Donate and Volunteer to Help Japan Rebuild!
　
20120820izushima2.jpgOn Izushima island, an outlying island near Onagawa in Miyagi prefecture, there is a fishing community devastated by the earthquake and tsunami last year. Habitat Japan began building fisherman's sheds to help their recovery. On August 12th, the very first unit was completed.
　
16 volunteers from Tokyo, Aichi, Hyogo, Hiroshima and other parts of Japan had gathered to work on this project. Tasks included installing the insulation, walls and ceiling, roofing and painting to finish. Also to increase utility, wooden deck and sun room at the entrance with benches in the yard were added.
　
The volunteers got to visit with the local residents at a cook-off event in the neighborhood. People joined from around the island and temporary housing complex near by thanked the volunteers for coming all the way just to help them out. "Don't work too hard," the locals cheered us on.
　　
20120820izushima1.jpgThe team of volunteers stayed at the island's sentry, to be ready early morning the next day to get to work. Despite the misty rain, the team completed the roofing of the sun room as the last step of the project. At the dedication ceremony that followed, community leader Mr. Suda received a key to the shed.
　　　
"This shed is another step forward to recovery. However, this island is not an easy place to live for the young people while the school is still closed, making it hard for us to see the future. It poses a critical issue for us, " Suda shared.
　
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2012.09.20　Iwate : House Rebuilding Consultations
2012.09.19　Iwate : Building Storage Units at Temporary Shelter
2012.07.31　Iwate : Building a Storage for Shopping Street
2012.07.27　Miyagi : Building Sheds for Fishermen

2012.07.13　Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (4)

2012.07.06　Iwate : Home Partner Story (2)

2012.06.07　Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (3)

2012.06.05　Iwate : Homeowner Story (1)

2012.05.29　Miyagi : Rebuiding a Home with Volunteers
2012.05.10　Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (2)
2012.05.07　Iwate : Storage Cabinets for Community
2012.04.26　Iwate : Habitat Japan featured on Tokaishimpo
2012.04.20 Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (1)
2012.03.22　Iwate : Flyer Distribution on its 2nd Stage
2012.03.13　Iwate : Program Flyers to 600 Families
2012.03.12　Iwate : Habitat Japan on Chinese National TV
2012.03.11　Rebuilding Japan Program Goes On
2012.02.24　Miyagi : Building a Gazebo for Community
2012.02.22　Miyagi : Painting Pictures of Hopes
2012.02.11　Miyagi : Volunteers are Back on Sites
2012.01.13　Miyagi : Winter Items for 1,338 Families
2012.01.11　10 Months after the Disaster
2011.12.23　Miyagi : Distribution of 2,400 Hot Carpets
2011.11.17　Habitat Staff Featured in Ofunato Newsletter
2011.11.05　Distributing 278 Futon Sets in Onagawa
2011.10.22　Support for Fishery Industry
2011.10.21　Campus Chapters Raising Funds for Tohoku
2011.10.20　Corporate Volunteer Teams
2011.10.12　Futon for the Disaster Survivors
2011.09.12　KLA-Tencor Donates over 3.7m yen
2011.09.12　First Volunteer Team in Ishinomaki
2011.08.14　Quarterly Report (Apr to Jun, 2011)
2011.06.30　Standard Chartered Raises over 32m yen
2011.06.30　Volunteer Recruitment Started! (July departure)
2011.06.13　Oakwood Tokyo Lends Support to 'Rebuilding Japan' Program
2011.06.07　Volunteer Stories
2011.06.06　Homeowner Story
2011.06.06　Reports from the Volunteers （June 4-5）
2011.05.20　Volunteer Recruitment Started!
2011.05.14　Disaster Response Team Started
2011.05.03　First Volunteer Team Finished Its Work
2011.05.02　"I Never Imagined that I Would Smile Again"
2011.05.01　What Habitat Volunteers Bring to the Victims
2011.04.30　Children Return to a Cleaned Gym
2011.04.29　Volunteers Taking Action in Tohoku
2011.04.28　First Volunteer Team Heads Out to Tohoku
2011.04.19　Toiletries Delivered to Ofunato city, Iwate
2011.04.13　Toiletries Delivered to Soma city, Fukushima
2011.04.10　Thousands Support HFH's Response in Earthquake-Hit Japan
2011.04.04　Campus Chapters Fundraise for Rebuilding Japan
2010.03.31　Donation from APP Japan
2011.03.14　Donate to Help Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Victim