We Are Tomodachi Spring 2019
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In the Karuizawa Plateau, Nagano Lin Kobayashi, chair of the board of UWC ISAK Japan. Graduated from Pearson College UWC in Canada in 1993 and from School of Economics, University of Tokyo in 1998. Obtained Master’s in International Education Policy Analysis, Stanford Graduate School of Education in 2005. After working in a financial institution, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, she worked for UNICEF in the Philippines in 2006. In 2012, she was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.FEATURE Empowering Women, Enhancing SocietyPrefecture, against the backdrop of the beautifully undulating Mt. Asama, is the international boarding school UWC ISAK Japan, at which about 190 students from 73 countries attend. The school equips its students with the makings to become leaders who can shape our future world by instilling a mutual knowledge and understanding of each other, as their countries, cultures and economies vastly differ.Lin Kobayashi is the founder of UWC ISAK Japan, which is gaining a reputation as a center of learning for change-makers. What is a “society where women shine” as imagined by her? The educational philosophy of the school is to empower students to become “change-makers” who can bring positive change to society. That reflects the ideas of Lin Kobayashi, founder and chair of the board. Having traveled alone to Canada to study at a boarding high school, it was her dream to help make a better world beginning with education for the poor. After much effort, she began working with UNICEF in educational assistance for children in poverty. Then, with an aim to help make even bigger changes to society, she realized that it was essential to not just provide education to people living in poverty but also to raise leaders and empower them to make positive changes in many areas of society. While working hard to establish the school, she encountered numerous difficulties. “An important lesson for any change-maker is that the power to overcome difficulties comes from learning to make your own future rather than blaming your environment or circumstances,” advises Kobayashi. Kobayashi, who is both a social entrepreneur and an internationally active leader, explains how an 12Female Social Entrepreneurs Changing Society

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