Hand
in hand, making connections to everyone's heart!
Creating a civil society where a variety of civil activities develop
energetically. We have committed ourselves to this goal throughout our
39-year history.
OVAC is a comprehensive support center for civil activities with three centers and one division:
· Citizen Empowerment Center
· NPO Resource Center
· Center for Corporate Citizenship
· Information & Publications Division
Importantly, paid staff and volunteers who are eager to broaden and deepen
their activities co-operate with each other in supporting volunteers and
NPOs and promoting corporate citizenship.
OVAC has been striving to encourage, support, and motivate citizens to
tackle various problems. In the process we have constructed our comprehensive
functions to energize civil activities. These functions are organized as
follows:
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COORDINATION
· Referring prospective volunteers and volunteer groups to people and
organizations in need. |
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SUPPORT
· Providing meeting rooms, equipment, and consultation regarding group
management.
· Helping to conduct liaisons with grant-making agencies. |
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EDUCATION
· Organizing a wide variety of learning opportunities for citizens. |
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INFORMATION
· Issuing the monthly magazine "Volo"
· Utilizing IT media to provide activity information.
· Releasing publications. |
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RESEARCH & ADVOCACY
· Serving as a think tank for research, analysis, advice, and commentary
on civil activities.
· Practicing policy advocacy. |
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CONSULTATION
· Providing a wide range of support for building and strengthening organizational
infrastructure.
· Giving clients advice on their projects. |
Since the establishment of OVAC, we have been focusing on creating a positive attitude toward volunteerism to get citizens involved in our projects. Sharing the responsibility with paid staff, they enjoy their activities and find a great deal of fulfillment.
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Osaka
Voluntary Action Center
Tel: 06-6465-8391/ Fax: 06-6465-8393
( from outside of Japan Tel: 81-6-6465-8391/ Fax: 81-6-6465-8393 )
E-Mail: office@osakavol.org
Mailing Address: 4-29-20 Yoshino Fukushima-ku Osaka-shi, Osaka, 553-0006
English
speaking staff are limited, so any inquiry by e-mail or
fax is appreciated.
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The English Homepage is created, translated and maintained
by thevolunteer team “E-vola”
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