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TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy 2017 Held in Tohoku for the First Time – The Winning Team Presents their Action Plan at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and the U.S. Embassy
From March 18 – 20, the TOMODACHI Generation Global Leadership Academy (GLA) 2017 was held in Miyagi Prefecture, with 49 TOMODACHI alumni from Tohoku currently attending high school or university participating in workshops to nurture global perspecti...more
TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Female Entrepreneurship Support Program: Discussions on Improving Work-Life Balance
On March 27, a symposium on “Work-Life Balance at Social Enterprises and Nonprofit Organizations” took place at Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd as part of the TOMODACHI Goldman Sachs Female Entrepreneurship Support Program. Japan has a significantly low...more
Forty College Students from New England Attend the 4th TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference
From April 7-9, 2017, forty college students (twenty Japanese and twenty American) from across New England convened in Boston for the fourth TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference. The TOMODACHI Daiwa House Student Leadership Conference ...more
Participants Develop Their Own Leadership Styles Through the TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program
From February 20 – March 24, 2017, twenty-five TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program participants visited Seattle, Washington to participate in a four week experiential leadership training program. The TOMODACHI Microsoft...more
TOMODACHI MetLife Women’s Leadership Program Mentees Meet with Influential Women Leaders in Washington, D.C. and New York City
From March 21 – 29, 2017 a select group of 50 female Japanese undergraduate university students from Tokyo, Osaka, Naha, and Sapporo traveled to Washington, D.C. and New York City to meet with influential women leaders as part of the…...more
Applications Now Open for the TOMODACHI-Microsoft iLEAP Social Innovation and Leadership Program!
From August 7 to September 8, 2017, twenty-five university students and young professionals will visit the United States to participate in a five week experiential leadership training program in Seattle, Washington. The TOMODACHI Microsoft iLEAP Soci...more
TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars Program: Students from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Travel to Japan and Share their Learnings from the Program
From March 23 to March 31, twenty-three students and two chaperones from the University of Hawaii at Manoa traveled to Japan as part of the TOMODACHI Inouye Scholars Program. Part of the broader Government of Japan’s KAKEHASHI Project, the TOMODACHI&...more
Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program Successfully Engages Students on Civil Society and Social Challenges
The Building the TOMODACHI Generation: Morgan Stanley Ambassadors Program successfully concluded in early March after two weeks of intense discussions on civil society. Generously funded by Morgan Stanley, this program was implemented in partnership ...more
