The document outlines the itinerary for the Japan-India Forum 2012, which included visits to organizations helping street children, immigrant workers, and women's issues. Participants also experienced Indian culture through traditional clothing and performances. The forum aimed to facilitate cross-cultural dialogue around social issues like poverty and gender through visits to schools, slums, and a rural home stay to understand challenges in both countries.

1. 2012
JAPAN – INDIA Forum

2. Japan-India Forum 2012
Welcoming Ceremony
Cross Cultural Dialogue for Friendship, Peace & Sustainable Development

3. Japan-India Forum 2012
Visit to BOSCO
· Understanding the problems and
causes of street children in Bangalore
and how a local NGO is helping them.
· Orientation & Interaction with children
Cross Cultural Dialogue for Friendship, Peace & Sustainable Development

4. Japan-India Forum 2012
Visit to LHCH
· Understanding the difficulties those
immigrant workers face and the
situation of their children.
· Orientation & Interaction with children
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5. Japan-India Forum 2012
Visit to Sangama
· NGO working on gender Issues.
(HIV/AIDS, prostitution, DV, discrimination)
· Understanding the issues surrounding
women in India, focusing on problems
attributing to the gender
· Interview with sex workers
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6. Japan-India Forum 2012
Sari & Kruta Day
· Experiencing Indian Culture
· Wearing Traditional Clothes
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7. Japan-India Forum 2012
Visit to VEDIKE
· VEDIKE : Eco-Residential School &
Global Living and Learning Center
· Understanding VEDIKE's vision and
interaction with children at VEDIKE
and surrounding villages
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8. Japan-India Forum 2012
Visit to Slum area
· Getting a sense of how the poor’s life
is and what should be done to the
problems they are facing if there's any
· Interview with Dwellers & Interaction
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9. Japan-India Forum 2012
Cultural Night
· Japan-India Youth Forum with students in Bangalore
· Discussing issues of poverty in each country
and enrich their knowledge
· Cultural Exchange (Performance, Dance, Song)
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10. Japan-India Forum 2012
Rural Program
· Understanding the situation in the village
and by interacting with the villagers,
students get a sense of gender, political,
economic and cultural status-quo.
· Home Stay
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11. 2012
JAPAN – INDIA Forum
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