December 14, 2016
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare Foundation

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare Foundation Announces
Overseas NPO Social Welfare Grant Recipients

The Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare Foundation (President: Masaya Futamiya) has announced
the 2016 overseas nonprofit social welfare organizations selected for grants totaling 4.4 million
yen. The six recipients, introduced below with a summary of their activities, are engaged insocial welfare programs in India or ASEAN countries.

Overseas grant program
The Foundation launched the grant program for overseas social welfare organizations in 2010
as an extension of financial support program for social welfare organizations in Japan. TheFoundation provides overseas grants to support nonprofit organizations conducting socialwelfare activities in developing countries and regions. The fiscal year 2016 grants areawarded based on recommendations solicited from individuals at Japanese companies
operating in India or the ASEAN member states—Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Grant presentation ceremonies
The Foundation and local affiliates of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. in each region willhost grant presentation ceremonies for the recipients by the end of March 2017.

The Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare Foundation
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare Foundation is a public service entity created and funded by
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. to promote social welfare activities. In addition to its
core mission of awarding the above grants, the Foundation provides research grants andpresents seminars and lectures in the social welfare, social insurance, nonlife insurance, andgerontology fields. The Foundation also presents the Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Welfare
Foundation Award for outstanding academic research in social welfare in Japan, subsidizes
lectures and symposiums presented by the award recipients, and offers scholarships toindividuals training to be care workers.

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Fiscal Year 2016 Overseas Grant Recipients
CountryOrganization
Cambodia

Use of Grant Funds

Caring for Young Khmer

Fund teaching materials used in a(CYK)

project to establish pre‐schools

Grant Amountin 5 rural villages, aiming toUSD9,000

improve children's elementary(Approximately

school enrollment and¥1,000,000)

completion rate.
MalaysiaPERSATUAN KANAK‐KANAK

As part of the renovation of a

ISTIMEWA AMPANGcenter where children with（Special Children Society ofintellectual disabilities receive

MYR40,000Ampang）

livelihood support and vocational(Approximatelytraining, fund photovoltaic panel¥1,000,000)

implementation to help theorganization have a steadyincome and strengthen its
finance.
Myanmar

Myanmar National Association

Fund the purchase of refreshable

for the Blind

Braille displays and low vision(MNAB)

magnifiers to help MNAB staff

USD6,000with visual disabilities efficiently(Approximately

work in the association. The staff¥700,000)with visual disabilities play acentral role in MNAB operations.
Singapore

ThailandSingapore Association of theFund programs to offer

Visually Handicappedrehabilitation and care services at

SGD10,000(SAVH)

a center for elderlies with visual(Approximatelydisabilities.

¥800,000)

DDD foundation

Fund the donations of helmets to(Don’t Drive Drunkschool children, which aim toFoundation)raise family members' awareness

THB280,000

of how dangerous riding(Approximately

motorbikes while drunk is, and¥900,000)

the importance of helmet use.