On April 9, we had the first mini-meeting in FY 2023 with Sagami Women’s University group. Along with 11 participants in total, there were also two professional wheelchair technicians coming.    To read more,,,

  The ship loaded with 83 wheelchairs for Jesus V. Del Rosario Foundation, our partner in the Philippines, departed Tokyo port at 18:00 on April 6.

  Wheelchairs (52), buggy-types (9), standing trainers (6), sitting-aid devices (13), stretchers (3), etc. are loaded. They are to arrive at the port of Manila, Philippines, around April 22.

  JVR Foundation was unable to receive the wheelchairs for the time being because of the corona disaster and the lack of means to deliver them to the children. However, we decided to ship the wheelchairs to the Philippines because we were told that the corona crisis had finally subsided and that they would be able to receive the wheelchairs.

  This brings the total number of wheelchairs sent to the Philippines to 1,024. Click here to see the graph of donation results.

April 10, 2023       Secretariat

〇Loading the wheelchairs to the container
  We loaded wheelchairs into the container on Friday, March 31. The work was done on the premises of Tama Packaging Industry Co.
　
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(Left) All the wheelchairs were on the pallets, ready for loading.
(Right) Forklift loading wheelchairs into the container.

(Left) Loading done in order at the beginning.
(Right) At the end, a fence is set up to prevent the wheelchairs from collapsing when the container door is released, and the wheelchairs are loaded over it.

The container was almost full.

The doors are closed and sealed with a key called “yellow seal.”

The container left for Tokyo port.

  On April 2, a dozen employees of Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd., which has been supporting financially our activities for years, came to our Haijima Warehouse and worked with us.    To read more,,,

  On March 12, we had a mini-meeting with Sagami Women’s University group, Vietnamese group, and voluntary members. The participants were 21 in total.
  Mr. Miyata, a wheelchair professional who runs a wheelchair and sitting-aid manufacturing business in Hanno City, was among the three voluntary members.    To read more,,,

  We’ve promoted the project of sending special instruments to Malaysia. The request of our partner in Malaysia, Mr. Syed, former representative of Aleps Dream Factory, was to send him special instruments used for medical treatment rather normal wheelchairs. What we have prepared are as follows.

  sitting-aids      walkers        standing-trainers    bath chairs          orthoses
      12                   19                    5                        6                    183

  Besides the above instruments, we’ve sent 28 normal wheelchairs, 12 buggies, and 10 car seats. The ship carrying these devices and instruments left the Port of Tokyo at 19:00 on February 27, expected to arrive at Port Kelang, Malaysia, about March 15.

  We hope that this donation will help Mr. Syed expand the scope of his support for children and enable more children to lead healthy daily lives.

  This brings the total number of wheelchairs, buggies, and sitting-aids sent to Malaysia to 1,648 (not including the walkers, standing trainers, and other equipment that were donated this time). Click here for donation record graph.

March 7, 2023       Secretariat

〇Loading into the container
　Prior to the ship’s departure, wheelchairs and special equipment were loaded into containers on Monday, February 21. The container loading work was done at the premises of Tama Packaging Industry Co., Ltd.

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This big package is a standing trainer. This is a sitting-aid.

They use a forklift to carry packages on the pallet.

Orthoses were sent in boxes.

President Morita sealed the container after all the cargo were loaded.

  The truck left for the container yard at Tokyo Port. Export customs clearance was granted on February 22, and the ship left the Port of Tokyo safely on the evening of February 27.

  On February 26, 2023, we had a meeting in a cold, windy weather. The participants were Sagami University group, Vietnamese group, volunteers, and staff, 17 in total.

  There was a new participant, who learned about our NGO through the website and contacted us in advance. Her job treats welfare equipment, and she knows a lot about wheelchairs. To read more,,,

  Wheelchair donation to Ukraine, realized from the enthusiastic request by Mr. and Mrs. Kimura, journalists living in London, was reported on several newspapers.

  The desire to support those suffering from the ravages of war led to three organizations providing wheelchairs: “Wheelchairs of Hope,” “Go! Fly! Wheelchairs,” and our NGO.

  To the right is an article published by the Asahi Shimbun. (Click to enlarge.)

  In an interview with a reporter, President Morita said, “To me, the children in developing countries we’ve supported and the injured children in Ukraine overlap. It’s been almost a year since the Russian invasion to Ukraine began, but I think Japanese people still have much interest in it.”

  Our goal is to send a total of 500 wheelchairs to Ukraine in this all-Japan project. We would like to continue to provide wheelchairs upon request.

February 23, 2023　　　　　Secretariat

Articles about Ukraine in this All-Japan project were also published in other newspapers.
    Yomiuri Shimbun          Tokyo Shimbun

  On February 12, a rather warm day for this season, we had a meeting in a little larger scale than before, 21 participants in total. We decided to have a bit large meeting since the new infection of Covid-19 has been decreasing lately.
To read more,,,

  This is the second time for us to send wheelchairs to Ukraine. It was started from an enthusiastic request by Mr. and Mrs. Kimura, Japanese journalists living in London. The desire to help those suffering from the ravages of war has led to this project, a collaboration between three organizations that donate wheelchairs, a shipping company, and a transportation company. (Click here for details)

  The three donating organizations are “Wheelchairs of Hope,” “Go! Fly! Wheelchairs” and our NGO. Each group provided wheelchairs as below.
    –110 wheelchairs mainly for grown-ups (Wheelchairs of Hope)
    –30 wheelchairs mainly for grown-ups (Go! Fly! Wheelchairs)
    –10 wheelchairs for children (Our NGO)
150 units in total

  The ship loaded with the above wheelchairs left Tokyo port at 18:00 on Monday, February 6, scheduled to arrive at Port of Gdynia, Poland, around March 14, by way of Hamburg, Germany. They are to be delivered to Future for Ukraine Foundation (FFU) and provided for Ukrainians evacuating in Poland or still living in Ukraine.

  We would like to continue to offer children’s wheelchairs to Ukraine at the opportunity in the future.

　This brings the total number of wheelchairs sent to Ukraine to 22. The graph of donation results is from here.

February 6, 2023　　　　　Secretariat

  On January 29, we had the second mini meeting this year with Sagami Women’s University group and Vietnamese group. To our relief, the new infection of Covid-19 in Tokyo has been declining. Still, we limited the number of participants and took full measure for Covid-19. To read more,,,