{"id":5343,"date":"2013-02-01T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/2013\/02\/jpn_relief-68.html"},"modified":"2017-04-25T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T00:24:30","slug":"jpn_relief-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/archive\/5343","title":{"rendered":"\u3010JPN Relief-68\u3011 Iwate : New Reading Space at Temporary Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donate<\/a> and Volunteer<\/a> to Help Japan Rebuild!
\n\"20130201rikuzentakata(1).jpg\"<\/a>Rikuzentakata, a city next to Ofunato had the largest tsunami damage in Iwate. The Rikuzentakata Public Library was the only public library in the city, and the building was fully destroyed and all books and library materials were washed away.
\nIn spite of growing calls for rebuilding this public library, the city had to wait for another 10 years prioritizing other reconstruction projects. To respond to the locals needs, some NPOs rose up to rebuild the library. Some donated books and others helped to rebuild the library building.
\nHabitat Japan joined this effort by building to install tables and eaves outside so that the visitors can enjoy reading out of a limited temporary reading room.
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\n\"20130201rikuzentakata(2).jpg\"<\/a>Kenji Kin, a janitor of the library, said, \"The twin disaster tore us apart and we were about to lose the community tie we had build. We wanted not only a library but also a place we can get together and relax. Reading books, talking with friends, children playing outside... these connections are being rebuilt at this temporary library now.\"
\nHabitat Volunteers who joined the work were English teachers from Canada and the US, and also Habitat Campus Chapter members. Enjoying cross-cultural exchange, volunteers lifted up a 6-meter-wide joist and attached it to the roof as sitting on ladders. Yu Higashiya, one of Campus Chapter volunteers said, \"I enjoyed volunteering and also felt proud of myself to join the work!\"
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\n2013.01.31\u3000Iwate : Building Shed for Fishermen (3)<\/a>
\n2013.01.08\u3000Iwate : Housing Consultations Continue<\/a>
\n2012.12.03\u3000Support Habitat Japan from MUJI's Online Store<\/a>
\n2012.11.20\u3000Iwate, Miyagi : New School Bus Stop Before Winter<\/a>
\n2012.11.18\u3000Iwate : Building Canopies at Temporary Shelter<\/a>
\n2012.11.17\u3000Miyagi : Installing Screens at Municipal Housing<\/a>
\n2012.11.13\u3000Miyagi : Building a Gazebo, a New Memorial Spot<\/a>
\n2012.11.12\u3000Iwate : Housing Consultation on the Local Paper<\/a>
\n2012.10.15\u3000Miyagi : Renovation of a New Community Center<\/a>
\n2012.10.14\u3000Iwate : Storage and Steps at Temporary Shelter<\/a>
\n2012.10.13\u3000Miyagi : Building Storage at Temporary Shelter<\/a>
\n2012.10.10\u3000Miyagi : House Rehabilitation Continues On<\/a>\u3000
\n2012.10.09\u3000Iwate : 95 House Repairs Completed<\/a>
\n2012.09.22\u3000Miyagi : Building Sheds for Fishermen (2)<\/a>
\n2012.09.20\u3000Iwate : House Rebuilding Consultations<\/a>
\n2012.09.19\u3000Iwate : Building Storage Units at Temporary Shelter<\/a>
\n2012.07.31\u3000Iwate : Building a Storage for Shopping Street<\/a>
\n2012.07.27\u3000Miyagi : Building a Future via Community Center<\/a>
\n2012.07.24\u3000Miyagi : Building Sheds for Fishermen<\/a>
