• “Running helps someone”

  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.

  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.

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A list of charitable organizations associated with the 7th Osaka Marathon

Charity Theme　(Color)	Activities by charitable organizations	Charitable Organizations(New organizations from the 7th Osaka Marathon※)
	Organizations, etc., that are engaged in carrying out campaigns such as regional clean-up operations to beautify towns, conserving and restoring historic landscapes, supporting the creation of communities friendly to the elderly and children, offering disaster education, or providing disaster relief	OISCA The Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement-International (Non-Profit Organization Incorporated Foundation)
		NPO HELLOlife
	Organizations, etc., that are engaged in supporting all athletes, training junior athletes, promoting lifelong sports, improving environments such as sports facilities, or helping children develop through activities based on culture and the arts	NPO Pool Volunteer
		NPO Kaikaku Project (※)
	Organizations, etc., that are engaged in supporting water supply systems, maintaining public hygiene facilities, saving animals living near the edge of bodies of water such as seas and rivers, conducting water purification activities, reforesting, conserving environments such as satoyama (woodlands surrounding farm villages), promoting urban reforestation, or providing environmental education	Association for Nature Restoration and Conservation, Japan (Specified NPO)
		Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF) (Non-Profit Organization Incorporated Foundation)
	Organizations, etc., that create environments in which children worldwide can learn and exercise in safety, or organizations, etc., that carry out activities aimed at resolving the issue of children in poverty	Tsurumi Children’s Hospice (General Incorporated Association) (※)
		D × P (Specified NPO) (※)
	Organizations, etc., that support children and their families suffering under long-term care due to incurable diseases and operate facilities equipped with support systems for children fighting against disease, and carry out support activities	Hope & Wish for Children with Life-Threatening Illness and Their Families (Non-Profit Organization Incorporated Foundation)
		Befrienders Worldwide Osaka Suicide Prevention Center (Specified NPO) (※)
	Organizations, etc., that contribute to resolving the issues of daycare center waiting lists, daycare support for sick children, child care, and single parents in poverty, or supporting eradication of abuse or providing job assistance to young people	NPO Nobel
		NPO Sodateage Net
	Organizations, etc., that contribute to research into diseases for which cures are yet to be found or to the development of new medical technology	Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
		Cancer Support Community Japan (Specified NPO)