COINN
Guideline: “SDGs Promotion meeting for Foreign Residents of Okayama”
June 25, 2018
NPO Conference of Okayama International NGO Network(COINN)
1. Name of project
"SDGs Promotion meeting for foreign residents of Okayama"
SDGs = Sustainable Development Goals (Sustainable Development Goals)
2. Contents of the project (refer to the "Request for Implementation")
(1) Video broadcasting and lecture meeting (SDGs explanation: see attachment)
Theme: "Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs); Important roles and efforts of Okayama University”.
Guest Speaker: Mr. Atsufumi Yokoi
Vice executive Director, Okayama University
Date: August 24 (Fri) 2018 14:30-16:30
Venue: Okayama International center
B1, reception hall
2-2-1, Hokancho, Kita-Ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-0026 Japan
(2) SDGs Promotion meeting for foreign residents of Okayama
Theme: Work shop; SDGs Promotion for foreign residents and Exchange student of Okayama
Report, Find the problem, How to solve by citizens
(Participates from 20 countries: UK, France, Poland, Germany, Spain, Italia, Portugal,
Netherlands, Austria, USA, Canada, Australia, Turkey, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan)
1.SDGs outline & workshop
Date: November 25(Sun) 2or 3 hours between 13:00-17:00
Venue: Okayama International center
B1, reception hall
2-2-1, Hokancho, Kita-Ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-0026 Japan
2.Workshop & Proposal
Date: January 27 (Sun) 2019 2or 3 hours between 13:00-17:00
Venue: Okayama International center
7th FL. Hall
2-2-1, Hokancho, Kita-Ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-0026 Japan
3. Purpose of the project
Three projects are aimed at promoting understanding of SDGs (sustainable development goals) and sharing vision for realizing the international city Okayama at citizen level through lectures and workshops.
Firstly, we are going to organize the lecture meeting as following.
Welcoming Mr. Atsufumi Yokoi, vice director of Okayama University, to deliver the speech regarding to the trend of the world centered on SDGs with the theme of "Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs); Important roles and efforts of Okayama University”. Through his speech, we would like to deepen the understanding of SDGs promote it.
Secondly, we would like to hold the SDGs promotion workshop for the residence of Okayama to make proposals for the future with sharing ideas of citizens and participants
regarding to SDGs.
4. Challenges / goals
(1) Issues of "Building a Sustainable Society"
· Difference between mutual cooperation and implementation recognition
· Mutual sharing such as enlightenment, intention to implement, dissemination etc. of each country
· Recognize the necessity of some partnership on an ongoing basis
· Recognition that the world is connected
(2) Goals of 'Building a sustainable society' covered in the project
· Launch of SDGs mutual training network system
· Common goals (recognition within families, common recognition among friends)
(3) Relationship with SDGs (Sustainable Development Target)
· 17 Goals; achieving toward goals with partnership
(multi stakeholders · partnership)
(4) How to connect learning and practice
· Explanation of specific matters
· Our proposals in the future
5. Timetable
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【Timing】 2018 June
July
August
September
October November
December 2019 January February |
【Contents and methods】 1st Executive committee Meeting (Kick off meeting) Business plan, Participant recruitment proposal Cooperation structure decision (Exchange planning group, International support group Domestic support group, Experience planning group) 2nd Executive committee Create the list of participator/ foreign residents SDGs Lecture Meeting (1st: Video broadcasting and Lecture) 1st Briefing for foreign residents (early in September) 2nd Briefing for foreign residents (for those who could not participate 1st briefing) 3rd Executive committee →progress meeting Create participators list for exchange students and foreign residents SDGs Promotion meeting for foreign residents of Okayama (Briefing for SDGs at the same time) 4th Executive committee
2nd SDGs Promotion meeting for foreign residents of Okayama(workshop) Create Progress report |
6．Organizer
Specified Nonprofit Corporation, Conference of Okayama International
NGO Network (COINN)
7．Cooperate Sponsors(Tentative)
・Okayama International Contribution promotion council (OCPIC) (Office: Okayama Prefecture, International Division)
・Okayama ESD promotion commission(Office: Okayama city ESD promotion division)
・Okayama International Business Association（OIBA）
・Okayama NPO Center
8. Executive Committee
Academic expert, SDGs related administrative official, facilitator, NPO Okayama international NGO Network (COINN)Board Member, Community Learning Center -CLC Participant (CLC = Community Learning Center: Overseas Facility equivalent to KOMINKAN)
9. Public relations cooperation
Okayama Prefecture Mayor's Association
10. Participants 1
(1) Lecture Meeting
· Municipalities (regional promotion, international, planning-related officials)
· Okayama International Contribution Promotion Council
(Industrial, Official, Academic, NGO Member)
· Okayama International Business Association (OIBA)
(Economic Relations Member)
· Okayama NPO Center
(Environment, Welfare, International, Human Rights NPO Member)
· NPO corporation Conference of Okayama International NGO Network (COINN) (International Relations Member)
· Foreign Residents of Okayama
· Education officials, citizen activities · community activities · stakeholders of NGO activities, university staff · students · universities Graduate student, administration, others such as citizens who interested in this project
(2) SDGs Promotion meeting for foreign residents of Okayama
・Foreign Residents 20 foreign residents (1 from each country) 36 max(6people x 6 tables)
・Japanese 6 Japanese (Facilitators) 12 max(2 people x 6 tables)
11. Participants 2(general citizen) Tentative Total: 200 people
(1) Lecture meeting: 100 people
(2) SDGs Promotion meeting: 100 people
12. Contact
Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Conference of Okayama International NGO Network (COINN)
Address:6th Fl. Okayama International Center,
2-2-1, Hokancho, Kita-Ku, Okayama City
TEL: 086-256-2535
FAX: 086-256-2576
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