tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2021-11-15T14:42:57+09:00 Peatix パルヨン tag:peatix.com,2021:event-2904853 2021-09-26T10:00:00JST 2021-09-26T10:00:00JST

When you live abroad, you experience many stressful situations. You can’t communicate well because you don’t know the language. You don’t know where or how to get information. Education system and medical services are different from what you are used to. Relations with your coworkers and friends etc. can be difficult because of the cultural differences. You can also experience racism and discrimination based on your ethnicity and gender. The aim of this course is train volunteers to provide support to foreign women who face these kinds of problems when living in Japan.This course is a part of a three-part training course.CONTENTS OF THIS COURSE Support for victims of domestic violence ・How do you define domestic violence?・What kind of support services are there available?・What to keep in mind when supporting foreign women who are experiencing domestic violence? Lecturer: Ms. Sunhwa JANG, Kyoto YWCA/APT (Asian People Together)Ms. Jang has completed a doctoral course majoring in clinical psychology at Kyoto University Graduate School of Education. She has lived in Korea, the US, and Japan where she has worked in the fields of counseling and education. Presently Ms. Jang works for Kyoto YWCA・APT（Asian　People　Together）and is in charge of multicultural activities and consultation for foreign residents.   ABOUT VOLUNTEERINGSupport volunteers have one to two 4-hour shifts per month. They support foreign women online by talking on the phone, chatting on a chat or answering questions which have been sent by email. Support volunteers work in teams of three. Occasionally volunteers accompany foreign women to a ward office, a social council office etc. Volunteers can choose whether they only provide online support or if they also support foreign women in person. Travel expenses will be reimbursed when supporting foreign women in person.We offer support for foreign women in multiple languages, Easy Japanese, Easy English, and in women’s first language via translation application. You can study about Easy Japanese, Easy English, how to use the translation application, and how to look for information during the extra training.There is no obligation for the participants to become volunteers. If you want to volunteer after completing the course, you will receive extra training for 4 months once a month taking part in support activities under guidance. After finishing this training, you can start to volunteer.If you can't join the course every time, you can watch a recording afterwards, but in this case, you also need to sign up for the whole course in advance.SCHEDULE OF THE REST OF THE TRAINING COURSEPart 1: Active Listening SkillsLecturer: Ms. Haley Waggener, TELL Japan Kansai Outreach CoordinatorSeptember 18 (Sat) 2pm -4pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenURL https://peatix.com/event/2904335Part 3: Divorce and Inheritance Law in JapanLecturer: Ms. Satoko Tomita, Director of the International Affairs Office of Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu)September 28 (Tue) 7-9pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenWe will have the training course also in Japanese.If you want to learn more about the organizer the Foreign Women’s Association Paruyon, please visit our homepage https://paruyon.comThis volunteer training course has been made possible through a grant from the Mitsubishi Foundation and the charity Akaihane Chuo Kyodo Bokinkai.