At the invitation of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Japan, a six-member delegation from the leadership of YWCA in China visited Japan from August 26 to 30 to attend a seminar on social services.
In the two themed speeches, "Challenges and Responses of the China YWCA to an Aging Society" and "The Relationship Between the China YWCA and the Development of Women and Children's Affairs in China" at the seminar, China YWCA highlighted the insights and initiatives in social services covering spiritual care for the elderly, women's empowerment, children's education, and volunteer participation. The organization shared its experiences across different stages of China's social development, improving its discursive power and enhancing its international presence, said the YMCA&YWCA China.
In addition to attending the seminar, the delegation from the YMCAs of the National Council, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Hangzhou visited facilities of the YWCAs in Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, and Tokyo, including the multi-functional clubhouses, elderly service centers, employment training centers for the disabled, and nurseries.
The YWCA of Japan has been dedicated to promoting peace and opposed the Japanese government's initiatives to amend Article 9 of the Constitution for decades. Since 2004, the China-Japan-Korea YWCA has co-organized the "Pilgrimage to Hiroshima." Likewise, since 2007, the China-Japan YWCA has conducted the "Nanjing Peace Pilgrimage." These efforts in peace education aim to inspire young people to learn from history, prioritize peace, and focus on the future. Meanwhile, the China-Japan YWCA has collaborated on home-based elderly care training to enhance the professional development of elderly care services since 2007.
Both parties expressed their intention to expand the collaboration between the YWCAs of China and Japan through "exchanges and interactions." They agreed to cooperate in different fields, such as peace education, elderly care services, youth and cultural exchanges, and themed seminars. The two sides intend to carry out these initiatives through project-based, institutionalized, and sustainable cooperation mechanisms while also exploring the potential for city-level YWCA cooperation in both countries, using their national councils as a platform.
应日本女青年会全国协会之邀，8月26-30日，一行 6 人的中国女青年会高层代表团奔赴日本，参与社会服务专题研讨会。
据YMCA YWCA全国协会报道，此次研讨会上，在《中国女青年会面对高龄社会的挑战与应对》以及《中国女青年会与中国妇女儿童事业发展的关系》这两项主旨发言中，中国女青年会着重强调了中国女青年会在落实精神养老、女性赋能、儿童教育、义工参与等服务方面的思考和行动，传播讲述中国女青年会在中国社会发展不同阶段的经验，积极争取话语主导权，提升在国际上的影响力。
除专题研讨之外，来自全国协会、上海、成都、杭州的中国女青年会代表团一行参访了京都、大阪、横滨、东京四地城市女青年会的综合会所、长者服务中心、残障群体就业培训中心、保育园等设施。
日本女青年会多年来坚持和平，反对日本政府修改《宪法》第九条。中日韩女青年会自2004年起开展“广岛和平思考之旅”；中日女青年会自2007年起开展“南京和平思考之旅”，这两项和平教育旨在推动青年人以史为鉴，立足和平，面向未来。中日女青年会自2007年起合作开展居家养老培训，推动养老服务专业化发展。
双方皆表示，要通过“交流交往”的形式，进一步深化中日两国 YWCA 的合作。双方在和平教育、养老服务、青年交流、文化交流、专题研讨等领域达成合作意向，以项目化、制度化、可持续的合作机制推动各项工作的实施，并探索以两国 YWCA 全国协会为平台，开展城市 YWCA 间合作的可能性。
中华基督教女青年会赴日本参加社会服务专题研讨会
At the invitation of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Japan, a six-member delegation from the leadership of YWCA in China visited Japan from August 26 to 30 to attend a seminar on social services.
In the two themed speeches, "Challenges and Responses of the China YWCA to an Aging Society" and "The Relationship Between the China YWCA and the Development of Women and Children's Affairs in China" at the seminar, China YWCA highlighted the insights and initiatives in social services covering spiritual care for the elderly, women's empowerment, children's education, and volunteer participation. The organization shared its experiences across different stages of China's social development, improving its discursive power and enhancing its international presence, said the YMCA&YWCA China.
In addition to attending the seminar, the delegation from the YMCAs of the National Council, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Hangzhou visited facilities of the YWCAs in Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, and Tokyo, including the multi-functional clubhouses, elderly service centers, employment training centers for the disabled, and nurseries.
The YWCA of Japan has been dedicated to promoting peace and opposed the Japanese government's initiatives to amend Article 9 of the Constitution for decades. Since 2004, the China-Japan-Korea YWCA has co-organized the "Pilgrimage to Hiroshima." Likewise, since 2007, the China-Japan YWCA has conducted the "Nanjing Peace Pilgrimage." These efforts in peace education aim to inspire young people to learn from history, prioritize peace, and focus on the future. Meanwhile, the China-Japan YWCA has collaborated on home-based elderly care training to enhance the professional development of elderly care services since 2007.
Both parties expressed their intention to expand the collaboration between the YWCAs of China and Japan through "exchanges and interactions." They agreed to cooperate in different fields, such as peace education, elderly care services, youth and cultural exchanges, and themed seminars. The two sides intend to carry out these initiatives through project-based, institutionalized, and sustainable cooperation mechanisms while also exploring the potential for city-level YWCA cooperation in both countries, using their national councils as a platform.
China-Japan YWCA Expands Partnership at Social Services Seminar
