Welcome to CWAJ! |
The College Women's Association of Japan (CWAJ) is a nonprofit, volunteer organization of Japanese and non-Japanese women interested in education,
cross-cultural exchange, and friendship. Offering opportunities for women from all over the world to share unique cultural experiences with their Japanese peers,
CWAJ provides a long-term link with Japan as well as the immediate benefits of a wide range of activities in and around Tokyo.
You will find more information
in our About Us section. |
CWAJ Great East Japan Earthquake Mental Health Care Project |
 CWAJ is providing encouragement and material support to the
volunteer psychiatrists who offer on-site mental health care
to the victims in Fukushima. CWAJ members attended the
ceremony and presented a big golden key with the CWAJ logo
as a symbol of the medical van which was donated by CWAJ.
More details can be found
here.
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Great East Japan Earthquake Charity
Concert
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Going
Home- Reflections on Fukushima
Curt and Bruce Duo
Koto and Shakuhachi
Date: March 17, Saturday afternoon
Venue: Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi
Time: 1:30, Doors Open 1:00
Tickets: ¥2000, Age 12 and below – ¥1000
This is open to the public
Contact:
culturalprogram@cwaj.org
More details can be found
here.
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Upcoming & Ongoing
Events/Activities
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Monthly Luncheon
February 22
- Sheila Asato ,Healing Arts Program Coordinator -
Healing Dreams and Nightmares
What did you miss last month? Look here for last month's
luncheon
report and
album.
Also a special note: Kobayashi-sensei’s talk
& exhibition at the January Luncheon was filmed for the TV show
“Yume no Shokutaku (夢の食卓)”
including interviews with CWAJ members.
It will be aired on Saturday, February 18 from 10:30 – 11:00 pm on BSFuji TV channel.
So if you missed the January Luncheon, be sure to watch. And if you were one of the lucky ones who attended,
tune in and you may see yourself on TV!
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Greetings from our President
In connection with our Great East Japan
Earthquake Relief Initiatives, several of us
visited Soma City in January for the
inauguration ceremony of the Mental Health Care
Project and to deliver the medically equipped
van which CWAJ donated for the new mental health
care system in the Soma and Futaba areas of
Fukushima.
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Great East Japan Earthquake Relief Initiatives
Immediately after the catastrophic earthquake,
CWAJ collected cash donations and sent this fund
to AMDA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia)
to be used for their medical relief activities
for the Great East Japan Earthquake, while
rigorously researching the ways to directly help
victims in Tohoku region.
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Scholarship
The
Selection Committees are gearing up to begin
their selection process now that the
applications are closed for 2012.
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Print Show
In cooperation with Mercedes-Benz Connection, we
continue to offer the community the
opportunity to enjoy
Contemporary Prints.
Click
here for more information
on the current exhibition.
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Children's English Circle:
Children’s English Circle had a great year with
a consistently large number in attendance.
Please come join us for a rewarding experience
and an exciting line up!
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Volunteers for the Visually Impaired:
VVI sponsored a special
Charity Concert
on December 11
featuring special artists Twin pianists
Rie and Risa Kimura,
Guitarist/vocalist Ryota Kuriyama,
and the Tsukuba School for the
Visually Impaired Alumnae Handbell Choir “Akane”
. It was well received and and the
benefit raised a good deal of funds.
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Foreign Students Circle
There
will be a General Meeting on
January 28.
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Friendly Quilt
The drawing was
held at the December luncheon. Find out who won
here!
All proceeds of the raffle went to
benefit the CWAJ Great East Japan Earthquake
Relief Fund.
- Our Special
Interest Groups
are planning
lots of activities.
Check the listings
here.
- Congratulations to our new
2012 Board of Directors
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