2012 Japan
Theme
Towards The Future
Location
Tokyo and North East Japan
Dates
August 10th, 2012 to August 24th 2012
Delegations
Partner Organisation
Akebono Kodomo-kai, or Akebono Kids Club, will help us to recuit participants from the local area. It is likely that the IPP will have a further partner organisation in Tokyo and in play therapy.
Description
This IPP will take place in North-East Japan, which was affected severely by the earthquakes and tsunami on 11th of March 2011. The community is facing a number of challenges and many of these impact the children of the community. Within one city people are divided by those who hit by the tsunami and lost everything, and those who was not hit by tsunami, causing a gap between the groups, among adults and children. The project aims also aims to inspire a long-term program of activities in order to develop their initiative and leadership on recovery. Participants will learn about the development process, current situation and problems of the area affected, especially for the children.
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Practical Contribution
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Participants will help run activities and run a camp for the children of the community who have been impacted by the tsunami. This will help to give the children a space to play, learn and to encourage them to have stronger bonds within the community that in turn will bring life back to normal and help to build a positive future.
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Participant Profile
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Participants should be interested in the healthy development of children in context of the re-development of disaster-hit community. Participants should be very sensitive in cultural difference, good in nonverbal language and open minded. There may be a problem with finding vegetarian food. The ability to speak Japanese would be a bonus.
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Contact
For information on how to apply, check the F.A.Q!
Documents:
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