NICCO driven to continue Afghan aid
Members of the Kyoto-based nonprofit organization Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO) defied danger and entered Afghanistan as soon as the brutal Taliban government had fallen. They have since continued their difficult humanitarian support activities for more than 10 years. This September, their long, ...
Philippine foundation assists typhoon victims
For 39 years, ERDA, a nongovernmental organization, has helped poor, disadvantaged and excluded children across the Philippines, especially dropouts, receive education. ERDA has helped more than 700,000 children access formal and alternative learning systems. ERDA programs and services are offered nationwide in 34 provinces and ...
Fund helps feed impoverished rural Laotians
Despite making significant economic progress over the past 20 years, Laos remains one of the poorest and least developed countries in Southeast Asia. Natural disasters and other factors have taken their toll on the agricultural sector. Consequently, many in this largely rural country have faced severe ...
Asylum seekers find help at JAR
The number of people seeking asylum in Japan reached some 2,600 at the end of October, adding to the soaring rate of those with no residency rights or financial assistance. Although asylum applicants have surged sharply, especially in the last three years, the refugee-recognition rate ...
Father's mission: helping schoolkids in Cambodia
Between 1981 and 1994, Father Fumio Goto fostered 14 Cambodian child refugees, and since 1995 has built 17 schools in the country. Now, at 84, his passion to support Cambodia's disadvantaged children shows no sign of waning. Next March, his seven-staff nonprofit organization, AMATAK ("eternity" ...
