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Young people starting to warm up to finding employment with NPOs

Peacemaker: Yoshinori Kurita, who works for the nonprofit organization Terra Renaissance, speaks about the NPO's activities during a lecture at Nara Prefectural University. | KYODO

By Daisuke Kawashima
Kyodo

Sep 30, 2013

An increasing number of young Japanese are seeking jobs with nonprofit organizations because they want to get involved in addressing social problems.

While working for NPOs doesn't always provide stable employment, they can be a rewarding place for young people eager to change society, NPO workers say.

Yoshinori Kurita, 26, works for Terra Renaissance, which was established in Kyoto in 2001 with the lofty aim of creating a world in which "all lives can live in peace."

Young people starting to warm up to finding employment with NPOs

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