Everyone's efforts

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Jonet wishes to help each and every person recover again, so we talk to everyone we meet. 

When we met one older woman, who said it would have been better if she’d just died, we told her not to say that, as without the knowledge and opinions of older people to help rebuild the town, it would not be a town worth living in.
We started the Amu-amu-oppi (knit-a-tit) project to shine a light on seniors.
Now the woman, who is at the centre of this project, helps those around her, including the project staff, as well as herself. She is booked up with interviews.

The two sisters from the Chiba nori (dried seaweed) shop decided to restart their business, thinking that “It’s better to run up more debt, than to default on one’s debt.” They are working from early morning to late night, and even on the weekends. They employ local women and have provided land for the Jonet House (trailer house) so local women have a place to do activities, as well as many other small considerations for the people in the town. 

The florist in Onagawa had lost everything, so started again with objects she found (scrap wood that had been washed up). Ideas came to her and she slowly got the shop together and is now adorning the shops around her with flower arrangements. She is someone the town cannot do without. 

We introduced these three to a certain organization offering grants.
Following the judging, three groups were chosen, including Chibanoriya and the Amu-amu-oppi project.
Unfortunately the florist was not included in the judging as she did not attend due to the fact she had problems buying goods on the market, plus she felt she really shouldn’t depend on grant money.

※We will post the photos of the award ceremony when we receive them.