Basic facts about your country’s Alumni Association · From left to Right: Mohamed l Wasseef (EASWY Vice President, SWY22), Heba Shokry (SWY16), Nermine Yosri (SWY16), Samia Moussa

The Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for World Youth

EASWY Annual Report - 2014

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EASWY Annual Report – January 2014

Tick (✓ or ☒ ) relevant answer/s or write necessary information.

BASIC FACTS

Basic facts about your country’s Alumni Association:

Country Egypt

Name of the

organization

Organisational

structure □ Umbrella organization of the government

□ Officially registered

√Voluntary group

□ Other ( )

Board members

(Name/batch) President: Samia MOUSSA (SWY6)

Vice - President: Mohamed El WASSEEF (SWY22)

Secretary General: Ahmed FOUDA (SWY16) Treasurer:

EASWY High Board

From Right to left: Samia MOUSSA, Ahmed Fouda, & Mohamed Wasseef

Number of

members Total number of ex-PYs: 180

Active members: EASWY Board Members who ask members for specific tasks when

organizing activities according to their specialization Affiliate members:



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Annual

membership fee

√Yes How much? ( $100, as per the new SWYAA International Charter )

□ No

Basic facts about your country’s participation in SWY:

Which batches has

your country

participated in?

SWY2 – 4- 6-8-10-12-14-16-19-21-22-24

Which institution

has conducted the

selection process?

√Japanese Embassy

√Government

□ Youth organization

□ SWYAA

□ Other ( )

Which institution

has conducted the

pre-departure

training?

√Japanese Embassy

√Government

□ Youth organization

□ SWYAA

□ Other ( EASWY Board & Active Members )

How many days

was the pre-

departure training?

□ 1 day

□ 2 – 3 days

√4 – 6 days

□ Other ( Ministry of Youth for 6 days and Orientation Sessions by the Egyptian Alumni Association for

the Ship for World Youth

(EASWY) in coordination with the Japanese Embassy in Cairo

Communication:

How does

your AA

communicat

e internally

with

members and

externally

with non-

members?

□ Website URL ( )

□ Newsletter Please attach a copy of the newsletter to this report

√Mailing list

□ Blog URL ( )

√Facebook page

√Other ( e-mails, phone calls & meetings )

NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIONS WITH JAPAN AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY

Important

associates and

collaborators?

√Government sector (name: Ministry of Youth )

√Japanese Embassy

√Japanese community JEN Japan – Egypt Network

□ Other organizations (the Japanese community in Egypt is only to be reached through the Japanese

Embassy in Cairo & its affiliated organizations like JEN & JEN Youth)



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EASWY New High Board with Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Director of Culture &

Information Center and Ms Eri Hiroshima, at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo

From left to right: Ahmed Fouda, Mr. YAMAMOTO, Samia MOUSSA, Mohamed Wasseef,

and Ms Hiroshima

Do you

organize

events with

the Japanese

Embassy?

√Yes

How often? ( quarterly )

What kind of events? ( Cultural activities, Official occasions, Projects, and Launching Open Salon

on a specific topic of common interest)

□ No

Do you

organize

events with

the Japanese

community?

√Yes

How often? ( )

What kind of events? ( EASWY organizes events with the Japanese community through the

Japanese Embassy in Cairo,

Japan-Egypt Network, JEN Youth )

□ No

ACTIVITIES

International reunions (Please write your AA has hosted an international reunion)

Name of the event

Date of the event

Hosting city

How many participants?

From which countries?

Number of domestic participants:

Number of international participants:

Names of the countries participated:

Please write a summary

of the event



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National reunions (Please write your AA has hosted a national reunion)

Name of the

event 25

th Anniversary of the Ship for World Youth (SWY) Program

Celebration 20/10 Date of the

event

January 2014

Hosting City Cairo How many

Participants? 12

Please write a

summary of the

event

EASWY celebrating 25th

Anniversary of the Ship for World Youth Program

Egyptian Delegations 20/10 Celebrations

Happy 20th

+ & 10th

+ Anniversary!!!

Pioneers

Egyptian Delegations…SWY2, SWY4, SWY6

SWY8, SWY10, SWY12, SWY14, and SWY16



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From Left to right: Mohamed El Wasseef (SWY22), Ahmed Fouda (SWY16), Samia

Moussa(SWY6). Professor Dr, Ali Shams El Din, SWY2 and First National Leader of

Egyptian Delegation (National Leader of all Egyptian National Leaders), Nermine

Yosri(SWY16), and Heba Shokry (SWY16)



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The 25

th Anniversary cake/Egyptian Delegations 20/10 Celebrations

From left to right: Ahmed Fouda, Samia Moussa, Heba Shoukry, Nermine Yosru, and

Professor Dr. Ali Shams El Din

Our Love for you is a Journey…Starting at Forever and Ending at Never

The Channel…

Egyptian Delegations…SWY19, SWY21, SWY22, and SWY24

Throughout Generations…Connect to each other

To Future Egyptian Delegations…The Best is Yet to be!!!

