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Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Relief

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Relief (88th report)
The 58th Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition!
Bringing together the dreams of Tohoku children

[IWATE, Japan, 15 July 2011]

© Japan Committee for UNICEF
The Iwate Prefecture Inter-High School Athletic Competition was held in May with assistance from the Japan Committee for UNICEF.

The Japan Committee for UNICEF (JCU) has provided assistance for the 58th Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition so that junior high school students in Iwate Prefecture’s disaster-stricken coastal areas have the same opportunity as other junior high school students to qualify for the national competition and have an equal opportunity to demonstrate the fruits of their training.

This prefectural competition serves as the preliminary round for student athletes that want a ticket to the national-level competition. After the disaster, however, it did not look like schools in the coastal areas where damage was severe would be able to participate. After receiving requests from the Iwate Prefecture Board of Education and the Iwate Prefecture Junior High School Athletics Federation, JCU made the decision to provide assistance in order to fulfill the dreams of children striving to participate in this event. The event will also serve as a form of psychosocial assistance for children in addition to being a source of positive news in the disaster area.

During the span of the competition, JCU called on five world-class athletes to come and support the children.

The 58th Iwate Prefecture Inter-Junior High School Athletic Competition
Host: The Iwate Prefecture Junior High School Athletics Federation, etc.
Events: total of 17 events held throughout Iwate Prefecture
Schedule: 16-18 July (swimming starts on 15 July)

  Time Venue Special Guest
Main Opening Ceremony(athletics stadium) 16 July from 8:30 a.m. Iwate Prefectural Sports Park Athletic Stadium Yuta Kanno
Soft Tennis
Opening Ceremony
16 July from 8:30 a.m. Wagakawa Green Park Tennis Courts Eri Uehara
Kiyono Hirata
Softball
Closing Ceremony
17 July from 2:30 p.m. Oshu City Maesawa Junior High School Satoko Mabuchi
*A mini softball lesson is scheduled for after the ceremony.
Volleyball
Closing Ceremony
18 July from 1:00 p.m.
(might be pushed back to 1:30 p.m. depending on the progress of matches)
Kitakawa Gymnasium Kana Oyama
*A mini volleyball lesson is scheduled for after the ceremony.

Arrangements have also been made to provide a live broadcast for Otsuchi Town of the sumo event scheduled for 18 July (Monday) in Morioka City.

Live Broadcast: 18 July (Monday) 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (tentative)
Venue: Otsuchi Town Central Community Hall

With the complete support of UNICEF, the Japan Committee for UNICEF continues to provide assistance for victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, focusing efforts on children and mothers. In Iwate Prefecture, a comprehensive range of assistance activities are being carried out mostly in coastal area municipalities in the area of psychosocial care for children, child protection, health and education.

Current arrival status of relief supplies

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
   
Miyagi Children’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 6-7 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
Miyagi Minicar 8 Apr. 3 cars
Miyagi Nutritional supplements From early April 4,000 bottles
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
Iwate Preschool-size chairs, tables and low tables 14 Apr. 75 chairs; 11 tables; 9 low tables Donated to preschools, primary schools, junior high schools and high schools in the disaster area as well as their new locations
Miyagi Mopeds 15 Apr. 5
Iwate Notebooks and stationery sets for primary and junior high school students 15. Apr. 16,700 sets
Miyagi 183 computers; 57 copiers and fax machines; 61 printers 18-21 Apr. Distributed to preschools, primary schools, junior high schools and high schools in the disaster area as well as their new locations
Fukushima Movable blackboards 21 Apr. 10
Fukushima Temporary toilets 22 Apr. 20
Iwate Geiger counters 28 Apr. 14 For schools in Soma City
Iwate Dressing room/ breastfeeding partition system 28 Apr. 21 sets
Saitama* Milk From late April Shelter in Futabamachi, Kazo City
Saitama* Yogurt From early May Danone Japan Shelter in Futabamachi, Kazo City
Iwate Color pencils (120 sets) and paint (240 sets) 13 May
Iwate Student lamps 14 May 15
Iwate Stationery sets 16 May 840 sets
Fukushima Lockers 16 May 22 sets For the Board of Education of Minamisoma City
Fukushima Computers 16 May 1 Ishikawa Town Board of Education
Miyagi 2 copiers; 2 computers; 2 printers May For Higashi-Matsushima Day-Care Center and Watari Day-Care Center
Iwate Water receiving tank, water purifier tank, water supply tank May construction May construction
Miyagi Solar-powered vaccine refrigerator 18 May
Fukushima Fans 30 May 112 Minamisoma City Board of Education
Fukushima Masks 30 May 100,000 Minamisoma City Board of Education
Iwate 1 copy machine 2 June
Saitama* Shoes 15 June 460 pairs Converse Footwear Co., Ltd.

-Number of UNICEF Children’s Mini Libraries distributed: Approximately 150,000 books to over 900 locations (as of 20 June 2011).
-Number of children that have participated in the UNICEF “Let’s Play! The Outdoors Playtime Project” in Fukushima Prefecture: Approximately 5,600 (as of 26 May)

*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 17 June 2011 (compiled by the Information and Public Affairs Division).