ONLINE Training Course for Volunteers Supporting Foreign Women Who Live in Japan (9/18, 9/26, 9/28)

A three-part course on active listening skills, divorce and inheritance law, and support for victims of domestic violence. 

①    Active listening skills

On this course you learn about various active listening skills through a lecture and role play exercises.

Lecturer: Ms. Haley Waggener, TELL Japan Kansai Outreach Coordinator

Date: September 18th (Sat) 2-4pm

Online via ZOOM

Fee: 1000yen

Please sign up through the Peatix event website.

https://peatix.com/event/2904335

②    Support for victims of domestic violence

・How do you define domestic violence?

・What kind of support services are there available?

・What to keep in mind when supporting foreign women who are experiencing domestic violence?

Lecturer: Ms. Sunhwa JANG, staff at Kyoto YWCA/APT (Asian People Together)

Date: September 26th (Sun) 10am-12 noon

Online via ZOOM

Fee: 1000yen

Please sign up through the Peatix event website.

https://peatix.com/event/2904853

③    Divorce and inheritance law in Japan

・How to prepare for a divorce

・Property and custody rights

・Inheritance law

・Legal support services

Lecturer: Ms. Satoko TOMITA, Director of the International Affairs Office of Japan Legal Support Center (Hoterasu)

Date: September 28th (Tue) 7-9pm

Online via ZOOM

Fee: 1000yen

Please sign up through the Peatix event website.

https://peatix.com/event/2904938

If you can’t join the course every time, you can watch a recording afterwards, but in this case, you also need to sign up in advance. 

About volunteering

Support volunteers have one to two 4-hour shifts per month. They support foreign women

online by talking on the phone, chatting on a chat or answering questions which have been

sent by email. Support volunteers work in teams of three. Volunteers can choose whether

they only provide online support or if they also support foreign women in person.

You can learn more here. Volunteer training course in English – 外国人女性の会パルヨン (paruyon.com)

We will have the same course also in Japanese. You can find the information here. サポートボランティア養成講座 – 外国人女性の会パルヨン (paruyon.com)

If you want to learn more about Foreign Women’s Association Paruyon, please visit our homepage https://paruyon.com