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Awards Entry

2013 Jci World Congress

Young active citizens from Kanazawa, JAPANJCI JAPAN
Best Local Personal Skill Development Program

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Entry Information
Award Program:Category:

2013 JCI World Congress
Best Local Personal Skill Development Program

NOM Information
National Organization:

National President:

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

LOM Information
Local Organization:
President:

JCI Kanazawa
Masahiro Fujiya

President Email: fujimasa0722@gmail.com

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Basic Information
Duration : May 18th, 2013 to August 30th, 2013
Staff : 17 members
Sponsors : 5 government organizations and 6 universities
Budget : 5,000 US dollar
Profit / Loss : None
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: About 0.46 million citizen of Kanazawa
Objective : JCI Kanazawa run programs in order to produce people active in theinternational community for private diplomacy in the future.
1. We focused on Japanese and foreign students especially.
2. We developed their awarness for international exchanges.
3. We created their positive change through teaching them the importanceof mutual understanding and international contribution.
JCI Kanazawa believes that internationalization is necessary for ourcommunity developments.
1. Students in the community transcended differences such as nationality,
school, language, and race. They did the mutual understanding and got
the opportunity to become active citizen who could play an active part ininternational society.
2. They learned about UN MDG's and offered the opportunity to expand
them to citizens.
Overview : 1) JCI Kanazawa visited governmental agencies and universities in order toachieve our purposes. They gave us very valuable advices, and we
successfully completed to build our program. (Research)
2) In the program, we respected students' independencies and conducted
our program as follows.
2-1 We conducted "Mutual Understanding Program" supported by JCI
Japan in order to overcome differences between nationality, language,race, and culture.
2-2 They discussed one theme by groups, and they made theirpresentations in order to share them.
2-3 They made attractive ex periences in our community, and they madetheir w eb site to share the information.
2-4 They made their presentation contests toward administration
agencies, universities, their friends, and JCI Kanazawa members in orderto acquire skills to make their presentation successfully toward a lot of
multi-international audiences.
3) We hold our discussion meeting with administration agencies anduniversities to advance our popular diplomacy in the future. This isbecause cooperation with them is necessary to raise people active ininternational society.
Results : Our program brought student's positive change.
1) Mutual Understanding
They got their opportunities to understand the difference between
nationality, language, race, and culture under their cooperation toward thesame goal. As a result, they would be able to act based on their mutual
understanding.
2) Acquisition of multi-cultural presentation skill
By experiencing their field work, they were able to find attractive strengthsof our community. Then, they got opportunities to have their presentation
to show them to a lot of multi-national audiences. They overcame culturaland linguistic barrier.
3) UN MDG's
They learned the significant importance of UN MDG's, and they got theiropportunities to carry out their presentation about UN MDG's.
4) Motivation toward challenges in international society
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Students was motivated to challenge in international society through ourintroduction of our JCI international activities.
Actions Taken : 1) Plan
November, 2012 thru May, 2013
1-1 JCI Kanazawa visited 13 administration agencies and universities toinvestigate "What is required for our community."
1-2 We got very valuable advices from them, and planed our program todevelop students active internationally.
1-3 We visited universities, and made our presentation for our recruiting.
2) Our program
May, 2013 thru July, 2013
We had four international academies during this period.
2-1 JCI Kanazawa divided students into groups, and gave them
oppotunities to learn strengths of our community.
2-2 We provided the hands-on experience of the strengths.
2-3 We opened a website for students to lease what they found as our
town's attractive points to the world.
2-4 We gave oppotunities for students to make presentations of strengthsof our commnity to a large group of multi-international people.
3) After our program
August, 2013
JCI Kanazawa held the meeting for developed students to discuss tomanage this program by themselves.
