Yasuko Furuno of Pact

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yasuko furuno
"Cheerful children make a bright future!"

Reconstructing the environment around our children

Pact has three main activities: supporting children via the Michikusa Room, matching volunteers with local needs and running a boarding house sited in a refurbished schoolroom.

Ms. Furuno, as the Head of Child Support, works to improve the environment surrounding local children. "The reconstruction work on the town is gradually progressing, but there are still temporary housing units on school grounds, and no plans to build new parks," she said. However, Ms. Furuno has high hopes for Rikuzentakata's future rebuilding work. "These children will eventually grow up to support the town, so I want them to be glad they were born here."

Continued support

Ms. Furuno also called for the support of more volunteers. "Five years have passed since the disaster and, although some people continue to help, the numbers are falling. Volunteers provide Rikuzentakata with huge encouragement because we know people are still thinking of us. The natural surroundings are beautiful, so please consider coming to help out."

Profile

Yasuko Furuno
Head of Child Support at Pact (Non-Profit Organization)

Originally from Kagoshima Prefecture.

She studied abroad during high school and university. After graduating she found work in Tokyo, at a non-government organization (NGO) focused on international cooperation.

In August 2011, the NGO sent her to Kesennuma and Rikuzentakata. From October of that year she worked at Michikusa Room, a relaxing, social place for children who had nowhere else to go after the tsunami. Since April 2013 she has been working in Rikuzentakata for Pact.

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