About volunteering

First of all, we would like to thank all of you that participated in our volunteering schemes during the Golden Week!

With your cooperation, we were able to remove sludge and remnants from homes in Watariha and Oshika neighborhoods. At the soup kitchen, we were able to provide warm meals for lunch and dinner, everyday since the start, to those residents working to clean up their homes.

The damage extends to a considerable area.

Nevertheless, it is for the volunteers that gather from all over the world that we can share precious moments. For instance that day when one of the volunteers searched for something in amidst of debris in a destroyed house, that made the owner full of joy.

We can all help those people regain their livelihoods and be optimistic about the future.

The instructions for the recruiting of volunteers are the following.

Your contribution is essential in the reconstruction process for the affected people. We urgently call for your assistance.

<Conditions of participation>
1. Accommodate transportation to the site. (Assembly and dismissal at the site)
2. Be ready to stay at a common accommodation with others. 
3. Accommodate sleeping gears, food and water, appropriate garments and gears for the labor work.

<Recruiting schedule>
Assembly place and time are subject to change upon local needs. Please make extra care to check for any changes, before departure, through our website. We apologize in advance for any inconveniences caused.

◆Starting every Wednesday (Monday at noon is the deadline for application for the volunteering session starting that Wednesday)
June 1st, June 8th, June 15th, June 22nd, June 29th
Assembly place: JEN Office (*)
Assembly time: 18:00 of the day before (Tuesday)
★After the meet up, we will hold an orientation, then we will take you to the accommodation.
★closed on every Tuesday

◆Starting every Saturday (Thursday at 17:00 is the deadline for application for the volunteering session starting that Saturday) 
June 4th, June 11th, June 18th, June 25th
Assembly place: JEN Office (*)
Assembly time: 9:00 that day
★After the meet up, we will hold an orientation, then we will take you to the site.
★closed on every Tuesday

Address of the Office  : 284-1  Minamisakai Shinmito Ishinomaki City (a one-minute walk from Ichinomaki Senshu University south gate)

<Accommodation>
JEN Watariha Accommodation
48-2 Yamazaki Watariha, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

<Number of people>
20

<Details of volunteering work>
★Removal of sludge and debris from houses (clean-up of sludge, trash, furniture submerged in water brought by the tsunami)
★Distribution of goods to homes or pre-hab housings
Contents will change according to the local circumstances. We ask for your understanding.

For details, you can download the form 「call_for_volunteers_sludge_removal_aftergw.docx」をダウンロード .
You can download the application form 「application_form.doc」をダウンロード .
For any queries, please email volunteer@jen-npo.org

Please post the application form to JEN Tokyo Headquarters at
Daini Tobundo Bldg 7F, 2-16 Agebacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
162-0824
or fax it to 03-5225-9357.