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Organization	Friends of El Sistema Japan
Region	Japan
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ProjectLeader	Yutaka Kikugawa

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This project, the first El Sistema-inspired program in Japan takes place in Soma, Fukushima, one of the disaster areas of the East Japan Great Earthquake and Tsunami in March 2011, and serves the area's children who have been affected by that great tragedy by instructing and engaging children in a classical orchestral and chorus music education programs inspired by Venezuelan El Sistema's core values, such as teamwork, peer learning and joy.

Challenge

4,000 children in Soma have suffered traumatic stress caused by earthquake and tsunami as well as the subsequent nuclear accident since March 2011. Although the radiation dose is relatively low in Soma, their daily activities are still restricted.

Long-Term Impact

Through our El Sistema inspired lessens learned in group activities, child can take pride and gain confidence in themselves with lively attitude, which are benefits that can spread beyond the classroom to parents and the community, resulting in positive social change in Soma.