Frontiers of International Exchange 1

Student International Society Group SIVIO

By Ken Kurasaki (Faculty of Law, 4th year)


 The Student International Society Group SIVIO started in September 2007 by the exrepresentative, Ken Kurasaki, going on a backpack trip to Laos during his second year in college. We began our activities with the concept of building elementary schools in areas that are lacking in Laos so the children can study safely. We are planning on using the profit we make from the tickets for the student charity event that includes live music, dance, and fashion show to build the schools.
 In March 2008, students of the Kanto area that sympathized with the activities started a SIVIO Kanto branch office. We held a comedian charity event, including Neko Hiroshi.
 In May 2008, exrepresentative Ken Kurasaki and representative Kyouhei Yamamoto went to Laos. They had an inspection of the actual location and exchanged with the education department about the contract.
 Combining the Kansai and Kanto area, there have been nine charity events that took place and have collected fifteen thousand dollars. In September 2008, we were able to build a SIVIO elementary school in Luang Prabang, Laos.
 On September 18th, thirtyfive Japanese members went to the actual location to join the opening ceremony of the school. Currently, there are ten universities with an approximate of fifty students in the Kansai area, six universities with an approximate of twenty students in the Kanto area and a branch office in Nagoya is also planned. We continue to spread charity events to the young generation throughout Japan. In the future, we plan to organize a scholarship organization for the students at SIVIO elementary school and aiming to build the next elementary school.
 The articles were reproduced and modified by the “Doshisha University Staff English Club News “Topics” No.6. (dated on November 30, 2008)

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