・January 2023 Issue 10

THE ASIA CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FUND

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TOPICS:Foreword: The possibilities of Nonformal education (Kazuhiro Mori, board)
Invitation: Study Tour event on 3/21
Invitation: Service Learning event on 2/3!
Message from youth volunteer
Information on ACEF Youth
BDP magazine (Jan. 2023 issued)
Call for office chair donation※The PDF version of this newsletter can be downloaded fromour homepage.
URL https://acef.or.jp/mail_mag_2023january/※English version available on homepage!

▶︎← BDP Samorsingh primary schoolThank you for your continuous
support for the ACEF mail news!
We are happy to update you about
our activities in Japan andBangladesh.
Today, we hope to share with you 7 articles on our recent
activities/projects and upcoming events, along with updates on what
is currently happening in Bangladesh.

Foreword

The possibilities of Non-formal education(Kazuhiro Mori, board)“The activities which ACEF collaborates with BDP is known commonly as “nonformal education”. The book Possibilities of Non-formal Education (Ed. HidekiMaruyama and Miyuki Oota) introduces the whole non-formal education in twoframeworks: publicity (public or non-public) and formality (formal or non-formal).
The author concludes that every education which is outside the frame of public andformal education is a non-formal education, and gives examples of diverse nonformal education across the world. Experiential occasions such as the study tour
which takes place outside the classroom are also considered as a non-formaleducation.
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At the end of last year, I visited Dhaka to speak about cooperation between Japaneseand Bangladeshi high schools. I was also able to take time to visit the BDP office inDhaka, and to be able to speak with Mr. Ambrose and Mr. Koraya. With the fastdevelopment and founding of school systems, it may appear as there are less chances
to implement non-formal education. However, when we focus on the community
and topic of “high quality education to all”, I believe that the potentiality of nonformal education is ever increasing.” (Kazuhiro Mori, board member)upcoming events

Invitation: Study Tour seminar on March 21ruoTydut
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In preparation for the study tour in August, 2023, weare hosting a study tour seminar for prospective
participants and for all who are interested in ACEF’s
study tour. We are happy to have Ms. Akiko
Yamauchi who has just recently returned from
Bangladesh as our guest speaker to share about
Bangladesh and about the ACEF study tour. Previous
participants will also join for this event withdelicious Bangladeshi curry too! We hope many will
come join us!

【Date】Tuesday, March 21, 2023
【Time】10:00-13:00, 13:00-15:00【Fees】 Part 1 students/ 300 yen, adults/500 yen, Part 2 free
【Place】 SCF (Student Christian Fellowship) 5-14-9, Koenji minami,Suginami ward, 166-0003【contact】public@acef.or.jp / 03-3208-1925

Invitation: Service Learning event on February 3
Nomoskar Cafe is an event planned by the ICU
service learning students. There will be Bangladeshi
dessert and tea prepared for all, and will also haveseveral games prepared. Donations of books, unused
postcards and stamps will be collected, so pleasebring if you have any to donate: this is the time todonate them! Anyone is welcome!

【Date】Friday, February 3, 2023
【Time】14:00【Fees】 Part 1 students/ 300 yen, adults/500 yen, Part 2 free
【Place】 ACEF office (Nihon Kirisutokyo Kaikan, 2-3-18
Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku ward)【contact】public@acef.or.jp / 03-3208-1925
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Message from ACEF youth volunteer“I have decided to do a study abroad from the end of January to Canada, and thus
have quit my high school at the end of last term. I was worried that I will have toomuch time on hand after I quit high school, and consulted with my teacher, Mr.
Shunichi Ueno about it. He suggested that I volunteer at ACEF. Thus, I have been
volunteering at ACEF from 2022 October until 2023 January for about three months,
visiting and volunteering once a week at ACEF. Here are some tasks that I havecompleted:making curry spice set
making bengal tea set
creating SNS posts for ACEF
creating and editing the Bangladesh Study Tour report
It was a wonderful experience for me to meet and spend
time with Ms.Yanagihara, Ms.Watabe and many others
through this time, especially since I have only beenaround people my age before. The sales for curry spice setand Bengal tea set will be used for BDP, ACEF’s partner in
Bangladesh. It was very motivating to know that what I am
doing is leading me to help others.
Until now, I have only cared about myself first, so I think it led to my personal
growth as well. Besides that, I was also able to learn more about the realities in
Bangladesh, which I used to think of as simply a “poor nation”. This led me to be
more interested in Bangladesh. After I return from Canada, I hope to participate in
ACEF’s study tour and go to Bangladesh myself.” (Akari Minami)

Information on ACEF Youth
Currently at ACEF, we are preparing
and creating opportunities forvolunteer work for high school anduniversity students. This month, wehave done online meetings with Mr.
Ambrose and Mr. Dicko from BDP.
Also, we were able to connect via
ZOOM with CHILE- a student
volunteer organization in Aichi
prefecture.
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January 2023 Issue 10

ACEF YOUTHplatform is now available on
our HP!
https://acef.or.jp/acef-youthplatform/↑ meeting with CHILE
Service Learningstudents & BDP→others

BDP magazine: January 2023 issued
BDP began the issue of their magazine to share more about their activities
with the world. The next issue is planned to be in December. Moreover, this month’s
magazine is issued with the Japanese translation as well! We hope to share about thesituation at BDP, and am hoping for you to feel more connected with the staff andstudents at BDP. Please check the HP for the PDF file.

▶︎PDF is available on our HP: https://acef.or.jp/mail-magazine/
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