post-program activities

Yellow line

After returning to Japan, Japanese youth who participated in the international youth exchange programs conducted by the Cabinet Office are actively involved in their districts and work places, schools or youth organizations, etc., making the best use of the precious knowledge and experiences they obtained overseas.
   Also, the International Youth Exchange Organization of Japan (IYEO) has been voluntarily organized by ex-participants in order to exchange information among themselves and systematically carry out various kinds of activities such as international exchange and youth activities. Local organizations were established in each prefecture in addition to the central organization.  The number of members is approximately 14,000 up to 2000.
   Cooperating with the Center for International Youth Exchange and those youths who have participated in the prefectural programs, IYEO carries out activities to promote international understanding and friendship, exchanges with students and trainees from overseas countries, conducting presentations of foreign situations, international assistance activities, etc.
 

Country Activity
National Meeting
Members from all over Japan meeting to introduce the results of their daily activities and to develop research and discussions for future activites		 Meeting by representatives
Holding a meeting twice a year for the representatives of all prefectures
block meeting
Block Assembly: Dividing 47 prefectures into eight blocks, it is held annuary in respective blocks focusing on studies and discussions to promote their activities.		 report session
Seminars held in each prefecture. They are the activities indespensable for public relations and promotion of the international exchange programs.
IYEO Activities in Each Prefecture
seminar in Tokushima
Seminar for International Understanding (Tokushima)		 Study tour to China by IYEO Yamagata
Study tour to China (Yamagata)
Exhibition of Mogolia by IYEO Tottori
Exhibition of the pictures drawn by the children in Mongolia (Tottori Seiyu-kai)		 Study tour to USA by IYEO Shimane
Study tour by the members of Shimane prefecture to USA
Orientation for homestay in Aichi
Orientation for homestay (Aichi)		 Photo exhibition in Okayama
Photograph exhibition on International Exchange Programs (Okayama)
Meeting for Sharing Reports after Returning
A meeting was held by the ex-participants to give people an opportunity to deepen international understanding.
Meeting for sharing reports of SSEAYP
The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program		 Meeting for sharing reports of Japanese Youth Goodwill Mission
Japanese Youth Goodwill Mission Programs
Observation of the election in Mozanbique
Members of the Observation group leaving their lodging for observation of the election in Mozanbique
International Assistance Activities

IYEO conducts various international assistance such as the dispathc of election observers to Cambodia in 1993 an Mozanbique in 1995
International Network

SSEAYP International

Consolidation of Ex-Participants of SSEAYP
After returning to their countries, those youths from overseas countries who participated in the programs of the Cabinet Office are carrying out activities related to the promotion of friendship and international exchange. The ex-participants of the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programs especially have a strong awareness of mutual solidarity, and therefore, they established post-program activities organizations and are enthusiastically carrying out activities in each country. They also have organized "SSEAYP International" as an international network of alumni associations which connects Japan and other participating countries.

The 13th SIGA
The 13th SIGA
Vice Governor of Bali receiving a souvenir from the ship administrator of SSEAYP '99 (Indonesia)
SSEAYP International General Assembly(SIGA)

SSEAYP International has been hosting the general assembly every year. The 13th general assembly was held in 2000 in Indonesia and Thailand hosted the assembly in 2001.
The 10th SIGA
The 10th SIGA
After the Council of Presidents Meeting in Brunei		 The 12th SIGA
The 12th SIGA
Representatives receiving the awards
Activities in Various Countries
Cruise project by ASSEAY Thailand
The Youth Friendship Cruise Project held by the ASSEAY Thailand		 Eco tourism by SI Malaysia
An Eco-Tourism to Mt. Kinabalu by the SSEAYP International Malaysia

The Ship for World Youth Alumni Association (SWYAA)

Construction of a Network of Ex-Participants of the SWY Program

In March 1995, the firs reunion of ex-participants of the Ship for World Youth Program was held in Acapulco.  Networking among SWY for both westbound and eastbound courses started smoothly following the meetings by the representatives of the ex-participants of SWY in Tokyo. In 2000, the Tokyo Conference was held in September for the westbound course countries and a meeting was held in October in Auckland for the eastbound course countries.

Conference in 1999
Finalizing the procedures of developing the post-program activities (Tokyo)
 Conference in 2000
Filled with enthusiastic discussions, they do not mind going overtime (Tokyo)
Reunion in Capetown, 1999
Exchanging heated ideas, they talk about the dreams of their activities (Capetown)		 Reunion in Auckland, 2000
Intorducing post program activities to SWY 13 PYs (Auckland)

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