By Miyako Hamasaka | PR Manager
At the beginning of this May, there were approximately 300 evacuation centres in the city of Kumamoto. Due to the subsided situation, the number of the centres was reduced from 300 to 22. On one hand, it seems that many victims have moved back to their houses, but on the other hand, the remaining number means that the rest of the victims still face the problem of relocation. Therefore, partnership work is very necessary for this urgent situation.
One of the Kumamoto-based companies, “Egao (smile in Japanese)”, opened their space for those victims. Egao also collaborated with JEN to provide other relief services such as bathing service (see our previous post). In addition, electric kettles (to boil water any time) and cotton blankets (to replace wool blankets too hot for the current weather) we provided have improved the victims’ everyday lives as well.
What those victims could move on to their original peaceful lives is a wish of not only JEN’s staff but also many people around the world. However, the difficult situation may still continue for a while. Therefore, JEN would like to support corporates such as Egao to support the victims in Kumamoto.
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