Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Guideline for SWYAA Annual Country Reports
January to December 2015
This is a general guideline for each SWYAA when writing the annual report. Each Alumni Association has the
freedom to add/delete specific information. The annual report will be uploaded on the SWYAA official website.
Photos related to major post-program activities of each Alumni Association should be sent together with the
annual report (photos should be in jpeg, maximum 10 pictures in high resolution, please add explanation).
Deadline of submission of the annual reports: January 31, 2016
Please submit your report to: [email protected]
Tick (✓ or ☒ ) relevant answer/s or write necessary information.
BASIC FACTS
Basic facts about your country’s Alumni Association:
Country Spain
Name of the organization SWYAA Spain
Organisational structure □ Umbrella organization of the government
□ Officially registered
□ Voluntary
☒ Voluntary group
□ Other ( )
Board members
(Name/batch)
President: Almudena Ramos Martín (SWY20)
Vice President: Paloma Fernández de la Peña (SWY24)
Treasurer: Alberto Medina del Olmo (SWY24)
Number of members Total number of ex-PYs: 60
Active members: 30
Affiliate members: 5
Annual membership fee ☒ Yes How much? ( 10 EUR )
□ No
Basic facts about your country’s participation in SWY:
Which batches has your country
participated in?
SWY 04 (1992)
SWY 12 (1999)
SWY 13 (2000)
SWY 15 (2002)
SWY 20 (2008)
SWY 24 (2012)
Which institution has conducted the
selection process? ☒ Japanese Embassy
□ Government
☒ Youth organization (in the case of SWY 24)
☒ SWYAA (except for SWY 24)
□ Other (
Which institution has conducted the
pre-departure training? □ Japanese Embassy
□ Government
□ Youth organization
☒ SWYAA
☒ Other (participants themselves)
How many days was the pre-departure
training? □ 1 day
□ 2 – 3 days
□ 4 – 6 days
☒ Other (as many as necessary, depending on the batch)
Communication:
How does
your AA
communicat
e internally
with
members and
externally
with non-
members?
Externally: ☒ Website/Blog www.swyaa-spain.es
☒ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SWYAA-SPAIN-209856222556699/ (public)
Internally: □ Newsletter
☒ Mailing list [email protected]
☒ Others: Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/11625475571/ (private)
NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIONS WITH JAPAN AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY
Important associates and
collaborators? □ Government sector
☒ Japanese Embassy (for some of our activities)
□ Japanese community
□ Other organizations
Do you organize events
with the Japanese
Embassy?
□ Yes
How often?
What kind of events?
☒ No
Do you organize events
with the Japanese
community?
□ Yes
How often? ( )
What kind of events? ( )
☒ No
Activities from January to December 2015 Among all the activities listed, please indicate one event that you would like to be included in the official
SWYAA Activity Report 2015 by writing “ * ” in front of the first column: “Name of the event”
International reunions (Attending Official GA9 in Fiji)
Name of the event Official GA9 in Fiji
Date of the event GA [12-16/08/2015] + Optional tour [17-19/08/2015]
Hosting city Nadi + Beachcomber Island
How many participants
sent?
From which countries?
2
Pinto-san [SWY20 Spain] + Maria [Pinto-san's wife, Russia]
Please write a summary
of the event
SWYAA-Spain managed to be present again in the Official GA this year through 2
representatives: Pinto-san [SWY20] and his wife, Maria.
SWYAA-Spain is happy to have participated in (almost!) all GA's:
From GA1 to GA9 (except GA3 in Australia).
The GA was a nice moment to summarize all the activities carried over by SWYAA-
Spain and also to share with other SWYAAs the main challenges faced [lack of funds,
annual payment, disconnection of some ex-PYs but re-connection with some others,
etc.]
During the Official Programme, SWYAA-Spain shared the renovation of its
corporative image and presented the Official Logo to be used in any SWYAA-Spain
activity from now on (as well as to be used in the Facebook Group, Facebook Page
and the Official SWYAA-Spain Website/Blog):
Pinto-san and Maria wanted to include in the Country Report their most sincere
gratitude to the organizing committee of GA9 in Fiji as well as to Tamae-san and
Tomoko-san for having authorized the celebration of their 2nd wedding during the
Optional Tour in Beachcomber Island Resort. The Renewal of Vows took place on
18/08/2015 in an unforgettable ceremony hosted by SWYAA-Fiji and witnessed by
ex-PYs from 11 different countries, counting with Auggie Bartning (President of
SWYAA-USA) as Pinto-san's best-man and with Ayako Sekimoto (SWY21) +
Fumiko Ogasawara (SWY20) as Maria's bridesmaids.
