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AMDA
Annual Report2019TABLE OF CONTENTS
GPSP in the spirit of Sogo-Fujo (01)
What is GPSP? (02)A. Peace Building (03)
Emergency Relief (03)Refugee Assistance (16)Post-disaster Assistance (17)Disaster Response Platform (18)
B. Health Development (20)Primary Health (20)
AMDA GPSP Hospitals (23)
C. Educational Support (25)
D. Livelihood Support (28)Global Partnership for
Sustainable Peace
In the spirit ofSogo-Fujo
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‘Sogo-Fujo’ is a cycle of giving and receiving, a traditional value deeply rooted in theJapanese close-knit community life.
‘Sogo-Fujo’ is something we are all born with regardless of race, religion, or culture.
We all have the desire to help others and to be of service to the community in which we
live.
‘Sogo-Fujo’ creates a true partnership based on respect and trust for each other.
Human dignity and pride must be respected at all times especially for people at thereceiving end of the assistance. People in need of help today may be the service -giverof tomorrow or in other occasions.
‘Sogo-Fujo’ unites the world. We will never abandon each other as we all are equally
irreplaceable as part of the whole global community. Each community with its own
culture and sentiments should be embraced as a powerful element for peacefulcoexistence of diversity and not as a dividing force.

AMDA advocates ‘Open Sogo-Fujo’, a universal foundation of peace, extending mutual
assistance across and beyond one’s community.

1What is GPSP?
In 2014, AMDA established aconcept of global network named,“Global Partnership for Sustainable
Peace” (GPSP). The aim of thisnetwork is coexistence of diversity
which is virtually indispensable forworld peace. Under this concept,
programs have been developed
beyond borders with the philosophy
of Open Sogo-Fujo (which literallymeans “mutual support/help” inJapanese), the universal value of the
21st century, as its main theme. The
framework consists of four fields ofactivities, namely, A) peace building,B)healthdevelopment,
C)
educational support, and D)
livelihood support.

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AMDA defines peace as “today’s family life with hopefor a better tomorrow.” “Today’s family life”
symbolizes a healthy family condition where one has
sufficient food to maintain a decent living. The
phrase, “hope for a better tomorrow” points toproviding education to children. The said four fieldsof GPSP activities have been set to abate conflict,disaster, and poverty, all of which are consideredhindrances to realizing peace.

GlobalPartnershipforSustainable
Peace

By involving governments, local public authorities,
public interest groups, corporate enterprises, andacademia, AMDA hopes to enlighten the world withthe concept of Open Sogo-Fujo to realize coexistenceof diversity. This is the end goal of Global Partnership for Sustainable Peace.

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Emergency Relief

Floods in Kurigram, Bangladesh (July)

Typhoon Hagibis, Japan (October)

AMDA is extending a helping hand to those who are affected by both natural and man-madedisasters around the world. As timely dispatch of relief personnel and aid delivery are crucial
for emergency assistance, AMDA keeps an eye on the latest developments and responds tothe changing needs on the ground.

Cyclone Fani, Odisha, India (May)
Cyclone Fani, the worst cyclone to hit South Asia in 20
years, struck the east coast of India in early May 2019.
More than 1.5 million people in the expected cyclone-pathareas both in and around the state of Odisha were
evacuated before the cyclone made landfall. According to
the state emergency operation center, 64 deaths werereported and approximately 17 million people in 14
districts were affected (15 May 2019).
AMDA India in collaboration with its local counterpart Seva Bharati organized an aid
distribution effort at five local villages, namely, Birapratapur, Pachaspole, Bhoisahi,
Chandanpur and Sadar Block in the Puri district. The items were mainly blue tarps which
could be used to cover damaged roofs of the houses. One aid recipient said it would help
prevent leaking of rain into the house.

■Number of beneficiaries: 25 households■Participating organizations: AMDA India, Seva Bharati Puri

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Floods in Sulawesi, Indonesia (June)

In response to the flooding that struck Wajo on the Sulawesi island in early June 2019, a
medical team from AMDA Indonesia reached out to remote communities in the region thatwere left stranded. According to Indonesia’s disaster management authority, torrential rains
battered three provinces in Sulawesi, triggering major flooding in extensive areas in whichmore than 1,450 families were affected in the province of South Sulawesi alone (10 June2019).
The team visited local villages, namely, Ujungpero, Benteng Lompoe and Tonrong Tengnga
to provide medical relief. Because there was no road access to Tonrong Tengnga, the teamused a traditional small boat called “Katinting” to reach the community.

