Activities of CARE Japan

　

　（財）ケアジャパンは、世界的なネットワークを持つ国際NGOケアインターナショナルの一員として1987年発足し、1993年財団法人と認可された国際協力NGOです。終戦後の日本の混乱期、ケアから頂いた多大な援助を今度はケアジャパンが還元していこうと、途上国で開発支援事業を展開しています。現在では「共にまなび、一緒にはぐくむ」なかで人々の自立をめざし、現在中国、タイ、カンボディアなどの国々で広く活動しています。

　

　CARE (The Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) Japan, one of the affiliates of CARE International, was established in May 1987, and given non-profit organization status in July 1993 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ultimate objective of CARE Japan is to assist the self-help and sustainable development of people who suffer from poverty and disasters in developing countries. Currently, we are promoting comprehensive development projects in China, Thailand, and Cambodia.

　

Our projects

　

　

　穀物の育ちにくい中国の地域では、貧困農家を対象に「畜産支援事業」を行っています。豚や羊銀行や屠殺・加工施設の設置、専門家による技術移転などが主な活動です。

　中国の砂漠化が厳しい地区では、「乾燥地生産性向上事業」を通し、農民による流動砂丘の固定化と植生の回復を支援しています。

　In the dry and infertile areas of China, we are implementing the "Animal Husbandry/Livestock Development Assistance Project." Our main activities include setting up of pig and sheep banks, installation of slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities, and technical training in stockbreeding.

　In the areas of China where desertification is prevalent, we are supporting the initiatives of farmers in the solidification of sand dunes and the resuscitation of plant life through the Dry Land Productivity Improvement Project

　

　

　森林伐採により自然資源が減りつつあるタイでの「環境教育事業」は、学校や地域コミュニティーの環境保全・緑化活動が中心です。環境センターの設置、研修プログラムやキャンプなどを行い、環境副読本を発行・配布しています。

　We are implementing the "Children's Environmental Education Project," in Thailand, where much of its natural resources has been lost through deforestation. The activities of the project are centered on protecting the natural environment and afforestation in the school vicinity and the neighboring communities. We are establishing "community environment centers," conducting training programs and workshop camps, publishing and distributing pamphlets on the theme of environmental protection.

　

　

　カンボディアには家庭が貧しくて学校に行けない子どもがたくさんいます。特に女の子は、退学や留年をするケースが目立ちます。「女子教育支援事業」では、先生や村人、両親による学校の施設の改善や奨学金制度など、学習環境作りを応援しています。

　「レインボー事業」では、日本とカンボディアの小・中学生が国際交流を通してお互いの国や文化などについて学んでいます。文房具や絵の具の寄贈や絵の交換は国境を越えた理解と協力促進のきっかけとなっています。

　また、中国の「農村女性識字・技術トレーニング事業」では文盲女性を対象に読み書き算数の教育と畜産トレーニングを実施しています。

　Many families in Cambodia are too poor to send their children to school. Particularly for girls, repeating grades or quitting school altogether, is all too common. Through the "Girls Education Assistance Project-Somaki Komar, "we support teachers, parents and villagers in creating an environment so children are able to access education by improving school facilities and introducing scholarships.

　In the "Rainbow Project," elementary and middle school students in Japan and Cambodia learn about each other's country and cultures through international exchange activities. The exchange of children's artwork, as well as the donation of stationeries and art supplies, along with various workshops serve to facilitate an understanding that goes beyond national borders and encourage international cooperation.

　Additionally, in the project titled "Literacy and Technical Training for Farm Community Women," implemented in China, we provide reading, writing, and arithmetic education for illiterate women, as well as stockbreeding training.