By Mari TAKITA | External Relations
JCSA Lending Out Vehicles
Japan Car Sharing Association(JCSA), a JPF member NGO, is lending out vehicles for free to those affected by Typhoon Hagibis and relief organizations active in Miyagi Prefecture as a JPF grant project. The beneficiaries are those whose own vehicles have broken down in the flood caused by Typhoon Hagibis and/or need access to vehicles as evacuees. The vehicles have been donated and lent to them temporarily free of charge.
Somebody who came to use a light truck said that they had no access to an appropriate truck to move their belongings and were previously going out of prefecture to rent one. They were glad to know that they could use a truck for free locally. With access to cars and trucks, those affected by the typhoon can surely move their lives forward!
MdM Offering Health Consultations in Iwaki
As a JPF grant project, JPF member NGO Médecins du Monde Japon(MdM),is providing health consultations mainly at evacuation shelters in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, where severe damages were sustained from Typhoon Hagibis.
Several months have passed since the typhoon. We are in the new year and the temperatures continue to drop as the winter season progresses. Many are going without heaters or have taken out floorboards to dry their flooded homes. Others are living in their homes that have grown a lot of mold. All of these factors have adverse effects on the residents’ health, especially for the elderly. MdM offers health consultation opportunities for elderly and other residents living in these difficult conditions, and this includes making home visits.
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