Cancer Support Community Japan
(Specified NPO)

Organization Profile

As the Japan chapter of the Cancer Support Community – the largest international non-profit organization dedicated to providing support to patients affected by cancer – we have been engaged in activities in the Kanto region (since 2001) and the Kansai region (since 2013), providing psychosocial support for patients with cancer and their families from specialists such as clinical psychotherapists, caseworkers and nurses in their local communities.

Uses of donations

We run campaign activities to educate male audiences regarding cancer and raise their health awareness, while producing and distributing leaflets and badges to educate people about cancer. We intend to use the money raised through the Osaka Marathon to fund psychosocial support for patients with cancer in the Kansai region.

NPO Sodateage Net

Organization Profile

Supporting youth is a social investment. While the population of young people or the next generation is shrinking, one in sixteen of this group is now out of work. Sodateage Net provides “Job Training” (a basic job preparation program for young people currently out of work) while supporting their parents and the children of needy families in efforts to learn and attend schools. It also engages in various activities, including training facilitators in coordination with local communities, governments and industries to create an atmosphere of society-wide support to youth. Supporting youth is a social investment. While the population of young people or the next generation is shrinking, one in sixteen of this group is now out of work. Sodateage Net provides “Job Training” (a basic job preparation program for young people currently out of work) while supporting their parents and the children of needy families in efforts to learn and attend schools. It also engages in various activities, including training facilitators in coordination with local communities, governments and industries to create an atmosphere of society-wide support to youth.

Uses of donations

Supporting children and young people means protecting our future. To create “a society where all young people acquire a social sense of belonging, being able to “work” and “continue working”, we will channel your donations into a “Youth Employment Support Package”, which will be utilized to enable young people in financial difficulties to benefit from our support programs, such as Job Training, without financial strains. Furthermore, we plan to launch a new program to support young people without a job or school after graduating from high school; using the donations from last year’s marathon participants.

Hope&Wish for Children with Life-Threatening Illness and TheirFamilies
(Non-Profit Organization)
(Incorporated Foundation)

Organization Profile

This organization aims to support children with intractable or incurable diseases and their families by providing opportunities for the whole families of children fighting difficult diseases to connect with others in society, by inviting all families to theme parks, hair salons etc.

Uses of donations

Your donations will be used for activities to support children with intractable or incurable diseases (such as family trips, exchange opportunities with local people and charity events) as well as briefing sessions and campaigns to realize them.

OISCA:
Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement - International

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  Pine woods thrown down by the tsunami along the coast of Natori City
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  Local farmers playing leading roles
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  Volunteers working in afflicted areas

Organization Profile

OISCA is an international NGO founded in 1961. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, we started up the “Maritime Forest Restoration Project”, building on our experience in local development cooperation in foreign countries over more than five decades. Working hand-in-hand with local governments, residents, donors and volunteers, we have been endeavoring to restore seaside forests as infrastructure for local life and to increase employment for afflicted farmers.

Uses of donations

Your donations will be used to raise and plant 500,000 seedlings to restore about 100 hectares of maritime forest in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, boosting the livelihood of or giving work to more than 11,000 affected farmers through these efforts, alongside a forest nurturing campaign which will continue to 2033.

Japan Association for UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees
(Specified NPO)

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  © UNHCR / J.Maitem
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  © UNHCR / H. Caux
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  © UNHCR/F. Noy

Organization Profile

The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) is an international organization, which provides international protection and assistance to refugees and evacuees in exile from their homeland, whether due to disputes or persecution, in about 125 countries. In today’s world, more than 50 million people are forced to seek refuge, whether from disputes or persecution. The Japan Association serves as an official contact body organizing publicity and fundraising activities to support these activities.

Uses of donations

All marathon runners need water to finish a race. Securing water is also crucial in refugee camps, for refugees who have been forced to seek refuge for their survival and daily life. UNHCR’s target is to supply at least 15 liters of water per capita daily, which is equivalent to the amount used in two toilet flushes in Japan.
Your donations will be used carefully to supply clean water to people continuing to live in refugee camps.

NPO Nobel

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  Whenever children become feverish, it is sudden, but we are always there to help you. What we give you is “security”.
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  In single-parent families, 38% of children are left alone, even when sick. That is why Nobel staff will accompany them.
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  To bequeath what we were entrusted with via our care takers to the next generation. This is a mechanism of social support for child-rearing families, to facilitate the cycle of mutual aid.

Organization Profile

Aspiring to realize “a society allowing parents to continue working after childbirth”, Nobel was established in 2009 as the first community-based mutual aid project for “day care service for sick children” in the Kansai region. The service dispatches nursing care staff to child’s home whenever needed, even for same-day requests. Nobel also started up in 2013 as a “single-mom support project” for single parents earning under 3 million yen a year living in Osaka and currently supports 60 single parents.

Uses of donations

Your donations will be used to consolidate “the sense of security from being able to work, even if a child suddenly falls ill”, “support for employment and economic independence of single parents” and “prevention of the poverty cycle which hands down poverty to the next generation” by providing a sick-child day care service for about 1,000 yen per month for single-parent families.Your donations will be utilized so that single parents can say “Now I no longer need to leave my child alone, even suffering from a high fever and vomiting”.

greenbird
(Specified NPO)

Organization Profile

With the concept of “A clean town also makes people’s hearts and minds cleaned”, greenbird implements voluntary cleaning activities in the town where a total of 66 teams worldwide (60 domestic teams and 6 international teams) of volunteers participating in such activities. In addition, the organization works cooperatively with various events organized nationwide to make friends with like-minded people, i.e. “Littering is uncool!”, as well as establishing a network.

Uses of donations

Your donations will be used to purchase cleaning items used for voluntary cleaning activities nationwide. This time in particular, we are focusing on the Kansai area to increase the number of teams and expand cleaning activities over and above our current total of seven. Our aim is to contribute to beautifying the cities of Kansai through cleaning activities, creating an environment where which encourages people to make their cities more livable and attractive to tourists.

The Social Design Company Smile Style
(Specified NPO)

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  Hello Life houses more than 300 books about “work”.
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  Art x job assistance program for young people, “The Work”
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  All-night litter pick-up event (Osaka)

Organization Profile

The Social Design Company creates projects to solve social issues; focusing primarily on Osaka and targeting a community-based model.
The Company has been organizing litter pickup activities since 2007, with around 8000 participants in total. Currently, a job assistance facility for youngsters operated by Smile Style, “Hello Life (Hommachi, Osaka)” also acts as a venue to meet new people and where you belong, as well as one where the workforce can develop fundamental skills.

Uses of donations

Our goal of a “beautiful city” represents a place where every young person can work in a lively and enthusiastic manner as well as boosting the appearance of the town. We will use the money raised through the Osaka Marathon to fund job assistance and litter pickup activities to clean up the town of Osaka with youngsters through continued litter pick up activities, which function to help them take the first steps to be part of society.