HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report mudef 2011 HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report 1. FUNDRAISING ........................................................................................................................ 1 2. PARTNERS ............................................................................................................................... 2 3. UNIQUE ACTIVITIES OF MUDEF ............................................................................................. 4 4. BOARD MEMBER’S ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................. 5 5. MESSAGES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ........................................................................... 7 6. BALANCE ............................................................................................................................. 11 7. MEDIA COVERAGE ............................................................................................................. 11 8. FUTURE PLANS ...................................................................................................................... 11 REFERENCE: INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE DONATION ...................................................... 12 HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report General Incorporated Foundation mudef has started an emergency project ‘Hope For Japan’ to support the emergency relief and recovery activities of the areas hit by the Grate East Japan Earthquake on March 11. The project asks for donations and messages from around the world to the affected people and engages in supportive activities with its partners. Term : From March 12, 2011 Special site : http://www.mudef.net/hopeforjapan 1. FUNDRAISING mudef asked for donations through bank or post office wire from March 14, 2011(Credit Card was accepted from April 8). Additionally we carried out fundraising campaign at several artists’concert tours including ‘THE TOUR OF MISIA JAPAN SOUL QUEST’. The donations have been channeled to 6 organizations conducting support operations for the victims in the disaster- stricken areas. This fundaraising campaign finished on February 29, 2012. Totaling amount : 456 donations, 86,611,819JPY(as of March 1, 2012) Several individuals/groups organized unique fund-raising activities below; big donors(more than 1,000,000 yen):MISIA, TAKURO, Hiroto Tanigawa, How Full's Co., Ltd., JUNKO KOSHINHO, Elle Co.,Ltd., Rhythmedia Inc. On March 16, Rhythmedia Inc. donated 1,800,621JPY through points donation which users of their cell-phone website can get On March 27, MIKEY, a dancer performing at MISIA’s concert tour, donated 269,000JPY through a charity dance workshop titled ‘Tokyo★Kids Charity Workshop’ which 95 participants joined. On April 7, popular club DJs organized charity event ‘Groove for Japan’ in New York and donated 1,910USD. On April 26, Mr. Hiroyuki Suzuki and JUNKO KOSHINO donated total proceeds of auction, 699,000JPY, which was collected by Charity Photo Auction‘TOKYO Construction’. Ken Hamazaki, Japanese artist donated part of the profits from sales of Charity Products at the opening of the exhibition ”Dameyan Hmzk PINCH to PINK!”. 1 HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report 2. PARTNERS mudef has made its donation from the fund it has raised through ‘Hope For Japan’ to the 6 partners on March 17 and April 13. Below is the list of recipients of the donation through HOPE FOR JAPAN. Ashinaga Scholarship Society www.aashinaga.org Named for the 1912 American novel, Daddy-Long-Legs, Ashinaga has provided scholarships to orphaned students. Ashinaga accepted donations of 3.9billion yen as of December 20, 2011. ・Relief grants：Ashinaga provides 2million relief grants equally to children who lost parents and guardians in the earthquake and tsunami. ・To build Tohoku Rainbow House： Based on their experience with the Rainbow Houses in Kobe after the Great Hanshin Earthquake, Ashinaga are planning to build Rainbow House to support to children who have lost one or both parents due to disaster in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA）www.amda.or.jp AMDA are certified as UN’s General Consultative Status for the first time in Japan. AMDA has dispatched doctors and staffs to care for the affected people to Otsuchi-cho, Iwate Prefecture and Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi Prefecture. Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF） www.msf.or.jp MSF is the association to bring life-saving medical assistance to people in need around the world. They supported the affected people in the area of health at Minamisanriku-cho, Miyagi Prefecture and Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. JEN www.jen-npo.org JEN has engaged in supportive activities at Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. •Distribution of emergency materials •Soup-run：JEN has prepared meals for about 600 affected people in evacuation center. •Psychological care and community support：JEN supports communities which were divided into more than hundred temporary housings through the management of community café and mental care for the affected people. The Leading Disaster Relief Agency Civic Force www.civic-force.org Civic Force accepted donations of 1.197billions as of the end of January, 2012. Executing fixed price is 765.7million yen. •Car ferry in service：On April 27, the 397 ton jumbo car ferry 2 HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report "Ocean's Dream" was provided for free by Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture and used to connect to Oshima, the largest populated outlying island in the Tohoku region. Every day 9 jumbo car ferries went into service. •Provide the base ：Civic Force provided 20 trailer houses and 20 container houses to volunteer groups without charge. •NPO partner project：Collaborating with 21 NGOs, Civic Force has implemented 23 projects since April 2011. •Company volunteer dispatch：Civic Force have a project to dispatch various companies’ employees to the affected area. Collaborating with the secretariat of Global Compact Japan Network and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. , they started a special program to dispatch company volunteers. •Tohoku Common Profit Investment Fund：A new type of fund to support the restoration of industry, the General Incorporated Foundation Tohoku Kyoeki Toshi Kikin(Tohoku Common Profit Investment Fund) was established in December. They already started 2 projects. Peace Winds Japan (PWJ）www.peace-winds.org By the end of October, PWJ had received donations of more than 600 million yen from more than15,000 donors, companies and organizations from all over the world. Some of the programs described above have been funded by grants from organizations such as Japan Platform and Mercy Corps. • Providing a safe and fun environment for children ：PWJ has been providing safe places to play for children through the “Arts and Caravan” youth program at temporary housing in Kesennuma and Rikuzentakata area since May 2011. By the end of November, They have served 838 children at 41 activities. PWJ has also held events to support adults where the adults can discuss their problems or worries with PWJ’s staff who are certified social workers. •Temporary housing support：PWJ has started to deliver various housewares for affected people in temporary compounds in Iwate Prefecture since April 2011. By the end of August, emergency shelters in southern Iwate Prefecture had closed and PWJ had completed delivering necessary • Economic recovery support：PWJ has provided some mobile shops with the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Rikuzentakata and Minamisanriku cities, these mobile shops have not only provided additional income to the vendors but also offer more shopping options to residents of temporary housing where there are many residents with no transportation means. In addition, PWJ has delivered store vouchers to residents of temporary housing in Ofunato City where they can use at participating local stores. As of the end of November, we have delivered vouchers to 6,319 residents. 3 HOPE FOR JAPAN Progress Report 3. UNIQUE ACTIVITIES OF MUDEF Incorporated with partners, mudef has implemented supportive activities at the affected areas. Aid delivery (April 4) In cooperated with JEN, mudef distributed 800 towels to 536 people who were evacuated to Ohmagari Elementary School in Higashi Matsushima-city, Miyagi Prefecture on April 4, 2011. Aid delivery (April 5) In cooperated with Civic Force, mudef distributed 750 small towels and 150 bath towels at Minami-Sanriku Town, Iwate Prefecture on April 5, 2011 The first soup-run (May 20) Introduced by JEN and catering company, mudef prepared meals outdoors for the 400 evacuees at Watanoha Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The second soup-run (July 10) In cooperated with JEN, mudef supported the wrap-up-party after the cleaning activity sponsored by the second Kazuma Neighborhood Association in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. After cleaning the park, we provided barbecue lunch and drinks. Some items were distributed by many companies from around Japan. Near the barbecue lunch, the charity football school for Kazuma Junior football-club was held at the park. Mr. Satoshi Tsunami, ex-national football team player and Mr. Koichi Kawazoe, a football commentator joined as special guests, teaching kids and play football together. Below is the list of companies which supported the event (alphabetical order): Banzai Dining Inc. / diskgarage co.,Ltd. / How Full's Inc. / Howmic Inc. / IDEAFORCE, Inc. / Kyodo Hokuriku, Inc. / Kyodo Nishi Nippon, Inc. / Kyodo Osaka, Inc. / Kyodo Tohoku, Inc. / NIKKEN Corporation co,. Ltd. / Rhythmedia Inc. / Sunday Folk