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AAR JAPAN provides emergency assistance to refugees and victims when a disaster or a dispute takes place. AAR JAPAN has been conducting emergency assistance activities in many countries and territories. We have also been continuing our assistance in reconstructing infrastructure and restoring the daily lives of the local people after the emergency assistance.

Emergency Assistance for the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 2011 – )

Distribution of relief supplies in Miyagi Prefecture.

One of the biggest earthquakes in the history of Japan hit the eastern half of North-Eastern Japan at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011, followed by the Tsunami of unprecedented scale. AAR JAPAN dispatched the first batch of emergency relief teams on March 13, and has been conducting the distribution of various relief items since March 14. Currently, a couple of hired trucks are commuting between Tokyo and the afflicted area almost every day with loads of relief items. These are redistributed in small lots to a number of relatively smaller welfare facilities for the elderly or people with disabilities.
AAR JAPAN’s priority rests with those who are unable to have access to major relief operations and remain unnoticed by local administrations.
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Relief items unloaded in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture (Left, Ben KATO, Board Member of AAR JAPAN).

Emergency Assistance for Sri Lanka Flooding (Jan 2011- )

February 20th - Sanae HAYASHI of AAR JAPAN gives relief supplies to a man affected by the flooding in Sri Lanka.

Heavy rains that started at the end of 2010 caused serious flooding in three provinces in eastern Sri Lanka. Buildings were destroyed and fields sank under water, with 2.5 million people affected. AAR JAPAN dispatched staff on January 23rd, 2011, and by the end of February we had distributed food and daily necessities to 1,600 households, including people with disabilities, widows, and the elderly. Starting in August 2011, in cooperation with the Sri Lanka Rehabilitation Foundation for Persons with Disabilities, we delivered wheelchairs and tricycles to people affected by the flooding.

February 20th - Sanae HAYASHI of AAR JAPAN gives relief supplies to a man affected by the flooding in Sri Lanka.

Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons and Afghan Refugees (April 2009 - )

Wilson (left) lost his parents to HIV/AIDS. Seen here with his aunt, Ms. Wainess.

In the northern and western Pakistan, military crackdowns on anti-government protests have led to an increase in internal displacement, with refugees from Afghanistan adding to the number of people living as evacuees. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, northwestern Pakistan, AAR JAPAN has been supporting reconstruction and the maintenance of elementary schools, building wells, and providing medical equipment for hospitals in order to improve the living environment of internally displaced persons, Afghan refugees, and the residents of the host communities themselves.

Rie MATSUMOTO, AAR JAPAN Islamabad office, carries out a survey for reconstruction and maintenance of elementary schools.

Emergency Assistance for Haiti Earthquake (January 2010 – )

Distribution of relief supplies in Haiti.

A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January12, 2010. Port au Prince, the capital, suffered devastating damages, and it is said that 230,000 people died and victims amounted to 3 million in a nation whose population is some 10 million. AAR JAPAN dispatched its emergency assistance team consisting of four staff members (led by Kiyoto Onishi, Deputy Secretary General). The team procured water, food and basic daily goods in the Dominican Republic, and supplied them to victims in Port au Prince.
AAR JAPAN will continue to assist primarily to victims who cannot easily receiving the assistance they need.

The AAR JAPAN team distributed daily goods to Haiti victims in Port au Prince. We supplied food and basic daily goods to the victims who lost food and homes.

Emergency Assistance for Cyclone "Giri" in Myanmar (October 2010-March 2011 )

AAR JAPAN carried out emergency relief operations for the people affected by Cyclone Giri in October 2010. These efforts ended in March 2011.We would like to express our appreciation for all of your support.

Emergency Assistance for Off Sumatra Earthquake in Indonesia (September 2009 - February 2010 )

AAR JAPAN dispatched staff members to Padang, West Sumatra, which was damaged most extensively by the Sumatra Earthquake occured on 30th September, 2009. AAR JAPAN delivered food and daily goods to the victims. We finished this operation in February 2010. We would like to express our appreciation for all of your support.

Emergency Assistance for Philippines Typhoon (September 2009 – August 2010 )

The Philippines was struck by Typhoon No. 16 on September 26, 2009. AAR JAPAN dispatched staff members to the country and delivered food and mattresses to the victims. We finished this operation in August 2010. Thank you very much for all of your support.