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2016 Asia-pacific Conference
RE:DESIGN OSAKAJCI JAPAN
Most Outstanding Local Organization

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 Asia-Pacific Conference
Category: Most Outstanding Local Organization
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 : Jan. 1 ~Dec. 31, 2015
Staff : 1111 membe
Sponsors : City of Osaka, Osaka City of Board of Education, Impe
Budget : 260,000USD
Profit / Loss : none
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: 2.69 million Osaka citizens
Objective : Our objectives are as follows;
To increase a number of active people who make decisions on the basisof their own insight understanding the current situation.
To increase a number of active people with distinctive sensibilities ofOsaka, who continue to challenge.
To establish international network that enables to familiarize value ofOsaka with vivid sensibilities.
To enhance consciousness of Osaka citizens who educate children withcreative imagination to their future.
To empower people to blow s new wind to City of Osaka continuously.
Overview : 1, Before the referendum that influence the future of our city Osaka, JCI
Osaka conducted a questionnaire survey and issued leaflet that
describes the outcome of the survey and expectation by expert of change
due to the result of the election.
2, JCI Osaka provided the opportunity that encourages young people
living in Osaka to become frontiers to transform Japan.
3, JCI Osaka provided young entrepreneurs with the opportunity thatencourage to challenge to the world with their own strength.
4, JCI Osaka provided the citizens in Osaka with the opportunity that theygive lectures to pupils at the primary school in Osaka city.
5, All members of JCI Osaka involved in recruiting young citizens to JCI
Osaka, and JCI Osaka provided new members the opportunity that theyplan and act as leader for the programs.
Results : 1, JCI Osaka managed to complete survey from over ten thousandcitizens and to make them realize the value of their vote. As a result,voting rate reached to 66.83%, which is much higher than of the pastelection, 30~60%.
2, Through various group and field works, 54 young people accomplishedthe program and became the leaders who make change on the future ofJapan.
3-1, JCI Osaka managed to build the network with not only sister LOM
but also about three thousand young active foreign members.
3-2, JCI Osaka managed to encourage most Exhibitors to challenge
something new having pride as a citizen of Osaka.
4, Through 70 times lecture, the number of parents visiting to theclassroom kept increasing, which means that JCI Osaka helped them tomake positive change.
5-1, JCI Osaka obtained 250 new members while our goal was 245members.
5-2, 60 of new members out of 250 decided to become the active staffs
that act as a core member of each committee.
Actions Taken : January ~ March, 2015: Expansion new member program
April~ December, 2015: Development program for new members

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April ~ March 2016: Implementation of the program in which people
working in society gives lecture to pupil in primary schools
6th June ~ 18th October: Implementation of the program in which young
citizens takes group and field works together and are given lectures by afew famous leaders in Japan
17th June 2015: Implementation of LOM luncheon inviting the membersof the sister LOMs.
7th and 8th November, 2015: Implementation of the program in whichyoung entrepreneurs in Osaka appeal their own corporate cultures andfood cultures at JCI World Congress Kanazawa.
Recommendations : 1, Due to lack of discussion about the means of public relations, the playcounts on YouTube and ‘Like’ on Facebook did not reach our target
number. The more discussion on the way of public relations including
advertisement should be necessary.
2,Although the one of goal was educating as much people as possible, afew participants could not accomplish the program.
3,Due to inadequate prior announcements, the number of participants did
not reach our target. The earlier announcement should be necessary.
4,JCI Osaka create the manual for lecturers, which enable anyone tobecome a lecturer. And holing the program on Saturdays encouraged theparents to join the lecture.
5,Good plan and action enables us to corporate with the old JC members
and as a result the target number will be achieved.

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Award Category criteria
Strategic Plan

Briefly describe the -To perceive social issue as own concern
main points of theLocal Organization-To respect unique characteristics of JapanesePlan of Action.

