Watch the video taken by Korea UNESCO MIZY Center at Webcam Activity connecting MIZY and Mie Univ., Japan.

December activity was the last one of the year at Korea UNESCO MIZY Center.



To the survey question "What do you think Pangaea is?", Korean children answered: "Magical string that connects me and my friends", "Eveything in the world is one", "Pangaea is 'freedom'. In Pangaea, everybody respects my opinion", "A string that connects Korea and other countries", and "The world is one, and it can be one".

As "Suggestion for Pangaea", they answered: "Introducing about countries during webcam", "Talent show as Webcam activity", "Inviting or visiting foreign friends", and "Videocall".

Pangaea playing cards 2011 has completed as well!

At OK Village in Tokyo, Japan, children prepared Christmas Cards with Christmas tree pop-ups in December activity.



They completed them like this!

At Kyoto Univ. Village, too, children prepared Christmas Cards with Christmas tree pop-ups in December activity.



Then, they completed the animations that they made by group.

In December at Kyoto International School (KIS) children draw items as materials for the animation.

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Donation Campaign for 100 Donors!
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Non-Profit Organization Pangaea has started its campaign to request its supporters for donations to obtain authorization to give tax benefit to its donors, and to increase its donation revenue for the expansion of Pangaea activity based on its stable running of the organization.

If Pangaea can obtain 3,000 JPY or more donations from 100 supporters annually, it will be authorized to give tax benefit to its donors based on the legal revision enforced as of June 2011 in Japan.

In the new Pangaea fiscal year started in October 2011, we would like to request donation from our supporters and membership registration for the small-amount financial support from many people, for more stable running of the organization and the expansion of Pangaea activity. We plan to report you the status of this donation campaign regularly through our blog and newsletters.

Thank you so much for your understanding and support to Pangaea!



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How to Donate
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Please send the following details to info@pangaean.org by email:
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* Name:
* Address:
* Tel:
* Email:
* Amount of Donation: (3,000 JPY or more please)
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Or, if you prefer to send us facsimile, please use the form below:
http://www.pangaean.org/Download/Donation_eng.pdf

Then please transfer the amount of your donation to one of the below accounts. The process will be completed once Pangaea confirmed the receipt of your donation.

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Mitsui Sumitomo Ginko
Asakusa
Ordinary Account
6911940
Tokutei Hieiri Katsudou Houjin Pangaea
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Yucho Ginko
Zeroichikyu
Checking Account
0483066
Tokutei Hieiri Katsudou Houjin Pangaea
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Thank you so much for your support to Pangaea as always!

At Mie Univ. Pangaea activity on December 3rd, all participants sang "Happy Birthday" together for those who were born in December.




Then children worked on drawings for Mie Pangaea playing cards,


and animations.

After the Webcam activity held connecting Miedai (Mie Univ.) Village in Japan and Korea UNESCO MIZY Center, Mie children received a message board from their MIZY friends.

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INDEX
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+ Pangaea Ring: Ms. Risako Kabata
+ 2010 Activity Report (Oct 2010 to Sep 2011)
+ Activity Report in November 2011

Pangaea Ring this month was written by “Kaba-chan” or Ms. Risako Kabata who is a facilitator leader at Kyoto University in Kyoto, Japan. She leads Kyoto activity with her excellent abilities to plan and execute. Thank you so much for Kaba-chan, as always.

Also, On Friday November 25th, the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Non-profit organization Pangaea were held, where fiscal year 2010 activities were reported. In fiscal year 2011 that started in October 2011, Pangaea will further enhance and expand its activities based on its past achievements. Thank you for your continued support to Pangaea.


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Pangaea Ring: Ms. Risako Kabata
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Hi, everyone. I am "Kaba-chan" at Kyodai, or Kyoto University. I have been playing the role of Facilitator Leader at Kyodai activities since this April.

I came to know Pangaea last January. I learnt about it through the mailing list that distributes information about international exchange programs, to participate in Facilitator training immediately after. I was fascinated by the philosophy of Pangaea there. What was discussed was the discriminately view based on the difference of ethnicity or culture such as "this and that ethnic group is scary", spread in the aftermath of 9.11, and the fact that the future depends on how children would view the world. Therefore, if there is a place where children across the world can build the friendship transcending the barrier of language, time and space, it will directly connect to the world peace. Pangaea develops and utilizes the information technology in the peaceful manner for its realization. I was moved and felt strong empathy with the thoughts and sense of mission of Yumiko-san and Toshi-san.

I myself was given a chance to understand through experience that "Americans are not all the same. There are many kinds of people.", as my parents were accommodating the homestay of foreign students. I was fascinated by Pangaea that can give such opportunities to more number of children in the more accessible manner! I found it difficult to stick to something ever since I became college student, but I could continue only Pangaea, because I was touched by its basic principles. I must also add that charming personalities of Pangaea office staffs and volunteers besides cute smiling faces of children attracted me.

I am truly looking forward to the spread of Pangaea across the world. Pangaea's technologies are excellent in its universality, as you can see from its agricultural assistance program in Vietnam, utilizing YMC or youth mediated communication model. I would like to work in the field of public health in the future, and I have an expectation that Pangaea's technology can be applied to the education of hygiene, lifestyle habit and sex in the developing countries. I am still a student, but I would like to keep in touch with Pangaea for a long time after my graduation. Thank you and best regards to all of you.


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2010 Activity Report (Oct 2010 to Sep 2011)
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On Friday November 25th, the Board of Directors and the General Meeting of Non-profit organization Pangaea were held, where fiscal year 2010 activities were reported.

In fiscal year 2010, 70 Pangaea activities were held as the international exchange program among children worldwide, to make the total number of activities to date 480, registered children as of the end of September 2011 533, and the total number of activity participants to date 5,233.

In research and development, "Field Test of Youth-Mediated Agriculture Support System Service Model in Vietnam (YMC-Viet Project)" was held between February and March 2011 in Tra On District, Vinh Long Province, Vietnam, to confirm the positive results for the improvement of the agricultural productivity, which was discussed in the academic workshop held in HCMC, Vietnam in May 2011, to initiate the Vietnam-Japan interdisciplinary academic group to promote rural development in Vietnam.

Please see more detail about Pangaea activities in fiscal year 2010 (from Oct 2010 to Sep 2011) in "Activity Report 2010" (PDF). http://www.pangaean.org/Download/2010Report/H22_2010_ActivityReport_eng.pdf

In fiscal year 2011 that started in October 2011, Pangaea will further enhance and expand its activities based on its past achievements. Thank you for your continued support to Pangaea.


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Activity Report in November 2011
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At Kyodai Village activity held on Saturday November 19th, children discussed their plan to prepare animations by group with the theme of "Winter and Fall at Kyodai Village".
http://www.pangaean.org/blog/english/archives/2011/11/november_activi.html

At Mie activity held on Saturday November 12th, participants worked on ones' own artwork. They started working on animation for the first time this year, and many of they prepared the material for it.
http://www.pangaean.org/blog/english/archives/2011/11/november_mie_ac.html

At Kyoto International School (KIS), new KIS village has completed.
http://www.pangaean.org/blog/english/archives/2011/11/kyoto_internati_6.html

The result of the survey took at the Webcam activity connecting Miedai (Mie Univ) Village, Japan and MIZY Village in Seoul, Korea was as below:
http://www.pangaean.org/blog/english/archives/2011/11/mieseoul_webcam_1.html