Friday is an AAI Scholar, nearly an AAI Graduate, who in 2015, was the first Scholar selected from Zambia. He attended university in Yamanashi, Japan, and will graduate this fall. In July, Friday presented his Ashinaga Proposal, a concrete plan to tackle a problem in his hometown back in Zambia, via Zoom to Ashinaga staff […]

Annet is an Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) Scholar from Uganda and soon-to-be graduate of Tsukuba University with a degree in Biological Sciences. She will be attending The University of Oxford to continue her study towards a Master’s degree. Annet is the first AAI Scholar to be accepted to Oxford. In addition, she was selected as […]

Webinar Hosted by Ashinaga in collaboration with The African Story Teller Ashinaga is excited to announce “Building Africa’s Next Generation of Successful Leaders”. This is a webinar being held on August 12 at 10:00-12:00 South African Time (GMT+2) in collaboration with The African Story Teller, a company founded and directed by Kenjin-Tatsujin Advisory Board member, […]

Ashinaga’s summer camps are known as tsudoi, which means “gathering” in Japanese. These camp programs are an opportunity for healing and emotional care for high school and university participants. Ashinaga’s high school tsudoi, which is held across 8 locations every summer, as well as university students tsudoi, usually held in September, have both been canceled this […]

During the uncertain times that the coronavirus has brought us, we want to extend our deepest thank you to our supporters. Last month, we announced that a 150,000 yen stipend would be given to 6,500 Ashinaga families in Japan, after getting feedback from guardians around the country. We also provided stipends for food, medical, and […]

Ashinaga Uganda’s Rainbow House facility has decided to give food supply stipends to each of the families associated with 989 children registered with the Uganda Rainbow House. Thanks to the effort of healthcare workers and government officials in Uganda, only 79 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in over 6,000 tested cases (according to data […]

Last week, we announced that Ashinaga’s Japan Headquarters would be providing 150,000 yen (approximately $1400 USD) to each of the 6,500 current scholarship recipients. This decision was based on a survey conducted with guardians of scholarship receiving families. Today, we want to share those translated survey results with you. COVID-19 has struck the world in […]

Due to the spread of COVID-19, Ashinaga students have suffered a decrease in income. In order to support Ashinaga Scholarship recipient families who are having trouble with their daily lives, an emergency assistance lump sum of 150,000 yen will be given to each one of the 6,500 scholarship students. Recipients include high school, vocational school, […]

In early February, all 34 Ashinaga African Initiative (AAI) Scholars studying in continental Europe came together at the Ashinaga France’s office in Paris for the 9th International Tsudoi. The theme of this 2-day  tsudoi was “African Togetherness.” The main objective was to bring Scholars together to encourage community, solidarity, and the sharing of resources among […]

While Amadou was in Senegal this summer for a mandatory renewal of his passport, he volunteered to lead an entrepreneurial camp for local students. The camp, held over two days, was based on the Africa Leadership Academy’s BUILD-in-a-Box model. BUILD stands for “Believe, Understand, Invent, Listen and Deliver”.  The camp was held at the Ashinaga Senegal […]