Virtues of a Virtual Service Exchange_MB_Reviewed by RI.pdf
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The Virtues of a Virtual
Service Exchange:
The New Generations Service
Exchange Program
2. Jany Hatanaka
District 4420
Incoming Chair of D NGSE
Edward Lipin
District 5360
D NGSE Committee Member
Margie Booyens
District 5360
D NGSE Committee Chair
Presented By:
3. • The NGSE
• The 8-week virtual
program - business
graduate - Sao Paulo,
Brazil
• Learning and impact
• What else do we do?
• Subsequent virtual
inbound group exchange
PRESENTATION OBJECTIVES
Meet the 2020-2021 District NGSE Team that
organized this program!
4. POLLING QUESTIONS
1. Who has been involved in a Rotary inbound or outbound Youth
Exchange or NGSE to date?
2. Please rate your knowledge of the NGSE
(Excellent; Good; Okay; Poor; Very Poor)
We will conduct this poll again at the end of the presentation!
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5. • Short-term
• Customizable program
• University students, college students
and young professionals
• Vocational goals, humanitarian
service and cultural exchange
• International
• Virtual, in-person, or BOTH
• Individual or group
WHAT IS THE NGSE?
6. 3 PILLARS: SERVICE, CULTURE, AND VOCATION
Service action leads to:
• Experience
• Skills development
• Rotary knowledge and
understanding
Exposure to a different culture, leads to:
• Languages
• World views
• Global relationships
Leads to Professional Development,
including:
• Connections
• Resume building
• Vocation understanding
8. THE VIRTUAL
ROUTE: WHY?
❖ New option for COVID era
❖ Requires committed participant(s)
and interesting, flexible program
❖ Juba Nishitani
❖ Significant advantages (discuss later)
Virtual exchanges will continue…
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9. THE PLANNING
PHASE OF
JUBA’s 8-WEEK
EXCHANGE
• Regular communication and close
cooperation
• Geographical diversity:
• Medicine Hat
• Calgary
• Central Alberta
• Lethbridge
• Weaving together:
• Vocation
• Rotary Service
• Culture
• Contacts 3x week
• Flexibility
• Building in ways to monitor and evaluate
• Pilot
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20. Virtual Exchange -
Lessons Learned
• Accessibility of the program
• Focusing our energy and time
on:
• Learning
• Experiences
• Not having to focus on:
• Transportation
• Strict timings
• Rigid schedules
• Finances
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LETHBRIDGE VIDEO
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● PLANNING with the participant
● PARTICIPANT: commitment and discipline
● NGSE CHAIR from sponsoring district
● GREATER EXPOSURE of participant
VIRTUAL EXCHANGE -
LESSONS LEARNED
…VIRTUAL HAS MANY
VIRTUES!
31. Impact - International
Level
• Strong relationship:
o District 4420 and
District 5360
• RI Convention in Houston:
Breakout Session
• Next virtual inbound
exchange
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34. Impact -
District Level
13 Rotaract and Rotary
Clubs participated!
• Rotary Club (RC) of Calgary East
• RC of Calgary Fish Creek
• RC of Calgary Chinook
• RC of Calgary Millennium
• Rotaract Club University of Calgary
• RC of Lethbridge Sunrise
• RC of Lethbridge Downtown
• RC of Lethbridge Mosaic
• Rotaract Club of University of Lethbridge
• RC of Medicine Hat (MH)
• RC of MH - Sunrise
• RC of Olds
• RC of Red Deer Sunrise
37. WHAT ELSE DO WE DO?
• Strategic Plan
• Communication Plan
• Agricultural Crop Production Exchange
o (14 March - 22 April 2022)
• Planning future exchanges, individual and group;
in-person and virtual
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42. JOIN US FOR A Q&A ON THE NGSE
Monday, June 27th - 5PM MST
Please email us to register and receive a LINK.
E-MAIL ADDRESS: NewGenerations@Rotary5360.ca
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
https://rotary5360.ca/page/new-generations-service-exchange
Those who are here, who were involved in Juba’s exchange, please
stand up and say Hi! Our sincere thanks to you all!
43. Please rate this session in the Rotary Events
app, available in your Apple or Android app
store.
THANK YOU!!
