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Causes: International, International Cultural Exchange, International Exchange
Mission: Providing a cultural exchange with kanayama, japan. Kanayama, japan and ketchikan, alaska are sister cities. The exchange includes the exchange of a teacher between the two cities and a 2 - 4 week exchange of students between the two cities.
Programs: Administrative costs associated with running the ketchikan-kanayama exchange program.
provide a stipend for a ketchikan teacher who works in kanayama, japan as part of a sister-city exchange. The ketchikan teacher works in the kanayama schools teaching english and american culture. About 500 children in kanayama, japan benefit from the activities of the exchange program.
provide activities to facilitate and enhance a cultural exchange for junior high aged students. The students are from the sister cities of ketchikan, alaska and kanayama, japan. This program affects about 150 ketchikan students and about 500 students in kanayama, japan.