[Original by Moeka SANO, 2023 Public Relations Intern (May 25, 2023); Translated by A. Turner/K. Takemura] Have you ever been curious about the different career paths JVC staff followed before they landed their position as an employee at an NGO? It’s my hope that this interview will come as some benefit to those looking to have a career in international cooperation in the future! What kind of person is Imanaka? He has been one of the local staff at the JVC Sudan office since 2018. He majored in Arabic at university, at which point he went on exchange to Yemen for a year. After graduating, he worked at a heavy…
Introduction of Our On-site Staff in Sudan
[Translated by F. Farina] •KHARTOUM OFFICE Mona Hassan (Local deputy representative) Born in Khartoum. After studying Islamic Law in university, she obtained a lawyer qualification. While working for various support groups, she completed her doctoral course in graduate school and joined JVC in 2011. She wants to contribute to the further revitalization of the government and related institutions by having them play their respective roles, so that the people affected by the conflict can be aware of and obtain their own rights. On weekends she works in a kitchen garden and in an NGO together with relatives. She came to Japan in 2016 and 2017 for a business trip to…
Staff Interview: Ayat YAGHMOUR (Palestine Project)
[Original published in note.com by Akie MITA (July 13, 2022); Translated by A. Turner] Hi all, my name is Mita and I’m an intern with JVC! Today we hear Ayat’s experiences supporting JVC’s activities in our office in Jerusalem, Palestine! Ayat is a very passionate person and was kind enough to share with us her strong beliefs. Q: Let’s start with a self-introduction! (Ayat) My name is Ayat Yaghmour. I’ve been volunteering with JVC since 2018 and began officially working here in May last year. I have three younger sisters, and I enjoy yoga and hiking. (Mita) Yoga is such a nice hobby! (Ayat) I like to do a lot…
Staff Interview: Miki GOTO (Laos & Sudan Projects)
[Original by Toko ODATE, 2022 Public Relations Intern (March 22, 2023); Translated by K. Takemura/A. Taguchi] In this issue, we focus on the careers of JVC staff members and trace their paths to becoming NGO employees. We hope it will provide some hints for those who are interested in pursuing international cooperation as a career in the future. First of all, please introduce yourself. My name is Miki GOTO, and I am in my first year at JVC. I am in charge of the Laos and Sudan projects in the Tokyo Office. My hobbies are jazz dancing and camping. I got my car license in order to go camping (laughs).…
Staff Interview: Shigeru KIMURA (Public Relations & Fundraiser)
[Original by Yui SHOJI, 2020 Public Relations Intern (March 23, 2021); Translated by M. Kanai/A. Taguchi] Hello, everyone. My name is Shoji. I am a 2020 Public Relations intern. In this session, I invited Shigeru Kimura from the Public Relations & Fundraising group. He was once a JVC representative in Thailand. He spent more than 10 years in total in Thailand ever since his first visit as a student! He was in Thailand even on the day of his graduation from university. After leaving JVC for a while to launch activities on his own, he later rejoined JVC in 2015. I would like to ask him what international cooperation means…
Staff Interview: Yoshie NIMODA (Public Relations)
[Original by Kazuto KANAOKA, 2020 Public Relations Intern (December 14, 2020); Translated by K. Adachi/A. Taguchi] Hello everyone! I’m Kanaoka, a 2020 Public Relations Intern. The third interview in 2020 is with Ms. Yoshie Nimoda, who is in charge of public relations. She has a “serious and sloppy” character that both herself and others admit. I asked if it is really the case! First, please tell us about your hobbies! I currently enjoy learning English. In parallel with online English conversations, I attend a comprehensive face-to-face English class twice a week at a school. Also, I like bands such as rock, and I enjoyed going to annual outdoor music festivals,…
Staff Interview: Yumiko INAMI (Accounting and Labor Affairs)
[Original by Yui SHOJI, 2020 Public Relations Intern (October 21, 2020); Translated by J. Tsuchiya/A. Taguchi] Hello, I am Shoji, a 2020 Public Relations (PR) Intern. This time, I interviewed Ms. Inami who is in charge of Accounting and Labor Affairs. She has worked in JVC for about 30 years. She talked about some surprising stories from JVC’s history like how there used to be staff members who took their children to the JVC office to work. In addition, her memories of Vietnam still influence her current life. Please stay with us! 30 years ago, why did you start working for JVC? I suppose JVC and I were linked by…
Staff Interview: Mizuho OSAWA (Palestine Project)
[Original by Kazuto KANAOKA, 2020 Public Relations Intern (October 12, 2020); Translated by S. Tokugawa/M. Olagoke] Hi everyone! I am Kanaoka, the 2020 Public Relations intern for JVC. The 2020 interns continue to conduct staff interviews as we did last year. You can read previous staff interviews in the previous articles. I hope you will enjoy them! For the first round of staff interviews in 2020, I interviewed Mizuho Osawa who takes charge of the Palestine Project. Her motto is “Enjoy everything!” We the interns currently work from home, and she held lunch conversation meetings between the JVC staff and us. The impression of her is that she is always…
Staff Interview: Kei ITO (Fundraiser)
[Original by Risa FUJII, 2018 Public Relations Intern/ Saki TAKEUCHI, 2018 Fundraising Intern (April 17, 2019); Translated by Y. Miki/S. Altman] Hello, everyone! I am Fujii, the 2018 Public Relations Intern. This is actually the last page for me as an intern. Please enjoy it until the end. For the third round of staff interviews in 2018, I interviewed Kei Ito, our fundraiser and calendar designer/creator. Mr. Ito is the father of three daughters and he looks even more fatherly with this fleece on. This time, we would like to ask for details of how he entered an NGO for international cooperation from his previous freelance cameraman job. What started…
Staff Interview: Ryohei YAMAMURO (Laos Project)
[Original by Risa FUJII, 2018 Public Relations Intern and Ayane ISHIZUKA, 2018 Webpage Update Intern (October 25, 2018); Translated by Y. Miki/S. Altman] Hello! My name is Fujii, a PR intern in 2018 for JVC. It has been 3 years since the Staff Interviews began in 2015 and we have more staff now. So then, this year we decided to resume the interviews with new members. Contents will include their reasons for working at an NGO, the unexpected sides of the staff, and so on. We will try to post updates frequently. Please check it out and enjoy our pages! Well… The very first person of 2018 is Ryohei Yamamuro,…