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Volunteer Experiences
Genuine and open interaction. Expanding my own world (OFP Volunteer Experience)
Please tell us how you came to know about the Otonari-san Family Friend Program (OFP). With an eye toward my second life, I wanted to start volunteer activities now that would allow me to make use of my interests and things I like outside of work […] -
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International Exchange with Family While Living in Japan (OFP Volunteer Experience)
Hello everyone! We have released an interview video with Otonari-san volunteers. A couple with small children shares their impressions of participating as volunteers in JII's Otonari-san Family Friend Program (OFP) […] -
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Supporting as a Friend Who Can Confide in Their Worries While Enjoying Fun Interactions (OFP Volunteer Experience)
Q: What made you decide to participate in Otonari-san? A: I wanted to make use of my English skills. Since I had worked overseas, I was able to converse in English, but after returning to Japan, I didn’t really have many opportunities to use those skills. It felt like a waste to not take advantage of them […] -
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Serving homemade dishes to each other and nurturing friendship as entire families (OFP Volunteer Experience)
Q: What made you decide to participate in Otonari-san? Fujii-san: I wanted to meet foreigners and hoped my children would develop an international perspective. I learned about this program through a recruitment notice for foreign families who came to Japan, posted at the ward's child-rearing plaza. In Japan, […] -
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I was truly happy that they repeatedly expressed their gratitude for our meeting (OFP Volunteer Experience)
Q: What made you decide to participate in Otonari-san? M.Y.: Because I was treated kindly by local people during my life abroad, I want to help foreigners as well. When I was living overseas due to my husband's job transfer, I wanted to learn more about the country's culture and customs, and to feel at ease […]