<Our Program: Presentation competition to present strengths of ourcommunity>
July 6, 2013 From 13:00 to 17:00
This is very valuable opportunity for students to strengthen their personal
skills.
13:00
Explanation of objectives by the chairman of JCI Kanazawa International
Exchange Committee.
13:10
Presentations by students
Students were divided intro 6 teams.
1) Each team made a presentation.
2) They made a presentation of charming points, which students actuallyexperienced and found out by themselves in our community.
3) They made a presentation in front of a lot of multi-international
audiences.
15:00
Evaluation of administrative officer and professor in universities.
1) They gave students very valuable advices and evaluations.
2) They evaluated all presentations and chose one best team by vote.
15:30
Award by JCI Kanazawa Chairman of the Board of Directors
1) He announced results of the evaluations and gave the best award.
2) He gave unique awards to teams except the best team in respect for
their great efforts.
15:50
The presentation of UN MDG's by students
1) Students showed what they learned about UN MDG's during thisinternational academy in front of a lot of multi-international audiences.
2) They made a presentation of how important we needed to deal withworld peace.
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16:00
Group discussion with all audiences
1) All participants including students, their friends, professors,administrative officers, and JCI members made a group discussion about
world peace.
2) They were divided into groups and made brief presentations to sharewhat we should do for world peace.
Recommendations : <Results>
1) Students
1-1 They had deep concerns toward UN MDG's more than expected andsuccessfully expand the movements to a lot of multi-international citizens.
1-2 Although they were not active in the beginning, they became very
interested in our JCI activities, and changed to participates in this program
positively.
1-3 They examined whether they should continue this program bythemselves, and changed to act positively.
1-4 They were very interested in attractive strengths in our community, andthey grew up to share them at home and abroad by themselves.
These results showed that we were able to get more results when we
succeeded in bringing out student's positiveness.
2) Administration agencies
2-1 They advised JCI Kanazawa and contributed to complete to build ourprogram.
2-2 They accepted our program and changed to advanceinternationalization of our community.
They started their own program by referring to our program. Our program
turned to become movements. This was not expected in the beginning, but
we successfully helped to have internationally active citizens in ourgovernmental agencies in Kanazawa.
3) Universities
3-1 They advised JCI Kanazawa and contributed to the completion of ourprogram.
3-2 By participating in our activities of JCI Kanazawa, they learned about
the importance of cooperation among universities, which were not built
before.
3-3 They realized it would be valuable for international exchange groups ineach university to work together.
We found out that we could get more cooperation when we brought out
more positiveness from universities.
<Points to improve>
1. JCI got 30 Japanese students and 20 foreign students.
It is more desirable to have more divested students who have different
cultural backgrounds in order to give students more opportunities.
2. We approached 8 universities, and we got students from 6 universities.
We need to have students from the rest of 2 universities to expand ouropportunities to inspire our community.
<Solutions>
It is necessary to continue to give universities opportunities for positivechange. By appealing that it will become universities' merits for students
to grow up through our program, we will change them to our cooperator of
the movements.
1. We need to contact more professors to let them know our program.
Through them, we might be able to reach more foreign students. This time,
all program was conducted in Japanese, but we might need to have ourprogram in multiple languages, especially English.
2. We need to get professors' understanding of our program at our earlier
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stage. They might be able to drive more students to participate in our
program.
<Changes more than ex pected>
JCI Kanazawa got very high reputations for our program more than
expected by most of students participated in the program.
1. Many universities made hearings about this program from students
since they were very interested in this program. We got requests to havethis program again next year from the universities.
2. At the same time, we got requests to participate in this program next
year from many students who were not able to participated in this program
this time.

