Aid For Japan is committed to supporting the orphans of the 2011 earthquake through a variety of initiatives and programmes
Every year, Aid For Japan organises a special Summer Residential Course in Japan. The course offers a chance for English volunteers to ¬¬directly support the orphans with a series of activities and events.
The courses involve a variety of activities that are designed to inspire confidence and trust amongst the orphans. Previous events have involved recording a song together, visiting an animal shelter that had rescued many of the pets lost in the wake of the 2011 Earthquake and also learning about the many cultural differences between the UK and Japan.
Summer Residential Course 2013
Aid For Japan staged a Summer residential course in Kiyosato (Japan) with some of the Tsunami orphans at KEEP school.
The project involved several activities, including creating a song in both English and Japanese, learning Japanese and English etiquette and many outdoor activities including hiking.
Our video shows some of the highlights of the course and how the charity is helping the orphans directly.
Summer Residential Course 2014
For 2014's visit to Japan, the activities included a visit to the Yokohama Fireworks Festival (with special seating kindly arranged by the Yokohama Rotary Club), lessons in the English language by Akemi Solloway, how to construct a Japanese round fan and a visit to a marine museum.
The event also featured a beach trip which included the traditional Japanese game of striking a watermelon (suikawari).
This video, Filmed and edited by Miss Cordelia Lawler, offers a window on the activities and support that we provide.
Aid For Japan is regularly looking for donations to help with the cost of running these annual courses, particularly to cover the expenses involved in transportation for the orphans as well as the costs involved with the organisation of the various activities. If you can help, then please contact us.