This was the content of the Certificate that EASWY High Board developed in

recognition and in celebration of the 25th

Anniversary of SWY Program, especially

that SWY6 celebrated its 20th

Anniversary and SWY 16th

celebrated its 10th

Anniversary



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Certificates in recognition and in celebration of this occasion

On this occasion, many of the Egyptian Batches organized its min-reunion

SWY16 10th

Anniversary



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Happy 10

th Anniversary SWY16

From left to Right: Mohamed l Wasseef (EASWY Vice President, SWY22), Heba

Shokry (SWY16), Nermine Yosri (SWY16), Samia Moussa (EASWY President, SWY6),

and Ahmed Fouda (SWY16 and EASWY Secretary General)



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From left to right: Nermine Yosri and Heba Shokry



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It’s 10 years SWY16 !!! with EASWY President, Samia Moussa, and vice-President,

Mohamed El Wasseef

EASWY High Board held celebrations where representatives of SWY2, SWY6,

SWY16, and SWY22 attended.



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From left to right: Ahmed Fouda, Samia Moussa, Nermine Yosri Heba Shokry,

Professor Ali Shams El Din, and Mohamed El Wasseef



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Egyptian Delegations’ Journey! Keep on SWYing

On this occasion, these are our wishes

We wish Egypt to continue to participate in SWY Program succeeding by Global

Leaders Development Program as of 2014

We wish to continue our activities through our Alumni Association EASWY and

always with the support of the Japanese Embassy in Cairo and the Government of

Egypt

We wish to continue to be proactive towards our society benefiting from experience

sharing with our friends all over the world, sending our message "Go and Integrate

in the Society Actively"

Name of the event SWY6 Celebration of its 20th

Anniversary Date of the event Jan 2014 Hosting city Cairo How many

participants? 6

Please write a

summary of

the event



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Nippon Maru

SWY6 Egyptian Delegation in 1994

Front Row from Left to right: Sahar Hegazi Sherine El Kadi, Marwa Montassir,

Amani Rabei, Samia Moussa

Back row from Left to right: Hatem El Attawi, Mohamed Badawy, Mohamed

Dabbour (National Leader), Adham Hussein, Ahmed Amin, and Mohamed El

Nawawy



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SWY6 Get Together

From right: Ahmed Amin, Mohamed Badawy, Mohamed Dabbour (National

Leader), Marwa Montassir, Sahar Hegazi, and Amani Rabei

Name of

event SWY2 Mini-Reunion

Date of the

event January 2014


participants? 8

Please write a

summary of

the event

SWY2 National Leader of Kuwait and family visited Egypt and met SWY2

Aki from Greece and his wife Amani Barakat, SWY2 Egyptian Delegation, met in

Egypt with other members of SWY2.



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SWY2 members from left to right: Amr Morad, Amani Barakat and her husband

Aki (SWY2 from Greece) Hatem Raouf, and Hadia Tharwat

From left to right: Rem Gohar, Hadia Tharwat, Amani Barakat, and her husband

Aki SWY2 also from Greece Name of

event SWY21 Reunion

Date of the

event December 2013


participants? 6 with their families “SWY21 Juniors”



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Please write a

summary of

the event

SWY21 Reunion

From Right to left: Sarah Kamel, husband and lovely daughter, Mohamed El

Kattan, Islam Gamal, Nader Abdou, wife and lovely son, Rehab Abdel Rasoul,

Asmaa Afifi and husband

Name of the

event SWY24 Reunion – Two years already!!!

Date of the

event December 2013


participants? Egyptian Delegation of SWY24



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Please write a

summary of

the event

Receiving ex-SWY participants

How many

SWY visitors

did you

receive in

your country?

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Did you

organize a

“Homestay +

1” project for

the visitors?

If yes, please

write in

detail.

Ruben from Venezuela, May 2013, with SWY24 (Norhan Diab & Rabab El Menofi)

in support of Tourism in Egypt.

During the visit of Sarah Eftekhar SWY24 Canada to Cairo, Dalia Younis (SWY24)

has hosted in herRadio Ressala, volunteer activity of Daia, live program “Balad El

Banat “discussing maternal health for pregnant women as she is specialist in that

field. Mikaho Sakagushi JPY SWY 24 during her visit to Egypt was also a guest in

Dalia\s volunteer work at Radio Ressala



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Voluntary (Social Contribution) projects – Post-Program Activities

Name of the

event EASWY writing its Message of Encouragement on a prepared Banner of Messages

from Egypt to be submitted to affected areas of Japan, on top of them Tohoku

Region in February 2014 on the 3rd

Anniversary of the Great East Japan

Earthquake and Tsunami Date of the

event January 2014

Hosting city Cairo

How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

EASWY High Board

Please write a

summary of

the event

EASWY has been invited by the Japanese Embassy in Cairo to participate in Japan

Egypt Network (JEN) initiative of sending Encouragement Message on a prepared

Banner placed at the Embassy of Japan in Cairo to people in Tohoku on the 3rd

Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This is being

prepared as of December 2013/January 2014 to be submitted there by the Egyptian

Sumo wrestler Oosunaarashi in the middle of February 2014. The Commemoration

of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami is in March 2014 and the video of

the visit to Tohoku Region that has been striving for the reconstruction from this

calamity which is still a top priority for the Japanese people and its government and

the submission of the Banner with Encouraging Message will be shown in a

gathering to be held in the Japanese Embassy’s Hall on March 10th

, 2014.



