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JOI's purpose is two-fold:
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Promote
interest in and study of Japan through increasing grassroots exchange
between the U.S. and Japan. This is achieved by facilitating dialogue
about current Japan-U.S. issues and giving Japanese language and
culture presentations in communities where staffing to promote a
better understanding of Japan is limited. It is hoped that these
volunteer coordinators will enhance local communities' understanding
of Japan by expanding outreach programming beyond the current capabilities
of the hosting organizations; and |
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Cultivate
a new group of individuals in both Japan and the United States who
will take leading roles in grassroots exchange. |
CGP and TLI hope that
JOI will assist the host organizations to enhance their missions by providing
temporary staff who help build broader support of the organization by
having another advocate working toward sharing information about Japan
to a wider audience. In order for the coordinator's presence to be of
ultimate value, CGP and TLI ask that the supervisor, hosting organization
and coordinator work together to evaluate coordinator activities by determining
whether the activity can be duplicated by a local volunteer or taken over
by staff upon the coordinator's departure. |
