Collaborative Initiatives on Promoting Youth Philanthropy Education Through a Global Network Between the US & Japan

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

In 2007, our partner teachers and youth workers worked together to design and implement innovative lesson/project plans. During the exchange programs in March 2007 (Indiana) and June 2007 (in Tokyo and Kyoto), Japanese and American teachers and students visited their counterparts to think, discuss, and perform acts of philanthropy together. Events and workshops were developed and implemented. For more details of these project activities, please contact Tamaki Onishi.

School-Based Projects

"Yui" Project

Subjects: Social Studies, Human Geography, History and English

• Cathedral High School, Indiana
  Teacher: Dennis Thomas
• Musashi High School, Tokyo

More information on the Yui Project and Cathedral High School.

“Disaster Relief & Prevention” Project

Subjects: World History, Disaster Relief and Prevention

• Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana
  Jerry Finn
  Rebecca Muller: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
• Musashi High School, Tokyo
  Consultant: Fukiko Ishii

More information on the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana and Musashi High School.

Community Based Projects

"Youth Fundraising to Help Build Their Community " Project

• Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana
  Jerry Finn
  Rebecca Muller: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana
• Tonan-no-sono Children’s Center, Kyoto
  Sachi Nakagawa

More information on the Youth Philanthropy Initiative of Indiana.

"Youth Grantmaking" Project

• Youth As Resources/United Way of Central Indiana
  Paula Shepley
• Tsurugashima Office of Japan National Council of Social Welfare-Center for Promotion of Volunteering
  Tetsuya Murakami & Yoichiro Abe

More information on the Youth As Resources.