Working together with non-profit organizations and citizen volunteers, Osaka International House Foundation organizes projects to promote international exchange at a grass-roots level.
(1) International Understanding Projects
i-house International Understanding Seminar
Global Citizen’s Talk Plaza
i-house “Ai Ai” International Picture Book Readings
i-house Culture Salon, and others
Global Citizen’s Talk Plaza
“Ai Ai” International Picture Book Readings
(2) Exchange Projects with Asia and Osaka’s Sister Cities
“Getting to Know Our Asian Neighbors”
Memorial Asian Writer’s Lecture
Commission of Osaka Sister City Network
(3) International Exchange Projects
“The Nigiwai” Summer Festival
Japan-Europe Cultural Exchange Day
International Symposium “The Age of The City”
“One World Festival”
(4) International Cooperation Projects
One World Festival
International Cooperation Forum
Education for Sustainable Development Seminar
(5) i-house Volunteer Bank
Osaka International House Foundation manages a “volunteer bank” of citizens to encourage grass-roots international exchange, promote enthusiasm for international understanding and improve hospitality in Osaka.
(6) Cooperation with International Exchange Associations
Subsidy for Projects Promoting International Exchange
To help promote the development of a multicultural society, international exchange and cooperation, and assist foreign students, Osaka International House Foundation provides subsidies to NGOs, NPOs and International Exchange Associations for projects contributing to internationalization in Osaka.
