A Tokyo International Parents Group TIPP |
| Category: (Asia) |
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Languages
| Multi-lingual but mostly Japanese and English | |||||||
| Type | Community of like-minded international families | |||||||
| Meeting Times | We hold seasonal parties, events and seminars through-out the year. | |||||||
| Status | not-for-profit | |||||||
| Contact Person | Robert Purss | |||||||
| Contact Email | tokyointernationalparents@gmail.com | |||||||
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/groups/136852236391610/ | |||||||
| Who is it for? | International and/or internationally minded parents in and around Tokyo area | |||||||
How many?
| 75+ families | |||||||
| Who started it? |
Robert Purss:
30yrs Australian married to Japanese. 2.5yrs boy and 6mths girl. http://www.facebook.com/rpurss | |||||||
| When did it start? | 2011 | |||||||
| How did you start? | Born from the realisation of a lack of services and community for internationally minded families. | |||||||
| How does it work? |
Join us on Facebook!!
This is our platform for discussions, information sharing and events scheduling. Not on Facebook? Please email me and I will keep you updated of all upcoming meetups and events: [email protected] | |||||||
| How do you keep the group/program going? | Labor of love | |||||||
| How does it benefit families? | Leverage's online technologies and social networking to bring like-minded families together online and offline. | |||||||
| Any advice for others who want to set up something similar? |
Facebook and other emerging social networking sites provide the perfect platform for these types of groups to flourish.
If you start something and it provides value to your members, then word-of-mouth will quickly spread to grow your user base. |