On Feburary 11th, Ambassador Naito and Mr. Victor Mthulo of Seibo Maria signed a grant agreement for the construction of three school kitchens at three schools in Mzimba District. The grantee highlighted that the grant, which will be channeled into the school feeding program, will enable Seibo Maria to provide nutritious and healthy meals to students in a hygienic environment. This will ensure that meals are prepared safely and under proper sanitary conditions. Seibo Maria is

With a goal to support children and their education, Lauralee Garson-Okamoto, who comes from a charitable family background, was always taught that volunteering is about contributing back to our community.

Teaching young people through real-world experience. Chau Bui, a Vietnamese native, grew up in an international education background; her work and personal values are deeply shaped by community, education, and cross-cultural experiences. We at Giving Tuesday Japan had the exclusive opportunity to interview her about why she joined CRCC, what inspires her to give back, and what her future goals are. Take a look at the My Giving Story interview.

Every day, there are wars, rumors of wars, and natural disasters happening around the world.  It impacts more lives than we can imagine, and there is an affected group that often lacks a voice and the ability to make any changes: children.  Today, we honor World Children’s Day, the promise behind the creation of the day, and the significance of the holiday.

Japan, like many other countries, celebrates this wonderful spooky event. But just as every nation adds its own flair to this Irish-origin holiday, Japan has thoroughly adapted and curated its own unique version of the ghostly tradition. Festivities now start as early as the beginning of October and climax on the 31st.

JECO—short for Jaladurgam’s Eco—is my way of saying “this belongs to me, but also to all of us.” Eco, for me, isn’t just the environment—it’s the culture we create around it. I first felt its urgency through Climate Fresk that revealed how deeply human actions intertwine with environmental impact. Later, in Tokyo, I thrived in vibrant climate communities, weekends filled with ideas and energy.

While peace is all of those things, it is also a state of being.  One without internal peace will strive to destroy the peace around them.  Today, on International Day of Peace, let’s focus on peace and consider our role in how it can be achieved. 

Humanitarian efforts.  Humanitarian intervention.  In some capacity, we’ve heard the word ‘humanitarian’, especially in times of conflict or disaster.  It’s common for people to become desensitized when they’re constantly exposed to something.  Well, allow me to break you out of that fog as I reintroduce you to the thing that resides within us all: humanity.