This month’s donations will be given to 2 Groups:
African Wildlife Foundation – a group in Africa that works to protect the environment while, at the same time, promoting the development of the local people.
World Wildlife Fund – an international organization working to preserve the world’s most precious natural resources, especially endangered animals.
Summer is here and very soon we’ll be splashing in the sea and rivers around the Kanto plain. After days of switching between scorching concrete and air-conditioned, enclosed spaces, a trip out to where the ground is moist and trees provide shade is a healing experience. We had great events by Danny, Wai and Guy and a bicycle ride organized by the amazing Earth Day Ride group, and the calendar is still open for new leaders and organizers.
This month, we give thanks for the last time to the Trippiece service, which promoted our activities, helping us reach a new generation of enthusiastic volunteers. The English-language service will cease, so the team can concentrate on the Japanese-language service, and the media site.
At the same time, our cooperation with the Language Volunteer Co-talk is gaining speed. Jambo School is hosting regular Japanese learning lessons and parties for foreigners in Japan. There are more events coming and LVC would be happy to hear your ideas and requests. Have a great summer and see you on some weekend!
This month’s donations will be given to Plant with Purpose – Environmental Solutions to Humanitarian Problems.
This month’s donations go to Arakawa Clean Aid, a group which carry out activities to clean up Tokyo’s Arakawa river.
JAMBO contributed ¥30,000 to Ashinaga (Support for Tohoku Orphans) (www.ashinaga.org/en/). Many children and adolescents were hit hard by the recent earthquake and tsunami. Ashinaga provides them with the care that they need.
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
JAMBO contributed $500 (¥60,230) to Tikondane (ZAMBIA) . This is a place educating nurses and teaching literacy. There are also various income generating activities such as the garden and skill training initiatives, as well as important community development work. Tikondane is a gem for the tourist interested in finding the real Africa.
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
JAMBO contributed $US1000 (about ¥120,000) to Global Greengrants Fund – a group that provides grants for local environmental work in Africa, Asia and other poor areas (http://www.greengrants.org/). This donation is matched, so it becomes $2000.
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
JAMBO contributed 40,000 yen each to these 2 wonderful Japanese organizations:
SHU – The Environment NPO (does various environmental projects around Japan) ー http://www.shu.or.jp/
O.G.AforAid – Eastern Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Aid
http://www.ogaforaid.org/en/
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
JAMBO contributed US$400 each to these 2 wonderful organizations:
Green Belt Movement – an organization in Kenya which works with reforestation and community development http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/
World Wildlife Fund (an international organization working to preserve the world’s most precious natural resources, especially endangered animals). http://www.worldwildlife.org/
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
JAMBO contributed $US400 to PLANT WITH PURPOSE (Environmental Solutions to Humanitarian Problems (http://www.plantwithpurpose.org/ ). These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
