Fundraising for “Rainbow House”: Healing Center for Children Who Lost Parents in the 3.11 Disaster
Ashinaga, named for the 1912 American novel Daddy-Long-Legs, is a nonprofit organization based in Tokyo, Japan, which for over 40 years has been providing financial and emotional support to children who have a parent/guardian with a serious disability, or who have lost one or both parents/guardians due to illness, accident, disaster, or suicide. Each year Ashinaga provides financial support to more than 6,000 students in need; total academic loans and scholarships disbursed exceed US$22 million annually.…continue…
Statement from Ashinaga on June 9th/2011
ASHINAGA Responds to Japan Earthquake/Tsunami:
Emergency Support for Affected Children
Ashinaga has implemented the following measures for children who have lost parents/guardians in the disaster, or who have a parent/guardian with a severe disability resulting from the disaster:
* Establishment of one-time relief payments for children (from infants to graduate school students), ranging from 100,000 yen (US$1,250) to 400,000 yen (US$5,000).
* Grace periods for repayment of regular Ashinaga educational loans.
* Dispatch of staff members to affected areas to identify children in need of psychological/emotional support. These efforts are based on the 16 years of experience and know-how accumulated through the psychosocial care activities of the Kobe Rainbow House, which was established subsequent to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Ashinaga is also accepting donations in support of its activities related to educational funding and emotional care for children affected by the tragedy. If you would like to make a donation, please click the “Make a donation” box above, or send an e-mail to contact@ashinaga.org.
We deeply appreciate your support.
We at Ashinaga express our heartfelt condolences for the tragic loss of life and indescribable damage resulting from the massive March 11 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern region of Japan. As in any disaster, children are among the most vulnerable, and Ashinaga is now working vigorously to provide financial, educational, and emotional support to children affected by the catastrophe.
Statement from Ashinaga on May 2nd/2011
Ashinaga responds to the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean disaster
Ashinaga has implemented the following measures for children who have lost parents/guardians in the disaster, or who have a parent/guardian with a severe disability resulting from the disaster:
* Establishment of one-time relief payments for children (from infants to graduate school students), ranging from 100,000 yen (US$1,250) to 400,000 yen (US$5,000).
* Grace periods for repayment of regular Ashinaga educational loans.
* Dispatch of staff members to affected areas to identify children in need of psychological/emotional support. These efforts are based on the 16 years of experience and know-how accumulated through the psychosocial care activities of the Kobe Rainbow House, which was established subsequent to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Ashinaga is also accepting donations in support of its activities related to educational funding and emotional care for children affected by the tragedy. If you would like to make a donation, please click the “Make a donation” box above, or send an e-mail to contact@ashinaga.org.
We deeply appreciate your support.
Statement from Ashinaga on April 14th /2011