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2016 Asia-pacific Conference
Okhotsk Kitami Students Union
JCI JAPAN
Best Local Personal Skill Development Program

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 Asia-Pacific Conference
Category: Best Local Personal Skill Development Program
NOM Information
National Organization: JCI JAPAN
Shigenari Yamamoto
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

National President:

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Kitami
President: Ichisuke Murai
President Email: kitamikitami0901@msn.com

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Basic Information
Duration : From February to November 2015
Staff : 66 members
Kitami City, Kitami City Board of Education, Hokkaido Government Board
Sponsors :of Education, High School in
Budget : 9,530.44Profit / Loss : 0
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: 22 high school students
Objective : To provide an opportunity to change the mind to the young people,
and to foster a sense of ownership as a mainstay of the regional
future.
To increase the interest in the young people of the region, and tonurture a love for one's hometown mind.
To foster young people who can think and act proactively in order tobetter their community.
Overview : 2012 Launched the "Okhotsk Kitami Students Union". Formed by thecity's high school students, to think and act out what can be done to theregion, a high school student of regional development organizations.
Aug. 2012 They are for the first time organized a local contribution
program "Kitami Onion Festival", was held with the assistance of the JCI
Kitami. Citizens about 400 people were visitors to the big event.
Since then, to continue its activities, it has continued up to now.
2015 They carried out a total of 14 meetings, they conducted a "Nature
Experience Kids Adventure", which is the training over three days,
which was the subject of the city elementary school children in August.
Also with the cooperation of local FM radio station, it gave a student FM
broadcasting.
Results : 1. The young people were interested in the region to live in and wereable to have a love for one's hometown mind.
2. The young people knew pleasure and trouble of the socialdevelopment and came to want to be concerned with socialdevelopment.
3. Young people had a sense of ownership as a mainstay of theregional future.
4. The young people thought about the region voluntarily and had
will to put into an action.
5. The friendship between the young people arose.
We inspected these result by an interview and the questionnaire tothe young people who participated.
Actions Taken : 2015
Feb. 28 Monthly Meeting (4 students)
Mar. 28 Monthly Meeting (6 students)
Apr. 25 Monthly Meeting (7 students)
May. 15 Monthly Meeting (7 students)
May. 16 Small Meeting (6 students)
Jun. 5 Small Meeting (9 students)
Jun. 7 Small Meeting (8 students)
Jun. 12 Monthly Meeting (8 students) Jun. 20 Small Meeting (7 students)
Jul. 4 Small Meeting (9 students)
Jul. 26 Monthly Meeting (6 students)
Aug. 1 Monthly Meeting (14 students)
Aug. 6 to8 Nature Experience Kids Adventure (30 primary school children& 14 students)
Aug. 9 Student FM broadcasting (8 students)
Sep. 12 Monthly Meeting (10 students)
Oct. 18 Monthly Meeting (11 students)
Recommendations : Throughout this program…
1. The young people were interested in the region to live in and wereable to have a love for one's hometown mind.

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2. The young people knew pleasure and trouble of the social
development and came to want to be concerned with socialdevelopment.
3. Young people had a sense of ownership as a mainstay of theregional future.
4. The young people thought about the region voluntarily and had
will to put into an action.
5. The friendship between the young people arose.

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Award Category criteria
Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the To provide an opportunity to change the mind to young
objectives of this people, and to foster a sense of ownership as a mainstay
program?

of the regional future.
To increase the interest in the young people of theregion, and to nurture a love for one's hometown mind.
To foster young people who can think and act
proactively in order to better their community.

How does this JCI Kitami provide an opportunity to change the mind
program align to to young people, and foster young people who can think
the JCI Plan ofand act proactively in order to better their community.
Action?

It is consistent with the JCI Plan that foster young
active citizens.

Was the budget an The budget was an effective guide for the financial
effective guide for management of the program.
the financial
Meeting is due to the use of the free conference room,
management of
the project? venue expenses is free of charge.

As for the Nature Experience Kids Adventure, a studentperformed plan drafting, and Kitami JC contributed theexpense.

How does this JCI Mission
project advance To provide young people an opportunity to change thethe JCI Mission
mind.
and Vision?

JCI Vision
Built a network of high schools and government andcivic groups with high school students.

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Award Category criteria
Membership Participation

By number, how manymembers were involvedin this program? 22 students
By percentage, howmany members of theLocal Organization wereinvolved in thisprogram? 81%
Describe the main roles Supported high school students to accomplish aof the participating program smoothly.
members in thisRequest for sponsorship to the government andprogram.

other.
Public relations. Member recruitment. Cooperation
request to various organizations.

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Award Category criteria
Skills Developed

What skills were Way of meeting.
developed in this Method of planning and management of program.
program?

Interest in that region
Love of one's hometown.
Sense of ownership as a mainstay of the regional future.
Friendship.

How were these Students had meeting many times by the initiative, wasskills developed? able to learn way of the meeting. By that JCI Kitami
Describe thesupport and advice of management, students were able
methods andactivities used. to learn the way of planning and management ofprogram.
By carrying out the programs related to the region thatlive in their own, students are interested in the region,and became more like the region.
Friendship has been nurtured by that many of thestudents work in program.

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Award Category criteria
Impact on Participants

What was the To provide an opportunity to change the mind to theintended impact on youth, and to foster a sense of ownership as a mainstay
the participants?

of the regional future.
To increase the interest in the young people of theregion, and to nurture a love for one's hometown mind.
To foster young people who can think and act
proactively in order to better their community.

Describe the actual They were able to have an interest in the region, andimpact on the love of one's hometown.
participants.

They were growing willingness to act in order to betterthe region live in their own.
They were able to have the power to face difficulties.
They came to be able to give one's opinion positively.
They came to be able to act for another person
positively.
They came to set a goal for the future.

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Award Category criteria
Long-term Impact of the Program

What is theTo foster the young people that can act in order toexpected long-term
impact of this better the region, it will lead to the creation of a number
project? of community leaders.
What changes It is necessary to increase the number of students
would you make to participating in order to provide opportunities of growth
improve the results
to more young people. To that end, it is necessary toof this project?

inform the existence of a student working on such anactivity widely in the area.
It is important that students will continue to act to thinkthat regional themselves. To that end, it is necessary toensure the takeover of philosophy for the new students
coming to join every year

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