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Samia Moussa writing EASWY Message on the Banner at the Japanese Embassy in

Cairo

Message from Mostafa Amin Amer, SWY4, to Homestay Family at Fukushima



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The Banner where Encouraging Messages are written



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Name of the

event 12

th JEN (Japan – Egypt Network) Open Salon

Date of the

event March 10

th, 2013



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Hosting city Cairo How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

6

Please write a

summary of

the event

EASWY was invited by Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Director of Information and

Culture Center, the Japanese Embassy in Cairo, to deliver and send encouraging

message to the people in the affected areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake and

Tsunami , in the 12th

JEN (Japan – Egypt Network) Open Salon Special to

commemorate the Second anniversary eve of the Great East Japan Earthquake and

Tsunami, Embassy of Japan in Egypt, March 10th

, 2013

EASWY Message was read by Vitta Ibrahim SWY14 & Samia MOUSSA SWY6

along with Speeches given by High Level Officials from Japan and Egypt.

Amr Morad SWY2, Amani Rabei SWY6 and Norhan Diab SWY24 honored us by

carrying small EASWY Banner while reading EASWY Message.

EASWY Message was very well received and attendees were really impressed. We

were grateful to receive a 'Thank You' from The Japanese Embassy for, what the

Japanese Embassy described as "Wonderful EASWY Message".

We wrote in our message how we got to know Japan through the SWY Program

and who we are and what we did in 2011& 2012 since we got to know about the

drastic natural disasters that took place in Japan on March 11th

, 2011.

Excerpts of EASWY Message Read at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo

"…..This year, in 2013, we, the Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for World



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Youth, are here again at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo Commemorating the Second

Anniversary Eve of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 11th

2011 relaying the message and saying it over and over again “Always in our Heart

Japan”

Even if these natural disasters have sadly changed the life of many of you in Japan,

you are so much stronger and you’ll make it. WE’LL ALWAYS MAKE IT TOGETHER

We still remember you and you’ll always remain in our hearts

Sincerely yours,

The Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for the World Youth (EASWY)"

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th JEN Open Salon - EASWY Message Read on 10 March 2013 in Memory of 2nd

Anniversary of Earthquake & Tsunami 11 March 2013

Name of the

event "Go & Integrate in the Society Actively"

Skype Call with Ms Sayaka Yoshida, SWY24 from Japan

Date of the

event Thursday, May 30

th, 2013

Hosting city Cairo, at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo

How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

6

Relevant NGOs serving people with special needs

Please write a

summary of

the event

One of the series of events that EASWY held on the occasion of 25th

Anniversary of

the Ship for World Youth Program (SWY Program) in cooperation with the

Japanese Embassy in Cairo



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It was a chance to meet Ms Sayaka YOSHIDA SWY24 from Japan through Skype

Call at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo. The project idea of holding the skypecall

with Ms YOSHIDA SWY24 was initiated by Ahmed Samir SWY24, EASWY Vice-

President and Managing Board member.

The Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for World Youth (EASWY)

Managing Board Members organized and Moderated in coordination with and with

the support of Information and Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan in Egypt

an activity: "Go & Integrate in the Society Actively: Skype Call with Ms Sayaka

YOSHIDA (SWY24 JPY) from Japan" on May 30th

, 2013.

Ms YOSHIDA SWY24 is partially sighted due to congenital eye disease, studied at

regular school from elementary to high school, majored in English interpretation at

University and Use assistive equipments in daily living (magnifier, Braille, computer

with special software reading aloud the text, etc)



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Currently, Ms Sayaka YOSHIDA is studying to be a licensed librarian and Braille

professional and learning to organize a Group Seminar for people with special

needs. As volunteer, she helps persons who are both impaired in sight and hearing,

with their communication. Resolution: Work for the production of Braille books or

support people with visual impairment.

Through the skypecall Ms YOSHIDA SWY24 gave presentation with an outline

included her introduction, Present activities and Future Resolution, Situation of

Visually Impaired People in Japan and Support service(Education, Working and

Daily Living). In addition to Issues to be developed in a Future; what needs to be

improved, importance of developing the network between clinics and welfare

institutions, work opportunities, employment rate, and challenges.

Coordination is made through EASWY to invite an Egyptian NGO "DAESEN" that

also gave presentation and enriched the discussion to have open dialogue for real

exchange of experience between status of visually impaired people in Egypt and

Japan experience, introduce role of technology, and discuss challenges.

A poster, flyer, and a questionnaire were developed especially for this event and the

event was announced on the official website of the Japanese Embassy in Egypt. The

Japanese Embassy published an article about this event in its own Official

Magazine.

Positive feedback was received from attendees emphasizing the importance of

sharing experience and that the event was well organized. The event was

described of being "Great start up to integrate persons with disabilities" as well as

an event that inspired the attendees and would encourage others to help people with

disabilities.



