yoshidamayuko As a Future City promoting the SDGs, Kamakura City is making citywide efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Among the entities involved in these activities is the “SDGs Promotion Team,” a team consisting of elementary and junior high school students.
On Saturday, September 4, a study session was held with the children of the SDGs Promotion Team.
Although the event was held online, it was the first time for the refugees at Arrupe Refugee Center to speak about their experiences and thoughts to elementary and junior high school students.
Although they were nervous, they seemed to experience fresh excitement and joy when they received greetings in the local language from behind the screen in response to their calls, and when questions they had worked so hard to come up with were posed to them.
“What can I, an elementary school student, do for you?”
To which Myanmarese, M. responded, “Will you be my friend?”
“Tell your mothers and fathers that there are people like this,” replied B, a Ugandan.
“When you grow up, will you make Japan an easy place for foreigners to live?”
Such were some of the answers.
The questions from the hard-working elementary school students and the answers from the hard-working refugees were heartwarming.
It was a day that gave us a feeling that a good future, even though it will take time, will come if we continue to interact with the younger generation in this way.