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2016 Jci Congress In Quebec, Canada

The Project to Fulfill Children's Dream 〜To standat THE SAME STARTING LINE〜
JCI Japan
Best Long-term Local Community Program

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 JCI Congress in Quebec, Canada
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 April 2013 to April 2016
Staff : 50
Setagaya ward
Setagaya ward board of education
Sponsors :Setagaya mall federation.etc
Budget : 16,000 USD
Profit / Loss : 0
In which UN SDG 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.
Reason ;Children who are not able to receive care of their parents because ofchild abuse, are guaranteed 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 after orphanages who go on to university and vocational school,
because it is necessary to earn a living and tuition working for the parttime job, have taut lives in both mind and body. As a result, enrollment’s
dropout rate to universities and professional schools coming out of thewards of orphanages is about 80%. This ratio has a much higher rate
than students cared at home.
Thus, JCI Tokyo, it is necessary to solve the problem with people leaving
orphanages faced ;1. To build the equivalent of a stable life foundation for people leaving
orphanages as young people with care at home.
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 leaving orphanages
faced, to make all of the young people of the region possible to stand at
the start line to fulfill dreams, to achieve a community that is possible toopen up the future.
Overview : In order to achieve the purpose, JCI Tokyo held the following projects.
Symposium
JCI Tokyo held a symposium with administrative and Setagaya ward
residents to share the problem of the economic difficulties and politicalisolation of people leaving orphanages. JCI Tokyo conducted the projectwith the local government and 10 private organizations to cause positivechanges 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
To assist in the area for people leaving orphanages, JCI Tokyo
made an offer to the shopping district representative to accept of

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work experience and part-time job and to have a relationshipcontinually.
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.
Cooperation to collect donations• JCI Tokyo cooperated to collect donations to Non-refundable
scholarships for leaving orphanages.
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)- Non-refundable scholarships(Year 360,000 yen)
2. Questionnaire results of the symposium participants All
participants felt the need of support for people who had to leaveorphanages.
The 90% participants wanted to join the organization to help
people who had to leave orphanages.
3. The establishment of the organization to assist people leaving
orphanages
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 orphanages.
March 2016, JCI Tokyo had a relationship with the people leaving
orphanages and people living orphanages to have a mental
connection on a regular basis.
In addition, the shopping district of Setagaya ward in cooperation
with orphanages, from 2016, decided to have the event for thepurpose of confidence building relationships with people leaving
orphanages.
4. Donations to Non-refundable scholarships
The donations amount to over $120,000. in five months bycommunity organizations and community people.
Actions Taken : 2013
April to May
Plan the project about the problems of people who had to leaveorphanages
Request for cooperation to the Setagaya ward, board of education, etc.
Confirmation of cooperation acceptance to Setagaya ward board ofeducation for this project
July

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Relationship with people living orphanages (raft making, talking about adream, dinner)
AugustParticipation the Rafting competition with people living orphanages(participants 2,000)
September
Symposium (participants 200 people)
1. Tell people living orphanages the importance of having a dream.
2. Request the government housing assistance and non-refundable
scholarship for people living orphanages.
3. Request a continued support for the people leaving orphanages tocommunity people.
October
Deliverer the local organizations in the ward event (Setagaya future Expo2013 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
orphanages and people living orphanages on a regular basis.
AugustBooth 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) along withpeople living orphanages
September
Symposium
1. Share people leaving orphanage\\\\\\\'s problems
2. Request to the government about housing assistance and nonrefundable scholarship start
3. Request for continued support for people leaving orphanages tothe community people
October
Deliver to community people 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 leavingorphanages and people living orphanages on a regular basis.
AugustBooth 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) along withpeople living orphanages.
Design of image character of the shopping street
September
Symposium
1. Share of people leaving orphanages’s problems
2. Presentation about housing assistance and non-refundable
scholarship initiated for announcement by government
3. Request a continued support for people leaving orphanages to thecommunity people.
4. Request of regular support, such as participation in the work
experience and festivals for the mall
October
Deliver to local organizations in the ward event (Setagaya industry Festaparticipants 2,500)
November
Deliver to the general public by the project report
Conduct at the meeting about the regional relationship support by JCI

