next   JOI's purpose is two-fold: 1. 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     2. 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.