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Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Director of Ahmed Samir (SWY24)

Information

& Culture Center giving the Opening Speech

Samia Moussa (SWY6) Vitta Ibrahim (SWY14)

Name of the

event Global Photo Contest Exhibition “Street Market”

Date of the

event May 23

rd – 30

th, 2013

Hosting city Cairo

How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

8 and Egyptian public, friends of the Japanese Embassy

Please write a

summary of

the event

The Former Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for World Youth (EASWY)

Managing Board Members organized "The Global Photo Contest" Exhibition, with



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the support and coordination with the Japanese Embassy in Cairo promoting

relations with Japan and SWY Program in celebration of SWY25th

Anniversary

showing the Global Network formulated as well as promoting for the new Global

Leaders Development Program that will start as of 2014.

The Embassy of Japan hosted the Exhibition for a whole week during the period

May 23rd

- 30th

, 2013.

An announcement of the Inauguration of the Exhibition was published by the

Embassy at Main Egyptian Newspaper (El Ahram Newspaper).

The Inauguration and Rubban Cutting by 2 of EASWY Managing Board (Vitta

IBRAHIM and Samia MOUSSA) along with Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, in

addition to "Welcome Remarks" from our side and the Embassy's side, with the

presence of Egyptian Press invited by the Japanese Embassy.

The Panels were brought from Japan while Vitta Ibrahim was in Tokyo Conference

in March 2013.

This is the Second time for EASWY to get the GPC exhibited in Egypt. The First

time was in 2008 under the theme of "Smile and Laughter", and was held at the

American University in Cairo (AUC).

It was a great chance to interact with the audience ourselves and to receive positive

comments promoting for SWY Program, the SWYAA and EASWY activities.



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From left to right: Samia Moussa, Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Director of

Information & Culture Center of Japan, and Vitta Ibrahim

Front row from left to right Reham Raafat (SWY16), Dalia Younis (SWY24), Vitta Ibrahim

(SWY14), Doaa El Deeb (SWY14), Samia MOUSSA (SWY6)

Back row from left to right: Ahmed Samir (SWY24 )and Tarek Sherif (SWY24)



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The Closing of the GPC Exhibition was associated by an activity initiated and

organized by EASWY Managing Board with the support of the Japanese Embassy

on May 30th

. Under the theme of: "Go & Integrate in the Society Actively: Skype

Call with Ms Sayaka Yoshida, SWY24 from Japan".

Name of the

event Representation of EASWY in Seminar Forum under the theme “Promoting Japan”

held during Tokyo Conference

Date of the

event March 2013

Hosting city Tokyo

How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

Representatives of 27 countries, some international Ex-Pys, JPYs, and genral public

in Japan

Please write a

summary of

the event

EASWY Former Managing Board selected The 9th

JEN Open Salon, entitled

"Always in our Heart Japan: EASWY & The Ship for World Youth" to be

presented by its representative Vitta Ibrahim (SWY14) during the Seminar Forum

held at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC) during the 2013

Tokyo Conference to show EASWY efforts in strengthening ties with Japan under

the theme "Promoting Japan". The discussion Session and the presentation

addressed Japanese Ex-PYs and the general Public.



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Vitta Ibrahim, SWY14, giving the presentation

Name of the

event Promoting SWY Program and its Post - Program Activities

Date of the

event Throughout the year

Hosting city Cairo

How many

ex-PYs

involved and

how many

beneficiaries?

EASWY Board and active members

Please write a

summary of

the event

Articles about some of the activities of EASWY with the support of the

Japanese Embassy were published by the Japanese Embassy in its own

Official Magazine: The Global Photo Contest Exhibition "Street Market" ,

Go &Integrate in Society Actively: Skype Call with Ms Sayaka YOSHIDA,

SWY24 JPY.

EASWY Managing Board sent a Postcard Message to SWY25 on their

second stop, to be disseminated to all PYs, Advisors, Admins, and Crew of

SWY25. Yes, we were thinking of PYs, while celebrating SWY Program 25th

Anniversary. Lovely Postcard designed by Doaa Eldeeb SWY14



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EASWY developed a movie on 9th

JEN (Japan – Egypt Network) Open

Salon, entitled "Always in our Heart Japan: EASWY & The Ship for World

Youth" developed by Norhan Diab SWY24 with collaboration of Samia

MOUSSA SWY6 & Vitta IBRAHIM SWY14.

This same theme “Always in our Heart Japan: EASWY & The Ship for

World Youth” was also selected by EASWY Former Managing Board to be

presented by its representative Vitta Ibrahim (SWY14) during the Seminar

Forum held at the National Olympics Memorial Youth Center (NYC) during

the 2013 Tokyo Conference to show EASWY efforts in strengthening ties

with Japan under the theme "Promoting Japan". The discussion Session and

the presentation addressed Japanese Ex-PYs and the general public.