\n2012.07.13\u3000Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (4)<\/a>
\n2012.07.06\u3000Iwate : Home Partner Story (2)<\/a>
\n2012.06.07\u3000Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (3)<\/a>
\n2012.06.05\u3000Iwate : Homeowner Story (1)<\/a>
\n2012.05.29\u3000Miyagi : Rebuiding a Home with Volunteers <\/a>
\n2012.05.10\u3000Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (2) <\/a>
\n2012.05.07\u3000Iwate : Storage Cabinets for Community <\/a>
\n2012.04.26\u3000Iwate : Habitat Japan featured on Tokaishimpo <\/a>
\n2012.04.20\u3000Miyagi : Rehabilitating the Community Center (1) <\/a>
\n2012.03.22\u3000Iwate : Flyer Distribution on its 2nd Stage <\/a>
\n2012.03.13\u3000Iwate : Program Flyers to 600 Families <\/a>
\n2012.03.12\u3000Iwate : Habitat Japan on Chinese National TV <\/a>
\n2012.03.11\u3000Rebuilding Japan Program Goes On <\/a>
\n2012.02.24\u3000Miyagi : Building a Gazebo for Community<\/a>
\n2012.02.22\u3000Miyagi : Painting Pictures of Hopes<\/a>
\n2012.02.11\u3000Miyagi : Volunteers are Back on Sites<\/a>
\n2012.01.13\u3000Miyagi : Winter Items for 1,338 Families<\/a>
\n2012.01.11\u300010 Months after the Disaster<\/a>
\n2011.12.23\u3000Miyagi : Distribution of 2,400 Hot Carpets<\/a>
\n2011.11.17\u3000Habitat Staff Featured in Ofunato Newsletter<\/a>
\n2011.11.05\u3000Distributing 278 Futon Sets in Onagawa<\/a>
\n2011.10.22\u3000Support for Fishery Industry<\/a>
\n2011.10.21\u3000Campus Chapters Raising Funds for Tohoku<\/a>
\n2011.10.20\u3000Corporate Volunteer Teams<\/a>
\n2011.10.12\u3000Futon for the Disaster Survivors<\/a>
\n2011.09.12\u3000KLA-Tencor Donates over 3.7m yen<\/a>
\n2011.09.12\u3000First Volunteer Team in Ishinomaki<\/a>
\n2011.08.14\u3000Quarterly Report (Apr to Jun, 2011) <\/a>
\n2011.06.30\u3000Standard Chartered Raises over 32m yen <\/a>
\n2011.06.30\u3000Volunteer Recruitment Started! (July departure) <\/a>
\n2011.06.13\u3000Oakwood Tokyo Lends Support to 'Rebuilding Japan' Program<\/a>
\n2011.06.07\u3000Volunteer Stories <\/a>
\n2011.06.06\u3000Homeowner Story<\/a>
\n2011.06.06\u3000Reports from the Volunteers \uff08June 4-5\uff09<\/a>
\n2011.05.20\u3000Volunteer Recruitment Started!<\/a>
\n2011.05.14\u3000Disaster Response Team Started <\/a>
\n2011.05.03\u3000First Volunteer Team Finished Its Work<\/a>
\n2011.05.02\u3000\"I Never Imagined that I Would Smile Again\"<\/a>
\n2011.05.01\u3000What Habitat Volunteers Bring to the Victims <\/a>
\n2011.04.30\u3000Children Return to a Cleaned Gym<\/a>
\n2011.04.29\u3000Volunteers Taking Action in Tohoku<\/a>
\n2011.04.28\u3000First Volunteer Team Heads Out to Tohoku<\/a>
\n2011.04.19\u3000Toiletries Delivered to Ofunato city, Iwate<\/a>
\n2011.04.13\u3000Toiletries Delivered to Soma city, Fukushima<\/a>
\n2011.04.10\u3000Thousands Support HFH's Response in Earthquake-Hit Japan<\/a>
\n2011.04.04\u3000Campus Chapters Fundraise for Rebuilding Japan <\/a>
\n2010.03.31\u3000Donation from APP Japan <\/a>
\n2011.03.14\u3000Donate to Help Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Victim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donate and Volunteer to Help Japan Rebuild! Rikuzentakata, a city next to Ofunato had the largest tsunami dama […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,47,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activity-reports","category-japan","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5343\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}