Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) Updates

A major earthquake of magnitude 7 occurred in Ishikawa Prefecture at around 16:10 on January 1, 2024. In response to this, an emergency support team of Flying Search and Medical Team “ARROWS” was...

Following the distribution of blankets in mid-October 2023 to households affected by the earthquake in western Afghanistan, Peace Winds is preparing, together with our local partner organization, to...

Due to the invasion by Russia, medical facilities in Ukraine continue to face shortages of essential supplies. In order to address this situation, Peace Winds, in collaboration with the Ukrainian...

Peace Winds continues to provide comprehensive support to people in Ukraine who have been evacuated from their homes due to the ongoing conflict. More than 20 months have passed since Russia invaded...

In 2018, Peace Winds began a project to upgrade shelters in four Syrian refugee camps in Erbil Governorate, Iraq with a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and...

On Friday Sept.8th at 11:11pm, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit central Morocco; killed nearly 3000 people and injured more than 5600 people. In response, Peace Winds Japan sent a team of six on...

While more than five months have passed since a large area of southeastern Turkiye was struck by two devastating earthquakes, still many people in the disaster-hit areas are living in temporary...

Ninewa Governorate has the largest number of returnees in Iraq with the number of 1.95 million. In order to improve the livelihoods of the returnees, Peace Winds, as an implementing partner of the...

Peace Winds, in partnership with Ukrainian NGO Keystone Moldova, has been contributing to alleviate the pain of people with disabilities and chronic disease living in Moldova. About 850,000 Ukrainian...

While more than five months have passed since two devastating earthquakes hit southeastern Turkey, many people still live in tents or temporary housing in disaster-hit areas. With the arrival of...

On June 22, 2022, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan at 1:30 AM local time. The Taliban interim government reported that at least 1,000 people had died and over 1,500 people...

Peace Winds, in cooperation with our Ukrainian partner organization 100% LIFE, supports the continuation of medical service at medical facilities in the northern and eastern parts of the country, by...

Peace Winds in cooperation with Ukrainian NGO Right to Protection (R2P) has been providing mental care and support packages to IDPs in areas including Lviv, Vinnytsia, and Chernivtsi regions. R2P is...

A train carrying people fleeing the war-ravaged eastern part of Ukraine arrived at the Dnipro station on one evening in mid-March. As the doors of the train opened, two staff members wearing badges...

Peace Winds Japan has set up and manages five “Smart Classes” where children from Ukraine continue their education online while they live in Moldova. Since late last year, more than 90 pupils have...

Peace Winds Japan has been helping refugees all around the Republic of Moldova. More than one year into the conflict, 106,000 Ukrainian refugees continue to live their lives in Moldova, according to...

In early November 2022, with the onset of winter in snow and freezing temperatures, Peace Winds provided heaters to a refugee support center in Moldova which provides food assistance to displaced...

In the area of returnees in Ninewa Governorate in northern Iraq, while the return of internally displaced persons is progressing, there are still many households that want to return but cannot...

The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 with no end in sight. Nearly 250,000 Syrian refugees are still displaced in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, fleeing the Syrian Civil War. In order to provide...

Since January 2022, there has been a rise in refugee influx yet again at Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in western Uganda due to the security situation in the neighboring country, the Democratic...