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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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1 Feb 2012

Frozen water pipes

A 'home-evacuated' person kindly lend us a room, in which we could hold our 'make your own tote bag' salon. Unfortunately, we do not have any photos of the salon.

To call this 'home evacuation' is rather strange, for this person lost her house to the tsunami, but made up the cow barn where she now lives.

During this year's winter, a heat line had been wrapped around the water pipes to prevent freezing, but the pipes still froze. Because recovery works in this district are running late and (tab) water cannot be used, Jonet sent several times a 10t truck with pet bottled water. Now that also the water pipes are frozen, this pet bottled water helps a great number of people.

We received a message from the person who offered us to use her premises for the salon:
"... Thanks to the support of the members of Jonet, I feel that harmony has returned to this community. I am so happy about this development. Thank you very much!" 
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