Locations:
- Miyagi Prefecture: Kesennuma
- Fukushima Prefecture: Minami-Soma
Website: http://www.ngo-jvc.net/en/
Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC) is a non-governmental organization established in 1980. JVC works in nine countries in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa operating various development and disaster relief programs.
Direct Relief has supported JVC since March 2011 with over $510,000 in cash grants to fund Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami relief and recovery efforts in Japan. JVC began its relief activities one week after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. Funding from Direct Relief was used in the immediate aftermath to support the Kesennuma Volunteer Center in Miyagi Prefecture, which provided potable water to tsunami-affected zone. JVC continues to support local needs during the recovery period, independently and in collaboration with the Kesennuma Volunteer Center.
Read about grants to JVC