NEWS◆ Childrenʼ s Art Turned into outdoor products!!
"Charity goods from COLEMAN JAPAN Co., Ltd."

Each picture drawn by children of the world is one-of-a-kind. Such pictures are now designs for outdoor goods.
The production of the original charity outdoor goods have been produced through the cooperation of COLEMAN
JAPAN Co.,Ltd., one of the top camping companies in the world.
■ Charity Goods
・Bottle Cooler
800 yen（840 yen tax-included）
・Jug with Cooler Cover
2,000 yen （2,100 yen tax-included）
・Tote Cooler

KIDS EARTH Report
No.028 Summer 2005

3,000 yen（3,150 yen tax-included）※ A part of the proceeds are going to KIDS EARTH FUND as charity.
■ Distribution: COLEMAN JAPAN Co., Ltd. (sold from June 2005) www.coleman.co.jp◆ Brieﬁng Session on Croatia was held on April 25th at KEF
Even though we would like to show all our volunteers and members our numerous activities held abroad and in Japan, unfrotunately, it is difficult to do soby email and newsletters. We had hoped to tell everyone about our projects with videotapes and photographs, and thus, held our first briefing session onCroatia. First, a guest speaker talked about the history and reason why the ethnic war occurred in Croatia. Next, KEF explained why it went there to createa home, and later, showed footage of workshops and the home, No.1 KIDS EARTH HOME, that was established in 1996. Over the years, the needs of childvisitors to the home have changed; children now face new problems even though there is peace now.
After the talk, everyone had Croatian herb tea and discussed main issues. Many members said that talking about what they could do as individuals and how
non-profit organizations could help the children was inspring.

◆ KIDS EARTH Award 2005
The second KIDS EARTH Award 2005 was given to Ms. Akiko Shindo and Ms. Yuko Miyazaki. Ms. Shindo not only
has helped with several hands-on childcare workshops, but also has held other successful workshops on her own.
Ms. Miyazaki has supported our daily office work and also baked some tasty cookies and bread for the children.
It has been our pleasure to give this award to the two individuals or groups from of all the volunteers who supportthe activities of KEF every year.
This is given to
・One who is active as an volunteer
・One who has been volunteering for a long period of time・One who has helped us- in the public relations field - spreading information about our activities, and helping to accomplish goals bydirectry supporting the children.
How is the winner selected ?

・Selected by the director members and staff.

◆ Charity Wine Party
The Charyty Wine fundraising get-together is held on the first Thursday of every month. Special guests come toshow their talents and entertain everyone. In the past we have had bossa nova, jazz songs, piano pieces, tea
ceremony, and a puppet show. It is always a lot of fun. Please come join us.
Date: The first Thursday of every month (the next pary will be on July 7th)
Time: 18:30-20-30
Venue: Kids Earth Gallery (3-29-9, Ebisu Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)※ Please contact KEF by telephone or email if you would like to attend.
〈Tentative schedule for 2005〉
July
7/7
SeptemberAugust 8/4
October

9/1
10/6

November 11/3
December 12/1

◆ Action for the Personal Information Protection Law
KIDS EARTH FUND adopt proper countermeasures to the Personal Information Protection Law as follows.
-Establishment of KEF private policy / -Staff signs agreement not to disclose information /-Completed education of requirements by study and reading / -Complete confidentially of the personal information
KEF will not release any personal information given by members. If any questions, please contact to KIDS EARTH FUND (Tel 03-5449-8161) or have a lookat website (www.kidsearthfund.org).

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HOME ProjectNo.4 HOME in Vietnam

KIDS EARTH
HOME Project

KIDS EARTH
CAR Project

KIDS EARTH
HOME Project“KIDS CARE Cambodia
has become local NGO!”

