SalesForce has officially launched its NPO event to showcase how NPOs can use their Ohana Floor.
YouMeWe NPO was one of the first NPOs to use the space for a gala in 2023.
We are planning a VIP dinner in the space this year for the top Donor Circle tentatively November 20, 2024. We were joined by dozens of NPOs who were invited to Salesforce to see the space and have a kick off of their amazing efforts.
A massive thank you to WILEY Publishing for donating laptops for our computer labs
We are extremely grateful for the community reaching out to us like Wiley and having donated 10 laptops for us to be able to upgrade and replace laptops out in the field. Weekly we teach programming and language lessons online throughout Japan, Philippines and Brazil.
We live in an information society now and it is important if not imperative for the children in orphanages to have connectivity .
Diplomat Sena Yamamoto and Ambassador Yoshiki Aoyagi join the Coaching Training as part of Manchester City’s Champions 4-In-A-Row Trophy Tour in Tokyo, the Club hosted a one-day Coach Education event.
CITY HOST COACH EDUCATION DAY DURING TOKYO 4-IN-A-ROW TROPHY TOUR STOP
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Tue 17 Sep 2024, 11:00
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As part of Manchester City’s Champions 4-In-A-Row Trophy Tour in Tokyo, the Club hosted a one-day Coach Education event.
The event was aimed at sharing skills and knowledge from Manchester City community coaches with young leaders, coaches, charities, and volunteers.
The course is designed to empower coaches to use football as a tool for promoting healthier lives among city youth, through a combination of practical sessions and workshops.
MORE ON OUR 2024/25 TROPHY TOUR
During the event, our cameras focused on one participant’s journey – Sena Yamamoto, a volunteer at YouMeWe.
Sena is a former soccer player from Fujieda and Shizouka and now volunteers at YouMeWe, a Tokyo-based non-profit dedicated to supporting students from institutionalised homes.
Through his volunteering at YouMeWe, Yamamoto coaches high school and pre-school children in the Tokyo Kanagawa region.
Whilst participating at the Coach Education Day, Yamamoto explained his role in using football to benefit children and young teens in Tokyo and how the training on offer from City has supported him and his ambition to become a community coach.
Watch our wrap-up video on the Tokyo Coach Education Day with Yamamoto via the video above…
Wonderful kick off meeting with Microsoft Japan to discuss the Sharing and Caring Project
The session lead by Francis Fung, our Fund Activist, joined by the Microsoft Team who created posters for the Sharing and Caring Package for the holidays using AI.
Microsoft team members Asad Ahmed,Amanda Nelson,Buket Tuna,Smita Roy,Hitomi Todani,Sajan Nair ,Tejaswini Etlam,Shuh Hun Tan,Abe Sharma,Keppell Smith,Julie Bulaklak,Shyam Sankaran,Jun Choi ,Johnson Tao,Ning Kang,Takunori Minamisawa,Yusuke Satake, and Mayuko Fujita
Had a great kick off meeting with your Donor Circle Partner Societe Generale in Tokyo
Introducing YouMeWe by Michael Perry-Clemons, the founder accompanied by Francis Fung, our FundActivist and Stephan Wilschut an intern with us for the next six months and Diplomat Gio Cannegieter.
Francis explaining about the Sharing and Caring Package project for the holidays.
The Ones Left Behind Documentary
"Good evening, my name is Michael Perry-Clemons. I am the founder of YouMeWe NPO which focuses on giving orphans computers and job skills.
In a country with more people over the age of 65 and less children under the age of 15 per capita, from the first time I went into an orphanage to play Santa Claus in 2007, I never walked out.
We focus on not, marginalized children, but MAXIMIZABLE children in Japan.
Frankly speaking, when I first learned of the documentary, I was hesitant to get too close to the film from a YouMeWe perspective because this would highlight what happens when one loses their children due to abuse, neglect and/or economic reasons.
I watched the film and decided to do whatever we can to herald the very same women who should be supported in every possible way by helping them raise their children. By either providing laptops so they can apply and do work remotely rather than having to find and work at 4 separate part time jobs to make ends meet. By making them employable and them also MAXIMIZED, it is what people DO and not what they say that matters and truly helps.
So documentary's like Rionne's, interest in the plight of the mothers but more importantly, children do not ask to be born and when they are, they deserve everything that life has to offer and we as neighbors, relatives and friends need to do more."
Thank you Micron!
Here are some words from the company:
“We are a world leader in innovative memory solutions that transform how the world uses information. For over 45 years, our company has been instrumental to the world’s most significant technology advancements, delivering optimal memory and storage systems for a broad range of applications.”
-check more at https://www.micron.com/about/company
New intern Stephan!
Hello! My name is Stephan Wiltschut, and I am really excited to join YouMeWe this coming season. I was
born in the Netherlands and moved to Suriname when I was seven, where I completed my elementary
education before returning to the Netherlands for high school. This experience gave me a unique
perspective on education and its importance. I am currently a third-year student studying International
Social Work at HAN University in Nijmegen.
I am grateful to be interning at YouMeWe because they allow me to see the positive impact of community
driven initiatives firsthand. I’m excited to learn from the team and contribute to the work we’re doing
together.
