MIYAGI-JONET: Lecture on information dissemination

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.

日本語　JAPANESE

17 Dec 2011

Lecture on information dissemination

As soon as we left the office, snow began to fall

Along Shizugawa Bay:

more and more fish-tanks, seaweed and oyster racks have been set up.

Today we learned how to take good photographs.

A participant takes photos of the notes.

The little boy 'volunteered' as our photographic subject.

With his witty talking (not to lose out to the adults),

he made our meeting very enjoyable.

Taking pictures of everything at hand such as these crayons

A person bringing donated goods brought a huge amount of large radishes.

The friends at Jonet also received three big radishes. 'Oh, we shall give these to the persons taking care of delivered goods, when nobody is in our office,' I thought and quickly packed them into our minivan.

The Jonet bag this year includes a 5kg bag of rice.