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ofunatofunato_20121009(1).jpg House rehabilitation project in Ofnato, Iwate launched in December last year is celebrating the completion of it's 95th family returning to their house repaired by Habitat.
　
Toshio Kumagai, 84, added lumber himself to support the wait baring house frame which was damaged by the tsunami. The wave included all kinds of debris including a fishing boat that crushed into his house taking majority of roof tiles off the house. Toshio's son was worried for robbery and decided to stay in this house alone, but stress of living in a house with no structural integrity was unbearable. The family learned of Habitat through the brochure we've posted to inform about the project, and now the house has a new and safe roof.
　
ofunatofunato_20121009(2).jpgTakako Funato, 63, lives with her husband, mother-in-law, a daughter with her husband and child. All six of them now live on the upper floor of their house that also function as the office space for the family business. They used to use the first floor of the house as the office till the disaster. Not only the office, the tsunami washed the stair case to get to the upper floor, leaving the family to use make-shift ladder in replacement. It makes it very hard to carry out daily chores, and most of all, it is dangerous especially for the elderly and the young. In response, Habitat helped install the study and safe stair case (image right).
　
Yoshikiyo Sato, 65, have been repairing his house within his own means ever since the disaster struck. Because the interior walls on the first floor showed any sign of damage at a glance, he left it as is. However, he noticed black spots on the ceiling one day; it turned out to be mold caused by leakage through the cracks in the walls. Sato wanted to keep the house a safe place to live for the four grandsons who live with him so he came to Habitat. We helped repair the ceiling in response.
　
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2012.09.22　 Miyagi : Building Sheds for Fishermen (2)
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