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AGENDA (2017-2018 APDC Meeting Ⅱ

Background Information

1 Target National Organization: Myanmar 2 Mission Delegation:

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National Organization

Councilor 2017-2018 Matthew LI JCI Hong Kong Development Officer Juri Hagiya JCI Japan Development Officer Huang Chien-Chia, Chili JCI Tai Wan Development Officer Doan Thi Bich Nguyen, Emmy JCI Vietnam Development Officer Kenneth Yu JCI Hong Kong Development Officer Md Ziaul Haque Bhuiyan JCI Bangladesh 3 Mission Date:13-16 Sep 2017 4 Official Name of NOM:N/A ( Proposed name : JCI Myanmar) 5 Numbers of NOM Membership:N/A 6 Numbers of LOM:1 7 Recent Activities of NOM or LOM:

Peace is Possible Event during International Youth Day 8 National President Name:Mr. Si Thu Tun 9 Local President Name: Mr. Swe Lin Maung 10 Population of the Nation:51,486,253 11 Capital City: Naypyidaw

Mission Report

1 Mission Itinerary

Date (dd/mm/ year) Time Start Time End Schedule Remarks

Arrival

13-09 -2017 14:00 16.00 Visitation to Rotary Chartered President year 2014/15 (JCI Senator Martin Pun) Introduce the JCI Myanmar development to him and further discuss on potential collaboration projects. 16:00 18:00 Meeting with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) and further discuss on potential collaboration projects.

19:30 21:30 Dinner with team and BOD members Martin is an experienced JCI senator and having good relationship in Myanmar

Their foundation is helping over 10 university students who are poor and they are planning to sponsor local universities to build complex buildings. To review Database setup and Documentation

14-09 -2017 09:00 10:30 JCI Orientation (mission /vision/ BOD structure) Introduce JCI to the members and friends

14-092017 10:30 12:30 Training 1 : JCI Impact and JCI ACF 14:00 16:00 Training 2: Project Planning Members gain knowledge of project planning and get ready to the upcoming project preparation 20:00 22:00 Dialogue with members (brainstorming of recruitment ) To inspire members to create positive change to the local community and to understand the challenges from members 16-092017 09:00 11:00 Training 3 - Brand building (how to promote JCI to friends) How to do members recruitment and retention 14:00 16:00 Workshop 1 : Project Idea brainstorming 16:00 17:00 Meeting with NSG and go through the Plan of Action 2017/18 18:30 20:30 Meeting with Key person

Departure Since the NP was out of town

To review milestone for JCI Myanmar in the coming 1 year

(For the definition of Community Impact, Motivate, Invest, Collaborate & Connect, please refer to the 2014 – 2018 JCI Strategic Plan)

2 Achievements/Impact of Mission 2-1 Community Impact: No 2-2 Motivate: 2-2-1 Educate young people on project planning through active citizen framework. Members is interested to apply ACF in their upcoming project – Green movement / Beach Clean Up. 2-3 Invest: JCI Orientation was share with the local young people (Business School students). 2-4 Collaborate: 2-4-1 Collaboration with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA). Key person of CFPA supported JCI movement in Myanmar, high possible of collaboration of project with local universities and NGO to create more impact on society especially targeting on unemployment or poverty issue. 2-4-2 Key person of China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (Myanmar branch) is looking forward for future cooperation with JCI for business activities, such as regular Monthly Fellowship gathering. The main objective is to provide sharing speakers and seminar to the JCI me members in different social topics. This organization is now doing scholarship program and supporting around 10 local universities which subsidizing the poor students. The mission and vision of CFPA are similar to UNSDG #1 – No poverty. So the students under their scholarship program maybe the potential JCI members in the future. 2-5 Connect: 2-5-1 Further understanding of current social issues and government unit who is handling social issues through parliament officer. 2-5-2 Dialogue with Local Rotary key person JCI Senator Martin Pun who sharing us the local political issue and association law when register JCI Myanmar as NGO. 2-5-3 Meeting with an experienced JCI trainer Carrie Shiu from Hong Kong, who start her business with her husband in Myanmar and good relationship with local business commerce. She was one of the most outstanding JCI trainer and former management trainer in Cathay airline in HK for over 10 years. She is willing to conduct several trainings for the members. 3 Strength of NOM 3-1 Young and active young people wish to participate in social activities and do something for their community. 3-2 Key person Mr. Albert Oung is able to provide a great source of information about the country’s current status and has good connection people from public/private sectors. 3-3 Key person Mr. Albert Oung knows the steps to register JCI Myanmar as NGO under the association law and the NSG is actively recruiting members to participate in upcoming project.

Ongoing or Potential Problem/Hurdles of NOM

1 Membership growth: Ratio of active members is still low which may limit the membership growth. Young people tend to join NGO only if they have stable career. 2 Membership dues : current potential members are generally from students/fresh grads with limited earning and difficult to pay for membership fee 3 Sustainable growth : Successors for the following years will be major concern 4 Local association law: Difficult to register as NGO due to the government policy

Suggestions for Next Step Actions

1 Community Impact:

Objective 1: To recruit members through small projects 1-1 Action : To encourage the pioneer committees to organize small project such as seminars/workshop Objective 2: To ensure the success of the local community projects and social issues.1 1-2 Follow up the project ideas and make it happened & sustainable which would get supports from local associations. 2 Motivate:

Objective 1: To inspire the pioneer committee to gain basic knowledge of meeting procedures and JCI setup in December 2-1 To provide training about Protocols & Procedures and officer training school 2-2 To provide training on the first executive committees (NOM and LOM) about management of the organization 3 Invest:

Objective 1: To share JCI Knowledge to potential members (mainly from PS business school) 3-1 Gathering and casual meeting with each potential group to share about the purpose of joining JCI 4 Collaborate:

Objective 1: To extend network and to build good relationship with other NGOs 4-1 Further discussion with China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), Rotary Club and Green Associations to collaborate for activities 5 Connect:

Objective 1: To build awareness of JCI movement in Myanmar through social media platforms

Action: Visitation to media, inviting Press to the event

Objective 2: To build team bonding and good relationship with local young people

Action: Cultural Exchange Gathering to build good relationship with the local young people 6 And more for this specific country: The most concern issue among young generations in Myanmar is the employment opportunity and education system or policy.

Remarks

Extend network to more potential key person to ensure sustainable JCI movement in Myanmar

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