2018.09.06

The Third Programme for International Sports Volunteer was Held

 

On 26 August and 2 September 2018, “The 3rd Programme for International Sports Volunteer” was held at Elementary School, University of Tsukuba. 108 people joined the programme (31 high school students, 15 university students, and 62 general citizens), and they all learned aimed to be a volunteer. Some of them came from Miyagi prefecture or Osaka prefecture.

 

The volunteer programme which has both matured practical trainings and lectures are very rare opportunity in Japan, and there are a lot of satisfied comment from the participants such as “I could strength the feeling to be get involved in sports events as a volunteer with the things I experienced through this course, such as detailed way of supporting and communicating with people with handicapped”.

 

The Day 1

The first day was mainly for practical training and participants learned how to play para-sports such as boccia, sitting volleyball, and blind-football. They also learned how to support people with a disability, especially wheelchair or visually impaired people. Furthermore, there was a role play session to show the way to tourists from overseas with the international students of University of Tsukuba. They also learned the latest information about Volunteering of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.

 

Guiding Visually Impaired People

Supporting Wheelchair

 

Sitting Volleyball

Boocia

Blind Football

 

The Day 2

On the second day, there were lectures about histories of Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the things we can learn from athletes, and global manners and hospitality / consideration. The participants also had a chance to listen to the stories of students who got involved in the Pyeongchang 2018 Games as volunteers.

Global Manners and Hospitality / Consideration

Students Volunteering at the Pyeongchang 2018 Games

 

At the last of the programme, Kyosuke NAGATA, President of University of Tsukuba, gave the certification to the participants one by one, and he encouraged the participants with giving the speech that volunteer is not only for just helping others, but also the opportunity to broaden one’s ability and possibility, and he hopes all of the participant try for volunteer with confidence.