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Asia Pacific
Children's Convention (APCC)
Description
Auckland City Council is invited to attend the Asian Pacific
Children's Convention (APCC) held in Fukuoka, Japan. We are invited as we are a Sister City and also in the Pacific
Purpose
To select and plan orientations for 8 Junior Ambassadors and 2 Peace Ambassadors to attend the Asian Pacific Children's
Convention which is held each year in Fukuoka City. The dates of the convention are around 14 to 27 July each year.
Objectives
- to prepare the participants on sister city relationships and why the convention is held each year
- to ensure a productive and educational experience for the participants.
National
neighbour's week
Description
Working with Neighbourhood Support in strengthening local communities.
Purpose
To promote the benefits of being neighbourly, to encourage a sense of belonging in our communities and to increase safety awareness within neighbourhoods.
Objectives
- to strengthen local communities
- to encourage a sense of belonging by encouraging people in local neighbourhoods to come together
- to promote the benefits of knowing your neighbours
- to prevent crime in Auckland city
- to promote awareness.
International
Day of the Older Person (IDOP)
Description
To promote ageing with attitude and active living for people aged 55+ in our community.
Purpose
To encourage older people to try new physical activities and incorporate them into their lives, to join with people
throughout the world on the Global Embrace Walk; and celebrate the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, 1st
October each year.
Objectives
To have a fun, entertaining and informative day for older persons.
Generations project
Description
Generations project is a project where young people will interview and record information from selected community icons
who have made a difference to their respective communities. Often these icons have a wealth of community, political, industry
knowledge that goes with them when the pass on. The project will continue over a number of years.
Purpose
To facilitate projects/opportunities which encourage positive interactions between young people and the elderly with the
intention of bridging the generation gap by promoting perspectives and learning experiences creating a wider understanding of
the two worlds in which they live.
Objectives
- to create opportunities in which young and elderly people engage in activities that encourage positive interaction
- to source appropriate community icons
- to source appropriate young people to be involved in learning oral history and interviewing skills and carry out the interviews
- to create a body of valuable information about the city's history from the perspective of those who participated in building the city.
Past projects
Kids Voting Pack 2005 - General elections
Fukuoka-Auckland Youth Exchange 2004
Kids
Voting Pack 2005 - General elections
Description
Political Awareness - Kids Voting Pack is designed to raise awareness amongst young people (years 7 to 10) about
New Zealand's political processes.
Purpose
To educate and raise awareness about the central government election process by inviting intermediate and secondary
schools in the Auckland city area to participate in a voting exercise tied to this year's general elections.
Objectives
- to promote the importance of democratic procedures
- to design classroom activities that raise awareness about the election process
- to obtain the involvement of a diverse range of school students
- to collaborate with the Independent Electoral Services staff and Auckland city schools
Fukuoka-Auckland Youth Exchange 2004
Description
The sister city relationship between Auckland City Council and
Fukuoka City in Japan was formally established in 1986, with the first youth exchange visit from Auckland to Fukuoka taking place in 1987. Since then
there have been exchanges between the two cities on an annual basis. The exchange programme provides an excellent opportunity for Auckland city youth to
experience Japanese lifestyle first hand through private home-stays with Japanese families.
In August 2004, a group of 15 students and three chaperones from Fukuoka arrived for a 10-day exchange programme. They had the opportunity to visit
with the Honourable John Banks, tour the University of Auckland, visit the Auckland War Memorial for a Maori Cultural Show, have a hands on farm experience,
participate in a flax weaving class, as well as attend various Auckland City schools with their individual New Zealand host student.
Japan had requested the opportunity for their students to participate in a volunteer exercise. Through collaboration with Auckland City Council's
living parks coordinator and the community youth advisor a volunteer tree planting day was arranged at Hamlins Hill in Mt Wellington. A total of 84 manuka
seedlings were planted.
Photo credits:
Top: Climbing the fence to begin a wet and windy tree planting exercise on Hamlins Hill, Mt Wellington.
Bottom: Left to right: Satako Kuzuhara, Mami Tasaka, Narumi Tamagawa Hiroko Fukudome and Auckland City Council's living parks coordinator enjoying a
traditional kiwi barbecue in celebration of a successful tree planting day.
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