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 The One World Festival is an international cooperation festival held annually under a theme of “what we can do to make a better world to live together”. Organizations engaged in international cooperation mainly in the Kansai region, such as NGO/NPOs, international organizations, government organizations and companies, gather together to promote better understanding among citizens of Osaka of the importance of international cooperation through introduction of their activities, exhibitions, symposiums and panel discussions.
OFIX sets up a booth at the One World Festival every year to introduce our activities. Additionally we run a programme called “World Walker” where OFIX scholarship students give presentations about their home countries.
You can find more information at the Kansai NPO Alliance (Secretariat of the One World Festival) homepage.：
http://www.interpeople.or.jp/owf/index.php(Japanese only) |
OFIX One World Festival Programme: 「Asian International Students Forum」 |
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■ Date/Time Saturday 6th February 2010 3pm～5pm
■ Venue Room 4, 3rd Floor, International House, Osaka
■ Outline Next year will see the World Exposition being held in Shanghai under the title “Better City Better Life”. This forum aims to bring together international students from around Asia to compare and contrast their home towns with Osaka, and ways to create a “Better City Better Life”. There will also be an introduction to the Osaka Pavilion which will be open at the Shanghai Expo.
■ Participating Countries/Regions China, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
We look forward to seeing you there!
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One World Festival 2008! |
The One World Festival was held from the 20th - 21st December, 2008 at the Osaka I-House with various programs such as symposiums, ethnic music, workshops, ethnic food stands, and a fun environmental experience corner. Over 100 Kansai-based organizations such as NGO/NPOs, the UN, ODA, businesses, and educational institutions introduced their activities at their booths.2
On the 20th, the former sumo wrestler Konishiki gave a keynote speech titled “Children, the Future of the World” as a special international cooperation symposium
OFIX also had a booth at the festival where we introduced our activities using panels, brochures and so on. In addition, we invited 3 foreign students from China, the UK and Malaysia, and ran a talk programme called “World Walker” where the students made easy-to-understand presentations to introduce their culture, food, tourist sites and festivals. The talks were followed by a number of questions from enthusiastic participants. This was a meaningful event to deepen multicultural understanding.
Booths and meeting rooms on the 2nd floor were very crowded, with 12,300 visitors over the 2 days. The ethnic food stands outside were very popular, with many people enjoying tasty food from around the world. |
Booths at the One World Festival |
OFIX Programme “World Walker” |
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