and school visits and introduce traditions from their home country to other participants and the people of Fukuoka through taking part in an exchange camp and a performance event in Fukuoka City. It is hoped that by taking part in these activities, the children will build up a network of mutual understanding as they meet and make friends with children who look and speak differently to themselves. The project is also a chance for the citizens of Fukuoka and the surrounding areas to learn about other cultures first hand as they take part in the activities as a volunteer or as part of a Host Family. INVITED COUNTRIES (2018) China Korea Bangladesh Singapore Thailand Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Sri Lanka Laos Bhutan Fiji Micronesia Cambodia Nepal Maldives Kiribati Vanuatu Palau Tonga Papua New Guinea Dalian Russia Myanmar New Caledonia Tuvalu India Mongolia Pakistan Australia Hawaii New Zealand Hong Kong Taiwan Malaysia Tahiti Malaysia Cook Islands Jiangsu Provence* Ipoh* Guangzhou* Atlanta USA* Oakland USA* Busan* Bordeaux (France)* Republic of Peru* *Special Invitation as Sister/Friendship City of Fukuoka You can read more information about the program at the APCC website () or even check out wikipedia: . Check out the Bridge Club Australia pages on the Australia Japan Society of Victoria website: or find them on Facebook or Instagram! As part of the 25th APCC, the organization recognized the need to continue to develop its programs and has adopted the following strategic focus: The Asian Pacific Children’s Convention nurtures youth as APCC Global Bridge Leaders who link our world and act as change agents in today’s global community. Participation in APCC is not just a single experience, there is an expectation that children will remain involved in the program being run in Japan as well as by Australia’s Bridge Club and aim to become an APCC Global Bridge Leader: contributing to a better society with an understanding of the local and global issues; find solutions to complex issues through open dialogue, sharing individual opinions support and involve one another, respecting different opinions and diversity with spirit ‘OMOIYARI’ They are looking for children who display the 3 core qualities of APCC Global Bridge Leaders – CARe Communication, Action and Respect and to this end, we will be looking for such children – during our selection of the 2019 Junior Ambassadors.
and school visits and introduce traditions from their home country to other participants and the people of Fukuoka through taking part in an exchange camp and a performance event in Fukuoka City. It is hoped that by taking part in these activities, the children will build up a network of mutual understanding as they meet and make friends with children who look and speak differently to themselves. The project is also a chance for the citizens of Fukuoka and the surrounding areas to learn about other cultures first hand as they take part in the activities as a volunteer or as part of a Host Family. INVITED COUNTRIES (2018) China Korea Bangladesh Singapore Thailand Vietnam Philippines Indonesia Sri Lanka Laos Bhutan Fiji Micronesia Cambodia Nepal Maldives Kiribati Vanuatu Palau Tonga Papua New Guinea Dalian Russia Myanmar New Caledonia Tuvalu India Mongolia Pakistan Australia Hawaii New Zealand Hong Kong Taiwan Malaysia Tahiti Malaysia Cook Islands Jiangsu Provence* Ipoh* Guangzhou* Atlanta USA* Oakland USA* Busan* Bordeaux (France)* Republic of Peru* *Special Invitation as Sister/Friendship City of Fukuoka You can read more information about the program at the APCC website () or even check out wikipedia: . Check out the Bridge Club Australia pages on the Australia Japan Society of Victoria website: or find them on Facebook or Instagram! As part of the 25th APCC, the organization recognized the need to continue to develop its programs and has adopted the following strategic focus: The Asian Pacific Children’s Convention nurtures youth as APCC Global Bridge Leaders who link our world and act as change agents in today’s global community. Participation in APCC is not just a single experience, there is an expectation that children will remain involved in the program being run in Japan as well as by Australia’s Bridge Club and aim to become an APCC Global Bridge Leader: contributing to a better society with an understanding of the local and global issues; find solutions to complex issues through open dialogue, sharing individual opinions support and involve one another, respecting different opinions and diversity with ‘OMOIYARI’ spirit They are looking for children who display the 3 core qualities of APCC Global Bridge Leaders – CARe – Communication, Action and Respect and to this end, we will be looking for such children during our selection of the 2019 Junior Ambassadors.
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