National reunions (Please write your AA has hosted a national reunion)
Name of the event SWY Christmas Dinner
Date of the event 23 December 2015
Hosting city Madrid
How many participants? 10
Please write a summary
of the event
Informal reunion to meet Spanish SWYers from other batches as well as international
SWYers living in Spain or visiting the country.
Receiving ex-SWY participants
Did you
organize a
“Homestay + 1” project for
the visitors?
If yes, please
write in
detail.
A Homestay + 1 project was organized for a Swedish PY visiting Austria. An institutional visit
to the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna was organized, where she had the chance to talk to
different delegates about different topics.
Voluntary (Social Contribution) projects – Post-Program Activities
Name of the
event Volunteer Origami Workshop to contribute to the campaign “1 origami 1 euro”
(fund-raising for scientific research)
Date of the
event
Saturday, November 14th, 2015
Hosting city Girona (Catalonia, Spain).
How many
ex-PYs
involved and
how many
beneficiaries?
One ex-PY involved (Carme Feliu, SWY13, REN 2004).
Beneficiaries: 100 participating volunteers.
Final reach: campaign known within the Autonomous Community of Catalonia & Broadcasted
by the autonomous television channel
Please write a
summary of
the event
Every year the main TV channel in the autonomous region of Catalonia (TV3) organizes a major
fund-raising (non-sportive) marathon which aims at contributing to scientific research
development on a specific medical field (http://www.tv3.cat/marato/). 2015’s “TV3 marathon”
targeted research on diabetes. Several fund-raising activities were organized simultaneously by
volunteers throughout the Catalan territory to contribute to this marathon.
An outstanding insurance company called “Mutua General de Catalunya” contributed to this
Marathon by organizing the campaign “1 origami, 1 euro”. They donated 1 euro for each origami
crane gathered before the date of the marathon http://www.1origami1euro.org/tu-grulla/.
Thousands of volunteers in schools and centers participated enthusiastically.
Our center, Nipponia (www.nipponia.cat), organized an Origami Workshop and contributed with
more than 1.300 origami cranes (as compared to 900 last year) to this campaign and to the TV3
Marathon.
The total amount raised by the campaign “1 origami 1 euro” last year was: 49.869€. The final total
amount raised by the TV3 Maraton was: 9.550.109€. A similar or increased amount is expected
this year. Our contribution therefore was more than 1.300€.
The “1 origami 1 euro” campaign was so successful that it will be permanently contributing to the
TV3 marathon every year from now on and Nipponia decided to keep contributing to it every year
in December too.
Not only is it a fruitful volunteer activity that highly contributes to the scientific and social
community, but at the same time it helps raise awareness about one of the Japanese culture
features: origami folding and the story about Sadako Sasaki san in Hiroshima.
Pictures of the workshop and of the cranes gathered can be found on our Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/nipponia?ref=hl
Name of the
event
“Pen-pal letter exchange program” with Kameoka, Kyoto.
Date of the
event
Since 2013 and to be continued during 2016.
Hosting city Girona (Spain) and Kameoka (Kyoto, Japan).
How many
ex-PYs
involved and
how many
beneficiaries?
2 PYs (Sachiko Okamoto san and Carme Feliu, both of them participants in the SWY13,
year 2000). About 40 Japanese young students exchange letters with around 40 students
of Japanese language from our center on a regular basis: every 3 months approximately.
Please write a
summary of
the event
In 2004, when Carme Feliu participated in the Renaissance Youth Leaders Invitation Program as
an Education representative, a new activity was proposed: the “Pen-pal letter exchange program”,
aimed at encouraging youths worldwide to exchange letters in several languages thus enhancing
cross-cultural communication among different countries. Nipponia (www.nipponia.cat) began
exchanging letters with an ex-PY in Okinawa several years ago, and now continues the program
with a private language school called “Willpower Learning Institute”
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/Willpower-Learning-Institute/433711413376718 ) sited in
Kameoka (Kyoto). Our students first wrote a letter introducing themselves and their hometowns
in Japanese and English, then students in Kameoka replied and pen-pal pairs were formed.
Christmas cards were exchanged too and we are currently working on their replies. Now we are
exchanging letters on a regular basis: every 3 months approximately.
It is an amusing activity that allows youths to learn about another country, its traditions and
lifestyle and promotes friendship. All participants are highly motivated and it also allows them to
improve their language skills in a fun way.
In the future we would like our students to meet with their pen-pals through a student exchange
(we are working on this but it is difficult and expensive).
