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2016 Asia-pacific Conference
PCY project
JCI JAPAN
Best Inter-organization Collaboration Project

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 Asia-Pacific Conference
Category: Best Inter-organization Collaboration 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 :In 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 : JCI Osaka did the followings:
Recruited domestic students.
Led domestic students.
Organized the program.
JCI Phnom Penh did the followings:
Screened students from abroad.
Arranged and coordinated the visit.
Organized the program.
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 fullyunderstand the significance of the objectives.
By having a close discussion with a lecturer, JCI Osaka could
successfully share the significance of the objectives with visitors and JCIOsaka members.

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Award Category criteria
Objectives, Planning, Finance and Execution

What were the With the aim of producing people who can create a newobjectives 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 canproduce 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.

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Cooperation between the Local Organizations

How did the two JCI Osaka recruited international students from JCI
organizations work Phnom Penh and deepened our relationships.
together?

JCI Osaka built this program in cooperation with JCI
Phnom Penh so that JCI Osaka can be a guide when
JCI Phnom Penh hold PCY program in Cambodia.

Describe how the JCI Osaka did the followings:
tasks and planning of Recruited domestic students.
the project wereLed domestic students.
divided between theorganizations. Organized the program.

JCI Phnom Penh did the followings:
Screened students from abroad.
Arranged and coordinated the visit.
Organized the program.

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Impact on Members and Contribution to the JCI Vision

How did the By running this project, JCI Osaka members could
members of the build a fruitful relationship with JCI Phnom Penh
Localmembers.
Organizations
benefit from They also learned the importance of accepting various
running this values sincerely.
project? They could see problems of each country and theirbackground from a higher perspective.
How did the JCI Osaka and JCI Phnom Penh created PCY program
program advance in cooperation with each other. They could seethe JCI Vision?

problems each country faces and their background froma higher perspective. They also exchanged theiropinions on how they can solve the problems. Throughthis experience, they made positive change and took
action to resolve global issues.

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Community Impact

How did the Local After the PCY program, JCI Osaka did the following
Organizations questionnaires to participating students:
measure\"Did you understand that there are various global
communityimpact? 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 forothers leads to world peace?” Many students answered,“Yes,” to the questionnaires above. This result showsthat this program made a big impact on the localcommunity.

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. It shows
project.

that PCY program made a big impact on the localcommunity.

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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 thisprogram and made positive change toward resolving
global issues. When they find their job in the future,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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