The World of JoHo Worldsupporter

 

Discover The World of JoHo WorldSupporter

Discover The World of JoHo WorldSupporter

 

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What is the JoHo mission, vision and concept?

Mission & Vision

  • JoHo wants to enable people and organizations to develop and collaborate better, thereby contributing to a tolerant and sustainable world.
  • Support is provided for personal development and international collaboration is stimulated via online platforms and physical support centers.

Concept

  • As a JoHo donor, subscriber or insured person, you support the objectives of JoHo. JoHo supports you in exchange with tools, coaching and benefits in the field of personal development and international activities.
  • JoHo's core services are: study assistance, competence development, coaching and insurance mediation when going abroad.

What is the JoHo target group?

Core target groups

  • Travelers, volunteers, workers, emigrants, and everyone involved in the world around them.
  • Young people, students, interns, and anyone who want to develop themselves further.
  • Projects, initiatives and organizations that are committed to international cooperation.

What are the JoHo core themes?

  • Personal development: Learning, Studying, Working, Applying, Entrepreneurship, Initiating.
  • International cooperation: Help, Travel, Arrange, Emigrate, Immigrate and Inspire.

How can JoHo support you?

  • JoHo supports you with tools, decision aid, advice and discounts on articles, insurance, travel, activities, training, facilities, summaries and media use.

How can you support JoHo?

  • By using the JoHo products and services you automatically support the goals of JoHo.
  • You can also join JoHo online or in the support center as a donor or subscriber.
  • JoHo donors make it possible for JoHo to have committed to successful projects in the field of development cooperation, knowledge sharing and talent development for years. Anyone who supports JoHo can also contribute to the projects and can make use of knowledge, decision aid and discounts.

What have JoHo and JoHo donors already achieved?

What does the World of JoHo consist of?

JoHo WorldSupporter 

  • The JoHo platform for those who also want to do something for others, an online community and marketplace for global citizens, volunteers and involved companies.

JoHo Insurances

  • The JoHo platform for all your insurance, security measures, visa matters, vaccinations & arrangements for short and long stays abroad.

JoHo Memberships

  • The JoHo platform for personal development with tools for study, internship, work, travel and emigration.

JoHo Partnerships

  • The JoHo platform where organizations are enabled to bring their projects, activities and vacancies to the attention of a target group that wants to mean something for the world around them.

How can you use JoHo?

  • You can explore the World of JoHo through JoHo support centers, the online platforms and the events.
  • Visit a JoHo World Experience Center, make an online discovery trip, visit JoHo at an event, or contact us.
  • Read about contact with JoHo

What is the meaning of the term JoHo?

  • The term JoHo has had multiple meanings over the years. Today, reference is made to a more than 2,000-year-old quote from Ashoka. On the banks of the Ganges, the Indian visionary and ruler Ashoka tried to convince his people that all peoples on earth are equal and can learn from each other: "Life is a Journey to Open-mindedness, Helpfulness and Optimism".

 

"Life is a Journey to Open-mindedness,

Helpfulness & Optimism."

 

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JoHo: what is JoHo, and the meaning of JoHo?

JoHo: what is JoHo, and the meaning of JoHo?

What is the meaning of JoHo?

  • The term JoHo is short for Journey to Open-mindedness, Helpfulness and Optimism".

Where does the term Joho come from?

  • The meaning of Joho has had several interpretations over the years. Today, reference is made freely to a more than 2,000-year-old quote from Ashoka. On the banks of the Ganges, the Indian visionary and ruler Ashoka tried to convince his people that all peoples on earth are equal and can learn from each other: life is a journey to open-mindedness, helpfulness and optimism"
  • The exclamation 'Joho joho' has also been used many times over the centuries in relation to sailing and pirates. The meaning could vary from a call to go forward to an expression related to the freedom of the pirate life.

What are the meanings of the exclamation 'Joho!'?