Mohamed Abdel Meguid (Gido), SWY16 & EASWY Managing Board

member, met SWY 25 at their Port of Call at Okinawa in 2013

EASWY Members Japanese speakers attended 13th JEN (Japan – Egypt

Network) Open Salon “Meeting with Japanese Companies for Japanese

Learning Egyptians”. It was only for Japanese Speaking/Learners persons

on Thursday, December 12, 2013

The Global Photo Contest Exhibition “Street Market” held by EASWY in

collaboration with the Japanese Embassy in Cairo in May 2013 was

introduced to Egyptian public and the press in Egypt showing that the

contestants who took the photos exhibited are the graduates of the Ship for

World Youth Program (SWY Program) and also another Youth – Exchange

Program The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program International (SI),

emphasizing from our side that this is our way to show Egyptian public and

the press some of our activities and sharing with them the wonderful

experience we had and also indicating The Global Photo Contest is shaped

and implemented by our friends from Japan who participated with us in the

Ship for World Youth Program (SWY Program). We made sure, in

coordination with the Japanese Embassy, to select the dates of the week

where the Global Photo Contest would be exhibited on the margin of events

already scheduled on the agenda of the Embassy like the Cinema Program

and another event that was exclusively organized by EASWY and initiated

by Ahmed Samir, SWY24, Former member of EASWY Managing Board,

which is "Go & Integrate in the Society Actively: Skype Call with Ms Sayaka

YOSHIDA (SWY24 JPY) from Japan" on May 30, 2013.

Inauguration and Ruban cutting of the GPC along with the Director of the

Culture & Information Center of Japan, in addition to “Welcome remarks”

from our side and the Embassy’s side took place on May 23rd

, 2013 with the

presence of Egyptian Press invited by the Japanese Embassy. EASWY

members and Egyptian audience coming to the Exhibition, announced by the

Japanese Embassy in Cairo, in Al Ahram, main official newspaper in Egypt,



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and also to watch the Cinema Program of that day witnessed the official

inauguration and Ruban cutting

The Exhibition was placed at the entrance of the Multi – Purpose Hall (Main

Hall where all events are held and also next to the waiting area for all those

who apply for Visa of Japan.) So, the Exhibition was placed at a very

distinctive area at the Embassy and continued to be held during week days

which led more and more people as well as visitors of the Embassy for

different purposes to enjoy watching the exhibition and know more about the

SWY Program, SWYAA, and EASWY activities. We made sure put Posters

and fyers to explain what GPC Exhibition is and what SWY, SWYAA, and

EASWY are. This is beside putting our EASWY Banner

EASWY encourages its members to participate in international conferences

in their own interest. EASWY writes Recommendation Letter to show the

experience the candidate got to be selected

EASWY gets invited to important occasions like The National Day of Japan

where EASWY invitees meet VIPs with whom they promote for SWY

Program and ideas for EASWY Post-Program activities, on top of them

those contributing to our community development

EASWY was invited by Mr. Hideaki YAMAMOTO, Director of Information

and Culture Center, the Japanese Embassy in Cairo, to deliver and send

encouraging message to the people in the affected areas of the Great East

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami , in the 12th

JEN Open Salon Special to

commemorate the Second anniversary eve of the Great East Japan

Earthquake and Tsunami, Embassy of Japan in Egypt, March 10th

, 2013

EASWY Message was read by Vitta Ibrahim SWY14 & Samia MOUSSA

SWY6 along with Speeches given by High Level Officials from Japan and

Egypt. Amr Morad SWY2, Amani Rabei SWY6 and Norhan Diab SWY24

honored us by carrying small EASWY Banner while reading EASWY

Message. EASWY Message was very well received and attendees were really

impressed. We were grateful to receive a 'Thank You' from The Japanese

Embassy for, what the Japanese Embassy described as "Wonderful EASWY

Message".

The Head of Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan in Egypt, has

thankfully sent a Report on the 12th JEN (Japan – Egypt Network) Open

Salon Special in commemoration of Great East Japan Earthquake and

Tsunami of March 11th

, 2011 through Japanese diplomatic channels to

Japan and included EASWY Message that we read at the 12th

JEN Open

Salon.

A hard copy of EASWY Message that was read at the 12th JEN (Japan –

Egypt Network) Open Salon was delivered by Vitta Ibrahim, as



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representative of EASWY Former Managing Board in Tokyo Conference (17

- 23 March 2013) and was included in the box that the Conference

representatives brought to send some refreshments to the victims, as IYEO

members were organizing "Cafe" events to ease their stress.

OTHERS

This is a space to freely write about other activity reports of 2012.

If there is anyone from your AA who had major achievements in their professional work or voluntary activities, please

include that information as well. Ex) Winning a major award, interviewed by major newspaper or TV, promoted to a significantly high position in companies or government,

etc.

EASWY was invited to various activities & events by the Japanese Embassy in Cairo: Japan

University Fair, Japanese Traditional Music Concerts, Cinema Program, JEN Salons, Exhibition

"Japanese Design Today 100", Receptions, and Lectures by specialized Professors.

EASWY was invited by the Japanese Embassy in Cairo to the celebration of the First Anniversary

of the Exchange between the Japanese and Egyptian People through Magazines. First Anniversary

of Issuing the Egypt World Station Magazine.

EASWY was also invited to the Launching of the First Fan Club of Oosunaarashi, the Egyptian

sumo Wrestler

EASWY is very proud to have been invited by the Government of Japan to participate in the

Extraordinary Tokyo Conference held in Tokyo in March 2013. As a result of this important

conference, Egypt represented by EASWY became one of the founders of the new SWYAA

International and sent its official approval on the new SWYAA International Charter. Our dear

Vitta Ibrahim represented the Former EASWY Managing Board in this Tokyo Conference. Vitta

Ibrahim was EASWY Acting President and Former member of EASWY Managing Board. Elections

were held according to EASWY Constitution and the new SWYAA International Charter. EASWY

has also modified its structure to accommodate the new positions as per this new Charter and hence,

EASWY has now Secretary General.

