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Education
Supporting Small Private Schools
Worldwide through Image Projection
Epson supports the World Terakoya Movement
promoted by the National Federation of UNESCO
Associations in Japan. The World Terakoya Movement
is a program that provides school places for children,
especially in Asia, who are unable to receive an
education in various subjects, including reading, writing,
and arithmetic. Epson collaborated with the Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Remote
Sensing Technology Center of Japan in the production
of maps as seen from outer space, printing the images
captured by the Daichi Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Epson emphasizes the importance of finding ways to
leverage the technological capabilities and expertise that
support its operations so as to give something back to
society. Of the five key citizenship activities outlined in its
Policy for Social Contributions, Epson has been, since
2006, reinforcing its efforts and pushing forward with a
particular emphasis on adolescent education and
training, public welfare, and support for the needy.
As a good corporate citizen, Epson seeks harmonious
coexistence with local communities and to contribute to
building a better society through a wide range of
supporting programs.
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Five Key Citizenship Activities
•Adolescent education and training
•Culture and the arts
•Community events
•Environmental conservation
•Public welfare and support for the needy
(ALOS) and providing the resulting maps as educational
materials. In the first stage, maps of Senjid Dara, a village in
Afghanistan, were presented to the village. In the next
stage, maps will be presented to towns and villages in
other regions.
Sponsorship of the RedChalk
Epson Model School
The RedChalk Epson Model School project was organized
with funding from the Epson Foundation (Hong Kong) and
with the cooperation of Epson’s subsidiary Epson (China)
Co., Ltd. (Epson China) and 21st Century Media of China.
The Kaiken Epson Aishin Elementary School, funded by
Epson China, opened in 2005. Epson has shifted its
support for the school from an emphasis on providing
school equipment to a stronger emphasis on the human
side of the project. The key objective is to improve basic
education in China’s rural areas and bring about positive
changes in the lives of local children. This is to be
accomplished by sending experts with strong educational
and research experience into rural schools, having them
train teachers, raise the overall qualifications of students,
and focus on school management.
Refer to the Epson Group Sustainability Report 2007 for more
information regarding Epson’s environmental and social
contributions.
http://www.epson.co.jp/e/community/sr
*The Epson Group Sustainability Report 2007 will be published in September 2007.
Educational map
Aclass at the RedChalk Epson Model School