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Objectives, Planning, Finance and Ex ecution

What were the Our objectives of this program are to raise up
objectives of this people who plays a central role of popular
program? diplomacy in the future, and who can act

positively with international vision. In order toaccomplish these objectives, young people in ourcommunity needs to make positive change.
1) We need to know ourselves, and then we need toknow others.
2) We need to recognize the importance of mutual
understanding and international contribution.
It is not beneficial to make conflicts with people whohave different values. Instead, we need to act
together toward the same goal, ultimately world
peace, and overcome any barriers. Once they makepositive change, they take initiative and act
positively, and inspire others to act in the same way.

How does this Our program corresponds to the JCI Plan of Action
program align to in term of purposes to create young active
the JCI Plan of citizens.
Action?

1) Mutual Understanding among multiple cultures
Students were divided into groups, and experienced
strengths of our community by themselves. They
argued and prepared for presentation competition
toward a lot of multi-international audiences.
Through this process, students understood thedifference of multiple cultures, respected them, andknew themselves In addition, cooperation toward one
same goal brought trust relationship.
2) Actions toward world peace
Students knew UN MDG's from JCI Kanazawa, anddiscussed it together. They researched more topresent UN MDG's by their own words. They made apresentation toward a lot of multi-international
audiences, and shared and discussed about world
peace.

Was the budget an JCI Kanazawa conducted financial management
effective guide for effectively in the following points.
the financial
management of the 1) Management of usage charge for space
project? JCI Kanazawa got understandings of our programfrom our governmental agencies, and we got special
permission to rent space for free. In addition, we wasable to borrow conference rooms for ourpresentation competition with cheap price.
2) Management of students' expenses
When students conducted their tours to findKanazawa's strengths, JCI Kanazawa checked the
purpose and effect of the expense in advance.

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How does this 1) Advanced JCI Mission
project advance the JCI Kanazawa provided mutual understanding
JCI Mission and opportunities to Japanese students and foreign
Vision? students in our community through theircooperation. We created their development
opportunities to their positive change. In addition,
students learned UN MDG's in the process ofpresentations toward a lot of multi-international
audiences, and provided opportunities to reconsider
the importance of world peace to citizens.
2) Advanced JCI Vision
JCI Kanazawa provided students opportunities topresent UN MDG's toward a lot of multiinternational audiences. Students were divided into
teams. In the process of preparing the presentation,
they advanced their mutual understandings, andtheir growth enabled to discuss about world peacewith a lot of multi-international citizens. JCIKanazawa continues to help to create networking
with a lot of citizens.

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Membership Participation

By number, howmany members
were involved inthis program? 17 members
By percentage,
how manymembers of the
Local Organization
were involved inthis program? 60%
Describe the main 1) Executive producer
roles of the Understand the whole context of our program, andparticipating give members clear instructions (1 Member)members in thisprogram. 2) Building our program

Plan (7 Members), Discussion (15 Members),
Management (7 Members), Recruiting (7 Members),
Contacts to administrative offices and universities(15 Members)
3) Plan proposal to 5 administrative offices and 6
universities
Plan (7 Members), Proposal (15 Members)4) Recruiting students
Making a leaflet (2 Members), Recruiting touniversities (12 Members), Recruiting toadministrative offices (6 Members)5) International Academy
Operation (7 Members), Site Management (6Members), Master of ceremonies (2 Members),
Mutual Understanding Program (2 Members), Field
works to experience Kanazawa's culture, art andcrafts, and so on (12 Members), Photographing (1Member)6) Presentation Competition
Site management (6 Members), Data and equipment
management (3 Members), Master of ceremonies (2Members), Collecting Questionnaires (6 Members),
Photographing (1 Member)
7) Discussion Meeting with administrative offices anduniversities
Site management (6 Members), Master of
ceremonies (1 Member), Making Presentation slides(2 Members), Presentation (1Member), Get-together(17 Members), Hearings and opinion exchange (17Members), Records of meeting (2 Members),
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Skills Developed

What skills were 1) Developed communication skills among multiple
developed in this cultures
program? 50 students participated in this program. They werefrom Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, Italy,
Russia, Belgium, Uganda, and Brazil. They respectedeach other and acquired communication skills in theprocess of achieving the same goal.
2) Developed presentation skills
Students got opportunities to present Kanazawa's
strengths and world peace separately to a lot of
multi-international audiences.
3) Developed knowledge about UN MDG's
They learned UN MDG's from JCI Kanazawa, andadvanced their understanding in the process of theirpresentation to a lot of multi-international
audiences.
4) Developed their creativity skills
They realized their growth by having experienced
this program, and they discussed about further
development of this program. They acquired skills toplan and propose.