The Jikei University Hospitalin April

Adventure Journey-Let ʻs sail to the ocean!-

Messages from Vietnam

No.7 HOME in Cambodia

Phan Huynh Thien Thanh, 9 year old, Girl

Tr a v e l i n g W o r k s h o p

KIDS EARTH HOME Tokyo

School For Street Children
in Ho Chi Minh

Hello, I am a student at No. 4 KEH. It is very

In Vietnam, school starts in September. The students

enjoy playing tennis on Sundays. The people“KIDS CARE Cambodia”(KCC) was establishedThe theme is "Message Boat in the Bottle." Children

Sakutaro paid its visit to the KIDS EARTH Gallaryʼsat No. 4 KIDS EARTH HOME(KEH)* are working

visiting our home from Japan are always very

i n O c t o b e r, 2 0 0 2 . F r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g , m a n ywrote their wishes on little folding papers, folded into

courtyard. The boat named Sakutaro had played anvery hard to wrap up what they have learned thisnice and full of smiles. So all of my classmates,organizations have been involved in itsa paper boat, hung with thread and put in the bottles.

important role in the workshop in Amakusa, Nagasaki

year before their long summer holiday begins in July.

including myself, like people from Japan.

administration, besides “KIDS EARTH FUND”.

Mr. Yasuaki Igarashi, an artist was the leader. Heʼs

and is supported by an artist group “Matatabi.” The

Out of 300 students leaning at this Home, 40 of themWell, if you have any chance to come, you are

Since KCCʼs Cambodian full-time medical doctor

going to let the bottles flow to the sea, and is sailingboat came all the way to Ebisu, Tokyo. Kids andwho have lost home for a variety of reasons live inwelcome at our home. Best wishes to you all.

founded the new local NGO, “Cambodian Poorfor south islands for four months from July. Bottles

Matatabi members painted the ocean for their coming

the dormitory.

Children Fund Organization”, it enabled further

filled with childrenʼs wishes will travel over the ocean

journey scene. Everybody played his and her part toAnd below questionnaire was givento 40 students.

local-based administration to be independentwhile the children are in the hospital. Where in thecreate the blue ocean. Kids on-board Sakutaro haveand thus KCC could restart in April, 2005. Due toworld will the bottles arrive at the seashores?

set forth the journey in the blue painted ocean, with

Favorite Subject at School

administration however, we will continue to support

1. Mathematics
2. History
3. Writing
4. Otherhot in Vietnam now. How is Japan? Here, we

this status quo, KEF is no longer in charge of its

Favorite Thing to Do

big fish and waves in their minds.（Photo ↓）NEW MEMBERSIndividual Membership

Ocean” about 100 children gathered at Nishimachi

Mr.Yoshiyuki Ono

International School.” Everyone made a charmand FFSC, KEFʼs local counter partner. This home is afree study home for children who cannot go to local publicschools due to reasons such as no family registration, being
unable to pay the tuition, and being an orphan. The home ismanaged by the Sisters from the Catholic Church.

Our representative Ms. Torii and the staff members
have attended the Forum in Nagoya on May 15th.
“The Grown-ups who have been working for thewelfare of the children of the world.”“The Grown-ups who enjoy the creative activities

the children and the“Japan Inter-Design Award”2005 under the themes

Friends Chainvery hard towards their dreams for the future.

with the cooperation of Urban Design System Co.,Ltd.

programs through the artworks of the children.

These are the winners who were awarded theJapan, they are all interested in Japan and working*No.4 KEH: The home was built in 2002 at Ho Chi Minhworldwide charity events and awarenessonce-children, and now-children.”On the 9th of April, the art workshop with the theme “replies. Thanks to the wonderful supporters fromForum) for having been contributing to the“A company who gives dreams to theThese are KIDS EARTH FUNDʼ s new members since
March 1th until May 28th ( In alphabet order)

are really excited about writing as well as receiving“Japan Inter-Design Award” (Japan Inter-Designgrown-ups.”

calculation because they sell flowers and lottery

to their foster parents in Japan 4 times a year. TheyKIDS EARTH FUND has been awarded theactivities which connect

Even those living outside KEH are good athousehold expenses. Also, the children send letters

2005“Any individuals or organizations with cultural

As you see, their favorite subject is Mathematics.

tickets on the street after school in order to help their

Japan Inter-Design Awardwith the childlike innocent spirit.”

them as much as possible.

