メインストリーム協会がにしつーフレンズになりました～

Nishitsu Partner has welcomed “New encounters are surely waiting here. You can become a force for changing society.” “Mainstream Association”!

メインストリーム協会【西福町、自立生活センター】

2024年8月29日

1 A Word from Them
2 What is Mainstream Association?
3 Mainstream Association’s Story

A Word from Them

New encounters are surely waiting here. You can become a force for changing society.

What is Mainstream Association?

Mainstream Association is a fun and incredibly energetic organization that supports people with even the most severe disabilities in living independently, in other words, living on their own.

Here they are assisting with cooking at a user’s home.

Mainstream Association also holds events.

So many people gathered for Mainstream Association’s 30th anniversary!

Nishitsu covered them here ↓

No Experience Needed! A Flexible Job in Nishinomiya Supporting the Lives of Incredibly Unique People【Nishitsu Jobs】

2024年7月17日

They’re also recruiting care assistants♪

Mainstream Association’s Story

1989 Mainstream Association established

1993 “Disability Koshien” held
(a camp for high school students with disabilities from across Japan to foster independence and awareness of human rights)

1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake; office collapsed
(activities resumed from a temporary prefabricated office)

1997 New office opened

1999 Began accepting trainees for the Duskin Leadership Training Program in Japan for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific

2001 Japan-Korea TRY
(advocated for accessibility at the World Cup in Korea)

2008 Began accepting JICA trainees from Central America and the Caribbean

2012 JICA Partnership Program: Costa Rica Independent Living Promotion Project launched

2012 KOKOROZASHI IL Conference held
(members from seven countries who became leaders through Duskin training gathered to confirm conditions in each country and the support needed)

2015 Turning Point @RYUGAKU
(discovering young people with disabilities who will lead the next generation)

2017 JICA Partnership Program: Project for Building Social Support for Persons with Disabilities launched

2023 JICA Partnership Program: Mongolia Independent Living Center Strengthening Project launched