MIYAGI-JONET: Autumn in temporary housing

What is Miyagi-Jonet?

MIYAGI JO-NET (Miyagi Women’s Support Network) is a non-profit organisation supporting women in the Tohoku area that was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. We aim to connect the women in the affected areas with women and supporters from around Japan and the world. To this end, we are cooperating with various other women’s and relief organisations. Our many projects are designed to help women individually in reconstructing their lives and livelihoods. We thereby hope to brighten their everyday a little bit. We also collect relief/support goods and other donations to distribute them among the women and families affected by the disaster. Through regular meetings, our ‘salons,’ and consultations, we gain insight into women’s needs and concerns, and propose adequate measures to local and regional administrations.
Many of Miyagi Jonet’s members are women affected themselves by the disaster.

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6 Sept 2011

Autumn in temporary housing

Women from the disaster-affected areas handmade this notice for the residents of temporary housing.

The women from the shelter had a cup of tea together in the evening.

Since there was no table in our meeting place, the Jonet members used this cardboard box for our nail salon.

We squeezed the fresh-picked Kabosu (a type of citrus fruit) we received from Oita prefecture in our tea.
Since we had only really eaten Kabosu with grilled fish before, we were pleasantly surprised by how delicious it was. It's a present the women will also be able to enjoy with their families.