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2016 Jci Congress In Quebec, Canada
NIIGATA SUPER CONFERENCEJCI 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 Niigata
President: Ken Furukawa
President Email: gian.furukawa@gmail.com

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Basic Information
Duration : May 14, 2016
Staff : 185 member
Niigata University, University-Community Relations Igarashi Projects,Sponsors :Niigata Ijyu Corporation., Sel
Budget : 310 hundored dollar
Profit / Loss : 0 dollar
In which UN SDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: People in the activity area around Niigata city
Objective : To create the strong relationship between the participants, who livein the activity area around Niigata city, and Niigata JC members, toform a large community possibly changing the future in Niigata throughthe actions toward a bright and rich future in Niigata.
To promote JCI Mission and VISION well for all the participants in thisprogram in order to know Niigata JC and its activities better and feelcloser to us with sympathy.
Overview : ・Opening ceremony with video works, sounds, illumination.
・3 types of seminars and talk sessions;1.Of parents’ responsibilities and rules.
2.Of disaster prevention and rescue operation for revitalization of Niigata
city.
3.Of the grobal positions of Japan and Niigata.
・Closing ceremony with;
1.Music and talk session by a popular music band loving Niigata,“Negicco”.
2.Video production for looking back the construction of this program.
3.Pictures and video on that day of the participants enjoying this program・Talk session among students in Niigata university, other students andNiigata JC members.
・Opened play ground for kids.
・Self-Produced Film Screening of “Zutto Issho(We will be with youforever).”・Exhibition stand;1.Introduction of Niigta JC’ s activities.
2.Secondary booth explaining each seminar above more precisely.
・Rescue operation for major earthquake in Kumamoto in 2016;
1.Pictures of rescue operation by JCI members in Kumamoto, Japan.
2.Fund raising activities.
Results : Wide varieties of video works, sounds, illumination made theopening ceremony more sophisticated.
100% of the participants could understand the significance ofparents’ responsibilities and rules in the seminars 1 above.
More than 93% of the participants could understand the significance ofdisaster prevention and rescue operation for revitalization of Niigata city.
More than 88% of the participants could understand a multi-polarizing
global society and the global positions of Japan and Niigata.
Closing ceremony above with the music and talk session by apopular music band loving Niigata, “Negicco”, video production forlooking back the construction of this program, pictures and videoon that day of the participants enjoying this program could create
the strong relationship between the participants and niigata JC
members. Talk session among students in Niigata university, otherstudents and Niigata JC members could explore the possibility ofregional development in Niigata, and also to promote the activitiesof Niigata JC more.
Opened play ground for kids above provided the opportunities touse the digital contents made by local student entrepreneurs.
Self-produced film screening of “Zutto Issho(We will be with you forever).”
above provided the opportunities to success for local young movie
directors and those to think of strong relationship among a family for theparticipants and viewers.
By the exhibition stand showing the introduction of Niigata JC’ s activities
or additional explanation of each seminar above, the participants could

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know Niigata JC and its activities better and feel closer to us withsympathy. In the rescue operation for major earthquake in Kumamoto in
2016, by the pictures of rescue operation by JCI members in Kumamoto,Japan and their fund raising activities, the participants could know Niigata
JC and its activities better with sympathy.
The utilization of SNS such as Facebook, and Twitter could helped
Niigata JC and this program to be widely known, in which a large numberof citizens and participants asked us for the activities opened outside
after this program.
Such requests were found widely in the questionnaires, Facebook, andTwitter.
Actions Taken : January to February, 2016 Visiting the coordinators in Niigata universityand meeting.
January to April, 2016 Visiting the cooperative bodies outside andmeeting.
January to April, 2016 Imaging and Visiting the lecturers and meeting.
January to April, 2016 public relations using several media including TV,
radio and SNS etc.
14 May, 2016 Holding
June, 2016 Report
Recommendations : The goal was almost achieved.
This program could create the strong relationship between theparticipants and Niigata JC members to explore the possibility of regional
development in Niigata.
The participants could have fun in the event and they could know Niigata
JC and its activities better and feel closer to us with sympathy. Reflection
point; We needed more participants.
In future, the public relations should be improved to be broadcasted of theevent more effectively toward the people around Niigata.

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Award Category criteria

1

Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the The purpose is that the citizens in Niigata city andobjectives of this Niigata JC members learn together and spent a whole
program?

day with friendship on the campus of the mosttraditional university in Niigata, Niigata university, toform a large community possibly changing thefuture in Niigata through the actions toward “Super”
bright and rich future in Niigata.