  • Joho has the meaning of an expression of joy in different countries
  • Joho can mean: that someone is ready for something Joho can mean: full steam ahead

In which context is Joho used in the world?

  • Joho in Swahili means: a woolen robe worn by Arabs
  • Joho in Japanese has more meanings : 1 - steady forward - 2 - fast and soon - 3 - information
  • joho in Indonesia stands for the administrative levels in the regions of Central Java in Indonesia
  • Joho in Switzerland particularly refers to the families with the surname joho. Most of the European Joho families live in both the French and German parts of Switzerland. Joho families in the United States have often had their names changed to Yoho.

Which organizations use the abbreviation or term Joho in their name?

  • JoHo Foundation: the Dutch foundation aimed at sharing knowledge and promoting tolerance and international cooperation
  • Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization: online magazine focused on education
  • Joho Technology - IT computer consultancy in Tokyo
  • Studio JoHo: an australian animation bureau

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JoHo: worldsupporter blog selection
Ystävänpäivä - juliettekwee
Valentine’s Day is in Finnish called Ystävänpäivä and the idea is to celebrate friendship. Ystävänpäivä...
What’s Your Strategy for Sharing Knowledge? - Koert Hommel
Two key strategies for Knowledge management (KM) & Knowledge Sharing (KS) can be identified: codification and...
Voluntourism: good or bad? - WorldSupporter
The industry for combining volunteering with travel (or ‘voluntourism’) is booming. But the sector is also...
Worldwide tourism is harmful to local communities and the environment - WorldSupporter
A lot of places in the world rely heavily on tourism; for a lot of people -and countries- tourism is a key source of...
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened - JudithinChina
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened Dit geldt niet alleen voor een reis, maar voor alle ervaringen...
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Contact & Insurance Advice
Why Insurances through JoHo

Why Insurances through JoHo

  • Specialized: in emigration, work, internships, study and travel abroad.

  • Service: JoHo offers multiple travel insurances by multiple companies. Thanks to JoHo's extensive experience, it can offer support in case of problems with insurers, as well as advice and fast and personal handling.

  • Safe: JoHo is recognized as a trustworthy intermediary for insurances.

  • Social: by purchasing an insurance through JoHo you provide a talented student in The Philippines with health insurance

Why Should You Take Out A Travel Insurance?

  • The chance of getting injured or ill is generally higher than when you would have stayed at home. The medical care you will need can be very expensive, even more so if you are treated in a private clinic.

  • If you have to fly back because of family circumstances, the flights might be more expensive than your original flight because you have to fly on short notice.

  • You might have to deal with the damage, loss or theft of your luggage.

  • In case of emergency it can be difficult to figure out what to do. A good travel insurance will have an assistance team on standby for you 24/7 and will be able to tell you what steps to take.      

Why Should You Specifically Take Out A Travel Insurance For A Long Trip Abroad?

  • Often regular travel or health insurances only cover trips for a maximum number of days (for example 60, 90 or 180 days). 

  • Depending on your home country, your health insurance might not offer any coverage for treatment abroad.

  • During a long trip you might consider specific activities, like paid work or volunteering. Regular travel insurances often don’t cover these kind of activities. The same goes for adventurous/ hazardous sports like skydiving, scubadiving and bungee jumping.

More on why to use JoHo

  • JoHo is one of the few organisations  where you can directly purchase a comprehensive range of foreign insurances from a variety of insurers. As with our other products and services, we believe that you should be able to choose between the best, the most cost effective and the most specialised insurance.

  • JoHo offers various possibilities from combining insurances to assisting in transferring from one insurer to another.

  • When you purchase an insurance policy through JoHo, you will not pay more than if you had purchased it directly from the insurer. Sometimes (through special collective agreements) you will even pay less.

  • JoHo offers support with problems that may arise with the insurer. Sometimes disagreement with claims, cancellation notice or insurance premiums can occur. In this situation it helps if you have the assistance of an organisation who has an established relationship with the insurer.