IDRO Japan

IDRO Japan is a Kyoto-based NPO that provides aid and assistance for immediate post-disaster relief and long-term support through regular relief trips. IDRO Japan's efforts are concentrated on areas affected by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
Read more about IDRO Japan and it's disaster relief mission.

国際災害支援機構-日本

IDRO Japanは京都をベースにしたグループ で、被災後の緊急支援と救援物質の提供を行うと同時に、住宅建設と教育を通して中長期的に支援を行っています。現在、IDRO Japanは東北の巨大地震と津波で被災された地域を中心に活動しています。

A year has passed and IDRO Japan was there to assist

A year has passed since disaster struck the Tohoku region on March 11th, 2011 and IDRO Japan is proud to say it assisted where it could. Working in tandem with other NPOs, IDRO Japan directed and organized volunteers to travel to the Tohoku region and assist in the recovery. Thank you to all who have contributed financially, morally and with their time and effort. Below is a list of IDRO Japan's accomplishments this past year.

  • Distributed initial post disaster relief supplies
  • Distributed carpentry tools and power equipment
  • Distributed electrical appliances, refrigerators, microwaves, electric fans and washing machines
  • Demolished and repaired damaged buildings and homes
  • Distributed and or installed 50 propane water heaters
  • Assisted in preparing the town of Kitsunezaki for winter with heaters, household furnishings and bedding
  • Remodeled and made operable several factories
  • Built a bathhouse in Funakoshi
  • Built one small building to house the Nagatsura Fishing Cooperative
  • Organized thousands of hours of volunteer labor
  • Tore down dangerous buildings in several communities
  • Cut down and disposed of trees killed by salt poisoning
  • Cleared kilometers of coastline of debris
  • Repaired and rebuilt the shrine gates in Onosaki
  • Restored stone monuments
  • Shored and sandbagged riversides and drainage areas
  • Assisted in the moving of homes and businesses
  • Assisted in the preservation of factory equipment
  • Repaired water-damaged furniture for private homes
  • Repaired doors and windows, replacing glass and screen in several communities
  • Removed and rebuilt floors in dozens of homes
  • Removed countless tons of mud and debris from various locations
  • Assisted in the restoration of Koganeyama Shrine on Kinkazan Island
  • Distributed mosquito nets, mosquito coils, insect repellant, over-the-counter medicines, water and a multitude of other daily necessities