How does this The citizens in Niigata could have positive mind in theprogram align to wide varieties of seminars and functions.
the JCI Plan of
The subject matter was to “fantasize” the super bright
Action?

and rich future in Niigata, which could have longtime and positive effects on the participants and Niigata
JC members.
On this program, a large number of cooperative bodies
including Niigata university, and we, Niigata JC, could
cooperate with a good relationship each other. ・The
seminar by a foreign lecturer improved ourunderstanding of international society, which helped
our Niigata, a local area in the world, to be connectedwith global society.

Was the budget an Venue costs 13,290USD
effective guide for Lecture’s fee 4,320USD
the financialDocuments manufacturing costs 900USD
management of
the project? Public relation costs 1,085USD

Petty expenses 1,263USD
Reserve fund 640USD The program progressed within
an original budged.
We spent more for video works, sounds, illumination to
make the seminar rooms more attractive, while we usedthe existing facilities such as lecture rooms in Niigata
university.
And also we supply some satellite rooms opened for thefamilies with children to see the seminars easily.
How does this JCI MISSION: This program could create the strong
project advance relationship between the participants and Niigata JC
the JCI Mission
members to explore the possibility of regional
and Vision?

development in Niigata.
As the participants could have fun in the event and they
could know Niigata JC and its activities better and feelcloser to us with sympathy, JCI Mission could bepromoted well.
JCI VISION: This program could create the strong
relationship between the participants and Niigata JC
members to explore the possibility of regional
development in Niigata, which could have long-timeand positive effects on the participants and Niigata JCmembers.

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JCIOn this program, a large number of cooperative bodies
including Niigata university, and we, Niigata JC, could
cooperate with a good relationship each other, which
could accelerate to form a large community possibly
changing the future in Niigata through the actions
toward a bright and rich future in Niigata.

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JCIPage 4Award Category criteria

2

Membership Participation

By number, howmany members
were involved inthis program? 17 members
By percentage,
how manymembers of theLocal Organization
were involved inthis program? 79
Describe the main All staff members systematically played a many roles,
roles of the respectively, such as public relations, direction,participatingacceptance, seminar, cooperation.
members in thisprogram. And they could adequately responded to the sudden

troubles in that day because they preferentially tried
to cooperate with other members or working groups
under the good relationship.
As a result, all members could do their best in eachgroup in such a large-scaled program.

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JCIPage 5Award Category criteria

3

Community Impact

How did the Local By the utilization of the questionnaires in each seminar
Organizationand in the whole program, and SNS media such asmeasurecommunity impact Facebook, and Twitter including the comments form
for this program? outside.
Describe the actual This program could create the strong relationshipcommunity impact between the participants and Niigata JC members to
produced by thisexplore the possibility of regional development inproject.

Niigata.
Thus, JCI Mission could be promoted well as theparticipants could have fun in the event and they
could know Niigata JC and its activities better andfeel closer to us with sympathy.On the other hand, alarge number of cooperative bodies including Niigata
university, and we, Niigata JC, could cooperate with agood relationship each other on this program, which
could accelerate and have long-time and positive effects
on the participants and Niigata JC members, to form alarge community possibly changing the future inNiigata through the actions toward a bright and richfuture in Niigata.

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4Impact on Local Organization

How did the Local There is no monetary profit at all.
Organization
But Social big impact of this new type program by ourbenefit fromrunning this Niigata JC and smiles of all participants are the very
project? best products of this Project!
How did the JCI MISSION: This program could create the strong
program advance relationship between the participants and Niigata JC
the JCI Mission?

members to explore the possibility of regional
development in Niigata.
Thus, JCI Mission could be promoted well as theparticipants could have fun in the event and they could
know Niigata JC and its activities better and feel closer
to us with sympathy.

How did the project A large number of cooperative bodies including theadvance the JCI citizens in Niigata, Niigata university, several
Vision?

corporations and we, Niigata JC, could cooperate with agood relationship each other on this program, which
could accelerate and have long-time and positive effects
on the participants and Niigata JC members, to form alarge community possibly changing the future inNiigata through the actions toward a bright and richfuture in Niigata.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the This program could create the strong relationshipexpected long-term between the participants and Niigata JC members toimpact of thisexplore the possibility of regional development inproject?

Niigata.
A large number of cooperative bodies including thecitizens in Niigata, Niigata university, several
corporations and we, Niigata JC, could cooperate witha good relationship each other on this program,which could accelerate to form a large community
possibly changing the future in Niigata through theactions toward a bright and rich future in Niigata.

What changes Reflection point; We needed more participants.
would you make to In future, the public relations should be improved to be
improve the resultsbroadcasted of the event more effectively toward theof this project?

people around Niigata.

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