members easier.
Many LOMs can easily do the same project in theirarea. It will expand the NBN campaign very
effectively.

What changes It is not easy to take approval from local
would you make to government to make the bags official because there
improve the results are many rules about the official garbage bag. Weof this project? need to teach how to take approval fromgovernment.

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