Caution !
Deadline for application of the Program in Promotion of Social Integration Through Sports of Persons with Disabilities is 1 August, 2005.
Since its establishment, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been facilitating development of various capacities in partner countries as one of implementing bodies of the official development assistance program of the Government of Japan.
While JICA organize a variety of technical cooperation programs, its training and dialogue programs offer opportunities to those organizations of partner countries which intend to enhance knowledge or skill of key personnel with strategic assignments or trainers who would train others. Besides those human capacities development, the program could meet needs of those organizations which intend to enhance their own organizational capacities through improvement of rules and regulation as well as social capacities through reform of policies and institutions under their jurisdiction.
In each program, participants dispatched by their respective organizations would be exposed to practical knowledge and experiences of leading organizations and individuals in Japan through a series of lectures, workshops and sight visits. They also have a chance to share knowledge and experiences with participants from other countries. As a result, each organization is expected to acquire or create knowledge which would be subsequently put into its own contexts to achieve a specific objective.
This program is offered to those organizations which intend to improve the quality of their services related to the sports for persons with disabilities and to expand opportunities of disabled persons’ participation in a social life in participating countries.
Participants shall have opportunities in Japan to examine roles of sports for persons with disabilities to increase opportunities of their participation in social life, and analyze problems, issues of and countermeasures for the sports for PWD in their own countries; to identify problems, issues and objectives in their respective countries in their efforts to promote sports for PWD from the viewpoint of public and institutional awareness as well as management of sports center; and to create a plan for improving services of their organization (action plan) with a view to expand disabled persons’ opportunities to be part of society, among others. It is also envisioned that the program would serve the cause of mutual collaboration among participating countries and in Japan in the area of knowledge sharing.
1. Essential Facts
Program Title (No.) | Promotion of Social Integration through Sports of Persons with Disabilities |
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Target Organizations | Sports for PWD sector (including Disabled Persons’ Organization) |
Outcome/Purpose | Sport activities for persons with disabilities are stimulated, and their opportunities of participation in social life are expanded in respective participating countries. |
Outputs | The participants are expected to :
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Number of Participants | 10 |
Language | English |
Duration of the Program | Duration of the First Phase (conducted in Japan) October 2005 – November 2005 |
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Deadline for Application | August 1, 2005 for acceptance at JICA office (or Embassy of Japan)
Submission: (1) A2A3form (2) Questionnaire (3) Inception Report |
Deadline for Acceptance Notice |
September 2, 2005 |
2.Details
PROGRAM TITLE | Promotion of Social Integration through Sports of Persons with Disabilities | |
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PROGRAM NO. | J05-00958 | |
1. | BACKGROUND |
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2 | TARGET ORGANIZATIONS | Sports for PWD sector (including Disabled Persons’Organizations) |
3. | OUTCOME/PURPOSE | Sport activities for persons with disabilities are stimulated, and their opportunities of participation in social life are expanded in respective participating countries. |
4. | OUTPUTS | The participants are expected to :
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5. | ACTIVITIES DURATION OF THE PROGRAM |
Lectures, Site visits, Practice, Discussions, Report Writing, Presentations, Submission of Final Report, and others
September 2005 – November 2005 |
First PHASE (conducted in Japan) |
(Duration) October 2005-November 2005
(Activities) See “ANNEX 1. MODULE (Contents of the Core Phase in Japan).” Note: The above contents may be subject to minor changes. |
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Second PHASE | (Duration) December 2005-May 2006
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6. | INPUTS BY JAPAN (JICA) |
See the brochure, KENSHU-IN GUIDE BOOK p. 9-16, given to each selected candidate before (or at the time of) the pre-departure orientation. |
2) BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PARTICIPATING COUNTRY/COUNTRIES | The government of the participating country/countries nominate and recommend an applicant(s) fulfilling the requirements for the Core Phase in Japan designated at the “8. CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION” on page in accordance with the procedures mentioned in the “PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION” given below. | |
7. | ORGANIZATIONS 1) IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATION |
Tokyo International Center (JICA TOKYO) Address: 2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066, Japan TEL: 81-3-3485-7051 FAX: 81-3-3485-7904
(81: country code for Japan, 3: area code) |
2) PARTNER ORGANIZATION |
Tokyo Sports Association for the DisablediTSADj TEL: 81-3-5206-5586 FAX: 81-3-5206-5587 (81: country code for Japan, 3: area code) Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Sports Center for the Disabled TEL: 81-42-573-3811 FAX: 81-42-8579 (81: country code for Japan, 42: area code) Japan Sports Association for the Disabled (JSAD) TEL : 81-3-3204-3993 FAX : 81-3-5273-2850 (81 : country code for Japan, 3 : area code) |
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3) ACCOMMODATION |
Tokyo International Center (JICA TOKYO) Address: 2-49-5 Nishihara, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066, Japan TEL: 81-3-3485-7051 FAX: 81-3-3485-7904 (81: country code for Japan, 3: area code) If no room is available at JICA TOKYO, JICA will arrange alternative accommodations for the participants. |
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8 | CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION 1) QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS |
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2)PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION |
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3. OTHER MATTERSF 1) A PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION |
A pre-departure orientation will be held at JICA overseas offices (or Embassies of Japan) to provide the selected candidates with details on travel to Japan, conditions of the1st Phase in Japan, and other matters. Participants will see a video “Training in Japan,” and receive a textbook and cassette tape, “Simple Conversation in Japanese.” A brochure, the KENSHU-IN GUIDE BOOK, will be handed to each selected candidate before (or at the time of) the orientation. | |
2) ATTENTION | Participants are required:
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3. Curriculum
CURRICULUM
1. Current Surroundings of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in Japan
a) Mutual understanding between participating countries (mutual understanding)
b) Policies
c) Welfare (Lecture and Site Visit)
d) Awareness raising
2. Participation of PWD in a social life
a) Significance of sports in promotion of participation of disabled persons in a social life
b) Historical background, characteristics, effects and problems of laws and policies
c) National policy and local government policy
3. Sports for PWD
a) Current situation of International sports
b) Current situation of sports for PWD in Japan
c) Promotion of sports for PWD
d) Sound Table Tennis (Lecture and Practice)
4. Teaching methodology of Unique Sports and Instructing Points
a) Twin Basketball (Lecture and Practice)
b) Sound Table Tennis (Lecture and Practice)
c) Flying Disk
d) Foot Baseball (Lecture and Practice) etc.
5. Organization and Management of Sports Meetings
a) Oita International Wheelchair Marathon
b) National Sports Games for the Disabled
c) Sports Games at Local level
6. Interim Evaluation
7. Action Plan