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Peace Winds continues to assist victims of disasters. In 2018, earthquakes, typhoons, floods, landslides even heatwaves struck Japan. This year 2019 had seen few disasters enabling Peace Winds to continue to help 2018 victims and communities recover,
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This project will continue the work of TAMF in three areas: - Taylor Anderson Reading Corners (Bunkos) - donate books shelves with English books to Ishinomaki schools to encourage students to enjoy English and to become future bridges between the U.
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Many children in Fukushima, Japan, are affected by the fear of health risks from radioactivity having been released in the air by the nuclear disaster since March 2011. We conduct a series of outdoor/indoor camps to give such children what they miss
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JOEE brings joyful English-language lessons into orphanages, preparing kids for future jobs in the globally-connected, wide world. This project ends on December 31, 2022. Please help us reach our goal of $50,000! Help change these children's lives fo
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Starting with career assessment tests for the future, we have several programs where the children living in group homes in Japan can choose to sign up & pursue the skills we are helping them with. 1) NightZooKeeper English training which is a game an
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The YouMeWe NPO (YWM), was organized in 2018 to empower, educate and inspire children residing in foster homes in Japan, assisting them with the opportunity of becoming productive, motivated members of society. The objective of this Scholarship, is
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Ashoka Japan's Youth Venture (YV) initiative provides an environment to practice 'Changemaking' - a skill that we all must be equipped with to embrace the new era. Ashoka Youth Venture was first initiated in 2000 in the US targeting youth aged betwe
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We are looking to raise funds to focus on the girls in our NPO who are embracing technology at an early age. We have children from age 2-18 in our focus. Specifically girls as young as 9 are doing software certification training and those who have gr
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KIWL is an amateur international group of Japan-based men & women who 'get fit & give back' through sporting events. Since 2012, KIWL has raised Y98.3 million for disadvantaged children in Japan, particularly those in institutional care due to abuse
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The 2022 Knights in White Lycra Go-Go Run is working in tandem with YouMeWe NPO to provide funding for Tokyo area children's homes. Throughout November, run or jog a minimum distance of 55km (55 means "go go" in Japanese). Measure your distance using
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The Maruki Gallery preserves memories of wartime atrocities and other forms of violence through the exhibition of the Hiroshima Panels. Iri and Toshi Maruki, who jointly produced the series of 15 paintings, opened the Gallery in 1967 hoping to captur
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As governments, corporations, and criminals increasingly work across borders, so too must the journalists who investigate them. Tansa, an investigative newsroom based in Tokyo, collaborates with journalists around the world to hold Japan's powerful t
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This project aims to regenerate the 100 hectares shirabe forest at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, which was damaged by insects. Since 2007, in collaboration with the government, forest experts, companies/organizations, and forest worke
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This project provides 3-day training opportunity for women and younger generations to shape ideas into actionable project plans. Many areas in Japan still lack inclusive environment where women and younger generations can maximize their full potentia
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Each year tens of thousands of stray pets are killed in Japan. Through its "Peace Wanco," or "Peace Doggy" project, Peace Winds Japan is striving to halt this practice by rescuing cats and dogs, retraining them and finding them new homes. Since start
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Domestic violence has skyrocketed since the onset of COVID-19, as more women have needed to stay home. It is crucial that individuals know they can reach out to TELL and that there will be someone to listen, help them access shelters and develop safe
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The goal of the LIVES Food truck is to expose as many people as possible to people with disabilities so they can nurture understanding and help change the mindset of the society. The food truck will be run by special needs individuals and student and
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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 t
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Human Resources Development is the central and integral component of our work. Our 22 training centers located in 11 countries including Japan have facilities for agriculture, livestock, and food processing. Our 4 training centers in Japan located in
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