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People Exchange Program: Enhancing the Capacity of Young Vietnamese Leaders
6,900,000 yen (Grant Project)
The Vietnam Peace and Development Foundation (VPDF, Vietnam)
Japan is the largest ODA donor and the third largest investment country for Vietnam. On the other hand, people to people exchange remains very low except for very small number of top leader visits. Because of the lack of people exchange, some Japanese are concerned with Vietnamese decision-making processes. Under the current situation, the project aims to construct human networks among young Japanese and Vietnamese leaders by inviting young Vietnamese leaders, including mayors and governors with high future potential, to Japan and providing them with opportunities to reach mutual understanding and engage in information sharing.
Activities of the project will be as follows.
- Preparation for people exchange
(1) Selection of participants (April to August, 2006)
Five to eight participants will be selected from among the recommended local leaders.
(2) Preliminary briefing
Briefing on Japanese culture and Japan-Vietnam relationships will be conducted. Exchange programs will be prepared taking the wishes of the participants into account, and accommodations and logistics will be arranged with the Asia Forum Japan and Japan-Vietnam Economic Exchange center.
- Exchange in Japan (10 days in October, 2006)
Vietnamese Participants will visit and exchange opinions with government, judicial, and legal representatives, as well as representatives of civil society. They will discuss measures to prevent corruption, the supervision by civil society, and the promotion of people exchange between Japan and Vietnam.
- Reunion (Hanoi in January, 2007)
A reunion meeting will be held with 25 present and past participants invited along with the Japanese collaborators. Reports will be prepared compiling 3 years of activities and delivered to relevant people and organizations.
(Final year of a 3-year project)
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