What does APCC mean to you?
What does APCC mean to you?
What is APCC for you?
Through APCC programs, children have had the opportunity to connect with the world with an open mind, and these experiences have helped them grow into young people who will lead the future. APCC is also supported by the passion of many people, including children, their families, volunteers, related parties, and supporting companies.
The children who had the experience of connecting to the world with a flexible mind through the APCC program have grown into young adults who will lead the future. In addition, APCC is supported not only by children, but also by their families, volunteers, staff, partners, and supporting companies.
APCC has made the entire Asia-pacific a home — wherever I travel, I have a family.
APCC has made the entire Asia-pacific a home — wherever I travel, I have a family.
Ngawang Gyeltshen
Bhutan
1989 Children's Ambassador / JA 1989
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Programme Coordinator /
Programme Coordinator, UNDP
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APCC is all about my soul and my whole life.
APCC is all about my soul and my whole life.
Hatsavanh Haemany
Laos
1991 Children's Ambassador / JA 1991
SHICHIDA Laos・IZUMI (Japanese Education Institution) Laos Chairman / The owner of SHICHIDA Laos and IZUMI Laos *The Japanese Education Method
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APCC is a place where we dream, play, laugh and cry together.
APCC is the place where we can dream together, play together, smile together and even cry together.
Turjoy Chowdhury
Bangladesh
2002 Children's Ambassador / JA 2002
Photographer /
Architect, Documentary
Photojournalist & Multimedia Artist
Photographer – National Geographic Magazine
Member of The Photo Society (TPS)
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I met my second family through APCC. 28 years have passed since we first met, and we are still family and connected.
APCC gave me a second family, my host family in Fukuoka. We are still a family today, 28 years after I first met them at APCC.
Lindsay Mackay
Australia
1992 Children's Ambassador / JA 1992
Lawyer
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How I first learned that "It’s okay to be different"
How I first learned that "It's okay to be different"
Momoka Fujita
Participated in host family and dispatch projects. In 2018, became Bridge Club Japan President. Currently a second-year student in the Department of International Culture at Seinan Gakuin University. (As of 2020) /
Participated in homestay program, mission projects (BRIDGE challenge trip), President of Bridge Club Japan in 2018. Seinan Gakuin University. (As of 2020)
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Raising children who will spread their dreams from Fukuoka to the world
Raising children who will spread their dreams from Fukuoka to the world
Ennyu Tetsuji
Participated in event planning, host family, and school visit projects since 1993. Principal of Fukuoka City Takuma Elementary School, president of Fukuoka City International Education Research Association. (as of 2020)
Participated in homestay program, supported performance event and school visit program as a staff.
Principal of Taguma Elementary School,
Chairman of Fukuoka City International Education Study Group. *As of 2020
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APCC brought us closer to the world
APCC made me feel closer to the world
Haruna Sadamatsu
Since 2013, he has been participating as a volunteer in camps, GBLAP leaders, events, etc. Currently a member of society. (as of 2020)
Volunteer (Camp division, GBLAP leader, Performance event)
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I've been supporting it since the beginning
It has been more than 30 years since I started supporting APCC .
Masataka Kawahara
APCC Director and Vice-Chairman of APCC Support Group
Chairman and CEO of Fukuya Co., Ltd.
APCC Board member
Vice President of APCC
Supporter's Association
Chairman, Representative Director of FUKUYA Co., Ltd.
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The results of APCC are valuable assets not only for Fukuoka but also for the Asia-Pacific region.
The results of APCC have become a valuable asset not only for Fukuoka but also for the Asian-Pacific region.
Atsushi Koresawa
APCC Advisor
UN-Habitat Fukuoka Branch Chief /
APCC Advisory Group Director
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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My APCC Journey
Kanae Kimoto
Managing Director, Secretary General
NPO Asia-Pacific Children's Conference in Fukuoka
Managing Director & Secretary General
Asian Pacific Children's Convention in Fukuoka
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The biggest impact of APCC on my life is that it has made me more open-minded.
The most significant impact of the APCC for me was becoming more open-minded.
Jemima Montag
Australia
2009 Children's Ambassador / JA 2009
Olympian
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