Projects and work listed here are both from Japan and US. Below you will find some of the reports I have written for non-profits, service organizations, and others. Where permitted these have been included as pdfs for public viewing.
Place to Grow (NPO) and OGA for Aid (NPO)
My work with Place to Grow and OGA for Aid grew over multiple years of volunteer work in the community of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture. Over my 8 years with both non-profits I have been part of community programming, leadership, and research. In 2022 we closed Place to Grow to give way to a local operated organization. However, over the 10 years of the organization’s life we have crafted a host of social and economic initiatives to support the recovery of residents with over 2 million USD in impact. For those interested in volunteering in Japan please contact me through my email form. While Place to Grow no longer offers international student placements, we still coordinate with other non-profits and organizations in the region. To learn more about Place to Grow and OGA for Aid please visit their websites here and here.
Ward, K. 2023. Ten year impact report. Place to Grow. Tokyo, Japan. [English and Japanese]
Ward, K. 2022. ボランティア活動通をじて一致団結する能力を高めること、コミュニティーを通じて絆を深めること、新たな人々の結びつきを生み出すことに注力する. Place to Grow. Tokyo, Japan. (English and Japanese)
Ward, K. 2017. From Community Roots: Post-disaster Public Policy and Roles of Organizations in Development. Place to Grow. Tokyo, Japan. (Japanese) [Part 2]
Ward, K. 2016. From Community Roots: Post-disaster Public Policy and Roles of Organizations in Development. Place to Grow. Tokyo, Japan. (Japanese) [Part 1]
National Peace Corps Association
My work with the Peace Corps began in early 2022 where I became the lead statistician for the 60-year study on the domestic effects of returned Peace Corps volunteers (RPCVs) activities. In comparison to the work done over the past 60 years, this study is the largest, broadest, and most comprehensive endeavor to evaluate the domestic benefits of the Peace Corps experience. A unique contribution of this study is evaluating the domestic benefits from RPCVs who span all six decades, enabling us to examine the paths of the earliest volunteers as well as consider the contributions of those who have served recently. You can find the final report on the NPCA website here.
Adams, R., D. Baker, G. Bumhorst, A. Flanagan, S. Gasteyer, R. Jussaume, J. Kerley, R. Pyle, and K. Ward. 2023. The Power of Peace Corps: The Domestic Benefits of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. National Peace Corps Association. Washington, D.C.
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