Last Updated (Wednesday, 01 September 2021 11:34)
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TRIBUTE TO KATSUMI JINBO 28 March 1965 – 04 August 2021 With deep sadness, we inform you of the passing of Mr. Katsumi Jinbo, our General Secretary of Kumamoto YMCA, on 4 August 2021, after battling cancer. Mr Jinbo started his career in Kumamoto YMCA in 1990 as a coordinator for youth education and then a manager in the international and financial division before he became the General Secretary in Toyama YMCA, then Kumamoto YMCA. He had made significant contributions to our YMCA with his hard work and leadership. Our staff, as well as many people who know him, mourn his loss. Mr Jinbo’s life journey in YMCA (1990 - 2021) • Coordinator of youth education (April 2001 - March 2002) |
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Excerpt from the message of Mr Jinbo, “Through meeting members, Y’s men’s Club, government, various organizations, companies, alliances, overseas YMCA, and other people, I once again experienced the significance of YMCA's existence in the region. We have been working on YMCA's work through a division of going on to higher education, with the highest priority on the satisfaction of our members. However, the YMCA, which works in 120 countries and regions, has... I realized at the ICR why the YMCA has worked in such a way and has been needed by the local community, and I was able to go to various countries such as Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Korea, and Singapore to connect on the importance of partnerships, poverty, and disparity issues in Asia.” By Kenjiro NAKAMURA |
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