Peace Winds Japan has been examining medium- to long-term needs in the region and is currently working on plans in two areas: (1) supplying household items for those who are moving into temporary residences, and (2) providing play spaces where children and caregivers can play, and … Read more
AMDA reports that it will start supporting the rehabilitation of schools in the region. To start, AMDA is preparing “back-to-school” kits containing stationery and school bags. AMDA is also helping the local economy by employing 12 local residents as drivers, caregivers, and operational staff. They are … Read more
One of the roles of Japan Platform is to match companies who are willing to donate relief supplies with the nonprofit groups on the ground that have assessed the needs in the affected region. It recently announced that 489 different types of items had been … Read more
The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) team in Otsuchi (Iwate Prefecture) distributed vitamins and royal jelly, a health supplement, to evacuees. They also distributed stationery supplies to high schools in Kamaishi, and brought items that were for younger children to the Otsuchi North … Read more
The Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) Japan is taking part in a project to “bring the hot baths to the earthquake-stricken region.” Having seen the images of the stressful conditions at the evacuation centers, an employee at Ascendia, a Tokyo-based IT firm, had the … Read more
An Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) team in Otsuchi reported that they have handed over most of the medical examination work to others at this stage and are concentrating on providing Eastern medical treatments and on recovery efforts. AMDA staff attended a … Read more
In the Chinomori district of Ofunato (Iwate Prefecture), construction was completed on 71 temporary homes last week, which will house 188 people. With the help of local volunteers, Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) delivered household items to help make those families’ new lives a bit easier. … Read more
This week is the traditional “Golden Week” holiday in Japan, and many Japanese people are taking advantage of their time off to volunteer in the Tohoku region. As described in a recent Japan Times article, many groups are trying to organize the outpouring of concern into practical assistance … Read more
Last week, the Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) delivered washing machines and dryers to two evacuation centers on the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture. Many places on the peninsula are still without water and electricity, so this equipment was set up in central areas … Read more
As described in an AFP article on May 9 , the cleanup task in Tohoku is immense and volunteers have been helping local residents to remove the massive amounts of debris and the foul-smelling sludge that was left by the tsunami. A British resident of … Read more