Thank you Daughters of the American Revolution!
Please check their website here: https://www.dar.org/
Thank you Societe Generale!
please check their website here: https://www.societegenerale.com/en
DAA Artists: Reiji Uemura
We would like to give a warm thank you to Reiji Uemura for volunteering as an artist at this year’s DAA! Reiji is a Horizon Japan International School graduate who works part time as a photographer for HJIS. He held a film making class at DAA in which the kids wrote and shot a short movie which Reiji later edited.
DAA Artists: Touchy the Human Camera
Introducing Touchy the Human Camera! Touchy is a performer who wears a digital camera on his head that takes a photo of what he is looking at when he is touched. The photo is then displayed in a screen on the back of the helmet. He attended the final day of DAA and helped close the camp with a unique and memorable experience for the kids and the volunteers. Thank you for you volunteering, Touchy!
Pizza Party with Amazon!
Yesterday, we were able to hold a pizza party at a home thanks to the help from volunteers from Amazon, YFF, and YMW. The kids enjoyed a presentation by the Amazon volunteers about the various countries they came from and then drew pictures of what they learned. The younger kids got to make accessories with beads and play with nanoblocks. Afterwards, we all had pizza and fried chicken together and finished off the night with some ice cream! Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event a huge success!
Thank you Gensler!
We would like to thank Gensler for their support in YouMeWe's cause!
Here below you can find some words about the firm:
“At Gensler, the value of our work stems from its positive impact on the human experience. We are a dynamic and collaborative design firm uniting creativity, research, and innovation to solve complex problems for our clients. Our work challenges conventional ideas about architecture and the built environment. We aren’t just designing buildings — we are reimagining cities and places that make a difference in people’s lives."
For more information check: https://www.gensler.com/about
The price of inaction: the global private, fiscal and social costs of children and youth not learning
Out-of-school children and educational gaps cost the global economy $10,000 billion a year
While 250 million girls and boys are currently excluded from access to education across the globe, a new UNESCO report analyzes for the first time the economic and societal cost of educational deficiencies. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, calls on the Organization's Member States to break the "vicious circle" of school drop-outs as quickly as possible.
© UNESCO Islamabad Asad Zaidi
17 June 2024
Last update:5 July 2024
Download the full report: The price of inaction
10,000 billion dollars a year – the global cost of school drop-out and lack of education is staggering. In addition to these financial considerations, there is a considerable social impact. The message in this UNESCO report is clear: education is a strategic investment - one of the best investments for individuals, economies and society as a whole. I call our member states to ensure that this universal right becomes a reality for every human being as soon as possible.
Audrey AzoulayUNESCO Director-General
In 1948, education was declared a "universal human right". This right was reaffirmed in 2015, when the United Nations defined access to quality education for all as a Sustainable Development Goal. Yet, despite decades of progress in access to education, 250 million children and young people worldwide are still out of school, and 70% of 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries are today unable to understand a simple written text.
In a new report published on Monday, entitled "The price of inaction: The global private, fiscal and social costs of children and youth not learning" [1], UNESCO puts the cost to the global economy of school drop-out and education gaps at $10,000 billion a year by 2030, equivalent to more than the annual GDPs of France and Japan combined.
Conversely, the report estimates that reducing the proportion of early school leavers or those without basic skills by just 10% would increase annual GDP growth by 1 to 2 percentage points. Education therefore appears to be one of the best investments a country can make.
Beyond these financial considerations, the report warns of the significant social damage caused by these educational shortcomings. Gaps in the acquisition of basic skills are associated, worldwide, with a 69% increase in early pregnancies among young girls, while each year of secondary education contributes to reducing the risk of girls marrying and having a child before the age of 18.
10 recommendations for quality education for all
During a gathering of education ministers on Monday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris (France) – in the presence of Gabriel Boric, President of Chile, who co-chairs with the Director-General the High-Level Steering Committee for Quality Education for All – Audrey Azoulay called on the Organization's 194 member states to "respect their commitment to transform education from a privilege to a prerogative for every human being throughout the world". The Director-General also recalled that "education is an essential resource for meeting the challenges of today, from poverty reduction to the fight against climate change".
To achieve the goal of quality education for all, the UNESCO report provides 10 recommendations. The first of these is that governments should guarantee free, publicly-funded schooling for every girl and boy for a minimum of twelve years. Such schooling must go hand in hand with investment in early childhood, to lay the foundations for learning as early as possible and combat inequality. “Second-chance" programs must also be set up for young people who have not been able to benefit from a quality education, or whose education has been interrupted.
The learning environment must also be both safe and inclusive. UNESCO calls for short distances between children's homes and their schools, especially in disadvantaged areas, and for all schools to have access to water and sanitation. Class sizes must be kept small, and lessons taught by qualified, motivated teachers who support all pupils in an equitable manner, paying particular attention to gender equality.
UNESCO also encourages States to sensitize local communities and families to the importance of girls and boys completing a full cycle of education, and to involve parents in school activities and management.
[1] Published in partnership with the OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat