Highlights / Key Priorities

• The death toll from the 11 March earthquake/tsunami and aftershocks has exceeded 15,000.

• The Government announced a roadmap for the next three months recovery phase aiming to close the most of evacuation centres by the end of August.

• The Government and TEPCO are likely to review its roadmap that seeks to put the reactors under control within six to nine months due to the larger-than-expected damages inflicted by the disaster.

This report is produced by the Japan Platform, in corporation with the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC). It covers the period from 16 – 22 April 2011. The next situation report will cover the period between 23 April and 6 May.

1. Highlights / Key Priorities

• The death toll from the 11 March earthquake/tsunami and aftershocks has exceeded 14,000.

Activity Report with Photos from 12 to 25 April (North-East Japan Earthquake)

Education Support

We have been supporting educational institutions for the acceptance of new students, removing debris and preparing teaching materials.

We cleaned up Otani Kindergarten located in Kesennuma in 17 April.
In order to accept children as soon as possible, approximately 100 people including teachers, parents, firefighter and SVA stuff gathered for the activity.

Activity Report with Photos; from 1 to 11 April (North-East Japan Earthquake)

Distribution of Emergency Supplies

JEN

We distributed clothes offered by UNIQLO and emergency supplies donated by people all over Japan, to 1,256 local people in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on 2 and 3 April. We have had conducted three distribution so far to total 2,015 people in Ishinomaki City.

We would like to appeal the following points to those International NGOs, which are already in Japan or planning to come soon. The points are based on the present situation in Japan, including some unchanging & peculiar ones, and some changeable ones reflecting the ongoing situation.

1) Currently we are observing an unusually prolonged emergency & semi-emergency period due to fuel shortage in the first 10 days, the scale of damage & affected areas, and radiation levels in Fukushima. A large number of people

To respond the major humanitarian crisis in Southern Africa, the council of Japan Platform, held on 28th August, adopted the plan proposed by World Vision Japan and AAR ( Association for Aid and Relief) Japan, who have the long presence in Zambia. The main focus of the plan is to organize the seed distribution for the local communities in Southern part of Zambia, which is affected heavily by the recent drought.
The two organizations estimate the budget over $1 million and the fund of Japan Platform granted by Japanese Government would be used for the project.

Secretariat
Japan Platform
On the final day, 13th December 2001, the NGO Conference in Tokyo on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan began with the distinguished guests remarks.

First speaker of this session, Prof. Sadako Ogata, ex UNHCR commissioner and now the Prime Minister Koizumi's Special Representative for Afghan Assistance addressed the brief speech emphasized on the importance to fulfill the gap between the emergency phase to the reconstruction phase. She pointed out that Japanese government with US moved quickly for the international cooperation for the reconstruction

Secretariat
Japan Platform
On the second day, 12th December 2001, the NGO Conference in Tokyo on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan focused on the regional issues in Afghanistan. The working sessions were divided into 5 regional workshops: North (Around Mzar-e sarif), Northeast (Around Badakhshan), Center (Around Bamian), East (Around Kabul) and West (Around Heart).

The highlights of the discussion on the first day on the following working sessions:

1. Agriculture/Livestock

The agriculture is the core of survival,

On December 11, Japan Platform, an organization composed of NGOs, academia, media and government officials, will host the "NGO Conference in Tokyo on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan". Twenty-seven representatives of Afghan NGOs including three female representatives will be participating in the conference. The conference aims to allow those at grass roots level to have a voice in early stags of implementing the policy of reconstruction. On the last day of the conference, recommendations will be prepared to submit towards the government meeting of the Reconstruction