With the spread of the Corona virus, we are all struggling to cope with this unprecedented experience and are living with uncertainty.
Amidst all this, the third phase of our Birthday Donation has started.
We initiated this Birthday Donation so that we can "Pass on the chain of hope to the future by supporting the children today" by reinventing the notion of birthdays to make it a day to thank for one's birth.

People from the organization supporting young people and children including foreigners told me how the Corona crisis has severely impacted the weak and those who had already been suffering under difficult circumstances.
Looking at the current state of the government, one can only assume that the budgetary constraint of the government that had already existed with decreasing birthrate and aging population will only accelerate as a result of this Corona crisis. The need and expectations for individual donations to grow will no doubt become even more prominent. I sincerely hope that this Birthday Donation can become one of the many waves to promote individual donations in Japan. If we can just add another spice to our compassionate nature, I believe and hope that we can create a new Japanese culture based on heart ("Kokoro").

Again, in our third phase, we have selected organizations that have been working hard to support and deliver glimmers of hope to the children and young people in need. I hope registered members will find joy in finding organizations to continue to support this year. As for the new applicants, please do join us to support the children that are struggling even more to find a connection or a place to belong to as a result of the Corona crisis.
I will also be grateful if you all could introduce this Birthday Donation initiative to your families and friends or even to your company that can choose its inauguration date as its birthday.

Let us all send our voice of support to the children that will be leading the next generation with this Birthday Donation!!

Yoko Takahashi
President,
Japan Philanthropic Association

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