【情報提供】2023/11/5ペシャワール会大阪の講演会のご紹介

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ペシャワール会は、設立者である中村医師が2019年に亡くなった後も、コロナも乗り越え、現在も精力的に活動している国際NGOです。その後、会員数はむしろ増えているという。一般に民間団体は、自由度が高いがゆえに継続性をもたせにくいと考えられています。それにもかかわらず、設立者の確固たる思想を基盤に、自律的な運営により活動が継続されているペシャワール会は、組織運営の側面からも大変興味深い民間団体です。

出会いは偶然。弓削島の友人のお姉さんが、長く会の事務局をされておられた、というご縁でペシャワール会がとたんに身近になりました。この講演会を、ぜひ多くの方に知っていただきたいと思いました。

今回の講演会は、ペシャワール会で活動中または活動経験のある5名が登壇予定。パンフレットpdfはこちら。ペシャワール会は、中村哲医師のパキスタンでの医療活動を支援する目的で40年前に設立された国際NGOで、現在は、中村医師が設立したPMS(平和医療団・日本）のアフガニスタンでの医療活動や灌漑水利事業等を支援している団体です。

登壇予定者のうち3名は、2005年～2008年ごろ、ペシャワール会が支援するPMSのワーカーとしてにアフガニスタンで用水路建設や経理事務などに従事されていました。帰国後はそれぞれ、絵本やさんを開業されたり学習会の講師活動をされたり、全く異なるお仕事に従事しつつ、震災後に福島の子供たちを関西にまねく団体を設立したり、子育て施設や児童の発達支援などの社会的な活動にも取り組まれています。講演会は、アフガニスタンにおける今の活動が聞けるほか、こうしたペシャワール会卒業生より日本での多彩な活躍を直接伺える構成にもなっており、楽しみです。弓削からは遠いですが、関西圏の方はぜひ。

We share the information about the lecture.

The Peshawar Association is an international NGO that has survived both the coronas and the death of its founder, Dr. Nakamura, in 2019, and continues to work vigorously today. Since then, the number of members has rather increased. Generally, private organizations are considered to be difficult to sustain because of their high degree of freedom. Nevertheless, the Peshawar Asc. is a very interesting private organization from the standpoint of organizational management, as its activities continue through autonomous management based on the firm ideas of its founder.

Our first encounter was by chance. The sister of a friend of mine from Yuge island had been the secretary of the association for a long time, and through this connection, the Peshawar Asc. became instantly familiar to me. I wanted to let as many people as possible know about this lecture.

Five people who are working or have worked with the Peshawar Asc. are scheduled to speak at this lecture. Peshawar Asc. is an international NGO established 40 years ago to support Dr. Nakamura's medical activities in Pakistan, and is currently supporting PMS (Peace Medical Service Mission, Japan), an organization established by Dr. Nakamura, for its medical activities and irrigation projects in Afghanistan.

Three of the scheduled speakers worked in Afghanistan from around 2005 to 2008 as workers for PMS , an organization supported by Peshawar Asc. , where they were engaged in irrigation canal construction, accounting, and other work. After returning to Japan, each of them has been engaged in completely different jobs, such as opening a picture book store and teaching study groups, while at the same time working on social activities, such as establishing an organization that brings children from Fukushima to Kansai after the earthquake, childcare facilities, and child development support. We are looking forward to hearing about their current activities in Afghanistan and hearing directly from these Peshawar Asc. alumni about their diverse activities in Japan.

The location is Osaka, which is far from Yuge island, but if you are in the Kansai area, you are welcome to attend.