March 07, 2011

 March 2011 Newsletter: Yumi's Monthly Note

Hello everyone!

A month of January and February went flying, and I amngoing back and forth between Kyoto and Vinhlong, Vietnam. Difference of temperature is well over 30 degrees, and it is bit tough to adjust my body.
However, things are going very well with help from staffs in Vietnam, and works done by Japanese staffs. YMC Viet project is


an experiment of YMC (Youth mediated communication) Model. We plan to have YMC Viet Project Opening Ceremony at Ho Chi Ming's Rex Hotel in Vietnam on March 3rd.
Program has started on Feb 16 after running youths workshops and pre- interviews. Despite of short time, we had been thinking about this project over two years, so we were ready.
For Pangaea activities, we will run our Korea program at Seoul UNESCO Mizy Center for 2011. Also we will re-kick off Kenya. Ready to expand, we will visit Europe and US. Having great Pangaean like Sophia at Mizy, and Kim Rose from US, they give us necessary guidances.
We will start running facilitator training in Spring.
I hope to see many of you at this coming visit from May to June.
We will go to Seoul in April. Please contact me if you have some suggestions and advices.
Hope you all enjoy wonderful spring season soon.

Well, I introduce Masanobu Ishimatsu a. k. a. "Guts", a facilitator, as a Pangaea Ring Writer for this month.

Yumi

Posted by: kumakinoko | 3. Newsletter