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History of the project
Chronology of Ship for World Youth
- 1989 Ship
for World Youth (SWY) established to replace JYGC. This was focused on
greater participation from non-Japanese Participant Youths, so as to encourage and
reflect Japanese internationalisation. The promotion of intercultural exchange
and mutual understanding became prominent within the aims of the program.
Participants lived on board the ship for about 65 days and attended seminars,
lectures and took part in cultural exchange activities as well as visits to
ports of call. The first SWY ship comprised 276 participant youths (PYs) of
which 103 were Japanese participants (JPYs). The program was based on ‘East-Bound’
and ‘West-Bound’ routes. Thus the ports of call and the participants
for each year would vary between countries in the ‘Western’ hemisphere
and those in the ‘Eastern’ hemisphere
- 1999 The SWY program
was again altered this time to harmonise both the West and East bound routes.
The result was a greater degree of diversity amongst the participants.
- Since the SWY program
started in 1989 well over 3000 young people from over 60 countries spanning
Africa, Asia, Oceania, North and South America and Europe have been participants
in this unique program.
- Further Information
and links
- www8.cao.go.jp/youth/english/koryu1-e.html
www.swyaa.org
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