By Gentaro Yui | Co-Founder
Dear supporters,
Thank you for your generous support in creating sustainable learning center, "MORIUMIUS" in Ogatsu. MORIUMIUS stands for MORI=forest, UMI=ocean, and US= we and tomorrow in Japanese. Using the amazing forest and ocean field, we would like to create future of children and the town Ogatsu together.
March 11 is the fourth memorial since mega earthquake and tsunami struck northern Japan. Recovery is still very slow, over 230,000 people are still in the temporary homes or been evacuated. It is been said that permanent houses will be build within 2015.
We have been working very hard to open the center in the summer of 2015. The center is still under renovation, infrastructure is set, ceilings and walls are starting to be renovated. Outdoor bath is almost complete! With its unique wall created by local soil, this bath will be one of the landmark of the center. The bath will use wood boiler in order to boil hot water. Chidren will participate in going into the forest behind the center to cut trees and to create fire wood. Locals are looking forward to taking bath!
Many visitors are already visiting the center. Recently, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery visited MORIUMIUS to see first hand of the development. Minister Hayashi was very excited to learn about the project, providing sustainable development programs with local farmers and fisherman. Also, fifteen Havard Business School students visited the center in January. They spent time at MORIUMIUS, creating fire wood as well as to plan how MORIUMIUS can be connected internationally.
Local children are in the forest weekend to cut trees to create furnitures for the center. They were learning the fact that wood are vauable resource in our daily life.
Media attention has been heating up. Huffington Post Japan's first article of 2015 was about MORIUMIUS!
We are getting close to open the center in summer! Some schools have made interest in visiting this summer. Please come visit us in summer! I hope to see you at MORIUMIUS!
Warm regards,
Gentaro Yui
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