Koganei International Support Service Association/ KISSA

Established in April 2019 by volunteers living in Koganei City, this is a volunteer organization aimed at supporting foreigners. 
We teach Japanese language and school subjects to children with foreign roots, while also providing daily life counseling and Japanese language lessons to foreign residents.  
Additionally, we organize multicultural exchange events and other activities.

Information

We hold a study support sessions for elementary school students who struggle with Japanese at 6:00PM every Friday, at the Koganeishi City Library East Annex.
Now accepting participants. 
*Advance notice is required. 

●Koganei City Library East Annex：
http://east.ntk-koganei.org/access/index.php 

Our activities 

1. In addition to regularly held Japanese lessons, we also provide study support on specific subjects upon request for elementary school students.

2. We assist adults with Japanese language and lifestyle, as well as providing support.

3. To enhance a mutual understanding for multicultural coexistence, we organize various events like cooking classes.

4. In collaboration with Koganei City, we have created a guidebook for foreign parents regarding enrollment in elementary and junior high schools. The guidebook is available on our website.

Volunteer recruitment

In our organization, volunteers engage in a variety of activities based on their own individual skills and aspirations. Starting from April 2023, we host a study support session every Friday from 18:00 to 19:00. Would you like to join us as a member? 

Language proficiency is not a requirement. 

There is no admission fee or annual membership fee. 

We look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us at the following: 

TEL：080-6733-0636(9am〜5pm)

(Person in charge: Ms. Sakuma, Japanese/English) 

Email: [email protected]

History

January 2019: The "Course on Creating a Local Place for People Connected to Foreign Countries" was held, and volunteers among the participants started this organization. 

• August 2019: A three-day summer homework support event was held. 
• September 2019: Started subject learning support at city elementary schools 
• November 2019: Started regular study support sessions for elementary school students. 
• 2020: Under the circumstances where face-to-face learning support sessions cannot be held due to the COVIT-19, ,online learning was implemented to provide more detailed assistance. 
• June 2020: We resumed in-person study support sessions on the second Wednesday of each month at the Koganei City Library, Nukui Kita Annex, and continued online learning support. 
• 2020, 2021, 2022: Summer homework support events were conducted. 
• March 2023: As part of international exchange activities, a Filipino cooking class was organized. 
• Starting in April 2023, weekly in-person study support has been provided at Higashicho yuai Hall. Both in-person and online study support sessions, including weekly Japanese language lessons, are being provided as one-on-one's to multiple children and adult foreign residents.

Our rules

1. Our association is run by individual volunteers who understand and are interested in supporting foreigners and international relationships.

2. Our members come up with ideas themselves and decide how to pursue them under their responsibility.

3. We share the idea of understanding different cultures and languages of each county.

4. Our members share any difficulties before trying to solve problems themselves.

5. Our members value individual privacy, thus no private information will be shared or distributed outside the association. 

Any questions, contact: [email protected]