from JCIE June 2013 Update: Japan 3/11 Disaster Recovery Events & News

Announcements

• Apply for a paid fellowship at a US non-profit organization—Atlas Corps seeks Japanese non-profit leaders to apply to the year-long Atlas Corps TOMODACHI Fellows Program in the US. 

• Google launches “Innovation Tohoku,”— The website (available only in Japanese) links individual and corporate supporters in Japan with Tohoku businesses to encourage collaboration between the two groups and propel economic recovery efforts in the region.

• Reconstruction Agency announces a 260 million yen (approximately $2.6 million) Tohoku recovery initiative focusing on NPOs— The document (available only in Japanese) outlines the agency’s plans to strengthen the operational capacity of the NPOs based in the region. A report released by the agency with a list of government-funded recovery programs is also available in Japanese.