We are all very happy and thankful that the origin of the “Pen-pal letter exchange program” was
the Ship for World Youth Program and the Renaissance Youth Leaders Invitation Program.
Pictures of the letters exchanged can be found on our Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/nipponia?ref=hl
Name of the
event
Volunteer presentation:
“Studying at a Japanese university for 1 year”-Helena Barco and Carme Feliu
Date of the
event
Saturday, November 27th, 2015, for 2 hours.
Hosting city Girona (Catalonia, Spain).
How many
ex-PYs
involved and
how many
beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY involved: Carme Feliu (SWY13, REN 2004) and one of her students at Nipponia
School: Helena Barco.
Beneficiaries: 20 attendees.
Final reach: 20 attendees & 1.200 people “liked” the activity on our Facebook. It was also
announced in the Japanese Consulate’s (in Barcelona) Facebook, with many “likes”.
Please write a
summary of
the event
Helena explained and showed pictures of her experience in 2014/15 at Tokai University in Japan
She talked about how she got that scholarship, about university life, about the international fair
she took part in, and about the places she visited during her stay. Carme talked briefly about her
own experience in Jochi Daigaku (Sophia University) for an academic year back in 1997-1998.
Together they gave attendees some recommendations-suggestions when visiting Japan as tourists.
Pictures in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nipponia/?ref=bookmarks
We have planned another Presentation for 2016 to talk about Hokkaido and the Ainu culture.
We are also going to offer a course on Drawing Manga in February 2016.
Name of the
event “Environmental Training for Eco-Trainers”
Date of the
event
20th - 28th March/2015
Hosting city Wiek (Rügen), Germany
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY, 30 direct beneficiaries, hundreds of indirect beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
The main aim of the project was to educate and empower new Eco-Trainers into effective leaders
by providing them with new tools and methodologies to enable them to prepare, run and evaluate
Environmental Trainings for young people, thus also enhancing capacity of their NGOs.
Name of the
event
“Green Entrepreneurship: supporting youth creating start-ups”
Date of the
event
16th – 24th April/2015
Hosting city Valeri, Asturias
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY, 30 direct beneficiaries, hundreds of indirect beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
This training course aimed to train youth workers and coordinators to support young people in
their organisations and communities who want to become entrepreneurs.
Name of the
event “Connecting with Nature”
Date of the
event
18th – 24th May
Hosting city Valeri, Asturias
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY, 30 direct beneficiaries, hundreds of indirect beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
This training course aimed at helping young people living in urban areas to re-connect
with their natural environment. When young people are connected to nature, it has
positive impacts on their education, physical health, emotional wellbeing, and
personal and social skills, and helps them to become responsible citizens.
Name of the
event
Red Cross/ Caritas: Help to Syrian refugees in the Hungarian-Austrian border
Date of the
event
September 2015
Hosting city Vienna/Nickelsdorf (Austria)
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-py, hundreds of Syrian refugees
Please write a
summary of
the event
Humanitarian aid was provided to hundreds of refugees crossing the Hungarian-Austrian border.
We provided food, warm cloths and medical aid. All the volunteers had to be organized and food
and clothes were classified for distributing among the refugees.
Name of the
event
United Nations Charity Bazaar – Spanish stall
Date of the
event
28 November 2015
Hosting city Vienna, Austria
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-py, 25,000 people beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
Every year, 1 ex-py organizes a Charity Bazaar within the United Nations framework for raising
funds for children in need around the world. This year, the Spanish stall managed to raise 5000 €
http://unwg-bazaar-vienna.org/successful-projects/
Name of the
event
Wwoof Program in Japan
Date of the
event
September 2015
Hosting city Ikeda, Hokkaido
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
SWY7 and SWY15 (one of each)
Please write a
summary of
the event
A SWY7 ex-JPY who belongs to the Wwoof program hosted a Spanish SWY15 PY and her
boyfriend at her farm in Ikeda. They did voluntary work at her farm and made an intercultural
exchange with her and her family, witnessing the country life in Japan.
Name of the
event Japanese night
Date of the
event
June 2015
Hosting city Girona (Catalonia, Spain)
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY + 50/60 beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
In June, a “Japanese night” was organized by Truffaut Cinema in Girona (a movie theatre usually
showing movies in their original version with subtitles) and Nipponia in order to launch the movie
“Futatsume no mado” (“Still waters” in English, “Aguas Tranquilas” in Spanish) by Naomi
Kawase in its original Japanese version with subtitles. Before showing the movie, the attendees
had the chance to eat some sushi in the outdoor garden of the cinema theatre while admiring the 3
calligrahies made by Nipponia students at the calligraphy workshop.
