ABOUT

過去５年間、NPO法人キッズドアにて日本国内の経済的に困難な状況の高校生を中心に無料の教育支援を行う。高校中退者のキャリア形成に関し、都心部の過剰な学歴主義に違和感を覚える。現在は、石川県加賀市の地域おこし協力隊として、Next Commons Lab加賀に所属しながら起業家誘致、起業家の伴奏支援、インキュベーションを行う傍、地方で小さく起業するキャリア形成できるプログラムを開発中。また、コミュニティカフェ「山代コドン」を運営中。2019年3月より、JWLIを通して定めたアクションプラン実行のために石川県加賀市に拠点を移した。

In the past five years, Masumi worked as a Chief Coordinator of Educational Support Department at Kids’ Door, an organization that is dedicated to support underserved children in Japan. Through her previous work, Masumi and her colleagues supported young people in poverty by providing free tutoring sessions, textbooks, and nutritious meals. Masumi has been questioning the current job-hunting norm of Japanese society, where employers place unhealthy emphasis on academic-background. Currently, as a Coordinator at Next Commons Lab in Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Masumi is involved with a program that supports entrepreneurs who reside in rural areas. At the meantime, she operates a community café, Yamashiro Codon. From March 2019, Masumi moved her base from Tokyo to Kaga City to implement her Action Plan defined through JWLI.