Sebastopol and Takeo friends

Sebastopol students welcome their Takeo friends at a festive dinner

Visiting Sebastopol

Sebastopol and Takeo exchange students visit the redwoods together

Friendship Dinner

Sebastopol World Friends invites our community to learn about the food and culture of our sister cities at our annual Friendship Dinner

U.S. Open World Program

Sebastopol is proud to host delegations from our Ukrainian sister city Chyhyryn as part of the U.S. Open World program

Educational Enrichment

Participants in our exchange program enjoy educational day-trips and activities as well as getting to know each other

World Peace, One Friend at a Time

World Peace
One Friend at a Time

Our Mission

The mission of Sebastopol World Friends is to link Sebastopol with its sister cities through a variety of educational and cultural programs and to coordinate exchanges which will promote lasting friendships.

Sebastopol World Friends offers a changing array of programs connected to our sister city relationships with Takeo, Japan, and Chyhyryn, Ukraine. We also engage with our community through a variety of events and cultural activities, and offer opportunities to host visitors and volunteer.

Learn More about the Takeo Program

Learn More about the Chyhyryn Program

Sebastopol World Friends & Project C.U.R.E

SEBASTOPOL WORLD FRIENDS is organizing a Project C.U.R.E. Fundraiser for our Sister City Chyhyryn, Ukraine

Medical supplies and equipment for the hospital
Project C.U.R.E. conducts assessment of needs before shipment
AND follow-up training with hospital staff

OUR GOAL IS $30,000 — EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS

Learn More about the Project C.U.R.E. Program

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Sebastopol World Friends Blog

Reflections on the recent Takeo visit

I was pleased and honored to be invited to visit Japan as a member of the SWF adult delegation. Japan is a modern industrial and commercial success. We experienced and saw the private lives of the Japanese middle classes. Lives that reflect ancient traditions, ancient...

Sebastopol’s Sister City Raises Money for the City’s Firefighting Efforts

People in Japan who had been touched by the citizen-to-citizen diplomacy of Sebastopol World Friends (SWF) were devastated to learn about the October 2017 fires in Sonoma County. They took an action. SWF’s counterpart Takeo World Friends, along with Takeo Lions Club...