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2016 Asia-pacific Conference
The Project to Fulfill Children's Dream To standat THE SAME STARTING LINEJCI JAPAN
Best Long-term Local Community Program

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

National President:

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Tokyo
President: Shujiro Nakahara
President Email: s.n.540529@gmail.com

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Basic Information
Duration : From January 2012 to April 2016
Staff : 50
Setagaya ward
Setagaya ward board of education
Sponsors :Setagaya mall federation.etc
Budget : 4.000 USD each year
Profit / Loss : 0
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: 900,000 people living in Setagaya
Objective : It shows the purpose of JCI Tokyo below.
1. To make people leaving orphanages possible to stand on thesame line as children cared at home.
2. To make all young people possible to have dreams.
ReasonChildren who can not receive care of parents because of child abuse, areguaranteed to be subject to social care in orphanages.
However, when orphanage residents become 18-year-old at the time ofhigh school graduation, they must leave orphanages.
Students who go on to university and vocational school, because it isnecessary to earn a living and tuition working for part-time jobs,
have taut lives in both mind and body. As a result, enrollment‘s dropout
rate to universities and professional schools coming out of the wards ofthe orphanage is about 80%. This ratio has a much higher rate than
young people cared at home.
Thus, JCI Tokyo, it is necessary to solve the problem with people leaving
the orphanage faced ;1. To build the equivalent of a stable life foundation people leaving
the orphanage and the other young people,
2. To receive the emotional support of family youth mental support bypeople in the local community.
JCI Tokyo aims to solve the problem of people who had to leaveorphanages faced, to make all of the young people of the region possible
to stand on the start line to fulfill dreams, to achieve a community that ispossible to open up the future.
Overview : In order to achieve the purpose, JCI Tokyo held the following projects.
1. Symposium
JCI Tokyo held a symposium with administrative and Setagaya
ward residents to share the problem of the economic difficulties
and political isolation of people leaving orphanages. JCI Tokyo
conducted the project with the local government and 10 privateorganizations to cause positive changes to many of the residents.
- Lecture of the people leaving orphanages
JCI Tokyo delivered that people leaving orphanages have theeconomic difficulties and political isolation problem faced after
leaving there. To solve the problem, JCI Tokyo claimed it isnecessary for community residents to communicate with people
leaving orphanages. JCI Tokyo encouraged the participating of theactivities to have a relationship with people leaving orphanages.
- Panel discussion with the administrative
To solve the problem of economic difficulties with people leavingorphanages, JCI Tokyo asked for financial support by the home
support and non-refundable scholarships for the local government.
- Panel discussion with private organizations

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To assist in the area for people leaving orphanages, JCI Tokyo
made an offer to the shopping district representative to accept ofwork experience and part-time job and to have a relationshipcontinually.
2. Continual relationship with residents- Relationship with orphanages residents
In order to solve the psychological isolation problems with people
leaving orphanages, JCI Tokyo think it is need to have arelationship from living orphanages, it followed that people leaving
orphanages and the community people build a relationship of trust.
From 2013, JCI Tokyo made the raft with people living orphanages
and the community organizations, took part in the raftingcompetition along with.
JCI Tokyo talked about the dream of people living orphanages andcommunity organizations.
JCI Tokyo, along with community organizations, held a dinner withpeople living orphanages- Relationship with people leaving orphanages
JCI Tokyo regularly held a dinner with people who had to leaveorphanages, talk about the problems that people face, showed thesolution.
JCI Tokyo encourage the participation of the relationship withpeople leaving orphanages for the people of the community
organizations and local.
Results : JCI Tokyo caused a positive change of citizens, created the ACTIVE
CITIZEN who relate actively the development of local communities.
1. The start of the support by the government
After the symposium, Setagaya ward decided the support from2016.
- Housing assistance(At 10,000 yen per month, rent a facility
owned by the Setagaya Ward)- Benefit scholarships(Year 360,000 yen)
2. Questionnaire results of the symposium participants
All participants felt the need of support for people who had to leave
the orphanage.
The 90% participants wanted to join the organization to help
people who had to leave the orphanage.
3. The establishment of the organization to assist people leaving
the orphanage
After the symposium, JCI Tokyo held a preparatory meeting withgovernment and nine private organizations to establish anorganization for the purpose of solving the mental isolation ofpeople who people leaving the orphanage.
March 2016, JCI Tokyo had a relationship with the people leaving theorphanage and people living the orphanage to have a mental connection
on a regular basis.
In addition, the shopping district of Setagaya ward in cooperation with theorphanage, from 2016, decided to have the event for the purpose ofconfidence building relationships with people living the orphanage.
Actions Taken : 2013
January• Plan the project about the problems of people who had to leave
the orphanage.
February• Request for cooperation to the Setagaya ward, board of education,etc.
May• Confirmation of cooperation acceptance to Setagaya ward boardof education for this project.

