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2016 Asia-pacific Conference
2015PCY project
JCI JAPAN
Best Local Global Goals Project

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

National President:

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Osaka
President: sentaro shirosaka
President Email: s-shirosaka@shoei-group.com

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Basic Information
Duration : From August 2nd to 30th, 2015
Staff : 40 members
Sponsors : NGO ARUN, Osaka University
Budget : 130,000 dollar
Profit / Loss : 0In which UN MDG best
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
fit (if apply): ?:25 domestic students, 3 foreign exchange students, and 10 overseas
Who is benefited ?:students
Objective : Based on the program for students living in Japan, the objective is toencourage participants and JCI Osaka members to make positive change
and produce change makers.
Overview : 1. JCI Osaka held Pre-PCY for 29 domestic students on August 2nd,2015 and helped them understand the theme of this program and theactual situation of the local community by giving them lectures. JCI Osaka
gave assignments beforehand and provided opportunities for them toenhance a sense of ownership in a group work.
2. JCI Osaka took 30 students from home and abroad to Cambodia as atraining program from August 22nd to 25th, 2015.
3. Throughout the PCY from August 26th to 30th in 2015, JCI Osaka had
field works and group discussion, and built an action plan to eradicate
poverty.
4. JCI Osaka held PCY Forum 2015 on August 30th in 2015, and made apresentation on the action plan in front of Osaka citizens.
Results : 1. By getting lectured in Pre-PCY, students deepened understanding of
the theme of this program and the actual situation of the local community.
In addition, they enhanced a sense of ownership by doing assignments
and taking part in a group work.
2. By participating in the training program in Cambodia, students
accepted various values, saw problems of each country and theirbackground from a higher perspective, imagined a friendly relationship ofpeople all over the world, and challenged positively with conviction.
3. Through this PCY program, students learned that taking voluntaryactions is necessary to develop a fruitful relationship with people fromaround the world.
4. Through PCY Forum 2015, students made enough positive change tokeep taking action with the aim of resolving various global issues.
Actions Taken : Participating members did the followings to hold Pre-PCY:
1. Had a meeting with a lecturer.
2. Selected assignments beforehand.
3. Organized a seminar.
4. Selected a venue.
5. Selected facilitators.
They did the followings to hold a training seminar in Cambodia:
1. Made out an itinerary.
2. Organized a program.
3. Had a meeting with the local JCI.
4. Had a meeting with the local PGO.
5. Selected a venue.
They did the followings to hold PCY:
1. Selected a venue.
2. Had a meeting with a lecturer.
3. Organized a program.
4. Made leaflets.
Recommendations : By holding PCY program, JCI Osaka could help participants understandabout international cooperation necessary to achieve UN MDGs.
JCI Osaka provided opportunities for students to make a presentation on
the action plan to eradicate poverty in PCY Forum 2015. JCI Osaka
encouraged them to care for others and bring a happy life to people allover the world.
Improvements
Because the contents of the lecture in PCY Forum 2015 were too
professional, it was difficult for visitors and JCI Osaka members to fully

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understand the significance of the objectives.
By having a close discussion with a lecturer, JCI Osaka couldsuccessfully share the significance of the objectives with visitors and JCIOsaka members.

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Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the With the aim of producing people who can create a new
objectives of this value with Osaka\'s unique sensitivity, this program didprogram?

the followings:
1. To let students learn the importance of accepting
various values sincerely.
2. To let them see problems of each country and theirbackground from a higher perspective.
3. To let them imagine a fruitful relationship of people
all over the world.
4. To let them learn the significance of challenging
positively with conviction.
5. To let them learn that Osaka\'s unique sensitivity can
produce a new value to resolve global issues.

How does this PCY students will lead the next generations. JCI Osaka
program align to members gave them motivation to make a social
the JCI Plan ofcontribution and resolve global issues. It made a bigAction?

impact on achieving world peace.

Was the budget an The budget was 130,000 dollar.
effective guide for
It was mainly used for the followings:
the financial
management of 1. Project cost.
the project? 2. Travel expenses of PCY students.
How does this Advance of JCI Mission
project advance JCI Osaka provided opportunities for students to have
the JCI Missioninternational interaction and learn about the actualand Vision?

situation of poor countries.
JCI Osaka made students into change makers who cancreate a new value.
Advance of JCI Vision
JCI Osaka provided opportunities for students to learn
about the actual situation of poor countries. Thesestudents acquired international sensibility and becamechange makers.
JCI Osaka provided opportunities for students fromhome and abroad to have discussions to create theaction plan for resolving poverty issues. It means thatJCI Osaka helped students understand that accepting
different set of values sincerely is necessary for mutual
understanding.

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Membership Participation

By number, how manymembers were involved inthis program? 40 members
By percentage, how manymembers of your Local
Organization were involvedin this program? 76%
Describe the main roles of Participating members did the followings to holdthe participating members Pre-PCY:in this program.

1. Had a meeting with a lecturer.
2. Selected assignments beforehand.
3. Organized a seminar.
4. Selected a venue.
5. Selected facilitators.
They did the followings to hold a training
seminar in Cambodia:
1. Made out an itinerary.
2. Organized a program.
3. Had a meeting with the local JCI.
4. Had a meeting with the local PGO.
5. Selected a venue.
They did the followings to hold PCY:
1. Selected a venue.
2. Had a meeting with a lecturer.
3. Organized a program.
4. Made leaflets.

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Community Impact

How did the Local After the PCY program, JCI Osaka did the following
Organization questionnaires to participating students:
measure\"Did you understand that there are various global
community impact
for this project? issues in the world and that these issues are closely

related to you?\"\"Did you imagine the world where everything live
together?\"\"Did you try to open the way to the future by taking
voluntary actions?\"“Did you think that caring for others leads to world
peace?”
Many students answered, “Yes,” to the questionnaires
above. This result shows that this program made a big
impact on the local community.

Describe the actual According to the result of the questionnaires, 97.3% ofcommunity impact the participants made enough positive change to takeproduced by thisaction toward resolving various global issues.
project.

It shows that PCY program made a big impact on thelocal community.

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Link with UN Agencies or Partnerships

List any UN
Agencies thatparticipated in anyway. Describe theirinvolvement. (writeN/A if none) NGO ARUN
List any otherpartners thatJCI Phnom Penh
participated in thisprogram. (write JCI Taipei
N/A if none) Osaka University
How were partners JCI Phnom Penh selected overseas students and let
engaged to them participate in this program. JCI Phnom Penh also
participate in thearranged and coordinated the visit andprogram?

accommodations. They helped a lot.
JCI Taipei selected overseas students and let them
participate in this program. They took part in PCY, too.
Associate Professor at Osaka University played a roleof a facilitator.

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Long-term Impact of the Program

What is the PCY program can be run in cooperation with otherexpected long-term organizations and promote international interaction
impact of thiswith JCI members from around the world such as Sisterproject?

Chapters. Students acquired international sensibility
through this program and made positive change toward
resolving global issues. When they find their job in thefuture, they are much likely to do an international
business.

What changes JCI Osaka needs to recruit active overseas students inwould you make to the local community who can continue to cooperate
improve the resultswith Sister Chapters and take voluntary actions.
of this project?

JCI Osaka needs to systematize PCY fellows so that
OBs and OGs can participate in the program and share
their activities with each other after leaving JCI Osaka.

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