For relief organizations, groups or individuals needing translators, Taichi W. sent information about the Japan Guide Consortium Volunteer Interpreters, a group of translators initially formed at the request of the government. Four are working in Sendai with the Indian National Disaster Response Force; other volunteers are available upon request. For more information, see the JGC Volunteer Facebook page ( www. facebook. com/ pages/ Japan- Guide- Consortium- Volunteer- Interpreters-Earthquake-Relief/ 149712655091836 ) or ( sites. google. com/ site/ jgcvolunteers/ ).
If you'd like to help children left orphaned as a result of the disastrous earthquake and tsunami, Living Dreams and Smile Kids Japan, two nonprofit organizations supporting children in orphanages, have set up a way to help through Global Giving ( www. globalgiving. org/ projects/ help- orphans- in- japan- rebuild-lives-post-tsunami/ ?rf=ggWidgetz ). Their project will focus on immediate and long-term support to orphanages in the affected areas. See the Global Giving site for details.
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