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Donating of Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Uganda,
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To help improve the educational environment in areas lacking electricity, Kyocera is participating in projects to donate solar power generating systems and electric equipment to a total of 50 schools in Uganda, Nepal and Tanzania over the course of five years, beginning in FY2010.
As a pioneer in solar power, Kyocera can help improve educational standards in developing countries by giving the children . our future leaders . classrooms lit by solar electricity. |
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Kababaizi Primary School (Uganda) |
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Jana Jyoti Secondary School (Nepal) |
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Celina Kombani Secondary School (Tanzania) |
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The Inamori-Kyocera Western Development Scholarship Fund |
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| In 2001, Kyocera and its founder, Kazuo Inamori, set up the Inamori-Kyocera Western Development Scholarship Fund. The fund's purpose is to financially assist economically disadvantaged university students in China' s western provinces who show both outstanding academic achievement and high moral character. The fund aims to foster individuals who will aid regional development through science and technology. Scholarship funds are granted at 12 universities each year, with a total of 2,721 students having benefited as of FY2011. |
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Scholarship presentation ceremony |
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Cultural Exchange Tours for Chinese Children to Visit Japan |
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| Kyocera has invited children from China to visit Japan since 1997, with the hope that giving firsthand experience of different cultures to these impressionable children will facilitate future bonds of friendship between China and Japan. A total of 290 children have taken part in the program thus far. |
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Children from China visiting Kyocera's headquarters |
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Training Administrative Officials and Engineers from Developing Countries |
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Kyocera supports international training for administrative officials and engineers who will be the driving force in the growth of developing countries. We have hosted more than 750 people from 54 countries at Kyocera's headquarters to introduce them to fine ceramic technologies and products.
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Donation of Football Uniforms for Children in South Africa |
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| Football is a very popular and much-loved sport among children in South Africa. Through the charity Kits for Kids, and in conjunction with the professional English football team Reading FC , the Kyocera Group in the United Kingdom sent 200 football uniforms to underprivileged children in South Africa. |
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Campaign to Deliver Picture Books to Children in Developing Countries |
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| Kyocera is aligned with the goal of the Shanti Volunteer Association, an international cooperative that delivers picture books to children in developing countries. Kyocera Group employees have volunteered to make picture books, which are delivered to children in countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Afghanistan. |
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Employees show the picture books they have made |
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Vaccines for Children in Developing Countries |
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| Kyocera supports the Ecocap Movement, where a vaccine for a child in a developing country is donated for every 800 plastic bottle caps collected . To date , the Kyocera Group has provided 490 polio vaccines through this non-profit organization . savi ngchildren's lives while promoting recycling. |
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Cap collection box placed in a central location at Kyocera |
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