-To awaken a frontier sprit in yourself-To cooperate with citizen who has vivid sensibilities-To redesign Osaka taking initiative-To change Osaka into creative town with KANSEIvalue
How has the JCI Osaka advanced the JCI Mission as followed;
organization
advanced the JCI-JCI Osaka provided children with the opportunity thatMission?

they would realize that it is possible to achieve theirgoal even with people who have the different point ofvalues.

-JCI Osaka gave the opportunity that young people
create new value along the era from ancient people ofwisdom and knowledge.
-JCI Osaka provided the opportunity that enables young
people to achieve their goal by acting as leaders.
How has the JCI Osaka advanced the JCI Vision as followed;
organization
advanced the JCI
By cooperating with educational organization andVision?

enterprises, JCI Osaka built a system that increases thenumber of children with imaginable dream.

How has the Local We made a handbook through which JCI Osaka
Organization members learned about how to manage ourcontributed to theorganization. We have trained them repeatedly with theJCI Plan of Action?

use of this handbook. JCI Osaka members could
acquire management skills. If they can manage JCI
effectively, they can meet various requests and impact
the world more strongly.

JCI Osaka advanced a system that enables us toimplement any program effectively by establishing theway of examination on plan and budget and theopportunity of evaluation and report for each program.
JCI Osaka managed to obtain 250 of new members by
spreading our activity to citizens with use ofnewspaper.

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By holding 65th anniversary event inviting oldmembers of JCI Osaka, we improved thecommunication between current and old members.

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Award Category criteria
Individual Development Programs and Results

What project or JCI Osaka provided opportunities for new members toprojects has the learn about other members\' activities who had become
Local Organizationa leader that year. In addition, they had opportunities torun to develop
individuals? become a leader and accomplish one program.

The handbook we made includes how to manage JCIOsaka. We held a training course for JCI Osaka
members with the use of this handbook.
We provided opportunities for adults in thecommunity to give a lecture.
How did the -JCI Osaka empowered existing members to become
organization role models for new members. As a result of this, theimpact individuals?

number of new members who pursue the post ofexecutive increased. In addition, the number ofmembers who were cultivated to be a leader increased.
JCI Osaka encouraged not only the member withoutstanding performance but also the others to be an
active member by giving prizes

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Community Development Programs and Results

What project or -JCI Osaka provided the citizens in Osaka theprojects has the opportunity that they give lectures to pupils at theLocal Organization
primary school in Osaka city.
run to develop thecommunity?

-Before the referendum that influence the future of ourcity Osaka, JCI Osaka conducted a questionnaire survey
and issued leaflet that describes the outcome of thesurvey and expectation by expert of change due to theresult of the election.

How did the -JCI Osaka managed to enhance consciousness oforganization Osaka citizens who educate children with creative
impact theimagination to their future.
community?

-JCI Osaka managed to increase a number of active
people who make decisions on the basis of their own
insight understanding the current situation.

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Award Category criteria
International Development Programs and Results

What international -By visiting Kanbodia, JCI Osaka provided theproject or projects opportunity that enable young people to know thehas the Localsituation of poverty issue and to make action plan toOrganization run?

solve those issue as if they were in the same position.

What impact did - The project empowered young people to become athe international person who creates new values and who keeps
development
challenging based on his belief and imagining
project have?

beneficial relations that people over the world
sympathize each other.

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Economic Development Programs and Results

What project or -In the JCI World Congress Kanazawa, JCI Osaka
projects has the implemented the program in which young entrepreneurs
Local Organizationin Osaka appeal their own corporate cultures and foodrun to develop theeconomy? cultures at OUMI ICHIBA, the most famous tourist

spot in Kanazawa.

How did the -Not only Japanese people but also the foreign people
organization over 15,000 came to the event and as a result the culture
impact theof Osaka was widespread effectively.
economy?

-JCI Osaka managed to encourage most exhibitors tochallenge something new having pride as a citizen of
Osaka.

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