What is J・K・S・C?
J・K・S・C is a school association established for the achievement of being a go-between for Japan and Kenya. We commit ourselves in a plenary session once a year, meetings, events in each country in order to reduce the results to society. Also for the purpose of deepening the mutual understanding of both Japan and Kenya, we make it possible by taking our advantage as being students through cultural exchange.
2007 J・K・S・C Plenary session 2007
“Talk Together, Walk Future!” In summer of 2007, we welcomed 8 student members from Kenya and toured Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka for the plenary session.
After a year of preparation, this 3weeks became the most unforgettable time made by every single member of JKSC.
In Tokyo, We had a visit on science museum and memorial museum of war, also supplied food for homeless in Ueno Park, visited senators and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and even held a parade in Shibuya.
In Aichi, in addition to home stay program, we held a subcommittee as an opportunity for students “to discuss to make the future better”.
At the final stage in Osaka, we held African festival at Kaiyu-kan.
And also we participated in food supply activity in Kamagasaki which is called “the biggest slum in Japan”. “I didn’t expect homeless exist here in Japan.
I thought they only do in poor countries such as our country, Kenya.” The long line of homeless people waiting for food. This is an honest comment uttered by a Kenyan student who saw those people. Not to mention the conflicts occurred by the difference of their sense of value. But it must be true that because of those conflicts, they got to laugh together and accept another way of thinking each other at last.
The plenary session of next year will be taken place in Kenya. Our desire to know more about Kenya, Japan and the world won’t stop. Our challenge, “Talk Together, Walk Together!” is just at the corner of its beginning.
What’s J・K・S・C like for members?
●By the ordinal conversation between Kenyan, we get to gear their real voice which wouldn’t come out from books.
●It is possible to make the projects we create happen!
●The door to Africa!
●Various kinds of attractive members
●Great OB and OG!! (Ex; Mio Yamazaki who achieved the 8 countries in Africa (5000km) when in college. Naoko Sakuragi who is active as a photographer in Uganda.)