Right after the disaster, Oxfam Japan has been responding ｔo ensure that the needs of marginalized people affected by earthquake and Tsunami are met by addressing gaps in provision of assistance, information and services, in partnership with Japanese national NGOs.

The area of Activities

Oxfam Japan supports affected people, particularly women and small children, single mothers, immigrants, women facing domestic violence and sexual abuse with following activities.

Please click here for more details about our activities.

1. Emergency Assistance

Oxfam and partners provide assistance specific to the needs of women, children and immigrants.　The assistance includes hygiene items, radio and cash grants.


Distributed radio　©Oxfam Japan


Delivery of relief supplies (31st March, Tagajo city, Piyagi prefecture)　©Miki Tokairin / JOICFP

2. Providing information and counseling, support organizing self-help groups

Oxfam and partners provide telephone, face to face counseling services, individual support for vulnerable women and immigrants to provide information and psychological support. We also help immigrants to organize self-help groups.


FM station (Natori city, Miyagi prefecture)　©FACIL

3. Advocacy

Oxfam and partners address the needs and rights of affected people, especially women to the major stakeholders of assistance and reconstruction, namely, Japanese government, local government and other aid agencies.

Partner Organizations

FACIL (Multilanguage Centre; http://www.tcc117.org/facil/index.html) was established immediately after the 1995 earthquake in Kobe to provide information to non-Japanese speaking people living in Japan. They are expanding their activities to support non-Japanese people affected by the disaster of March 11, 2011 by providing them with information, counseling, access to services and support in self organizing.

JOICFP (Japan Organization for International Cooperation on Family Planning; http://www.joicfp.or.jp/eng) works on population, reproductive health (RH), family planning (FP), and maternal and child health (MCH). Together with the Japanese Midwives' Association and local obstetrics and gynecologists, they will support pregnant women, new mothers, and babies.

Japan Women's Shelter Network (Japanese website http://nwsnet.or.jp/shelter/index.html) runs a network of shelters for women victims of sexual or domestic violence and a 24-hour hotline. Their shelters in the affected region and elsewhere in Japan have been providing those vulnerable women with accommodation, assistance in accessing services, and counseling.

Single Mother's Forum (Japanese website http://www.single-mama.com/) was established in 1980 to provide support, counseling, and advice to vulnerable single mothers and their children. They have a hotline lawyer. In this crisis they will focus on counseling, assistance in accessing services, relocation, childcare and emergency livelihoods support.

Rise Together (http://www.risetogetherjp.org/)– is network of organizations working on women's issues who got together to work on raising awareness, conducting research, disseminating information, providing training and support and advocating for the rights of women in emergencies.

How to donate

◆Donation by CreditCard 　You can make donation on our website. 　https://oxfam.jp/forms/en/donate_form.php 　* Please choose Japan Earthquake at the column "programs". ◆Payment by transfer to Japan Post Bank account 　　Account Number: 00140-6-53804 　　Account Holder: OxfamJapan 　* Please ensure you indicate : 　　　1) donation for Japan Earthquake 　　　2) whether you need a receipt or not

　

Our activities

Oxfam Japan will be working with partners in Japan on providing support to those on the margins of society who might otherwise have difficulty accessing emergency relief.

◆Assisting mothers and babies

a) Providing diapers and other products
b) Support formothers and babies at home
c) Counseling to women under high stress

For more details,
Tohoku Earthquake Relief Mission Report (April 2) by Giles Murray（6th April）
Tohoku Earthquake Relief Mission Report (April 1) by Giles Murray（6th April）
Tohoku Earthquake Relief Mission Report (March 30, 31) by Giles Murray（5th April）
Report from Tagajo City, Miyagi Prefecture (March 31)（5th April）
Deliveries of Support Materials to Pregnant Women and Babies（31st March）
The first shipment from Oxfam has arrived in Iwate（31st March）
Shipment sanitary products & diapers（23rd March）
Support for mothers, babies and women（19th March）

◆Regional information support

a) Distribution of radios
b) Providing disaster information (on the website and on site)
c) Support for "The multilingual support center for the Tohoku Earthquake out at ocean"

For more details,
Disribution of radios（23rd March）