tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2023-12-10T16:08:57+09:00 Peatix パルヨン tag:peatix.com,2023:event-3769508 2023-12-09T14:00:00JST 2023-12-09T14:00:00JST

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 PART OF THE COURSEDivorce and inheritance law in Japan・How to prepare for a divorce・Property and custody rights・Inheritance law・Legal support services available for foreign womenLecturer: Ms. Satoko TOMITA, Director of the International Affairs Office of Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu)Ms. Satoko TOMITA has been an attorney since 2004. She has a Master’s Degree in Crime and Justice Studies from Suffolk University in the US. Ms. Tomita has worked in various capacities for the Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu) since 2006. Presently she is the director of the International Affairs Office and a staff attorney at the JLSC’s Tokyo office. The video lecture is followed by a Q&A in real time by Ms. Nina Hakkarainen, the Representative Director of Foreign Women's Association Paruyon.ABOUT VOLUNTEERINGSupport volunteers have at least one 3-hour shift 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 two. 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.There is no obligation for the participants of this course to become volunteers. If you want to volunteer after completing the course, you will receive free extra training for 3 months once a month on how to evaluate reliability of information we provide to foreign women, on protocols in case of emergencies, and how to use our client information system, database, and our chat translation application. After that you will take part in support activities under guidance once a month for six months. After finishing all this training, you can start to volunteer.SCHEDULE OF THE WHOLE TRAINING COURSE (several options for each part of the course)Part 1: Active Listening Skills Lecturer: Ms. Haley Waggener, TELL Japan Kansai Outreach Coordinator on a videoFollowed by Q&A in real time by Ms. Nina Hakkarainen, the Representative Director of Foreign Women's Association ParuyonNovember 26 (Sun) 10am - 12pm OR November 30 (Thurs) 8 -10pm OR December 17 (Sun) 2 - 4pm OR December 18 (Mon) 8 -10 pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenPart 2: How to Support Victims of Domestic ViolenceLecturer: Ms. Sunhwa Jang, staff at Kyoto YWCA/APT on a videoFollowed by Q&A in real time by Ms. Nina Hakkarainen, the Representative Director of Foreign Women's Association ParuyonDecember 3 (Sun) 2 - 4pm OR December 7 (Thurs) 8 - 10pm OR December 21 (Thurs) 8 - 10pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenPart 3: Divorce and Inheritance Law in JapanLecturer: Ms. Satoko Tomita, Director of the International Affairs Office of Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu) on a videoFollowed by Q&A in real time by Ms. Nina Hakkarainen, the Representative Director of Foreign Women's Association ParuyonDecember 9 (Sat) 2 - 4pm OR December 14 (Thurs) 8 - 10pm OR December 23 (Sat) 2 - 4pm via ZoomFee: 1000yenPlease sign up for all the three parts of the course on Peatix event site.This volunteer training course has been made possible through a grant from the charity Akai Hane (Red Feather) Central Community Chest of Japan.Please sign up for all the courses on Peatix event site https://peatix.com/user/7214607/viewIf 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 charity Akai Hane (Red Feather) Central Community Chest of Japan.