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Elizabeth Saunders Home is an orphanage in Japan established in 1948 by Miki Sawada, a Mitsubishi heiress, [1] with the original intent of housing biracial children, typically those born between men of the occupying US Armed Forces and Japanese women, who were abandoned by their parents and ostracized by Japanese society immediately after World War II.
Approximately 39,000 children live in orphanages in Japan out of the 45,000 (2018 statistics) who are not able to live with their birth parents. [98] However, as of 2016, Japanese orphanages are severely underfunded, relying heavily on volunteer work. There are 602 foster homes across Japan, each with 30 to 100 children.
Pages in category "Orphanages in Japan" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Elizabeth Saunders ...
Ashinaga [1] (あしなが育英会 Ashinaga Ikueikai) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that provides educational funding and psychological support to children who have lost one or both guardians, as well as to those whose guardians suffer from serious disabilities.
Orphanages in Japan (2 P) S. Schools in Japan (19 C, 22 P) Y. Youth organizations based in Japan (3 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Child-related organizations in Japan"
Orphanages in Japan (2 P) P. Orphanages in the Philippines (5 P) R. ... Orphanages in the United Kingdom (1 C, 21 P) Orphanages in the United States (1 C, 41 P)
In 2013, the Japan-America Society of Southern California sponsored a program to bring children from various orphanages affected by the Fukushima Disaster to the United States. The purpose of the program was to both encourage cultural exchange between Japan and the US as well as offer the children time away from the radiation and rebuilding of ...
Orphanages in Japan (2 P) P. Orphanages in the Philippines (5 P) R. Orphanages in Russia (6 P) S. Orphanages in Sri Lanka (2 P) T. Orphanages in Turkey (4 P)