It was a great night, with about 50 people attending the movie theater (only about 10 attendees
were Nipponia students so this activity had a great impact on different target people in the city).
Name of the
event Japanese calligraphy workshop
Date of the
event
May 2015
Hosting city Girona (Catalonia, Spain)
How many ex- PYs involved and how many beneficiaries?
1 ex-PY + 23 beneficiaries
Please write a
summary of
the event
In May 2015 Nipponia organized a Japanese calligraphy workshop in which 20 students of
Japanese language participated actively. At the end of the workshop we had a competition for
the best calligraphies and the best 3 students got goodies from Japan as little prizes. Our
Japanese teachers –who taught calligraphy- were surprised at the interest and ability shown by
the attendees. The words Nihon were written in black ink, as you will see in the pictures
“ * ” Name
of the event Treasure Box Project – Re-launching thanks to GA9
Date of the
event
On-going
Hosting city NADI during GA9
How many
ex-PYs
involved and
how many
beneficiaries?
1 x Japan - Yuichiro Takahashi (SWY13)
2 x Spain
1 x Uruguay
1 x Australia
Beneficiaries: Minamisanriku citizens.
Please write a
summary of
the event
During the country-presentation in the GA9-Fiji, Pinto-san (SWY20) commented the participation
of SWYAA-Spain in the "Treasure Box Project".
In collaboration with Yuichiro Takahashi (SWY13) the project was implemented in Spain thanks
to Carme Feliu (SWY13) to sell hand–made products from Minamisanriku (a small village deeply
affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011). All the money fundraised was sent in order
to help Minamisanriku people.
The Project started in 2012 and has already raised $11 700 in 4 years.
3 SWYAAs showed their interest in also participate in the project so after the GA9, SWYAA
Spain put into contact Yuichiro with SWYAA-USA, SWYAA-Australia and SWYAA-Uruguay
who have also started selling the hand-made products from Minamisanriku.
Yuichiro Takahasi (SWY13) thanked the new collaborations on behalf of Minamisanriku people
and confirmed that SWYAA-Australia and SWYAA-Uruguay had already received the hand-
made products to start selling them.
Thanks to GA9, the Project has been re-launched! Hope more SWYAA's will be happy to
participate when we present the results during GA10 in India!
OTHERS
This is a space to freely write about other activity reports of 2015.
If there is anyone from your AA who had major achievements in their professional work or voluntary activities,
please include that information as well. Ex) Winning a major award, interviewed by major newspaper or TV, promoted to a significantly high position in companies or
government, OR, activities done by your alumni members but not under the umbrella (title) of “SWYAA.”
Together with the new logo, SWYAA-Spain announced its new official website: www.swyaa-spain.es
SWYAA-Spain formally supported SWYAA-Russia in becoming a Full Member at SWYAA International.
Spanish ex-PYs were invited to the annual reception at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Madrid (26 March
2015). Ex PYs from different batches attended, as well as several Spanish participants from other international
programs organized by the Japanese Government.
Several JPYs and PYs visited Spain during 2015, hosted by different Spanish PYs.
PERSONAL PROJECTS:
José Ramón (SWY4) is a founding member of:
o Dar al Karama (Association to help ill refugee children from the Sahara). The Association helps children
be brought to Spain (and hosted by Spanish families) in order to be treated and cured from their illnesses as
well as to manage humanitarian aid projects in Sahara camps.
o the cultural association Artegalia. They manage a cultural and community radio station (Artegalia Radio)
through which they foster the use of new information technologies and provide a space for sharing and
social communication. The radio station belongs to the National Network of Community Radio
Broadcasters and World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters.
Carme Feliù (SWY13) opened in 2005 NIPPONIA, a private language center in Girona offering Asian languages
and specializing in Japanese language and culture courses. Her center began with just 7 students and today, more
than ten years later, the number of students keeps increasing: the center has currently reached 170 students and a
team of 10 teachers (some of them Japanese!). The newly appointed (as of January 2016) President of the
Government of Cataluña, Mr. Carles Puigdemont, attended a fund-raising activity organized by Nipponia for the
victims of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake.
Esther Vallado (SWY20) created BIODIVERSA, a non-profit environmental NGO, conformed by a group of
nature-lovers who dedicate part of their lives to preserve, defend, study, or simply enjoy nature. It aims to serve
as a legal instrument and platform for organizing all sorts of activities and projects related to the care, study and
enjoyment of nature. Based in Asturias (Spain), they also organize international training courses and youth
exchanges in different countries and in cooperation with NGOs from abroad.