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July
• Relationship with people living the orphanage (raft making, talking
about a dream, dinner)
August• Participation the Rafting competition with people living theorphanage (participants 2,000)
September• Symposium (participants 200 people)
1. Tell people living the orphanage the importance of having a dream.
2. Request the government housing assistance and benefit
scholarship for people living the orphanage.
3. Request a continued support for the people leaving the orphanage
to localite.
October• Deliverer the local organizations in the ward event (Setagaya
future Expo 2013 participants 2,500).
November• Deliverer the public by the project report
2014
January to July
• To have a relationship and take a meal with the people leaving theorphanage and people living the orphanage on a regular basis.
August• Booth set-up at the festival of wards event (Setagaya Furusato
Kumin Festival, participants 40,000 people).
• Participation to raft down the competition (participants 2,000) alongwith people living the orphanage.
SeptemberSymposium
1. Share people leaving the orphanage‘s problems.
2. Request to the government about housing assistance and benefit
scholarship start.
3. Request for continued support for people leaving the orphanage tothe localite.
October• Deliver to localite in the ward event (Setagaya industry Festaparticipants 2,500).
November• Deliver to the general public by the project report.
2015
January to July
• To have a relationship and take a meal with the people leaving theorphanage and people living the orphanage on a regular basis.
August• Booth set-up at the festival of wards event (Setagaya Furusato
Kumin Festival, participants 40,000 people).
• Participation to raft down the competition (participants 2,000) alongwith people living the orphanage.
• Design of image character of the shopping street.

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September
Symposium
1. Share of people leaving the orphanage‘s problems
2. Presentation about housing assistance and benefit scholarshipinitiated for announcement by government
3. Request a continued support for people leaving the orphanage tothe localite.
4. Request of regular support, such as participation in the work
experience and festivals for the mallOctober• Deliver to local organizations in the ward event (Setagaya industry
Festa participants 2,500).
November• Deliver to the general public by the project report.
• Conduct at the meeting about the regional relationship support by
JCI Tokyo.
• Participants; Setagaya community organizations, six organizations.
2016
January – February• Meeting on regional relationship support to people leaving theorphanage.
March• Have a relationship with people living the orphanage, away frompeople, and the local organizations.
April• The start of the housing support and benefit the scholarship by thegovernment.
Recommendations : By symposiums and regional relationship support, JCI Tokyo achieved
the purpose for the content of the following.
1. By JCI Tokyo of planning, housing assistance and benefit
scholarship by the government has been started.
The economic situation of people leaving the orphanage close to
the same level as the young people.
2. JCI due to Tokyo, is assisted start by regular relationships andshopping district of the person and the community organizations
that had to people leaving the orphanage, measures forpsychological problems for people leaving the orphanage.
3. By the Symposium of JCI Tokyo to Deliver the problem of people
who had to leave the orphanage faced, ACTIVE CITIZEN has
increased that want to participate in the organization to support itspeople.
JCI Tokyo could not achieve, For ACTIVE CITIZEN who want to join in
the support for people leaving orphanages, JCI Tokyo could not propose
a specific participation method.
In this regard, JCI Tokyo think it is effective to encourage widely carringout the announcement at the stage where the relationship with people
leaving the orphanage becomes developed.

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Award Category criteria
Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the The purpose of JCI Tokyo is shown below.
long-term
objectives of this
1. To make people leaving orphanages possible toprogram?

stand on the same line as children cared at home.
2. To make all young people possible to havedreams.

How does thisprogram align tothe JCI Plan ofAction?

