With help from JEN and from a German NGO that JEN has partnered with for nearly two decades, in mid-November a temporary shopping mall, “Oshika no Rengai,” officially opened in Ayukawahama (on the Oshika Peninsula) after just one and a half months of construction. The … Read more
The Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) reviewed its nine months of relief efforts since the March 11 disaster. To date, it has provided sets of household items for 20,719 families living in temporary housing (the target is roughly 35,000). AAR is continues to provide … Read more
Today, JCIE and Metlife Alico Japan are launching the “MetLife Alico Employees’ Children Support Program” as part of the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund. With a generous donation from the employees of MetLife Alico in Japan, this will provide 15 million (roughly $200,000) … Read more
On December 18, the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia opened the “AMDA Otsuchi Health Support Center.” The project planning for the center began in April and construction began in early November. The official opening ceremony featured the traditional pounding of rice cakes, a concert, … Read more
We are delighted to announce that the BTMU Foundation, supported by the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, has just made a $288,514 grant to the fund. This was contributed by bank staff, customers, vendors, retirees, and others in North and South America, and it will be … Read more
The Japan NGO Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund is making $200,000+ in multi-year grants to two groups. One grant will strengthen the underpinnings of the region’s nonprofit sector by helping the Sanaburi Foundation, the first community foundation in Tohoku, get off the ground. A second one … Read more
When the March 11 disaster struck, people with severe disabilities whose lives depend on respirators or suctioning machines were placed in a frightening position. A mother of a 9-year-old boy who requires a respirator recalled her experience: “When the earthquake struck, the bed and respirator … Read more
NICCO has been working since June to help rebuild and repair schools in the town of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. Nine elementary schools and seven middle schools were severely damaged by the earthquake and tsunami, forcing the children to commute to other … Read more