JENESYS East Asia Future Leaders Programme Social Welfare Group, March 2011

The Japan Foundation has conducted the "East Asia Future Leaders Programme" under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths (JENESYS) Programme from 2007 to 2012.

It is a short-term exchange scheme which specifically targets young intellectuals and practitioners of particular activities aged up to 35 years in East Asia. Each program focuses on a specific theme and emphasizes a series of discussions on thematic issues common to the region, and interaction with Japanese experts and citizens with specific backgrounds.

Promising youths from the relevant fields with the related expertise expected to become the leaders of the next generation visit Tokyo and other localities, sharing every moment of study tour program together and nurturing a bond among the members. The program aims at developing mutual understanding and building networks among the 16 participating countries including Japan, a host country.

Social Welfare: Self-Reliance of the Socially Vulnerable and Symbiosis with the Globalized Community

24 youths from the 13 countries were invited to Japan and 26 including 2 of Japan participated in the program. Those who actively involved with support and care on mental disorder and disabilities, intellectual disorder and disabilities, physical disabilities, advanced age, and children who do not go to schools in the fields of NGOs, academia and educations, public administrations, art, and media spent 12 days together and fostered solidarity.
The young leaders of each country visited Urakawa town in Hokkaido prefecture, as an example of community linked welfare system, and exchanged their views with the counterparts in Japan.

Program Period

February 26 to March 9, 2011

List of Participants

List of Participants

Country	Name	Institution
Indonesia	Ali Aulia Ramily	UNICEF (Jakarta)
Indonesia	Nathanael E. J. Sumampouw	Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia
Laos	Vonglatsamy Ratanavong	Association for Aid & Relief Japan (AAA Japan)
Laos	Chitdavanh Chantharideth	State Authority of Social Security
Malaysia	Muhamad Khairul Anuar Bin Hussin	Ministry of Education
Malaysia	Chu Shi Wei	United Voice
Myanmar	Ki Ling	Department of Social Welfare
Myanmar	Nan Mouk Sseng	Department of Social Welfare, School for the Blind
Philippines	Visitacion Espinosa Apostol	Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI)
Philippines	Richard Beniza De Villena	Association of Teachers and Adult Leaders in the Arts (ATALA)
Singapore	Hsu Yuh Wen	Grace Orchard School
Singapore	Lin Jingyi	Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
Singapore	Ng Chiu Li	Grace Orchard School
Thailand	Surasak Kao-Iean	ESD Innovations Center, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
Thailand	Bundith Punsiri	ESD Innovations Center, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
Vietnam	Nguyen Nhu Mai Anh	Population Services International (PSI)
Vietnam	Nguyen Thu Hien	Vietnam Institute for Education Science (VNIES)
India	Boski Sharma	Tamana Special School, Tamana Association
India	Rituparna Sarangi	Sasakawa India Leprosy Foundation (SILF)
Australia	Eliza Clare Duggan	Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)
Australia	Sarah Tracton	Arts Access Australia
New Zealand	Kieran McHale	Workwise Employment Agency
China	Wei Zhang	Enable Disablity Studies Institute (EDSI)
Korea	Unkyung Lee	Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)
Japan	Wataru Fujiwara	Ashiya NPO center
Japan	Sachiyo Soga	University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Itinerary

Itinerary

Date	Program
Feb. 26 (Sat)	Arrival Informal welcome dinner
Feb. 27 (Sun)	Program Orientation Keynote Lecture by the Program Advisor, Dr. Yoshiyuki Nagata Participants' presentation
Feb. 28 (Mon)	Keynote Lecture by the Special Lecturer, Dr. Yoshinori Hiroi Pre-briefing on field visits　　　　 Leave Tokyo for Urakawa, Hokkaido
Mar. 1 (Tue)	Lecture: "Social Welfare in Urakawa" by Urakawa town local government Learning of Ainu Culture Bethel House：Orientation & Lecture: Social Welfare for Mental Health Café Bura Bura run by Bethel House
Mar. 2 (Wed)	Observation: Institution for the Elderly, Institution for Physically Challenged, and Therapeutic horse riding lessons Bethel House：Social aspect (living space for the members)
Mar. 3 (Thu)	Observation: Institution for Intellectually Challenged Horse Back Riding Bethel House：Employment aspect, Support aspect, and "Patient-led research"
Mar. 4(Fri)	Bethel House：Integrated Workshop Urakawa Review Session Group Work Party with people in Urakawa
Mar. 5 (Sat)	Leave Urakawa for Hokkaido
Mar. 6 (Sun)	Kamakura visit: Enoden train ride, Kotokuin temple the great Buddha, Calligraphy at Hase temple, tea ceremony at Jyomyo temple, and Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine
Mar. 7 (Mon)	Group Work
Mar. 8 (Tue)	Courtesy Call to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tokyo Toy Museum: Case of an interaction between Children and the Elderly Introduction to the Japan Foundation Grant program Final Group Presentation Wrap-up session by Program Advisor and Japan Foundation Farewell Reception
Mar. 9 (Wed)	Departure

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