JICA trainees talk about peace with Hiroshima students
Jul. 24, 2016
by Shinji Morito, Staff Writer
On July 22, nine people from eight countries, including Iran and Ethiopia, visiting Japan as trainees of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), exchanged views on peace with three students from Hiroshima University and other colleges at the Satellite Campus Hiroshima in Naka Ward. The event was organized for the first time by the Hiroshima International Center, an arm of the Hiroshima prefectural government, to provide the opportunity for the visitors to interact with local students and share their impressions of the A-bombed city.
After visiting the Peace Memorial Park, the participants were divided into three groups and discussed, as the main theme, what they can do to promote peace. Presenting their discussions, each group said that people should work to deepen cross-cultural understanding through tourism and international exchange.
After the event, Dinorah Guzman, 35, who works for the Tourism Ministry of the Dominican Republic, said, “I was impressed with how the Hiroshima students talk so passionately about peace. I want to contribute to peace through tourism administration.”
The nine trainees are in their 30s and 40s and many work in tourism in government departments. Their time in Japan will last from early July to late August as they visit a variety of locations to study tourism administration. The Hiroshima International Center is overseeing their training in Hiroshima.
(Originally published on July 24, 2016)
On July 22, nine people from eight countries, including Iran and Ethiopia, visiting Japan as trainees of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), exchanged views on peace with three students from Hiroshima University and other colleges at the Satellite Campus Hiroshima in Naka Ward. The event was organized for the first time by the Hiroshima International Center, an arm of the Hiroshima prefectural government, to provide the opportunity for the visitors to interact with local students and share their impressions of the A-bombed city.
After visiting the Peace Memorial Park, the participants were divided into three groups and discussed, as the main theme, what they can do to promote peace. Presenting their discussions, each group said that people should work to deepen cross-cultural understanding through tourism and international exchange.
After the event, Dinorah Guzman, 35, who works for the Tourism Ministry of the Dominican Republic, said, “I was impressed with how the Hiroshima students talk so passionately about peace. I want to contribute to peace through tourism administration.”
The nine trainees are in their 30s and 40s and many work in tourism in government departments. Their time in Japan will last from early July to late August as they visit a variety of locations to study tourism administration. The Hiroshima International Center is overseeing their training in Hiroshima.
(Originally published on July 24, 2016)
