Kobe: [Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships] Para Sports

Press Release (February 2, 2024)
International Sports Office, Culture and Sports Bureau
In preparation for the Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships to be held in May 2024, the city has been holding “Parareso for Community,” a hands-on training program for local communities to realize an inclusive society, since this fiscal year. Paralesso for Community” is a hands-on training program for local communities to realize an inclusive society.
　Paralesso” is a generic name for a learning program that aims to realize a symbiotic society in which everyone can play an active role by learning about the world of para-sports and acknowledging the differences of each individual. Resonance is a phenomenon that creates deeper understanding by empathizing with the feelings and thoughts of others. The first step toward a symbiotic society is for each person’s individuality to resonate with each other, and it is with this in mind that “Parareso,” a cross between para-sports and resonance, was born. The target audience for learning is “Children = for School” and “Adults = for Community,” and we will hold “Paralelazo for Community,” a hands-on training program for local communities in the city, on the following dates.

Organizations and schedule for February

Fukuchi Fureai no Machizukuri Council
Date: Saturday, February 10, 13:30-15:00
Location: Fukuchi Community Welfare Center 5-4-11 Motoyamaminami-machi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe City
Lecturer: Eri Yamamoto

Fureai no Machizukuri Council in Nishi-ku (Edayoshi School District, Takatsubashi, Tamatsu, Deiai)
Date: February 12, ( Monday, February 12, 14:00-15:30
Location: Hyogo Prefectural Sports Exchange Center for Persons with Disabilities 1070 Akebono-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe
Lecturer: Ms. Eri Yamamoto

Fujiwaradai Fureai no Machizukuri Council
Date: Saturday, February 17, 10:00-11:30
Location: Fujiwaradai Community Welfare Center 7 Fujiwaradai Naka-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe City Chome 14-16
Lecturer: Ms. Eri Yamamoto

(See also: “Parallels for Community” for details )

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