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JWLI & The Japan Foundation CANPAN Event: Partnering for a Better World

September 17, 2018 in /by

公衆衛生の部門で全米最大級のNPO「Management Sciences for Health」で30年以上にわたってプリンシパル・テクニカルアドバーザーを務めたシルビア・ヴリーセンドルプさんが、9月15日に行われたJWLI＆日本財団CANPANコラボレーションイベントにて、ディスカッションベースのワークショップを行いました。後半はグループワーク形式で、参加者同士のネットワーキングの機会にもなりました。雨の中お越し下さった参加者の皆様、ありがとうございました！ Sylvia Vriesendorp, an independent consultant who has over 35 years of experience in the field of public health, held a workshop at the Nippon Foundation. The audience included Japanese nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs. During the interactive workshop, the participants formed small groups and discussed pressing social issues its members were […]

【SAVE THE DATE: 9/11/2018】厚子・フィッシュがデール・カーネギー東京校にて登壇しますAtsuko Will Give a Talk at Dale Carnegie Japan!

August 6, 2018 in /by

デール・カーネギー東京校にて、JWLI創設者の厚子・フィッシュが登壇いたします。世の中を変える原動力、人を動かし続けるエンパワーメント方法についてお話しする予定です。デール・カーネギー東京校が日本で初めて開校した当時の生徒だったというご縁で、このようなイベントの開催となりました。無料のイベントですので、ぜひ足をお運びください。 参加登録は下記のリンクからお願いします： https://www.dalecarnegie.com/locations/japan/ja/… 【イベント詳細】 https://www.dalecarnegie.com/…/…/empowerment-japan-classroom 【日時】 2018年9月11日（火）（日本時間）14:00−16:00 【場所】 〒107−0052 東京都港区赤坂2−19−8 赤坂２丁目アネックス５階 JWLI Founder Atsuko Fish will be giving a talk at Dale Carnegie Japan on September 11, 2018. She will be mainly discussing about the driving force to bring positive social changes to the world and her empowerment method to keep people moving forward. Please […]

【Reporting Event Recap】2018年JWLI春プログラムの報告会が大成功に終わりました！

June 26, 2018 in /by

2018年春期フェローによる研修発表会をVenture Cafe Tokyoで開催しました。100名近くの参加者の前で、6名のフェローが、研修での学びと今後のアクションについて発表しました。研修で得たものは、スキルや知識だけでなく新たなネットワークやアクション実行のためのヒント、自分はリーダーなのだという自覚と自信、自分と向き合う大切な機会だった、と語りました。　　 第二部は2017年度フェローの海老原周子さん、大洲早生李さんによるアクションプランの進捗報告。半年あまりの間に目覚ましい進化を遂げているお二人の取組みは、多くの方の共感を得たようです。本研修パートナーであるバブソン大学の山川教授からも、”人生を変えるような経験”　と飛び入りコメントを頂戴しました。 ご参加くださった皆様、大変ありがとうございました。また2018年秋期の参加者募集中です。社会を良い方向に変えて行きたいと考える女性リーダーの皆様、ご応募お待ちしております！あなたも、人生を変えるようなプログラムに参加しませんか？ご応募はこちらから。 The JWLI Reporting Event, which took place at Venture Cafe Tokyo, ended in a HUGE success! Thank you all for always supporting us. Our application for the Fall 2018 program is now open! Apply for the program from here. 

【JWLI Spring Report is Ready!】JWLI2018年春プログラムの報告書

June 13, 2018 in /by

JWLI Spring 2018 Report is now ready! From JWLI Fellows’ experiences in Boston to their Action Plans, the report will give you a full understanding of JWLI. To read our full report, please click here. JWLI春プログラムの報告書が完成しました！フェロー達のボストンでの経験からアクションプランの詳細まで、JWLIの情報満載です。報告書は、こちらからお読みください。  

JWLI Spring 2018 Program Has Wrapped Up!

May 29, 2018 in /by

Congratulations 2018 JWLI Spring Fellows for completing the program! We are excited to see the Fellows executing their Action Plans once they go back to Japan. A small graduation ceremony was held in our office on the last day of the program, May 11. Each Fellow received a completion certificate from Atsuko. Special thanks to […]

Atsuko Fish Featured in Philanthropy Magazine in Japan
February 12, 2018 in /by

Atsuko Fish is featured in Philanthropy Magazine in Japan! This article highlights Atsuko’s work from how she got her start in a PR firm in Japan to how she met her husband, Larry Fish. She also speaks about her inspiration behind JWLI and her long-terms goals for the program in order to empower women in […]

JWLI and Atsuko Fish Featured in Mainichi Shimbun

January 12, 2018 in /by

Mainichi Shimbun, one of the major newspapers in Japan, featured Atsuko Fish and JWLI on January 5th of this year. The article highlighted the JWLI program and how it was started in 2006. The private and social sectors in Japan have  been promoting Japanese Women’s Leadership endeavors and JWLI is exemplary of the current trend. […]

JWLI Alumni Reconnect in Osaka for Japanese Women’s Conference

January 30, 2018 in /by

Two of our JWLI Alumni have connected and joined together for a Women’s workshop in Osaka, Japan. Mami Kishigami, who was a JWLI fellow in 2016, lives and works in Osaka as the Chief Program Officer of the Osaka City Women’s Foundation. She is also a Deputy Manager of the Women’s Counseling Center. Maki invited […]

Exciting Feature of Champion of Change Japan Award Finalist in Japanese Newspapers

January 25, 2018 in /by

A finalist of the Champion of Change Japan Award (CCJA), Kaneko Yoshie, was recently featured in Japanese newspapers, speaking about CCJA and what it meant to be for her to be selected as a finalist. Kanako was impacted by the March 2011 Tsunami and Earthquake in Ishinomaki and established her nonprofit shortly afterwards. She worked […]

Showa Boston Institute Japanese Students hear from Kozue about Women’s Leadership

February 2, 2018 in /by

In December, Program Manager of JWLI Kozue Sawame presented to Japanese students from the Showa Boston Institute on Women’s Leadership. Students from the Showa Boston Institute came to Fish Family Foundation to hear about Kozue’s experience and Women’s Leadership in the United States. The class highlighted Women’s Leadership in the global sphere and part of […]