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Caritas Japan (Japan Catholic Center)

Main/General Business Number: 81-3-5632-4439
Website: http://www.caritas.jp/english/index.html


Mission: from website:

Caritas Japan is a committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan which cooperates with the activities of the worldwide Catholic Church in the field of relief,
welfare and development.
■Establishment
Soon after World War Ⅱ, our Catholic Church began Food Delivery Service.
That was the beginning of our activity, and in 1970, Caritas Japan joined Caritas Internationalis.

■Vision and Values
Caritas Japan provides development and social services as well as humanitarian support inside and outside the country to promote human development programmes.
It also supports domestic social work.

Caritas Japan works not only for emergency relief but also for the elimination of poverty by supporting education, health and human development programmes based on respect for human dignity and human rights. To create a society that respects human dignity, we promote solidarity and cooperation with the oppressed to support self-help efforts in order to realize a self-reliant society sharing goals with one another as partners. Caritas Japan supports people regardless of race, gender, religion or politics. We respect the traditional and cultural values of local partners who are actively involved in the decision-making process of the projects.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Caritas Japan on earthquake and tsunami
March 11, 2011
http://blog.caritas.org/2011/03/11/caritas-japan-on-earthquake-and-tsunami/

excerpt -

Caritas Japan is mobilizing to respond to the 10 metre tsunami that struck in the region of the Diocese of Sendai today.

“A tsunami has hit our people. Is a tidal wave has come to overwhelm our lives. We are still in shock over what has happened,” Father Koichi Otaki of the Diocese of Niigata told Fides. “The news is mixed, but the diocese most affected is that of Sendai. Our Bishop, Bishop Isao Kikuchi, President of Caritas Japan, ensures us that as the Japanese Catholic community, though very small, we will not walk away from our commitment and our solidarity with the victims.”

SEE Website for full report

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United States INFO:
Catholic Relief Services's Response to Japan Tsunami
Donation Phone #: 1-877-HELP-CRS
Donation Address: P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD, 21203-7090
Website: http://crs.org In Japan, CRS is providing assistance through our sister agency, Caritas Japan. CRS has programs in the Philippines and Indonesia and works with Caritas Oceania that is active in numerous islands in the Pacific that might be affected.

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