{"id":14257,"date":"2024-07-19T16:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/?p=14257"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:21:24","slug":"elizabeth-saunders-home-phase-2-taiyo-dormitory-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/archive\/14257","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Saunders Home Phase 2: Taiyo Dormitory Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Established in 1948, <\/span>Elizabeth Saunders Home is one of the biggest and oldest children\u2019s homes in Kanagawa Prefecture. Today,<\/span> over <\/span>50<\/span> children aged 2 to 20 live in 10 different dormitories throughout the Home<\/span>. Some of these dormitories require urgent repair works to address pressing needs<\/span> for better living conditions, further strained due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

Following the first phase of Habitat Japan\u2019s<\/span> \u201cAsanagi\u201d dormitory repair project<\/a><\/span>,<\/span> which took place from <\/span>June 2022 to<\/span> May 2023, we repaired <\/span>another boys\u2019 dormitory, the<\/span> \u201cTaiyo\u201d dormitory<\/span>. This second<\/span> project at the Home <\/span>started in July 2023 and was successfully completed in June of<\/span> 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Like the Asanagi dormitory project<\/span>, the <\/span>Taiyo dormitory also required a <\/span>complete overhaul. Prior to Habitat Japan\u2019s<\/span> intervention, the dormitory was <\/span>comprised of <\/span>a large, communal room which was divided into several makeshift private rooms using partitions. These partitions, as well as the permanent<\/span> walls and floors of the dormitory had severely <\/span>deteriorated over the years, creating a<\/span> poor living environment<\/span> for the children. Furthermore, the makeshift rooms had also made it difficult for light reach each private<\/span> the room, creating a gloomy atmosphere overall.<\/p>\n

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