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Mobilizing japan from 311 disasters 2015 iy
- 1. 2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Mobilizing Japan from 3/11 disasters Ikuyo Yanagisawa Englewood Rotary Club, NJ USA
- 2. #ricon15 Fukushima and the Tohoku Earthquake Entire coast line of Fukushima swiped out with powerful Tsunami
- 3. #ricon15 Fukushima and Nuclear Power Plant Fukushima Tokyo
- 4. #ricon15 Shelter Box arrived in Fukushima Rotary team arrived from all over the world to support our disaster survivors
- 5. #ricon15 For survivors dealing with grieving for lost loved ones, quality mental health care is a great need
- 6. #ricon15 One of the First International Gift for 3.11 Memorial with Mayor Masao Hara of Koriyama, Fukushima A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
- 7. #ricon15 Origami Crane created by Signs + Decal Corp, Brooklyn, New York A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
- 8. #ricon15Sadako’s Crane Story Book by Ericco Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima
- 9. #ricon15Sadako’s Crane Story Book by Ericco Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima
- 10. #ricon15 Fukushima School of Special Needs in Koriyama city A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2012 (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)
- 11. #ricon15 A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2013 A woman shares her losses from 3.11 Ishinomaki Karakoro Station
- 12. #ricon15 3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a Survivor Exchange Program • Repeated visits on 2012, 2013, 2014 • The first study of its kind to explore exchanges between survivors of different disasters
- 13. #ricon15 3/11 and 9/11 Survivor Exchange Program Quantitative Measures of Impact • Survey conducted on the 3rd trip to Japan after 3.11 • 122 responses from 10 different Rotary clubs • 72% reported being involved in 3/11 relief efforts Club Interacted with 9/11 Trip t valueYes (n = 78) No (n = 40) Personal Significance 3.38 (0.84) 2.87 (0.95) 2.98, p = 0.004 Rotary Significance 3.48 (0.75) 2.93 (0.97) 3.16, p = 0.002 Community Significance 3.33 (0.89) 2.85 (0.95) 2.73, p = 0.007 Significance vs. other efforts 3.18 (0.86) 2.73 (0.88) 2.69, p = 0.008 Feel visits are sustainable 3.32 (0.80) 2.70 (1.09) 3.19, p = 0.002 Feel visits deepen bonds 3.19 (0.84) 2.80 (0.94) 2.31, p = 0.023 Note: The values given are means (on a 0-4 scale), with standard deviations in parentheses. Data were analyzed using chi-square, t-tests, and repeated-measures ANOVA
- 14. #ricon15 Survivor Exchange Program Impact Qualitative Measures of Impact - Three coders individually read through the transcripts for overarching themes • Rotarian elaborated on the idea of lending a helping hand to one’s fellow man - “otagaisama” • Unique sentiments shared only by those who experienced disasters • 9/11 docents found within themselves a calling to spread support for disaster volunteerism
- 15. #ricon15 Person to Person Dialogues – 9/11 Family shares their experiences of recovery with disaster victim in Japan Evaluation of A Tribute from NY to Japan Project
Editor's Notes
- Now we passed 4 years since Great Japan earthquake stricken to Tohoku region in Japan. Let me go back and explain a little what happen and how people are living in Tohoku region now.
- Great East Japan Earthquake magnitude 9.0 happened at 2:46pm on March 11, 2011. Earthquake, Tsunami and then the nuclear power plant disaster in Fukushima.
- The worst catastrophic disasters, Japan ever experienced in the history. The nuclear power plant in Fukushima is still struggling how to retrieve the nuclear melt down from the plant.
- After this massive disaster, Evacuees were often living in school gymnasiums with high ceilings and only cardboard boxes surrounding small places to sleep. The shelter boxes provided places for residents to change their clothes, or simply spend some time alone in peace. However, Still 130,000 people is restricted to live in the temporary houses in Fukushima prefecture.
- People in Fukushima prefecture suffer from high levels of stress as they face the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, and the fear of harmful radiation. For survivors dealing with these issues and grieving for lost loved ones, quality mental health care is a great need.
- We extend compassion to the people who lived through the tragic earthquake in Japan. With collaboration with other organizations, including 9/11 Tribute center docents, we have started organizing visit to Tohoku region in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.
- This is the Origami Crane made from World Trade Center debris. The Crane memorial was inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, who died at age 12 from radiation exposure after the bombing of Hiroshima. The small tiny Origami crane represent SADAKO wishes for the world peace to Fukushima and wished them strength and courage as they move forward to rebuild lives and communities.
- Sadako became a symbol of the wish for peace, and one of her tiny origami cranes has been donated to the 9.11 Tribute Center. We wished to return this gesture of friendship and peace, and dedicated the Crane memorial to Koriyama City.
- We are considering our children book “Message on a wing”, currently; it is available in English and Japanese. We would like to have translated in other languages, for example in French, Spanish and Portugal.
- Agenda in ten days including Eight Rotary meetings and Projects. At the Fukushima School of Special Needs, our members delivered disaster helmets donated to children.
- During the mission, our group visited disaster survivors at local clinics, schools, and temporary shelters. We also attended academic meetings of disaster health providers and national officials involved in rebuilding efforts, and unveiled a memorial in the City of Koriyama We continued 2nd and 3rd mission to visit to Tohoku region in 2013 and 2014. The outreach mission was made possible by the outstanding efforts of Rotary club members from both Japan and the US.
- When we had a Tribute from New York to Japan mission in 2014, we conducted a survey and we evaluated this mission under the guidance from the professional statistic study. This evaluation we conducted had never studied before, so it is very valuable data.
- the Rotarians whose clubs had been visited gave the trip’s significance higher ratings and found them beneficial to themselves, their clubs, and their cities. t values measures size of difference relative to variation
- Qualitative analysis: Three coders individually read through the transcripts for overarching themes.
- We traditionally think of disaster relief as involving the deployment of supplies and professionals We propose a different resource for recovery: the human reflex to comfort and to gather in the face of adversity Potential benefits for both on both the "recipient" community and the "donor" community