Printed Media by 08IEC(B)

Here is the result of Printed Media subject. This time, the participants could decide whatever topic if only it is related to their job.

Boitshoko-Botswana



Patta-Kenya




Grace-Kenya


Suzie-Namibia


Yacouba-Niger


Sahatadou-Niger


Sita-Niger


May-Tanzania


Mosille-Tanzania


Ritah-Uganda

"Selamat datang", again!

MTEC is again in charge of the training for the staffs of Open University of Indonesia, or Universitas Terbuka.
Uramoto san is in charge of the group this time.

Touching Japanese culture... calligraphy

As a welfare activity, participants can experience some of Japanese / Okinawan culture. These are 'masterpieces' from the calligraphy class.

Oops! There are two from MTEC!!!

<-Ritah(Uganda)
and Grace(Kenya)->
Good job!
By the way, do you remember what you wrote?? :)

What an impressive session - Community Involvement Approach

Community involvement has been an important issue in various activities. In health promotion, of course. We invited Dr. Nobuyuki Hyoi from Nationao Institute of Public Health for this topic.
I can bet that nobody was bored in the session from the very beginning to the last moment! The participants were so blessed to have this expert!

At the beginning of the session. Are they running around in the room? Well, the participants got involved right after Dr. Hyoi was introduced. This is called "ice breaking" to reduce the nervous and unfamiliar atmosphere between the lecturer and the audience.
Dr. Nobuyuki Hyoi, the GIANT!
In the group session... choosing the most serious health problem in their areas.

The audience are in the human knot. Do you know the significance of it?

And can you connect this to the community involvement?

The workshop on Bodymap. Another effective approach to the awareness of health.

A network making... by a string? Yes, but it can visualize the network construction by human being.

In this session, even the evaluation was made by dancing! True!

Thank you, Dr. Hyoi. We promise to apply what we've learned in your session to our daily job.

PCM (Project Cycle Management)

As the introductory subject of the final production, PCM workshop was provided.
PCM short for Project Cycle Management.
First, our big brother Tom gave a lecture on PCM. Analysis on problems in our institute was the issue in the workshop. We had a hot session on it!
Do you agree? Tell us the reason if you don't agree.
It was a good practice to be a facilitator too. Like Boi in this photo, some participants took turns to experience being a facilitator.
Look at those serious faces!
Sometimes Tom or Uramoto cut in the discussion to navigate to the right direction :)
Patta as the facilitator.
Did you enjoy being a facilitator, Ritah?
I forgot to drink my Coke...May.
Look at the board, not the camera :)

New Bloggers in 2008iec(b)

The participants of 2008IEC(B) have been encouraged to launch their own blog. Though it was a part of extra curriculum, some participants really like having one for own.

As you already know, one of the greatest aspect to have a blog is that you can continue to update even after you return home. If only you have an internet access, it is possible.

Now you are an owner of your blog. I hope you keep on posting. Don't worry even if you are lazy like me. Post whenever possible, then you'll see there are over 200 posts someday.

Here is the list. Just click on their name to access!

-Boitshoko (Botswana)
-Patta (Kenya)
-Grace (Kenya)
-Suzie (Namibia)
-Seyni (Niger)
-Sahadatou (Niger)
-Sita (Niger)
-May (Tanzania)
-Mosille (Tanzania)
-Ritah (Uganda)

I hope they keep on writing so that we get to know how they are doing!
Enjoy Blogging!

E-mail from a previous participant in Tanzania

So far since 1995, MTEC (including the period as AVT) has conducted nearly 90 training courses, accepting almost 850 participants from 89 nations.
We received an e-mail this morning from one of them in Tanzania, as a response to to the inquiry mail in alumni.

Thanx for the note.
I am 2002 August-Dec Course participant of Digital Video Production at OIC, since then the course has helped alot and have taught others. We have a small TV station at our University where I work. I am the Incharge of the station and All my staff are now convesant with non-linear video editing. Thanks alot!!

Juma S. Kachemela
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION COURSE 2002

Thanks, Kechamela san.We wish you and the TV station make fruitful success!

Med students visiting us

A group of med students of the University of the Ryukyus visited our institute.
Though the visit was very short and we didn't have time to exchange, we wish the best of luck in their future. Some of them may have an opportunity to work in Africa.

New Countries in MTEC

MTEC feels honored to have the very first participants from three countries: Namibia, Niger, and Uganda.


This is Suzie from Namibia. She is Chief Health Programme Administrator at Ministry of Health and Social Services.
From left to right: Yacouba, Sahadatou, and Sita. They are all health communicators at to Ministry of Health.
Ritah from Uganda. She is Media Relations and Publicity Officer at Ministry of Health.


We wish you the best of luck! Dozo yoroshiku!

Experiencing Japanese buffet dinner

As a welcome dinner out, 08IEC(B), Kumadai participants and MTEC staffs went to Daikon no Hana, a buffet restaurant in Urasoe City. It is a popular restaurant for local people for its healthy Japanese meals using a lot of fresh vegetables.


Some foods were totally new to the participants, so they had to ask "What's this?" before they became courageous to try something new.



Thank you for joining this event tonight! I hope you could touch the atmosphere of healthy foods of Okinawa and japan so that you also appreciate longevity!

Happy (lunar) New Year!

It is a new year's day in lunar calendar.Our training institute hosts an event to introduce a Japanese culture "Mochi Tsuki" - rice cake making.

The event was introduced in a local evening news on TV.


The participants were interviewed like this. How did feel to be interviewed?
Well, I hope our "Mochi" was yummy for you.
Other performance were there. "Shishi mai" or Lion dance is played to wish everyone luck.
Some staff also danced "Eisa", a traditional dance of Okinawa.