How were these 1) Mutual Understanding Program
skills developed? Students were divided into six groups.
Describe themethods and 1-1 They discussed about world peace, and sharedactivities used. them. In the process of reaching the result, they

respected each other, and they advanced theirrelationship.

1-2 They discussed about strengths of theircommunities. They tried to find good points in eachcountries, not bad points. They respected eachdifference, and made positive actions.
1-3 They planed and conducted presentationcompetition by themselves. They overcame thedifference between nationality, language, race, andculture in the building process, and created new
reliable network.
2) Presentation Skill Development Program
Students were divided into groups, and worked
together.
2-1 They experienced culture, art and crafts in ourcommunity by themselves. They discussed together,and prepared for the presentation competition.
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They could analyze themselves objectively.
3) UN MDG's Program
Students learned about UN MDG's from JCI
Kanazawa, and they made presentations to a lot of
multi-international audiences. Through their
discussions, they found out that this was our
problem to solve by ourselves, not others' problem.
4) Creativity Skill Improvement Program
Students reviewed what they had experienced inthis program, and realized self-growth objectively.
They discussed how this program should continue inthe future. They decided to plan and propose to
manage this program by themselves in order todevelop more students' skills.

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Impact on Participants

What was the Our indented impact was for young people tointended impact on grow up for permanent world peace in thethe participants? following points.

1) Young people plays an active role in internationalsociety.
Students respect each difference of nationality,
language, race, and culture. Then, they know
themselves more and find good points of each
community, not bad points. They can have the same
purpose and act together.
2) Young people understands world peace, discusses
it, and makes their positive actions.
Students learn UN MDG's, and expand theirinterests to world peace. Then, they can involve
more citizens.
3) Young people makes their positive actions toward
world peace.
Students are inspired from what they learn andexperience, and they develop it more continuously.
Describe the actual We could achieve the following impact.
impact on theparticipants. 1) Young people plays an active role in internationalsociety.
Participants could became young active citizens who
overcame cultural difference and act with mutual
understanding. According to questionnaire after our
program, all students answered that they could
became one reliable team.
2) Young people understands world peace, discusses
it, and makes their positive actions.
They made their presentations toward citizens.
According to questionnaire after the presentations,
all participated citizens answered that they could
agree with them, and their presentation was very
persuasive.
3) Young people makes their positive actions toward
world peace.
According to questionnaire after our program, theyanswered that they would like to continue toparticipate in this program. They would like toinvolve more further and discussed continuation anddevelopment of this program.

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Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the 1) Development to accomplish permanent world
expected long-term peace
impact of this Through managing this program by themselves,project? students can consider more familiar to this program.

When we discussed about further developments ofthis program with students, they proposed to havebranch groups in each university. This means that
we will be able to involve more students, and havepresentation competitions in each university. This
helps to have more opportunities to cultivate people
who plays active roles toward world peace.
2) Send messages to the world through the Internet
Young active citizens will be able to send messages
through our website to the world. The Internet isborderless. When we increase the number ofaccesses to our web, we can reach more people. In
addition, when we succeed in our program, otherlocal chapters can imitate our website andapproaches. Next year, we plan to involve more
people using exchange links, banner advertisements,
installments as a smartphone application, andexchanges with more organizations. This will bringmore opportunities to appeal our program and world
peace.

What changes We faced that some students didn't come to attend
would you make to our program in the middle. We considered two
improve the results reasons. One is lack of our communications withof this project? students. The other is a language problem. This is

our opportunity loss, so we need to improve thisproblem.

1) To improve our communications with students
1-1 Members of JCI Kanazawa have to memorize
students' faces and names ASAP. This is our fist
step to have reliable relationships.
1-2 We need to set up Facebook, which most of
students are using in our early stage for better
communications.
2) To solve a language problem
2-1 We need to assign members of JCI Kanazawa,
who can speak foreign language, especially English
and Chinese.
2-2 We need to consider students' capability tounderstand Japanese more when we divide students
into groups.

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