Day: March 19, 2025

Scholarship: Volunteers Wanted

Scholarship is looking for volunteers in a few different areas. Email Suz, Catherine, and Yuka at scholarshipcommitee@cwaj.org if you would like to help.  May 28 Scholar Presentation (at CWAJ General Meeting) Tech supporter Simple tasks like reception for

April General Meeting

Date: Wednesday, April 9Time: 10:00 to 11:30 (JST)Format: Hybrid / In-person morning coffee or online via zoomFee:  Zoom is FREE / In-person is ¥1,000 payable at the door to cover room rental and coffee/teaIn-person: Roppongi Hills Residence B

Print Show Update

In the Print Show schedule, March is an exciting time – submissions month! From March 1-31, we receive submissions from artists applying for selection to the Print Show. Submissions have been coming in steadily. As of March 9,

April Meeting

Date: April 16Venue: St. Joseph’s Home for Children We had a very successful Valentine’s Day “Fun in English” class at St. Joseph’s Home for Children in February. The next class will be an Easter class event, and it’s

March Meeting Report

The “Visit Hina-Dolls’ Festival in Kanazawahakkei” event took place on Sunday, March 2. Unfortunately, the FSC students canceled their participation the day before. However, the volunteer members, along with one of their spouses, enjoyed the event. They visited

April Meeting

Teaching English at JVDCBDo you speak English? Then you can teach English!  That is, you can help visually-impaired adults build up their English skills as they retrain for jobs at the Japan Vocational Development Center for the Blind

VVI’s 50th Anniversary in 2025

In 2025, CWAJ celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Volunteers for Visually Impaired (VVI) Committee providing unique and meaningful programs in English for Japanese with a visual impairment. Please check out our beautiful slider, on the top of

International Women’s Day Report

CWAJ celebrated International Women’s Day by holding a well-attended talk event for the general public to increase our visibility. The event was held March 6 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan, with the title Inclusion Through Innovation:

SPRING FUNDRAISING DRIVE

Would you like to help increase the donations CWAJ gets for Scholarships? Please come to one of our two Donations parties! On April 17 and April 18, the Donations committee will be holding parties where we get together