Fumiko

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Description

Hi! This is Fumiko from Japan.

Architecture, Art classes for kids, Dance, Facilitation, Design, and Organizing the collaboration with the local people are what I have experienced and been influenced by.
I love to know new things and people that take me somewhere unpredictable.

I studied printmaking in Florence and architecture in London and Kyoto.
After the Great East Japan earthquake, I moved back to the countryside from Tokyo with my family.

I am a graphic designer and a founder of a little non-profit organization that makes the diverse bonds between people in the city and people in the rural area.
I got work experience as the coordinator and the branding&PR person in several non-profit organizations, the university, and the company.

I am currently working as a graphic designer, the PR for a non-profit organization that keeps supporting the people who had suffered from the Great East Japan earthquake.

Interests

Languages

Languages spoken
Japanese: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Italian: Beginner

More details about my language interests
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Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn

I'm interested in:  

Eco Projects

Creating/ Cooking family meals

Helping around the house

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Some knowledge of:  

DIY and building projects

General Maintenance

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Able to teach about:  

Art Projects

Helping with Computers/ Internet

Babysitting and creative play

More details about your skills

CARPENTRY
Currently, I am renovating my mother's flat by myself since the COVID-19 spread. I took away almost everything and built it again, so I have knowledge of how to use tools and understand the process of renovation.

ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
I love making unpredictable and USELESS things with kids. I have many experiences with workshops. Depending on the situation, I sometimes can do the workshop to make something USEFUL :).

DESIGN
I mostly work on graphic design, but sometimes the website too.
You can see my portfolio here.
https://theweather.work/

PUBLIC RELATIONS
I have the experience to promote website renewal, video production, social networking, flyers/posters, press releases, renewal of annual reports, etc.

DESIGNING RURAL DEVELOPMENT
I designed a project to promote the migrant applicants to the depopulated areas in cooperation with existing local organizations. Also, I developed local industries (Konnyaku making, Japanese cotton cultivation, and yarn spinning).
I produced a booklet for promoting migration in cooperation with the rural town government.

VOLUNTEER
2008-present
Support as a foster parent of a Thai girl (Marley currently 19 years old) at NGO Karuna Club and the Volunteer for Children Development Foundation.
2017/3
Field trip to Hejiwan Village, Shanxi Province, China where the old Japanese army did massacre.
2019/2
Volunteer Work in NPO Dream Girls Project in Cambodia.

Age

48

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  Special dietary requirements