September 2013: Ahmed Hegab, SWY10, Egypt in Tokyo attending training Session for JPYs in

Leaders Development Camp

Some Ex-Pys residing in Japan from Turkey, UAE, Mexico, Brazil, and Philippines also were

attending



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Sally Mohsen, SWY21, The 4th

Pa-African Summit of the United Nations Youth Leaders in Dakar,

Sengeal

Sally Mohsen was honored to be invited to represent The Arab Republic of Egypt in the 4th

Pan-

African Summit of the United Nations Youth leaders in Dakar, Senegal from 12th

-18th

January 2013.

The Summit was organized by The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), The United Nations

Program on HIV/AIDS and the African Union.

The summit was focusing on 2 main themes: Youth Engagement in the Public Sphere including

youth Employment and Fighting the HIV/AIDS which will be the number one leading cause of death

in Africa by 2015.

The Summit hosted also a side strategy meeting on the Post -2015 Development Agenda.

The Summit also included the Regional Launch of "Protect the Goal" Campaign which aims to

raise awareness of HIV and mobilize young people to commit to HIV prevention. Globally, an

estimated 4.6 million young people (15-24 years of age) are living with HIV. About 2 300 young

people are infected with HIV each day. Many young people living with HIV, who are eligible for

treatment lack access or do not know their HIV status. The “Protect the Goal” Campaign also

stresses the need for ensuring all the 15 million people eligible for life-saving antiretroviral

treatment can access it by 2015



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Sally Mohsen (SWY21): Honorable Representative of Arab Republic of Egypt receiving the FIFA

Official Ball from Mr. Jeffrey Webb , the Vice - President of FIFA . The ball represents "Protect the

Goal" Campaign which is a cooperation between UNAIDS and FIFA to raise the awareness about

HIV/AIDS

Photo on the left: Senegalese women on the Summit official visit to the millennium village.

Empowering women and their economic independence is a key target in the Post 2015 Development

Agenda.



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Photo on the right: Mandela has been an Icon and true inspiration for Africa.

Dalia Younis, SWY24, Volunteering work at Radio Resala in 2013

Volunteering as Radio announcer(Broadcaster) and Editor at Radio Resala, an online radio aims

at youth development and encourage youth to volunteer and promote volunteerism activities of

Resala Charity Association

Radio Resala is one of Resala Charity Association activities

Links:

www.radio-resala.com

www.resala.org

Dalia Younis New Programs on 2013 Volunteering at Radio Resala

“Balad El Banat Program”: (Realm of Girls!)

It mainly targets women, young ones, (18-35) years old and aims to develop girls’ skills and fulfill

their needs. It

discusses women rights and how can the girl discover her talents and skills, develops it, and makes

changes and contributes to our society.

We added in Season 2 a segment called "Set El Dar" or in Pharoanic Language "Per Set" with the

famous Egyptian Historical Researcherm Bassam El Shamaa, to talk about the important rule of

Egyptian women throughout history

Eventawy: (From English word “Event”)

It covers all important events happens in Egypt(cultural, social, sportive, art ,initials and innovations,

etc) and aims to encourage youth to organize events and start new projects.

Reunions& Hosting PYs in Dalia Younis’ Programs:

http://www.radio-resala.com/

http://www.resala.org/



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Dalia Younis has hosted Sarah Eftekhar SWY 24 from Canada in her live program “Balad El

Banat “when she came to Cairo, discussing maternal health for pregnant women as she is specialist

in that field.

She has also hosted famous actors, bands like Young Pharao (Xfactor band participant), and

Ibrahim Abd El Gawad(Announcer)

Link of the episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuS5lFK2tA4

Mikaho Sakagushi JPY SWY 24 participated in Dalia’s recorded Program "Shageret Tout" as an

actress when she came Cairo (in January 2013)

Link of the episode: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGYcJe2ArM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuS5lFK2tA4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dGYcJe2ArM



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Ahmed Maher, SWY24, from Egypt with Mahmoud Alfarsi at Muscat, December 2013

EASWY Former Managing Board sent a Postcard Message to SWY25 on their second stop, to be

disseminated to all PYs, Advisors, Admins, and Crew of SWY25. Yes, we were thinking of PYs,

while celebrating SWY Program 25th Anniversary. Lovely Postcard designed by Doaa Eldeeb

SWY14



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- Mohamed Abdel Meguid (Gido), SWY16, TV Show in Japan on research and activity

(hanatagawa theatre) Family and Egypt in OTV Okinawa on Feb.20th 2013, proponent of

EASWY and Posy Program activities of SWY. Please watch the link

Please watch the link, it's in Japanese but you'll understand

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMediKqP_5A&feature=share

The shooting took place when Gido met SWY 25 at Okinawa and he sent them off to Fuji Maru

Departure Ceremony and the tape throwing and the too many interviews and greeting to dears

Tamae Saito, Makkiko, Nao, Pepe, Vasilis. TV chose for this news report these parts ( normally it is

on the news so it takes only 4 min. max. but they extend it this time to 8 minutes, mainly about

Gido’s family.

