Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund

This is a personal message from Mari Kuraishi, President and Co-Founder of GlobalGiving. To the generous donors of GlobalGiving's Japan Relief Fund, This coming March 11th will mark the two-year anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.   A year ago, Britt and I visited our partners'...

Dear GlobalGiving donors, First of all, we are happy to announce that the matching campaign for Tohoku relief-related projects in November was a great success!  20 organizations raised more than $70,000. We thank you again for your generous contributions!  We are planning on holding a similar campaign in March,...

Dear GlobalGivers,We are very excited to announce that starting today, November 1, we're matching your donations dollar-for-dollar toward qualified projects that focus on  long-term recovery in Japan.   We work with 20 organizations that are helping Japanese people recover from the 2011 earthquake and...

Summer has come and gone in Tohoku, and our partners made a lot of progress in the field.  Their activities included providing fishermen oars, running a summer camp for children in Fukushima, and rebuilding community houses.  We'd like to thank you once again for your generosity in donating to the Tsunami Relief...

We would like to thank you for your continued support; grants are still going strong! Because of donors like you we are excited to announce the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund’s recent allocation of $425,000 to 3 projects working to reconstruct and strengthen communities affected by the earthquake and...

During the first week of April, GlobalGiving’s president and co-founder Mari Kuraishi and director of programs, Britt Lake, visited the people and organizations that were supported by your donations to GlobalGiving’s Japan Relief and Recovery Fund.  Below is Mari’s account of the time they spent in...

At the one year anniversary of Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami, we asked you, the GlobalGiving community, to write messages of encouragement that Mari, our President and I would hand-deliver to the people of Japan.  We collected more than 135 messages on Facebook and via text message, and last week our...

This is a personal message from Mari Kuraishi, President and Co-Founder of GlobalGiving. Mari, a Japanese national, is preparing to visit Japan following the 1-year anniversary of the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami. To the generous donors of GlobalGiving's Japan Relief Fund, As you probably know, today is the one-year...

This is a personal message from Mari Kuraishi, President and Co-Founder of GlobalGiving. Mari, a Japanese national, is preparing to visit Japan following the 1-year anniversary of the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami. To the generous donors of GlobalGiving's Japan Relief Fund, As you probably know, today is the one-year...

In two months, a year will have passed since the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the communities of Tohoku.  It has been a terribly difficult year for those who lost their family members, friends, and homes.   However, because of your  donations, GlobalGiving's partners in Japan have contributed...

In two months, a year will pass since the earthquake and the tsunami devastated the communities of Tohoku.  It has been a terribly difficult year for those who lost their family members, friends, and homes.   However, because of your  donations, our partners of GlobalGiving in Japan contributed to a...

Dear friends, Six months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated communities throughout Japan, donors like you are still helping to improve the lives of survivors who are rebuilding their lives.   From supporting lunches for schoolchildren to constructing community centers and repairing fishing boats,...

In areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, thousands of people continue to live in evacuation centers.  With so much rebuilding to do, the government still hasn’t reached places like the small seaside village of Yubigahama, where debris sits uncleared and roads remain...