Stay tuned for our occasional newsletter updates for those who have exchanged business cards with the YUI MIRAI Project Team.
Today marks the first day, coinciding with a full moon! 🌕 |
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YUI MIRAI Project Kick-off Meeting
January 16-17, 2024 |
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34 participants from all 14 sub-grant projects joined together at the Kick-Off Meeting at Shizenkan Graduate School (Nihonbashi, Tokyo), together with over 50 key stakeholders including policy makers, investors, media, etc.. who have formed the YUI MIRAI Community Support Base. |
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The MIRAI RITA Foundation, in collaboration with Fondation CHANEL, a global supporter of women and girls' empowerment, launched the YUI MIRAI Project in January 2024. During the Kick-Off meeting, sub-grant partners came together to share their work and get to know each other. A MIRAI Workshop was held to envision a future in Japan where gender equality has advanced.
Below, a graphic recording of the MIRAI Workshop that illustrates the goal of the YUI MIRAI Project, incorporating feedback from the 14 sub-grant partners. Through collaboration with multistakeholders, it aims to create an eco-system that fosters collective impact and promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. |
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The YUI MIRAI Project focuses on creating "collective impact" by collaborating with various stakeholders, such as organizations promoting gender equality, companies, governments, media, and experts. The goal is to establish an ecosystem that will drive progress in gender equality.
During the kick-off meeting and the following social event, we received enthusiastic support from experts across different fields, setting a positive tone and generating momentum for the project. |
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Hokuriku Mirai Foundation supports the Noto Earthquake Relief Activities |
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Following the devastating earthquake that hit the Hokuriku region on January 1st, 2024, the Hokuriku Mirai Foundation, one of the YUI MIRAI Project sub-grant partners, immediately mobilized to provide assistance to the affected area. Despite some of its members being personally impacted by the disaster, the foundation dedicated its resources to support the recovery efforts. |
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They took time out of their relief efforts to attend the kick-off meeting and shared the challenging conditions they encountered on the ground. After discussing with the Kesennuma Tsubaki-kai who experienced the Great East Earthquake, as well as other participants, they returned to Ishikawa with a renewed commitment to assist the affected areas.
Visit the Hokuriku Mirai Fund donation site
for more information. |
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Future Plans & Announcements |
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■ The YUI MIRAI Project Team and members from the Gender Transformative Social Impact sub-category projects will visit the MIRAI Workshops hosted by the Gender Transformative Local Development sub-category projects. We will assist in organizing the workshops, to understand your vision for 2040 and to collaborate on developing an action plan. The first workshop in Fukuoka was held on January 21st and 22nd, 2024.
Other workshops scheduled in February include:
- 4th (Sun) and 5th (Mon) by the Work Life Collaboration (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture)
- 11th (Sun) and 12th (Mon) by the Kesennuma Tsubaki-kai (Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture)
- 18th (Sun) and 19th (Mon) b the Association for Promoting Gender Equality and IYOU Omi (Kusatsu City and Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
- 25th (Sun) and 26th(Mon) by the Urahoro Gakusha (Urahoro town, Hokkaido)
■ Ms. Ayano Sakurai, Director of GENCOURAGE (Gender Transformative Social Impact sub-category project), has made history by becoming the first woman in her 20s to be appointed as a special member of the Tax System Research Commission, which advises the Prime Minister! It is crucial to include the voices of the youth and integrate gender perspectives. Congratulations!
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