Onshore and Onboard Training Sessions

National Presentations

Participating youth from the UAE introduce about Islam. Australian participating youth perform a song that describes their multi-ethnicity.

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“Educational Leadership and Youth Engagement” – a Chilean “Plan Your Life to Success” – a participating youth from UAE participating youth talks about leadership skills to improve teamwork. talks about how to reflect on yourself and plan your life.

“The Possibility of Soft Power” – a Japanese participating youth “Piece of PEACE” – a Japanese participating youth facilitates facilitates discussions to talk about how to develop an interest in a seminar to teach about conflict prevention and non-violent your mother country and other countries. communication.

Sports and Recreation

“Three Things I Considered from the Film” – a Japanese and a Mexican participating youths talk about varioius values after Letter Group members compete in a tug of war match. watching a part of the movie: The Last Samurai.

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Participating youth learn about Mexican culture through traditional Participating youth experience the world of “Kabuki.” paper mache technique and make some iconic figures of México.

Exhibition

Participating youth perform Tanzanian traditional dance which they Participating youth perform the dance they learned in the salsa learned in the club activities. dance club.

Voluntary Activities

Some participants sit around the Arabic board games during the Participating youth from various countries enjoy practicing the delegation party hosted by the Middle Eastern countries. Japanese drums.

Japanese participating youth teach how to fold papers to make Chilean participating youth learn how to play Japanese traditional Kimono. string instrument “Koto.”

13 Port of Call Activities (India, Chennai)

Mr. Seiji Baba, the Japanese Consulate SWY receives a grand welcome at the wharf. General in Chennai, delivers a speech at the on board reception.

Orientation is held on board by the members of Rajiv Gandhi Participating youth enjoy glimpses of various arts and culture of National Institute of Youth Development and SWYAA India. India at Kalakshetra Foundation.

Participating youth visit and learn about the Banyan Academy of Participating youth visit Institute of Remote Sensing and Centre for Leadership in Mental Health, an institution focusing on homeless Disaster Mitigation and Management in Anna University to learn women with mental illness. (Community Development Course) about their vision “Disaster free India.” (Disaster Risk Reduction Course)

Paticipating youth visit M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women, which Participating youth visit IIT Madras – Indo-German Center for are attracting top calibre women in India. (Education Course) Sustainability where their special focus is the protection of the environment. (Environment Course)

14 Participating youth visit L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy to learn Participating youth visit IIT Madras – Center for Social Innovation about what Indian movies are and their values. (Information and and Entrepreneurship where they teach and research about social Media Course) enterprise. (Youth Entrepreneurship Course)

All pariticipating youth visit Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Mini-National Presentation at RGNIYD: Traditional music Development (RGNIYD). performance of Chile

Mini-National Presentation at RGNIYD: Traditional dance Mini-National Presentation at RGNIYD: Traditional dance performance of Russia performance of the .

Discussion program is held at the RGNIYD with the students. Dinner reception is hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Government of India.

15 Port of Call Activities (Sri Lanka, Colombo)

His Excellency , the President of Democratic Courtesy call on Mr. , Hon. State Minister of Policy Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka visits the ship. Planning and Economic Affairs

His Excellency Mr. Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador Extraordinary Press conference is held on board the ship (Center: Mr. Ashuboda and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Sri Lanka delivers a speech at the Marasinghe, Member of Parliament, who is an ex-participating onboard reception. youth).

Grand welcome performance is held by the Sri Lankan government Participating youth visit Ranaviru Care Center, one of the wellness at the wharf. resorts established by the Sri Lankan Army to support veterans in Sri Lanka who were severely disabled during the civil war that ended in 2009. (Community Development Course)

Participating youth listen to the explanation of the hazard map while Participating youth visit School for Deaf and Blind. (Education enjoying a tour at Early Warning & Emergency Operation Unit of Course) the Disaster Management Center. (Disaster Risk Reduction Course)

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