1. Impact
Model to support the people who had to leave theorphanage government, communityorganizations, the people of the community
together is very important in the plan continuity.
Further, it is possible to spread throughout theregion.
2. Connect
This project is, toward the goal to support people
leaving the orphanage the people, bringing
together the people of the community
organizations and localite and the support by thegovernment, it has become a way that iscontinuity.
3. Collaborate
In this plan, government and community
organizations, localite, by sharing the problems
faced by people leaving the graduates and people
leaving the orphanage, to share the necessary
action for the resolution, showed a bettersolution.

Was the budget an Intimate relationship with administration andeffective guide for orphanages in many years enabled free venue cost andthe financial
to reduce lectures cost. Therefore, free entry fee of themanagement of
the project? symposium etc. was possible for opportunities ofpositive change for more citizens.

How does thisproject advancethe JCI Mission
and Vision?

• JCI Vision
JCI Tokyo, with the local government and thepeople of the community groups and regions ,wasable to give an impact to the region by building amechanism to help the people who had to leaveorphanages.(Positive Change)• JCI Mission
JCI Tokyo, for the people of the region, given theopportunity to participate in the efforts to help thechildren, they grew as ACTIVE CITIZEN.

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Membership Participation

By number, howmany members
were involved inthis program? 50
By percentage, howmany members of
the Local
Organization wereinvolved in thisprogram? 90
Describe the main
roles of theparticipating
members in thisprogram.

1. Relations with the orphanage residents
2. Relations with the person who left the orphanage
3. Symposium Preparatory meeting responsible forcarrying out the assistance to the people who had
to leave the orphanage
4. Experience in shopping street

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Award Category criteria
Community Impact

How did the Local
Organization
measurecommunity impact
for this program?

• Change of approach by the government.
• Questionnaire for the symposium participants.

Describe the actual JCI Tokyo, causing a positive change of citizens,
community impact created the ACTIVE CITIZEN involved actively to
produced by thisthe development of local communities.
project

1. The start of support by the government
Setagaya Ward, after the symposium, for theyoung people who had to leave the orphanage
from 2016, to determine the following support.
- Housing assistance (At 10,000 yen per month,rent a facility owned by the Setagaya Ward).
- Benefit scholarships (Year 360,000 yen).
2. Questionnaire results of the symposium
participants- All participants felt the need of support forpeople who had to leave the orphanage.
- The 90% participants wanted to join theorganization to help people who had to leave theorphanage.
3. The establishment of the organization to assist
people leaving the orphanage- After the symposium, JCI Tokyo held apreparatory meeting with government and nineprivate organizations to establish an organization
for the purpose of solving the mental isolation ofpeople who people leaving the orphanage.
- March 2016, JCI Tokyo had a relationship withthe people leaving the orphanage and people
living the orphanage to have a mental connection
on a regular basis.
In addition, the shopping district of Setagaya Ward incooperation with the orphanage, from 2016, decided tohave the event for the purpose of confidence building
relationships with people living the orphanage.

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Impact on Local Organization

How did the Local LOM members, aware of the problems of people who
Organization had to leave the orphanage, in fact by making thebenefit from
relationship between residents and distant people,
running thisproject? understood the significance of the people of the region

to help the children.

How did the LOM members made the local government start a
program advance support for people leaving orphanages.(Positivethe JCI Mission?

Change) Also LOM members have made Positive
Change proactively through participating in the project
aimed at increasing Active Citizens for people leavingorphanages. And then LOM members decided to solve
problems of not only people leaving the orphanage but
also of poor children.

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Award Category criteria
Long-term Impact of the Program

What is theexpected long-term
impact of thisproject?

• By this project, more and more citizens, aim
ACTIVE CITIZEN next, the ongoing regional
development through support for the people who
had to leave the orphanage.
• Government and private organizations, by themodel to support the people who had to leave theorphanage in which people of the region incooperation to spread only to not only nationwide
Tokyo, to activities to support the people who
had to leave the orphanage of Japan Develop.
• Government and private organizations, bysupporting the fixation of the people that local
people had to leave the cooperation with childcare facilities, will help support to other children.
• All of the children, it is possible to stand on thesame starting line, the children will lead the next
generation a society to assist in the area.

What changes More many citizens to participate, in order to create awould you make to ACTIVE CITIZEN,
improve the resultsof this project?

1. To continue to relationship support for the people
who had to leave the orphanage.
2. Increasing the number of participants originatedthe activity.
3. To work with more and more organizations.

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