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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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5 Feb 2012

Sansa Café


 
Departure from our office at 6am. 
Half way to our destination, the sun rose.


 
It has been snowing for days; the are ice roads, traffic jams and accidents since the morning. Even when one leaves early in the morning, one has to calculate around two and a half hours from Sendai to Minamisanriku. Lots of policemen are in action.

 
A fruit store

 
A coin laundry in full swing

 
The Sansa Café opened last week.
People can now experience a taste of their pre-disaster lives, even in this town that has disappeared. Chanson music flows through the cafe and staff have received special training to deliver the most delicious coffee. Today's blend is from the Dominican plantation 'Ramirez'. The lady who prepared this delicious coffee for us is one of the town's locals.

 
Magnetic strips representing all those who contributed to establishing the cafe.

 
On our drive home, the snowfall became even heavier.
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