The Japan Foundation, Manila calls for applications for the HANDs Project (Batch 1: 2014 – 2015).
The Hope and Dreams (HANDs) Project is a bi-annual youth exchange project, aiming to nurture a sense of common feeling and coexistence as a community shared by the people in Asia. The project provides platforms to have dialogues and exchange ideas among youths in Japan and other Asian countries, and further promote the development of a network among young leaders as well as collaborative efforts among them, especially in the field of disaster education which is one of the most pressing issues in the region.
The participants from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and India will be given the chance to join the study tour in Indonesia and the Philippines (September 25 – October 5, 2014), Thailand and Japan (January or February 2015, 10 days) to observe the various practices of disaster education in the respective countries. At the end of the study tour, the participants will develop proposals on project relevant to disaster education and will be given the seed funds to implement the plan in the second year (April 2015 – March 2015).
The project is developed under the initiative of the Japan Foundation Asia Center and implemented in partnership with the Japan Foundation’s overseas offices in the participating countries – Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and India.
Theme of Batch I: “Disaster Education – Bringing Knowledge through Creativity”
Number of Participants from the Philippines to be accepted: 5 persons
Eligibility: Students in undergraduate or graduate level or young professionals (below 30 years old)
Deadline for Application: August 15, 2014 (Friday) 12:00nn
The complete guidelines and application forms are available at the Japan Foundation website:
http://www.jfmo.org.ph/intellectual-exchange-grants/view/511/newsid/936/hands-program-disaster-education--bringing-knowledge-to-people-through-creativity--batch-i-2014--2015-call-for-applications.html
Contact:
The Japan Foundation, Manila (Mr. Rolando Samson)
Tel: 02-811-6155~58 Fax: 02-811-6153 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.