The Ship for World Youth Program

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- The Ship for World Youth Program -

• What is the Ship for World Youth Program?
• Main Activities on board the Ship
• Post-Program Activities

Last updated June 2008
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International Youth Exchange Programs by the
Cabinet Office of Japan

• International youth exchange programs by the
  Japanese Cabinet Office offer the participating
  Japanese and foreign youths to deepen their
  friendship and understanding through various
  exchange activities, and encourage them to gain
  global views and develop skills needed in the
  field of international cooperation.

• Send about 60 Japanese youths to 5 countries for
  3 weeks and invite about 100 foreign youths from
  all over the world for 3 weeks, to experience
  theme-oriented exchanges such as traditional
  culture and welfare.

• Send 30 Japanese youths to China for 19 days,
  invite 30 Chinese youths to Japan for 19 days, to
  exchange activities.

• Send 30 Japanese youths to Korea for 15 days,
  invite 30 Korean youths to Japan for 15 days, to
  exchange activities.

• About 120 Japanese and 140 foreign youths from
  all over the world live together and to exchange
  activities on board and in the countries to be
  visited.

• About 40 Japanese and 300 youths from ASEAN
  countries live together and to exchange
  activities on board and in the countries to be
  visited.

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1. What is the Ship for World Youth Program?
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The Ship for World Youth Program

• The Ship for World Youth Program is a Japanese
  Cabinet Office sponsored international youth
  exchange program, inviting approximately 140
  foreign youths from 12 countries and 120 youths
  from Japan to live together on board the ship for
  42 days and deepen their friendship and
  understanding. 63 countries including Japan have
  participated so far, with 31 ports of call having
  been visited.

Sum total of participating countries 63 Sum
total of countries visited 31
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The Ship for World Youth - Program Outline -

• International exchange by ship originally started
  as the Japanese Youth Goodwill Cruise program
  in 1967 (fiscal year), which allowed Japanese
  youths to visit foreign countries port by port.
  Later on, the program developed to include more
  foreign participants, and became the Ship for
  World Youth program as it is known today.

• Dispatched Japanese youths to foreign countries
  in a period when it was difficult to travel
  abroad
• Enabled Japanese youths to have experiences
  abroad and deepen their understanding of
  international issues

• Increased the number of foreign youths to reflect
  the trend of the times
• Encouraged multinational exchanges

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What are the Objectives of the Ship for World
Youth Program?

• The Ship for World Youth program aims at
  fostering youths to attain leadership qualities
  in a more internationalized society than ever,
  through living together and communicating with
  one another for approximately 42 days on board
  the ship.

• Participants with various cultural, regional and
  occupational backgrounds

By living with others with different cultures,
participants will have a more balanced and
international view towards the world

• Activities at Ports of Call
• Discussions
• Club Activities

Through communication with participants from
different countries, participants will learn
basic protocols and attitudes in international
cooperation
By taking initiative in activities including
participants not only from your own but other
countries, participants will learn basics of
leadership and practical skills in the setting of
international cooperation

• Committees
• Free Activities

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Life in a Melting Pot

• Each participant belongs to a Letter Group.
  Several from Japanese delegation and one from
  other delegations make a group. Group activities
  are one of the key elements on board the ship.

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Participants from Different Places, Ages, and
Occupations

• Participants are not only diverse in terms of
  cultural and social environments, but ages,
  occupations and countries of origin. This creates
  a unique opportunity for participants to learn
  thoughts and experiences different from your own.

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2. Main Activities
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The Ship for World YouthMain Activities

• While there are events and activities
  pre-arranged by the Cabinet Office, such as
  port-of-call activities and seminars aboard the
  ship, the participants will also have committee
  activities which everyone are obliged to join,
  and free activities which the participants are
  free to plan and organize.

• Official Activities organized by the government
  to be visited
• such as courtesy calls, institutional visits,
  Course Discussion theme visits, school visits and
  sports exchange with local youths, etc.

