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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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20 Dec 2011

Keeping the community together

 

We held a salon meeting at the Jonet office. We would usually hold it in the communal area at the temporary housing, but there isn’t any place at the Minashi temporary housing for community activities. So we decided to hold the salon at the office instead. As it is nearly Christmas, we made Christmas wreaths which each family could use as a decoration.
When we think of solving community problems, activities that bring the local people together play a very important part. However, the children living at the Minashi temporary housing cannot enjoy events like Christmas with their friends. So we held a Christmas party for the children. Jonet provided prizes for Bingo and welcome wreaths, which were handed out at the entrance to everyone who came. 

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