Welcome to the class blog for Prof. Quimpo's course on "Studies on Civil Society". This blog will be used to post announcements, show videos used during the lectures and links for the required readings.
For today's entry, we will be posting the guidelines for your NGO fieldwork visit, and how to write your research report based on your field work. We will post the syllabus and videos used during the 1st lecture soon.
Guidelines for your NGO visit
1. Before making your NGO visit, make sure to prepare well. Search the internet for as much information about the NGO that you can gather. This will help you in asking questions that are more informed and that go deeper. Prepare your key interview questions in advance, but you must also be able to formulate good follow-up questions on the spot.
2. Set appointment/s with the persons you wish to interview by phone or e-mail. It would be best to interview at least two persons: 1) someone who can give a good overview of the NGO; and 2) someone who can explain a particular project that you find most noteworthy or interesting.
3. All members of the group should participate in doing the interview. If the person you are interviewing cannot speak English, then let the Japanese member/s of your group translate what he or she is saying.
4. It would be good to use a tape recorder. But ask the permission of the person you are interviewing beforehand if it is all right with him/her that you tape the interview. It may also be good for your powerpoint presentations to take photos.
5. It will be up to you what kind of questions you will pose to the people you interview at the NGO office. The important point is that on the basis of your interviews, you should be able to answer all the questions in the attached guidelines for making the report on your NGO visit.
6. When asking about the successes and failures/shortcomings of the NGO, don't ask about the failures/shortcoming too early in the interview. Ask about these later in the interview, perhaps after asking about the NGO's problems.
If there are things that still need to be clarified, feel free to e-mail Prof. Quimpo.
Guidelines for Making the Report on Your NGO Visit
I. Introduction
1. Name of NGO
2. Type of NGO
a. Focus (human rights, environmental, women’s issues, or some other)
b. Scope (international, national or local)
3. Names of persons interviewed and their positions in the organization
(Suggestion: During the interview, ask for their business cards or meishi.)
4. Address of the Japanese office of the NGO
5. Date/s of your visit
II. Description of the NGO
1. What are the objectives of the NGO?
2. Give a brief history of the NGO.
3. What have been the main achievements or victories as well as main failures or shortcomings of the NGO?
(Note: If the NGO is international, focus on the achievements or failures of the Japanese section or branch.)
4. What are major projects, campaigns and activities that the NGO is currently undertaking? Why has the NGO embarked on these projects or activities?
(Note: If the NGO is international, focus on the major projects, campaigns and activities of the Japanese section or branch.)
5. What are the major problems that the NGO has encountered in doing its work in Japan?
6. How does one become a member of the NGO? What are criteria or requirements for membership? What kinds of people in Japan have become active in the NGO? Why have they joined the NGO?
7. How does the NGO help bring about social and/or political change (for example, promoting or improving democracy) in the country/countries it operates in or supports?
8. Discuss a particular project of the NGO that you find most noteworthy or interesting. Why do you find this project most noteworthy or interesting?
III. Your Opinion of the NGO
1. What are your impressions of the NGO? Do you think it is performing a significant and positive role in Japanese civil society?
2. Would you be interested in joining the NGO (in Japan or in your country) now or in the future? Why or why not? Would you encourage some of your relatives and friends to join the NGO? Why or why not?
Good luck on your preparations!
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