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The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship (2011)
The Japan Foundation (President: Hiroyasu ANDO) announced three recipients of the Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship for 2011. Each recipient will receive a certificate and cash prize of two million yen.
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, the President of the Japan Foundation will present special prizes to organizations engaged in international cultural exchange that contribute to the reconstruction efforts. Recipients will be announced on the Japan Foundation homepage at late February,2012.
Recipients
Outline of "The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship"
This prize was established under the name of "the Prizes for the Promotion of Community-Based Cultural Exchange" in 1985, at the time the importance of community-based international exchange became widely acknowledged. In FY 2004-2005, in commemoration of its 20th anniversary, the award was renamed "The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship" in awareness of development and diversification of community-based international exchange activities. The Japan Foundation has been presenting the prizes to organizations which have been contributing to promotion of international cultural exchange between communities or mutual understanding that results in change or revitalization of communities. (In principle, three prizes are presented every year.)
This year, mass media, think tanks, international exchange organizations, and local governments sent a total of 84 recommendations.
The recipients of the prizes were determined by the selection committee through a careful selection process.
The selection committee was chaired by Mr. ISHII and consisted of the following members (in alphabetical order):
- (Chair) Mr. Yoshitaka ISHII (President, NPO Kourokan-Fukuoka Castle History & Tourism Citizen's Association; former Chairman of the Board of Kyushu Railway Company)
- Ms. Kumi FUJISAWA (Vice President, Think Tank SophiaBank)
- Ms. Michiyo KAMATA (Senior Manager, Project Development Department, Project Produce Division, DENTSU Inc.)
- Mr. Fram KITAGAWA (Art Director & Chairman, Art Front Gallery Co. Ltd.)
- Mr. Syota KOBAYASHI (Editorial Writer, Nikkei Newspaper)
- Ms. Yasuko OGIWARA (Secretary General, Association for Corporate Support of the Arts)
- Mr. Taro TAMURA (Representative, Institute for Human Diversity Japan)
Recipients for 2011
*Click the image to enlarge| Co-Presidents | Ms. Sayaka MURATA |
| Established | 2002 |
| Web site (Japanese only) |
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Non-profit organization actively involved in restraining child trafficking in Cambodia and allowing children around the world to live with hope in the future. Delivering IT services to fund their activities, profits are allocated to educational projects and technical training for Cambodian children. To put an end to child trafficking, they eagerly support capacity building and training of police officers as well as run a community factory to encourage self-sustainability.
* Fourth organization from Tokyo, latest in 2010
*Click the image to enlarge| President | Ms. Alina KINJO |
| Established | 2000 |
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http://braziltomonokai.com/ |
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Non-profit organization that started as a self-help voluntary group of Brazilian residents to help solve the problems at schools or in their daily lives in Japan. In recent years, Minokamo City entrusted this organization with the operation of the “Self-support Center for Foreign Residents”, where they are exploring new ways to provide public services. Besides consultation and information, both of which are frequently available services, they now offer opportunities for human resource training in the area, as well as advice to job-seekers, employers and entrepreneurs.
*Second organization from Gifu Prefecture, latest in 2003
*Click the image to enlarge| Artistic Director | Mr. Makoto NAKASHIMA |
| Established | 2006 |
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Theatrical company, based in Shikano, a town inTottori City, that performs contemporary plays in Japan and abroad and manages a theater set up in a closed school. While rooted in the local community, their activities reach far beyond the city limits and national borders: numerous stage performances, introducing different forms of artistic expression, outreach activities with local schools, exchange programs with overseas artists and companies.
*Second organization from Tottori Prefecture, latest in 1995