1. Exchanging letters
2. Tennis
3. Exchanging Drawings
4. Table Tennis / Soccer

SPECIAL NEWSlisted above.
Japan Inter-Design Grand Prize

For Sufferers of the Tsunami(tidal wave) in the Indian・Shuntaro Tanikawa (poet)
Japan Inter-Design Award

bracelet with colorful strings and drew a circles onCorperate Membership
EDOMACHISHOKAI (REAL ESTATE) CO., LTD.

・An-Pan-man (animation)a canvas. Repeating this work twice, children wore

・Shonosuke Okura (Important Intangible cultural

one of two rings, the other will be sent to the Sumatra

Foster Parents

area. At the same time in this workshop, the pictures(Foster parents of children at KIDS EARTH HOME,

drawn by children in Sumatra were displayed, and theyschools for street children, in Vietnam)

made children feel like sending their best wishes andMs.Kaori Sahoda

condolences for suffers.（Photo →）asset holder, a member of Japan Noh-gaku kai,
Noh-gaku Hayashi Okura-manner drum player)
・KIDS EARTH FUND
Special Award・Yutsuko Chusonji
・Kids Meal (a fantastic dish full of childrenʼsColumn

DEAR KIDS,
DEAR THE EARTH

vol. 10

Jungo Kikuma

World Air Service co., LTD President / KIDS EARTH FUND: Adviser

favorite food)

Exhibition

It was about thirty years ago, when I was in charge of a travel agencyʼs foreign language study tours department. One day, a gentle young lady came to see me
accompanied by her father. In those days, it was highly unusual to travel to France for language studies; and it was clear that the father was very concerned about hisdaughter travelling alone. He came to the agency several times, while the young lady herself was completely calm. I accompanied her all the way to her home staydestination in France. Despite being young and this being her first foreign excursion, her inner fortitude left an impression on me.
Twenty-five years later, a lawyer acquaintance of mine asked if I would help a group of people who were trying to build a facility to care for children hurt by the civil strife inYugoslavia. In my work I have had much experience overseas, especially with organizing tours to Eastern Europe and Middle and Near East, as well as Indochina. I havebeen thinking of a way to aid those countries having experienced their reality first-hand; and was glad to learn that a Japanese was already involved in such activities. I
decided to meet this person.
KIDS EARTH FUND representative who knocked on the door of my office in Hibiya was Ms. Harumi, the young lady I had accompanied to France thirty years before.
Meeting her again after thirty years, I was surprised by her powerful transfiguration. Her ambition was noble and convincing, and she was full of vitality. I became an active● Aichi (Nagoya)
5/15 (Sun.)
Yamabuki Elementary School
At Japan Inter-Design AwardCeremony● Tokyo (Shibuya)
6/2 (Thu.) - 6/14 (Tue.)TEPCO Galllery, Denryokukan● Tokyo (Marunouchi)
Middle of July - Middle of August
KIDS ART STREETWhat is Japan Inter-Design Award?

supporter of the projects such as KIDS EARTH HOME in Vietnam and the school in Cambodia as of that day.
It makes me very happy that young staff members at my firm also give their support to KEF. Many volunteered to become foster parents, and are actively communicatingwith several dozen children in Vietnam.
Tourism tends to focus on the glamour of foreign lands; but to learn more about the country and to try our best in giving support where possible is the way to true
international exchange.
I would like to conclude by expressing my gratitude to the staff of KEF.

● Tokyo (Roppongi)
6/20 (Thu.)
Art Fair Tokyo Shinbokukai

This is given to individuals or groups of people
who have contributed to the society in creative
ways, and from unique perspectives.