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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.
The plan was started in 1957 after Japan joined Colombo Plan in 1954. After the Peace Corps was established by United States in 1961, the JOCV was established in 1965. The first volunteers dispatched to Laos in Southeast Asia. [3] After while, some related project was started.
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 the United Kingdom (1 C, 21 P) Orphanages in the United States (1 C, 41 P)
Orphanage volunteering is also an emerging program, which can fuel human trafficking or child abuse in the host communities, and harm the children's development - according to UNICEF, in Nepal, 85% of all children living in orphanages has at least one living parent. [56]
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 ...
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)
Japan International Volunteer Center - an international non-governmental organization providing assistance in community development, peace exchange and emergency relief in 10 countries/regions of Asia and Africa. Established in 1980 and based in Tokyo, Japan.