Mar 30

Fundraising: Instructions for donating directly to Iwate prefectural government

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The following information was shared by JET alum Susan Pickett (Iwate-ken, Miyako-shi) who helped gather information for anyone who would like to donate directly to the Iwate prefectural government.  The information is also available via the Facebook group “Grassroots Aide for Iwate“ (which I believe was set up by a JET alum, but not sure).

Note: JETwit.com does not advocate for or recommend any one particular charity or relief effort.  This is just one more helpful example of JET alums helping to facilitate donations to Japan.

What Can I do?

I spent a year teaching English in Iwate Prefecture (Miyako) in the Tohoku Region- (northern Japan), and ever since the earthquake, I have been asking myself what can I do to help the people of Iwate and in particular those in the coastal towns severely hit by the tsunami.

Iwate Prefecture has set up a Disaster Relief Fund for the citizens affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

The Iwate Prefectural Site in Japanese is here:  http://www.pref.iwate.jp/index.rbz
Information on Iwate and the Great Tohoku Earthquake

Wikipedia info on the earthquake:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami#Japan

Charity information on the Iwate Prefecture site (English) (PDF):  http://sv032.office.pref.iwate.jp/~bousai/taioujoukyou/gienkin_kaigai2.pdf

Charity Donations for the Great Tohoku Earthquake Disaster

Those who want to make a direct contribution to Iwate Prefectural victims and affected areas from overseas can make a bank transfer to the following location.  The government of Iwate has a committee to decide how to distribute the funds.  Those who want to make a direct contribution to Iwate Prefectural victims and affected areas from overseas can make a bank transfer to the following location.

1 Bank Transfer Account Information

  • Bank (JPN: 銀行名)
  • The Bank of Iwate, Ltd(JPN: 岩手銀行)
  • SWIFT Code
  • SWIFT: BAIWJPJT
  • Branch: Kencho Branch(JPN: 県庁支店)
  • Branch No: 009
  • Account No. :009-­2016634
  • Beneficiary’s Name (JPN: 口座名義):Iwate Prefecture Disaster Relief Charity Committee (JPN: 岩手県災害義援金募集委員会)
  • Beneficiary’s Address/Telephone Number (JPN: 住所/電話番号): Japan, Iwate-­ken, Morioka-­shi, Uchimaru 10-­1 Office of Health and Welfare Planning Iwate Prefectural Government Tel :019-­629-­5408

*(Note: Please remember that there may be bank charges involved with transferring money overseas)

2 Issuances of Receipts

  • For those that require a receipt for their charitable donation, please download the following form : http://sv032.office.pref.iwate.jp/~bousai/taioujoukyou/gienkin_kaigai2_yousiki.pdf
  • Fill out your address, name, transfer account information, and amount of money donated. Then send that form by mail, fax, or email to the Office of Health and Welfare Planning of the Iwate Government (the address is written below).

3 Distribution of Charitable Donations

A separate committee will be formed to decide how to distribute charity funds.

  • < Iwate Prefecture Disaster Relief Charity Committee >
  • 〒020-­8570 Iwate-­ken, Morioka-­shi, Uchimaru 10-­1
  • Office of Health and Welfare Planning
  • Iwate Prefectural Government
  • TEL 019-­629-­5408  FAX 019-­629-­5419  Email AD0001 [at] pref.iwate.jp

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