• Course Discussions
• United Nations Seminar

• Each participant joins one of the committees,
  and plans and organizes onboard activities

• Exhibition
• PY Seminar Workshop
• Press

• National Presentations
• Sports Recreation
• Farewell Festival

• Using free time, participants voluntarily plan
  and organize study sessions and parties.

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Activities at Ports of Call

• Activities at ports of call include courtesy
  calls, discussions and sports exchange with local
  youths, and visits to various institutions.

• Courtesy calls
• Visits to facilities/organizations related to
  Course Discussions
• Social contributions activities
• Sports, parties and cultural exchanges with local
  youths
• Cultural exchange and visits to local schools and
  welfare institutions to facilitate understanding
  of global issues

Meeting with President of Tanzania
Course Discussion theme visit in Australia
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Joining Onboard Activities (1) - Course
Discussion -

• Course Discussion started from the 17th Ship for
  World Youth program as its core program. The
  participating youth choose one course and discuss
  about the topic under the common theme
  Participation of Youth in the Society. The aim
  of the Course Discussion is to deepen the
  participants understanding and knowledge in the
  topic, as well as to make them be aware their
  roles in the society and improve their practical
  skills in the related areas.

• Keynote speech by the advisors
• Discussions
• Workshops

• Examples of the courses
• Volunteerism
• Education
• Environment
• Information/Media
• Youth Development
• Inter-Cultural Understanding

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Joining Onboard Activities (2) - PY Seminar and
Workshop -

• The participating youth take initiative in
  organizing seminars and workshops. This program
  is designed to create more opportunities to
  promote mutual understanding and develop
  international views among the participants.

• Onboard, Discussion Committee will be responsible
  for coordinating sessions.
• Any participant may organize a seminar or a
  workshop.
• Every participant chooses one of the seminars or
  workshops to attend.

• Examples of Discussion Topics
• Nuclear weapons and peace
• Global warming
• Human rights
• Culture shock

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Joining Onboard Activities (3) - Club Activities
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• Onboard, anyone can start a club. By activities
  to introduce one's county or culture, or to share
  trans-national or universal interests,
  participants learn a great deal from one another
  and deepen friendship.

• Get together with other participants with
  similar interests and start a club
• Communicating non-verbally, such as music, dance
  and sports

• Examples of Clubs
• Taiko (Japanese drums) Club
• Cultural exchange
• Experience national costumes
• Chado (tea ceremony)
• Music, dance

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Planning and Organizing Onboard Activities (1) -
Committees -

• A great deal of the time on board the ship is
  dedicated to committee activities. Through
  committee activities, you will learn practical
  skills to work with or lead other participants
  necessary in an international community.

• Discussing with committee members with different
  thoughts, customs and common senses
• Forming a bond of trust through activities that
  strive for common goals

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Planning and Organizing Onboard Activities (2) -
Voluntary Activities -

• Participants will have a lot of free time on
  board the ship. Aside from committee activities,
  participants are free to plan and organize
  discussion sessions, study groups, and events.

• It is the participants who create the life on
  board.
• Participants shall take initiative in making the
  life on board more interesting and meaningful.

• Examples of Free Activities
• Charity Concert
• Delegation events
• Singing/chorus
• Ramadan Night
• Wearing Kimono or Sari

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3.Post-Program Activities
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Post-Program Activities - Networking after the
Program -

• In Japan, ex-participants of the Ship for World
  Youth Program join as members of International
  Youth Exchange Organization of Japan (IYEO).
  Centered around IYEO, post-program activities are
  organized through the network both within a
  country and across countries.

• Networking in Japan through IYEO
• Organizing international exchange programs in
  regional blocks
• Hosting youths from abroad in exchange programs
• Promoting international youth exchange programs
  by the Cabinet Office
• Networking with ex-participants in other
  countries
• Establishing SWY Alumni Associations in 42
  countries
• Working in unison with SSEAYP International,
  formed by ex-participants of Ship for Southeast
  Asian Youth Program
• Organizing social contribution activities