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2016
January – February
Meeting on regional relationship support to people leaving orphanages.
MarchHave a relationship with people living orphanages, away from people,
and the local organizations.
April
The start of the housing support and non-refundable scholarship by thegovernment.
The start to collect donations to Non-refundable scholarships for leavingorphanages.
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 non-refundable
scholarship by the government has been started.
The economic situation of people leaving orphanages close to thesame 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 orphanages, measures forpsychological problems for people leaving orphanages.
3. By the Symposium of JCI Tokyo to Deliver the problem of people
who had to leave orphanages faced, ACTIVE CITIZEN has
increased that want to participate in the organization to support itspeople.
4. The donations amount to over $120,000. in five months bycommunity organizations and community people.
JCI Tokyo could not achieved,For ACTIVE CITIZEN who want to join in the support for people leaving
orphanages, JCI Tokyo could not propose a specific participation
methods.
In this regard, JCI Tokyo think it is effective to carry out theannouncement at the stage the relationship with people leaving
orphanages becomes developed.

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Award Category criteria

1

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 other children.
2. To make all young people possible to havedreams.

How does thisprogram align to
the JCI Plan ofAction?

1. IMPACT
Model to support the people who had to leaveorphanages government, community
organizations, the people of the community
together is very important in the plan continuity.
Further, it is possible to spread throughout theregion.
2. COLLABORATE
This project is, toward the goal to support people
leaving orphanages the people, bringing together
the people of the community organizations andcommunity people and the support by thegovernment, it has become a way that iscontinuity. The donations amount to over
$120,000. in five months by communityorganizations and community people.
3. CONNECT
In this plan, local government and communityorganizations, community people, by sharing theproblems faced by people leaving the graduatesand people leaving orphanages, to share thenecessary action for the resolution, showed abetter solution.

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.
management of
the project?

Therefore, free entry fee of the symposium etc. waspossible for opportunities of positive change for morecitizens.

How does this JCI Visionproject advance JCI Tokyo, with the local government and the people of
the JCI Mission
the community groups and regions, was able to give anand Vision?

impact to the region by building a mechanism to help
the people who had to leave orphanages.
JCI Mission
JCI Tokyo, for the people of the region, gives the

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opportunity to participate in the efforts to help thechildren, they grow as ACTIVE CITIZEN.

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Award Category criteria

2

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 orphanages residents
2. Relations with the person who left orphanages
3. Symposium Preparatory meeting responsible forcarrying out the assistance to the people who had
to leave orphanages
4. Experience in shopping street
5. Cooperation to collect donations to Nonrefundable scholarships for leaving orphanages

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3Community 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 the
young people who had to leave orphanages from2016, to determine the following support.
- Housing assistance (At 10,000 yen per month,rent a facility owned by the Setagaya Ward)- Non-refundable scholarships(Year 360,000 yen.
The donations for scholarships amount to over
$120,000. in five months by community
organizations and community people.)
2. Questionnaire results of the symposium
participants
All participants felt the need of support forpeople who had to leave orphanages.
The 90% participants wanted to join theorganization to help people who had to leaveorphanages.
3. The establishment of the organization to assist
people leaving orphanages
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 orphanages.
March 2016, JCI Tokyo had a relationship with thepeople leaving orphanages and people living
orphanages to have a mental connection on a regularbasis.
In addition, the shopping district of Setagaya Ward incooperation with orphanages, from 2016, decided tohave the event for the purpose of confidence building
relationships with people living orphanages.

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4Impact on Local Organization

How did the Local LOM members, aware of the problems of people who
Organization had to leave orphanages, 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 government start a support for
program advance people leaving orphanages. [Positive Change]
the JCI Mission?

LOM members have made Positive Change throughparticipating in the project aimed at increasing
ACTIVE CITIZENs for people leaving orphanage.
And then LOM members decided to solve the problems
not only of people leaving orphanages but also of poor
children.

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5Long-term Impact of the Program

What is theexpected long-termimpact 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 orphanages.
• Government and private organizations, by themodel to support the people who had to leaveorphanages 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 orphanages 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 orphanages.
2. Increasing the number of participants originatedthe activity.
3. To work with more and more organizations.

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