Includes pre-departure orientation and study sessions for participants, who also carry out training sessions and professional outreach in Washington after the visit. Community Development and the Role of Women Publication phase of a collaborative project with the Institute of International Education, bringing together Japanese and American women community leaders for a study tour and workshops on issues of common concern. The Japan Forum, Tokyo, Japan Strengthening Ties and Relationships for Chief State School Officers Exchanges between educators and educational administrators in the US with regional level education officials in Japan for discussions on future cross-cultural exchange and cooperative approaches for the future. Led by US-based NGO professionals, seminars cover themes including opportunities for increased involvement in social welfare programs, promoting participation by the disabled in social activities, and encouraging responsible business practices. Second year of a three-year research and networking project to link groups of NGOs in the US, Japan, and Europe with NGOs in four developing Asian countries, in order to reveal and examine financial, legal, and structural obstacles to NGO growth and develop policy recommendations for the promotion of NGOs in Asia.
Participants also tour TNC conservation sites.
Three-year research and training project surveying the nonprofit sectors of the US and Japan, with the intention of developing a training curriculum for NPO managers in both countries. Project seeks to create ties among students and to place the bilateral relationship in a larger context with meetings, homestays, and activities in Seattle, Kobe, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for students to discuss social and political changes in Asia and explore cultural differences. In the second year, Japanese participants meet with journalists and local citizens at town meetings in the US to discuss regional issues and ways of improving international communication at the grass-roots level. Prospects for International Cooperation Conference in Tokyo for international policymakers, scholars, NGO representatives, and opinion leaders to explore the prospects for intercultural cooperation in the coming century, focusing on the effects of economic development and globalization on individual cultures. CGP Award Listings Archive Search the CGP Grant Database .