WIN/ Japan
Circle of women from the USA and Japanese to becoming full partners in democracy!
“Calling The Circle” is an indigenous women’s tradition of bringing leaders together for important discussions between the US and Japanese women. We learned a lot from each other about how we elect women to office, how our organizations are working at the grassroots, what issues we are concerned about and how we are involving young women in our advocacy work.
Our Values
Mission of WIN/ Japan
Encourage Japanese woman to join global movement of Woman’s Rights.
Bring them education and support on legislative basis how to protect them selves and stand for their rights interns of local culture and law.
Empower Japanese woman for local and global leadership. Bring their voices to international level deductions.
About WIN/ Japan
WIN had the honor to co-host with Josai International University (JIU), Chiba, Japan, a Roundtable discussion between U.S. and Japanese women during the Japan Forum.From that event our connection and Japan woman Circle started.
Team Work
Desiging a new model for women’s global communication and joint advocacy of solutions to mutual concerns by adapting information technology and new media systems for access to all women
Make strong conversations between Japanese and American women.
OUR WORK
What WIN/AWAI did in past years
1. Conversations with Japanese and American women. (2000)
(WIN), had the honor to co-host with Josai International University (JIU), Chiba, Japan, a Roundtable discussion between U.S. and Japanese women during the Japan For um on June 8, 2000. Seventy women from throughout Japan joined conversations about WIN organization, priority issues, strategies for future action in UN, most particularly, how we can work together for women’s equality , development and peace. We thank Haruko Watanabe, Organizer, Japan Global Forum and the Foundation to Support the UN, Osaka City, for this significant opportunity to meet and talk with our sisters face to face from Japan. We look forward to more conversations across the Pacific in the very near future. This event started WIN circle in Japan.
2. The win Africa – Aisa connection.
WIN hosted an event where Marilyn Fowler (CEO, WIN), Ruth Bamela Engo-Tjega and Yasuko Wachi — WIN Board Members an
Ruth, UNDP Africa Program Officer and Founder/President of the African Action on AIDS, Co-Chair of the US-Uganda Circle got together to build stronger connections based on woman’s rights issues and exchanging knowledge and experience.
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