We regularly carry out a variety of activities in cooperation with the local community and schools, with a focus on creating spaces where foreigners can gather with peace of mind and promoting empowerment (restoring lost strength) (space creation), and nurturing people who will promote a multicultural society (human development).
Business System Introduction
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Business Classification
The business activities are summarized into the following four areas:
OneCommunity development projects that respect diverse people
A social development project carried out in collaboration with the local community in order to transform majority society.
Specifically, these include support for citizen-led international exchange activities (Citizen-Led International Exchange Activities Promotion Project), support for a variety of Japanese language exchange activities with citizen participation (Adult International Project), dialogue and learning to enrich activities (Sustainable Community Development Project), provision of training opportunities (Sustainable Human Resource Development Project), and projects to broaden the base to target Japanese children and adults (Children's International Project, Multicultural Coexistence Promotion Project).
2Project to create a comprehensive system for marginalized foreigners
In order to guarantee the rights of minorities, this project aims to connect marginalized foreigners with keywords such as "security/empowerment" and "peer/role model" and create a system that prevents them from being socially excluded.
Specifically, these include providing life consultations for foreigners and building a network to resolve these issues (Adult Support Project), multicultural childcare and children's mother tongues to empower children with foreign roots, creating places for children to belong, Japanese language for children to ensure they can learn, and young people's hangouts (Multicultural Children's Empowerment Project).
3Connecting with schools to create a prosperous future
This project promotes multicultural coexistence by collaborating with local schools, which play an important role in nurturing the next generation.
Specifically, these include cooperating with the Toyonaka-style international education initiative promoted by the Toyonaka City Board of Education and implementing the elementary school foreign language experience program*1, which is being carried out at all elementary schools in Toyonaka City.
*1…This project is commissioned by Toyonaka City.
4Facility management contract business
As the designated manager of the Toyonaka International Exchange Center, we manage the facility.
Specifically, we are responsible for renting out rooms*2, accepting visitors, and running the Toyonaka International Center registered group system (providing support for registered groups).
*2…The rental fees are set separately for international exchange use and general use. We are the designated manager of the rental facilities and pay the rental fees to Toyonaka City.
Annual Report (Summary: Kokuryu@home)
An easy to understand annual report.
How can I participate?
Participate in various courses and seminars
You can participate in various events hosted by the association or the Toyonaka International Exchange Center. (Information is posted on the association's website, in the city's newsletter, and in the Toyonaka International Exchange Center's announcements.)
Volunteer
We irregularly recruit volunteers and hold training courses for association activities such as host family exchange with international students, Japanese language exchange activities, and multicultural child-rearing. Please contact us for details.
Where is it?
The Toyonaka International Center is located on the 6th floor of the Etre Toyonaka Building, which is directly connected to Hankyu Toyonaka Station.
We have books and magazines related to international exchange, a message board, and computers for browsing the internet, so anyone interested in international exchange can come. We also rent out meeting rooms to promote international exchange activities. For more information, please see the Toyonaka City website.
Toyonaka City Website: Toyonaka International Exchange Center