Charity Theme
At the Osaka Marathon, this year again, you can select the theme you wish to support from various charity themes.
charity programs
The Osaka Marathon will be organized as a charity marathon with unique programs.
“Running helps someone”
We hope to pump up the charity programs of the Osaka Marathon together with people by various forms of participation in the race, i.e. runners, supporters and cheerers, so all can enjoy this charity event.
The Osaka Marathon aims to help people develop a deeper understanding of charitable activities and encourage many of those participating in the race, including runners, supporters on the sidelines and volunteers to participate in such charity programs.
A list of charitable organizations
| Charity Theme / Color | Activities carried out by charitable organizations | Charitable Organization |
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Research into regenerative medicine and drug development via iPS cells | Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University |
| Support for cancer patients and their families | Cancer Support Community Japan (Specified NPO) |
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Support for mentally challenged athletes | Special Olympics Nippon Foundation |
| Job assistance for young unemployed people | NPO Sodateage Net | |
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Medical support for deprived people worldwide | Medicine Du Monde Japon (Specified NPO) |
| Support for children with incurable diseases and their families | Hope&Wish for Children with Life-Threatening Illness and TheirFamilies (Non-Profit Organization) (Incorporated Foundation) |
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Tree-planting campaign | more trees (Incorporated Association) |
| Regeneration of coastal forest which disappeared due to the Great East Japan Earthquake | OISCA: Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement - International | |
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Supplying people in developing countries with safe water and hygiene | WaterAid Japan (Specified NPO) |
| Protecting and supporting refugees and evacuees | Japan Association for UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees (Specified NPO) |
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Food aid for areas suffering poverty and hunger | Japan Association for the World Food Programme (WFP) (Specified NPO) |
| Providing daycare support for sick children to help single parents | NPO Nobel | |
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Town beautification campaign by young people | greenbird (Specified NPO) |
| To keep the town of Osaka and enhance its charm | The Social Design Company Smile Style (Specified NPO) ※Note 3 |