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Kimura Masaki (center) held a series of workshops to help people better understand NPOs (non-profit organizations), especially related to community banking. |
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| Kimura Masaki (center) held a series of workshops to help people better understand NPOs (non-profit organizations), especially related to community banking. |
Kimura Masaki is part of a growing trend of bankers with a social conscience who are using their background in commercial banking to make a positive difference in the world. He directs a community bank called momo in Japan which gives low-interest loans to people wanting to start socially responsible and eco-friendly projects. We spoke with him about this novel project and how we can be more responsible when it comes to banking so that our money can make a positive difference. >>read more |
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January 8, 2008
A Slice of Peace Boat Life IV – Changing Ourselves, Changing the World – Participants Who Make the Voyage Happen |
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January 8, 2008
A Slice of Peace Boat Life III – Volunteer Global English and Espanol Training (GET) Teachers – A Bridge to Communication and Understanding |
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January 8, 2008
A Slice of Peace Boat Life II – Communication Coordinators – The Key to International Interaction |
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January 8, 2008
A Slice of Peace Boat Life I – Peace Boat Staff Members – The People Behind the Mission |
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January 6, 2008
The Peace and Green Scholars: How We Will Change the World |
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January 3, 2008
Article 9 – How Peace Boat is Helping to Save the Anti-War Clause of Japan’s Constitution: An Interview with Peace Boat’s Yoshimoto Takashi |
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December 17, 2007
Global University Unit 3 – Exploring the Effects of Globalization |
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December 9, 2007
Reviving the Galapagos Forest Project |
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December 6, 2007
The Good Fight – Young Activists from Latin America Join Peace Boat as Part of the Bolivar Project |
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November 7, 2007
Putting Theory into Practice: Tuebingen University Students Join Peace Boat to Experience Reality of Peace and Conflict Issues |
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October 30, 2007
Nurturing Active Citizens: Peace and Green Scholarship Project Scholars |
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October 15, 2007
Global University Unit 1: “Forgive But Don’t Forget”: Remembering Japan’s Role in Occupying Singapore during World War II |
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October 13, 2007
An Interview with artist and activist John Devaraj, founder of Born Free Art School |
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September 23, 2007
Departure of the 59th Global Voyage |
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September 23, 2007
59th Voyage Web Reporter Profile – Tania Campbell |
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December 31, 2007
Sydney, Australia – Learning How to Step on the Earth Lightly – Workshop for Sustainable Living |
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December 29, 2007
Auckland, New Zealand – Experiencing the Unique Maori Culture of Aotearoa |
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December 13, 2007
Rapa Nui, Chile – Experiencing the Unique Culture of Rapa Nui with Local Youth |
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December 5, 2007
Lima, Peru – From Barren Desert to Thriving City – the Miracle of Villa el Salvador |
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December 5, 2007
Guaranao, Venezuela – Global University – Experiencing Latin America’s Revolution from Venezuela |
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December 2, 2007
Guayaquil, Ecuador – Meeting the Maestros of Ecuador’s Newly Established Classical Music Scene |
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November 26, 2007
Cristobal, Panama – Between Two Worlds: Meeting the Embera People of Panama |
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November 20, 2007
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba – Visiting Children of the Revolution – How
Education is Strengthening Cuba’s Next Generation |
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November 11, 2007
Valletta, Malta – Trapped in Malta – the Plight of African Migrants |
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November 10, 2007
Valletta, Malta – Cultivating Peace at the Peace Laboratory |
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November 5, 2007
Aqaba, Jordan – Using Global English to Create a Better World – A
Cultural Exchange with Jordanian Students |
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November 4, 2007
Kusadasi, Turkey – Peace Starts with Friendship – Making Friends with
Turkish Students |
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October 12, 2007
Kochi, India – Bend it Like Peace Boat – Soccer Exchange with the Local Youth Soccer Team |
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October 8, 2007
Singapore – Global University Study Programme: Uncovering Japan’s Dark
History in Singapore |
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October 2, 2007
Da Nang, Viet Nam – Visiting the Da Nang Street Children Programme and Vocational Training Programme |
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January 8, 2008
In Pictures – Photo Tour VI of Life OnBoard |
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January 7, 2008
Socially Conscious Banking: An Interview with Community Bank momo Founder Kimura Masaki |
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December 31, 2007
Healing the Indigenous People and Land of Australia – Environmentalist and Activist Steven Ross |
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December 29, 2007
Fighting for Equality: the Struggle of Maori in Aotearoa/New Zealand – Diane Black |
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December 29, 2007
In Pictures – Photo Tour V of Life OnBoard |
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December 28, 2007
The Man Who Lives on the Sea – Adventurer and Activist Bernard Rhodes |
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December 26, 2007
Healing the Wounds of War – Peace Builder and Activist Hiraoka Takashi |
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December 13, 2007
In Pictures – Photo Tour IV of Life OnBoard |
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December 11, 2007
Lessons from the Past – Sakane Hiroshi and the End of Civilizations |
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December 5, 2007
Poor Rich country – How Venezuela is Undergoing Revolution to Create a More Equal Society – Raimundo Borregales |
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December 4, 2007
Juan Tokeshi – Making Something from Nothing at Villa el Salvador |
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November 27, 2007
In Pictures – Photo Tour III of Life Onboard |
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November 20, 2007
Beyond Rum and Cigars – Cuba’s Achievements as a Communist State: Ezequiel Morales |
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November 7, 2007
Combating Global Warming – How Small Measures Can Save the World: Environmental Educator Rafael Gonzalez |
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November 3, 2007
Palestine: The Current Situation and a Vision for the Future – Rami Nasserdin |
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October 30, 2007
Wajeeh Azayzeh and The Reality of Life for Palestinian Refugees Living in Jordan |
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October 28, 2007
In Pictures – Photo Tour II of Life Onboard |
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October 22, 2007
Conserving the World’s Wonders – An Interview with World Heritage Site Expert Kido Kazuo |
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October 21, 2007
Advocating the Slow Life: Yoshioka Atsushi and Café Slow |
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October 3, 2007
Japan’s Dark Past and Present: The Ripple Effect of War and Violence – Utsumi Aiko |
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October 3, 2007
A Conduit for Truth and Justice – Hirokawa Ryuichi and DAYS JAPAN |
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October 2, 2007
In Pictures – Photo Tour I of Life Onboard |
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September 28, 2007
Thirty Years On: The Lingering Effects of the Viet Nam War and Agent Orange – My Doan Takasaki |
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