[OSHIKA PENINSULA, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 13 April 2011]
Agnes Chan, a Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) Ambassador, is visiting the disaster area in Miyagi Prefecture from 12 April to 15 April. UNICEF Headquarters responded to the current disaster in the Tohoku region with a quick decision extend assistance to Japan, marking the first assistance to Japan in approximately 50 years. In doing so, Japanese experts were dispatched from stations around the world to Japan and have been conducting emergency relief activities together with JCU.
Ms. Chan traveled to Ishinomaki City on 12 April where she visited Kama Primary School, Minato Junior High School and other shelters. Working towards reopening schools in the region, she met with the disaster victims, listened to the stories of numerous children, talked with their teachers and actively surveyed requests for assistance that will be necessary in the future.
The following day, 13 April, Ms. Chan toured the Oshika Peninsula, an area where electricity and water have yet to be restored and that is still deprived of adequate assistance. Here she discussed with teachers and staff active on-site about issues that need to be addressed in the future, such as the region’s worsening hygienic conditions.
Ambassador Chan visited the disaster sites at Kesennuma and Minamisanriku on 14 April. On 15 April she plans to visit Yamamoto Town.
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| © Japan Committee for UNICEF /2011/k.shindo | © Japan Committee for UNICEF /2011/k.shindo | |
| Higashihama Primary School in Ishinomaki City. | Ambassador Chan visiting the disaster area in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. |
| Receiving Prefecture |
Type of Emergency Supplies |
Arrival Date |
Quantity | Donating Company |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miyagi | Water | 19 Mar. | 12,288 bottles |
VanaH Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Fukushima | Water | 22 Mar. | 12,672 bottles |
VanaH Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Miyagi | Underwear for boys and girls | 22 Mar. | 200,000 | ||
| Iwate | Underwear for boys and girls | 23 Mar. | 30,000 | ||
| Fukushima | Water | 23 Mar. | 4,680 bottles |
KIRIN MC DANONE WATERS Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Miyagi | Children’s shoes | 23 Mar. | 10,000 pairs |
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| Miyagi | RChildren’s diapers | 24 Mar. | 80 packs | P&G Japan | |
| Iwate | Children’s underwear | 24 Mar. | 9,700 | ||
| Fukushima | Water | 24 Mar. | 12,288 bottles |
VanaH Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Iwate | Shoes | 26 Mar | 1,404 pairs | Achilles Corporation | |
| Iwate | Underwear for boys and girls | 27 Mar. | 28,266 | ||
| Iwate | Boots | 27 Mar. | 7,462 pairs | ||
| Iwate | Wipes | 28 Mar. | 1,200 | P&G Japan | For babies |
| Miyagi | Recreation kits Early Childhood Development kits |
2 Apr. | 50 of each | Procured from the UNICEF Supply Division | |
| Iwate | Recreation kits Early Childhood Development kits |
2 Apr. | 50 of each | Procured from the UNICEF Supply Division | |
| Miyagi | Book bags | 6 Apr. | 70 | Nihon New Bag Chain | |
| Iwate | Book bags | 6 Apr. | 340 | Seiban | |
| Miyagi | Schoolbags | 8 Apr. | 18,000 | Procured from the UNICEF Supply Division | |
| Iwate | Schoolbags | 8 Apr. | 18,000 | Procured from the UNICEF Supply Division | |
| Miyagi | Personal security buzzers (for crime prevention purposes) | 8 Apr. | 5,000 | ||
| Iwate | Personal security buzzers (for crime prevention purposes) | 8 Apr. | 5,000 | ||
| Fukushima | Water | 11 Apr. | 1,536 bottles | VanaH Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Miyagi | Replenishments for recreation kits | 12 Apr. | 60 sets | ||
| Miyagi | Miniature toy cars | 12 Apr. | Approx. 1,200 | TAKARA TOMY | |
| Sagamihara* | Water | 12 Apr. | 12,288 bottles | VanaH Co., Ltd. | Two-liter plastic bottles |
| Miyagi | Play mats | 13 Apr. | Two types; 80 of each type | IKEA | |
| Miyagi | Drawing sets | 13 Apr. | 60 sets | IKEA |
*Areas receiving disaster victims.
*In certain cases some supplies may be taken from prefectural supply storage warehouses and distributed to shelters and disaster sites in other prefectures.
As of 9:00 a.m. on 13 April 2011 (compiled by the Information and Public Affairs Division).