In Japan, all there of us interned for an organization called Asian Rural Institute,. Although, we all interning at the same oIn Japan, all there of us interned for an organization called Asian Rural Institute,. Although, we all interning at the same organization, we wanted to explore difficult topics.
David wanted to better understand what creates a successful organization and a high functioning community. He sees ARI as a great example because of its purpose as well as its sustainability. Each year ARI brings participants from developing countries for a nine month period and trains them how to live in a sustainable way. The organization itself sustained itself for the past 40 years and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in a couple weeks. ARI also managed the earthquake in 2011 and had to deal with radiation of the soil, because ARI is located close to Fukashima. How this is done is difficult and something to be perfected over time. David wants to investigate how an urban empowerment program differs from a rural empowerment program.
Lisa is interested in the idea of foodlife, which is a term coined by the founder of ARI. It is meant to express the reality that food and life cannot be separated; both depend upon each other. ARI empowers its participants with this concept. ARI improves people's lives through organic farming in a self-sustaining, self-reliant way. Learning self-reliance creates a connection between food and living. She is interested in better understanding techniques that could create a successful organic market. She is also interested in exploring this idea in urban areas.
I (Hawera) am interested to further explore how the participants apply their learning into their communities. One of the staff members was expressing his disappointment because once the participants go back to their communities they struggle. One of the reason for this problem is lack of resources. In the admission process, a lot emphasis is placed on the sending body. The sending body is the NGO organization the participants are involved with. Once they finish their training the sending body is the one that helps them apply their learning. This comes down to the significance of the group versus the individual and if one person can achieve change or positive development. It is hard to quantify success stories especially as the participants come from multiple countries and the difficulty associated with even defining success. rganization, we wanted to explore difficult topics.
David wanted to better understand what creates a successful organization and a high functioning community. He sees ARI as a great example because of its purpose as well as its sustainability. Each year ARI brings participants from developing countries for a nine month period and trains them how to live in a sustainable way. The organization itself sustained itself for the past 40 years and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in a couple weeks. ARI also managed the earthquake in 2011 and had to deal with radiation of the soil, because ARI is located close to Fukashima. How this is done is difficult and something to be perfected over time. David wants to investigate how an urban empowerment program differs from a rural empowerment program.
Lisa is interested in the idea of foodlife, which is a term coined by the founder of ARI. It is meant to express the reality that food and life cannot be separated; both depend upon each other. ARI empowers its participants with this concept. ARI improves people's lives through organic farming in a self-sustaining, self-reliant way. Learning self-reliance creates a connection between food and living. She is interested in better understanding techniques that could create a successful organic market. She is also interested in exploring this idea in urban areas.
I (Hawera) am interested to further explore how the participants apply their learning into their communities. One of the staff members was expressing his disappointment because once the participants go back to their communities they struggle. One of the reason for this problem is lack of resources. In the admission process, a lot emphasis is placed on the sending body. The sending body is the NGO organization the participants are involved with. Once they finish their training the sending body is the one that helps them apply their learning. This comes down to the significance of the group versus the individual and if one person can achieve change or positive development. It is hard to quantify success stories especially as the participants come from multiple countries and the difficulty associated with even defining success.
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