Thank You for Your Support~Beyond Recovery, toward Reconstruction, and Rebirth~
Relief Headquarters for Persons with Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake continues its support activities.
Two and a half years have passed since the Relief
Headquarters for Persons with Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake
started its actions immediately after Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake. In the
disaster-affected coastal area, precise reconstruction plan is yet to be
completed, as well as the prospect for closing of temporary housing and
construction of public restoration housing has been uncertain in many local governments.
Picture1:Disaster Management Building to Be Dismantled, Minamisanriku, Miyagi
In the second year of our support activities, our focal
centers, which were set up by the headquarters, assessed the track to start
business projects, with an aim to be a community resource. At the same time,
needs of the individual support, which was originally estimated to be decreased
as the reconstruction progressed, turned out to be more serious, especially in
transportation. Thus, the type of the supports shifted from emergency to
everyday living.
On December 4, 2013, the House of Councilor
approved of ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
at the plenary session, more than five years after the Convention came into
force. This event coincided with the 1,000th day after the Tohoku-Kanto Great
Earthquake struck. The current situation of the disaster-affected areas is in
the mixture of “usual” and “unusual” life: some areas remained safe and the
same just as before the disaster, while other devastated areas are still
staggered for recovery; some people are bringing back their “regular” life, yet
some other people have been in need of external support. This discrepancy will
be more serious when the support is ceased or decreased. Time is not a solution
to improve the disaster-affected people’s living, which has been demanding
supports. Support activities cannot be terminated in a current state where
problems remain unsolved.
Picture2:Recently Installed Stone Figures of Jizo, Traditional Guardian Deity of Children, Kadonowaki-cho, Ishinomaki, Miyagi
From that day on, a number of nonprofit
organizations engaged themselves in the disaster relief and support activities,
finished their projects and left. We, Relief Headquarters for Persons with
Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake, are determined to continue the
effort. Your support to our work is deeply appreciated.
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