【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！

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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

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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!

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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 the host organizations and Japan Society of Boston for all the supports. The Fellows learned valuable lessons from all of you. We would also like to extend out thanks to those who came to the JWLI reception and the Brown Bag Luncheon event. With all of your support, 2018 JWLI Spring program ended with a huge success!

Details of the Fellows’ four-week program in Boston can be found on our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/jwliboston

Atsuko Fish Featured in Philanthropy Magazine in Japan
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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 Japan. She also speaks about her hopes for the Champions of Change Award, which is based on the Champion of Change Award she received from President Barack Obama in 2013. Check out the article here!

JWLI and Atsuko Fish Featured in Mainichi Shimbun

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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. The article continued to explain the new added aspects of the JWLI program and how Atsuko Fish is looking for emerging female leaders who are committed to improving their own communities and making positive impacts. 

JWLI Alumni Reconnect in Osaka for Japanese Women’s Conference

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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 a 2014 JWLI fellow, Megumi Ishimoto, who is based in Tohoku, who started a nonprofit after the 2011 disaster in order to support women in disaster-stricken areas, especially in evacuation centers in order to provide resources and programming for financial sustainability. Megumi spoke at the workshop in Osaka about her experience starting a nonprofit. It is wonderful to see collaborations between past fellows who have both gone through the JWLI program to connect back in Japan and work together.

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

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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 to help and arrange the volunteer network for the demands of the area and has been selected from a pool of 145 nominees for her work in improving her community. Three local newspapers in the Tohoku area have  published articles about CCJA and the work that Kanako has been doing. 

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

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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 the curriculum focused on the UN. The instructor of the course wanted to bring the students to Fish Family Foundation in order to see an example of a foundation that was started and run by Japanese female leaders, who are now living and working in the United States. Kozue spoke about her personal experience along with the overall arching goals of JWLI and the importance of empowering Japanese women in the Boston area.

The Showa Women’s University in Tokyo opened up a satellite campus for English Majors in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts in 1988 and since then has worked to promote awareness, intercultural and cross-cultural dialogue and global experiences for Japanese students and the greater Boston community. Over 700 Japanese students study in Boston every year from Showa University.

2018年春プログラム参加者募集！Deadline Extended/ 締め切り延長

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【プログラム実施期間】
2018年4月16日～5月11日

【応募方法】
応募はオンラインにて（https://jwli.org/application/）
応募締め切り：2018年1月25日21時（EST・ボストン時間）

【応募用件】

  • 5年以上の職務経験
  • 日本社会に変革をもたらすための明確なビジョン
  • 強いリーダーシップ
  • 意欲的で行動を重んじる姿勢
  • アメリカの非営利・ソーシャルセクターでの組織運営および
    リーダーシップへの高い関心

【Program Dates】
April 16, 2018 – May 11, 2018 (tentative)

【Application Info】
Online application closes on 9pm on January 25, 2018 (EST) . Click here for online application form!

【Key Qualifications】

  • 5+ years work experience
  • Clear vision for social change in Japan
  • Strong leadership capabilities
  • Passionate, action-oriented mindset
  • Interest to learn about leadership and management in American non-profit organizations and social communities