No.37 community development Kanazawa Forum 2025 was held!

　The community development Kanazawa Forum 2025 was held at Kanto Gakuin University on Tuesday, March 18. In the first part, we reported on the activities of seven organizations that worked in the area using the support business subsidy in 2024, and were able to let local people know the daily activities. In the second part, a total of 10 people from the region, students, and universities participated in a panel discussion on the theme of "Student learning for the community." There was a story from the community that the young vitality of students was needed in every region. On the other hand, students mentioned that they were looking for opportunities to communicate activities to the community and opportunities to connect with the community. There are many regional issues that cannot be solved overnight. I think that university students studying various fields can connect and cooperate one step closer to solving regional issues.
　The lively exchange of opinions between the community and students made it a fruitful time for both the community and the students. We will make use of the connections made in this forum in future activities and promote our business to further revitalize local activities.　

(March 18, 2025, Regional Promotion Division Kanazawa Ward, Manager, Planning and Adjustment Section)

<Contents of implementation>
Part 1: Activity Report
①YDC, School of Medicine (Yokohama City University)
　Medical visit classes for elementary and junior high school students in Kanazawa Ward
②Nakatsu Laboratory, Faculty of Architecture and Environment (Kanto Gakuin University)
　Community development activities through environmental education and greening activities centered on elementary school students and local residents in the Rokuura-Higashi area of Kanazawa Ward
③Ryuichi Tsunoda Seminar Photography Department (Yokohama City University)
　Kanazawa Hakkei Period Photo Project
④School of Science and Engineering, Disaster Prevention and Water Engineering Laboratory (Kanto Gakuin University)
　self support community support Promotion Project for Disaster Prevention and reduce disaster damage in Kanazawa Ward
⑤Hair for Children (Yokohama City University)
　Hair Donation Activities
⑥LINKAI Yokohama Kanazawa Lab Teaching Laboratory (Kanto Gakuin University)
　Science education activities for children in Kanazawa Ward
⑦Miwa Laboratory (Yokohama City University)
　Town childcare project together

Part 2: Panel discussion
Theme of discussion "Students' Learning for the Community"
○Panelist
　Mr. Kenichiro Iwasaki, Chairman of the Japan National Council of Social Welfare, Rokuura-Higashi District Neighborhood Associations Federation
　Mr. Yoshiko Akutsu, Secretary-General of the Japan National Council of Social Welfare, Kanazawa Chubu District
　Ms. Ritsue Miwa, Director, Regional Contribution Center, Yokohama City University
　Representative of 7 Activity Reports
○Progress
　Minoru Makise, Director, Social Cooperation Center, Kanto Gakuin University