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May 28, 2007
TRAINING REPORT - Program Orientation
May 21, 2006 AM: Program Orientation
Today is first day of the training program.
The program orientation took place to give general information on this training course priory to the first lecture in this afternoon.
Mr. Shuzo KATAISHI, Secretary General of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) welcomed the course participants and gave a brief explanation of JSRPD.
10 course participants from Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka introduced themselves and stated what they expected from this course. They are eager to gain a lot of knowledge and experiences from Japan and also from other participants.
Mr. Masaya ASAHI, Planning Committee member explained the flow of the training program by using a power point. Mr. Asahi sometimes asked questions to the participants and the program orientation was carried on in a relaxed mood.
This program orientation was held in Toyama Sunrise, a historical place where the rehabilitation first started in Japan, and it is also the first barrier-free accommodation in Japan.
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Posted by jicafriends at May 28, 2007 09:55 PM