EASWY announced to its members that Tokyo will be hosting Olympics in 2020. Congratulations

Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMediKqP_5A&feature=share



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MAJOR EVENTS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AA IN YOUR COUNTRY

This is a space to write about other past activity reports.

Name of the event The 4th

Global Assembly for the Ship for World Youth SWYAA

GA2010

Date of the event 9 - 16 October 2010 for Official Program and Optional Tour

Hosting City Cairo for Official Program Luxor and Aswan in Upper Egypt for

Optional Tour

How many ex-Pys

involved and how

many beneficiaries?

Number of Domestic Participants: 20

Number of international participants: 180

Number of the countries that participated: 24


of the event The 4

th Ship for World Youth Alumni Association Global

Assembly 2010, 4th SWYAA GA2010, was held in Egypt in

October 2010 under the theme “International Year of

Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding”.

The Official Program was held in Cairo during the period

October 10th -12th, 2010 and was followed by the Optional

Tour on a Nile cruise in Luxor and Aswan (Upper Egypt)

during the period 13 – 16 October 2010.

EASWY GA Organizing Committee was formulated to

prepare for the GA and follow up all details of the event

with the target in mind: To make the 4th

SWYAA Global

Assembly 2010 in Egypt a major success not only for

EASWY but also for IYEO”:

-Unprecedented Number of Participants in the 4th SWYAA

Global Assembly 2010 (GA2010) in Egypt: The number of

participants in the GA2010 was the biggest amongst all the

previous Assemblies. The total number of participants was



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180 from 24 different countries representing the 5 continents,

“including the EASWY GA Organizing Committee members

from Egypt”.

- Participating Countries are: Japan, Sri lanka, New Zealand,

Canada, United States, Mexico, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen,

Emirates, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Chile, Kenya, Mauritius,

United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Finland, Turkey, Tunisia,

Norway, and Egypt.

-EASWY Got the Support of the Egyptian Government to

Host the 4th SWYAA GA 2010

- Thanks to the support of the Egyptian Government, the

Global Assembly GA2010 was held for the first time with no

participation Fees as it was hosted and its expenses were fully

covered by the Egyptian National Council for Youth with no

participation fees from participants.

- Official Representation from Japan in the GA2010 of Egypt

Marked a Turning Point . The GA2010 held in Egypt is

considered to be a turning point in the history of the

relationship between IYEO, The Cabinet Office of Japan and

Alumni Associations in the different countries.

- The perception of the importance of holding GAs is not seen

anymore as a simple gathering of Ex-Pys of SWY Program

but now it’s looked at as an official event with lots of

formalities, serious activities and more importantly as a

formal channel that is as equal as the SWY Program itself in

its importance and objectives.

- GA now after 4th

GA in Egypt has all factors that would

make it a formal event enhancing good relationship between

the IYEO of Japan and the Alumni Association in each

country that participated in the program.

-EASWY GA Organizing Committee working really hard

during the preparatory process to make sure to have all

factors leading to success available, being able hence to attract

a big number of international participants was

honored to have at the GA2010 the Cabinet Office of Japan

Representative attend the SWYAA GA 2010, Mr. Hiroki

MATSUBAYASHI, Director of International Affairs and

IYEO Vice President Mr. Seiji UESUGI, and definitely Ms

Tamae SAITO, the Chief of International Affairs of

International Youth Exchange Organization of Japan, IYEO

of Japan.

-Close Coordination with the Japanese Embassy in Cairo:

H.E. Ambassador of Japan delivered a keynote speech at the

Opening Ceremony

- Close Coordination with the Egyptian Embassy in Tokyo -

Unprecedented Participation in the Optional Tour to Luxor

and Aswan: 120 Ex-Pys participated in the Optional Tour to



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Luxor and Aswan on a Nile Cruise

Name of the event 9th

JEN Open Salon “Always in our Heart Japan: EASWY & The Ship for

World Youth”

Date of the event May 17th

, 2012

Hosting city Cairo

How many ex-PYs

involved and how

many beneficiaries?

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of the event EASWY is proud to have been invited by the Japanese

Embassy in Cairo to launch its 9th

JEN Open Salon –one of

the most important cultural events at the Embassy, under the

theme of “Always in our Heart Japan… EASWY and the Ship

for World Youth”- main lead for the salon preparations: Vitta

Ibrahim SWY14 and Samia MOUSSA SWY6

the Egyptian Alumni Association for the Ship for World Youth

(EASWY) in cooperation with Japan-Egypt Network (JEN) and

the Japanese Embassy in Cairo hosted the 9th JEN Open Salon

on Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at the Multi –Purpose Hall,

Information and Culture Center- Embassy of Japan in Egypt

9th

JEN Open Salon Working Groups were as follows:

1- Promotion Materials Working Group(designs by: Hany

Abdul Wahab SWY 14 –coordination :Vitta Ibrahim

SWY14)

2- Photo Exhibition Working Group(Design Concepts by

:Doaa Eldeeb SWY14-Photo Exhibition Team :Vitta

Ibrahim SWY14, Samia Moussa SWY6 and Mohamed

Elkattan SWY21)

SWY24 Posters: Mushera Kamel SWY24)

3- Movie Editing Working Group (Islam Gamal SWY21)

4- New Movie Creation Working Group ( Khadija Mostafa

SWY24 and edited by :Mushera Kamel SWY24)

5- Script Writing Working Group( Samia MOUSSA with

contribution of Vitta Ibrahim SWY 14 Hany Abdul Wahab

SWY14)

6- Presentation Working Group( Samia MOUSSA SWY6 with

contribution of Amani Rabei SWY6)

7- Japanese /Speeches (Thank you speech Japanese and Arabic

translation: Ahmed Seddik SWY14 )-(Other Japanese



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parts: Mohamed Abdel Meguid SWY16)

8- SWY 24 Egyptian Delegation Reporting Working Group

9- Fisher Dance Rehearsals (Led by Norhan Diab SWY24)

10- Technical Support Working Group (Ahmed Barakat SWY

14 and Islam Gamal SWY21)

11- Budget Coordination :Ahmed Amin SWY6

12- Flowers: Heba Shokry SWY16 & Nermine Abdel Khalek

SWY16

EASWY members expressed their wish during the Salon that

Egypt continues to participate in this Program and look forward

to having Egypt as one of the Ports of Calls AGAIN.

The audience was happy and felt proud of EASWY members and

they said they enjoyed the Salon and learned a lot about the SWY

program and the activities of EASWY.

The event is one of EASWY’s series of activities to celebrate 25th

Anniversary of SWY Program and promote for SWY Program

and SWYAA. Based on invitation from the Japanese Embassy in

Cairo, preparatory meetings took place with JEN members.

EASWY also held its internal preparatory meetings and

rehearsals. The Salon, open to the public, started by a Welcome

Speech of H.E. Mr. Norihiro OKUDA, Ambassador of Japan to

Egypt and inaugurated the 9th JEN Open Salon. “Thank You” is



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what EASWY expressed throughout the event and in its Welcome

Speech in Japanese and Arabic Languages for all the efforts of

the Japanese Government and the continuous support of the

Japanese Embassy in Egypt for Egyptian Delegations to SWY

Program throughout the years since 1990 till 2012. The Egyptian

audience navigated in our world of SWYers through the

interactive dialogue between EASWY members and the audience

(in English and Arabic interchangeably) following a script

(developed by Samia MOUSSA and contribution of Hany Abdel

Wahab & Vitta Ibrahim SWY14) telling the history of SWY

Program and Egypt’s participation, intersected by short movies

on 4th SWYAA GA Egypt (Developed by Hany Abdel Wahab

SWY14 & edited by Islam Gamal SWY21) hosted in 2010

attended by 180 Ex-Pys from allover the world and a movie

where some of EASWY members themselves expressed how they

benefited from their participation in this Program & lessons

learned (developed by Khadija Mostafa & Mushira Kamel

SWY24) . The audience lived the SWY experience through the

Photo Exhibition (Designed by Doaa El Deeb SWY14) on the side

of the Salon which included photos for EASWY activities

throughout the years and the most significant and prominent

social contribution activities.

H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Egypt was pleased with the 9th

JEN Open Salon and a Group Photo was taken at the end of the

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http://www.eg.emb-japan.go.jp/e/culture_event/event/2012/9th_JEN_Open_Salon_Report.pdf

Summary of Major

activities of EASWY 1- Organizing series of events on the occasion of the 25

th

Anniversary of SWY Program

2- Promoting SWY Program Post-Program activities through

events whether events EASWY hold or events to which

EASWY is invited

3- Writing Encouraging Message to people in the affected

areas in Japan on the Anniversary in commemoration of the

Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami

4- Anniversary of SWYAA GA 2010

5- Strong relationship with the Japanese Embassy in Cairo

6- Cooperation with the Japanese Embassy, JEN, and JEN





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Youth

7- Cooperation with Saquiet El Sawy

8- Japanese Child Fun Day

10- JEN events

11- Japanese Embassy Receptions

12- Sending EASWY Article as contribution into SWY News

13- SWY24 Egyptian Delegation Orientation Sessions

14- Celebrations

15- 20/10 Celebrations: 10th

and 20th

Anniversaries of

Egyptian Delegations

16- Participating in Tokyo Conference

17- Orientation session to SWY24 Egyptian Delegation

18 - 9th JEN Open Salon held in cooperation with the

Japanese Embassy in Cairo on May 17th, 2012 under the title:

Always in our Heart Japan: EASWY and the Ship for World

Youth (SWY)

19- Promoting SWY Program and Introducing it to Egyptian

Public

20- Collecting Profiles and testimonials from EASWY

members and send to IYEO

21- Collecting Petitions from EASWY President and EASWY

members to save SWY Program

22- EASWY participation in the 6th SWYAA GA Bahrain

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***EASWY Annual Report – January 2013 is developed by Samia MOUSSA, SWY6

Documents

Basic facts about your country’s Alumni Association · From left to Right: Mohamed l Wasseef (EASWY Vice President, SWY22), Heba Shokry (SWY16), Nermine Yosri (SWY16), Samia Moussa