Later that month, the second team was dispatched to Konawe in Southeast Sulawesi forfurther relief work.
■Number of beneficiaries: 644 people (medical relief), 50 households (item donation)■Participating organizations: AMDA Indonesia
Floods in Kurigram, Bangladesh (July)In response to the large-scale flooding in the northeastern part of Bangladesh, AMDA sent two nurses
from Okayama, Japan.
UN OCHA reported the incessant downpours which
continued from early July battered the region, leaving
four million people affected (22 July 2019). The local
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to water flowing in from the upstream. Schools were closed because of road and railway
blockades in addition to overflowing dams.
With Association for Alternative Development (AFAD), AMDA Bangladesh and AMDA carriedout joint relief activities in severely-hit Kurigram in the north where approximately 200,000
households were affected. In the past, AMDA has also dispatched relief personnel to theregion at the time of 2012 floods.
■Number of beneficiaries: 789 people (medical relief), 932 households (item donation)■Participating organizations: AMDA Bangladesh, AMDA Headquarters, AFAD
Floods in Karnataka, India (August)In response to catastrophic floods that strucka large part of India, AMDA India conducted relief
work on the 13th and 25th of August in the stateof Karnataka located in India's southwest.
Monsoon downpours that had continued since
the beginning of June caused floods in more than
10 states. Especially in the southwestern statesof Kerala and Karnataka, flood water had been
taking a toll on people’s daily lives. On 20 August,
NDMI (India’s disaster management authority)
reported that in Karnataka alone, 103 people diedand 104,746 people were affected.
On 13 August, the State Government of Karnataka inquired AMDA India’s Dr. Ramachandra
to partake in a needs assessment in Kodagu and its neighboring areas. While providing
hygiene education to local residents, his team visited four evacuation shelters to give
guidance on precautionary measures against water-borne diseases.
On 25 August, AMDA India Chairperson Dr. Kamath
launched another relief mission in rural communities aroundKarwar District of Uttar Kannad, Karnataka. AMDA India
formed a relief team comprising one personnel, who
happened to work for Karnataka State Government, andfive personnel from Manipal University’s Public Health
Department along with Dr. Kamath himself. Lions Clubs of
Kalyanpur and Karwar jointly worked with the team toprovide aid to 52 households in the area. Each family
received a set of relief supplies containing 20 kg of rice,dishes, clothing, blankets and towels as well as a set of Ayurvedic medicine and supplements.
Local residents said AMDA was the first organization that offered new tableware and clothes
in place of the items that became unusable or unwearable from inundation.
■Number of beneficiaries: About 160 people (hygiene education), 52 households (itemdonation)■Participating organizations: AMDA India, Lions Club Kalyanpur, Lions Club Karwar

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Floods in Saga (Kyushu), Japan (August)On 28 August 2019, AMDA dispatched a relief teamto flood-hit Saga Prefecture (Kyushu) in southwest
Japan.
Severe downpours which struck the Kyushu region
caused landslides and flooding in the extensive
areas. In the town of Ohmachicho in Saga
Prefecture, the greater part of the town wasinundated, while an oil leakage from a local steel
plant wreaked havoc on local environment, affecting
farmlands, roads and residential quarters. An expert
said it was the worst oil leakage the country had everexperienced, calling the scale of the damage “unprecedented”.
The AMDA team conducted relief work with the local
health-and-welfare department and municipal
authorities. AMDA nurses did their rounds in
Ohmachicho General Welfare Health Center Misato(an evacuation shelter), while other staff helped local
health workers digitize the personal information ofevacuees in optimizing the total shelter
management.
■Number of beneficiaries: 281 people (at the peak
period)■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarteres, Samejima Hospital
Typhoon in Chiba, Japan (September)
In response to a huge typhoon (Typhoon Faxai) that struck the greater
Tokyo region in mid-August, AMDA carried out relief work in Chiba
Prefecture in the Tokyo suburb which had been faced with severe
power and water outages.
While thunderstorms and fallen trees had hampered the outage
recovery work, Chiba Prefectural Government inquired the Japan Self
Defence Forces (JSDF) to dispatch water trucks to a number oflocations. Thousands of local residents were forced to make a long line
for an emergency water supply provided by JSDF water trucks amid soaring temperatures.
Meanwhile, local grocery stores and convenient stores were running out of food items.
The effort was jointly organized by Soja City
Government and Akaiwa City Government (bothlocated in Okayama), both of which have been official
AMDA partners in the realm of emergency disaster
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interviewing local residents and people at medical facilities.
■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Soja City Government, Akaiwa City
Government
Civil Unrest in Papua, Indonesia (September)
AMDA Indonesia dispatched one doctor to the stateof Papua in Indonesia in response to the civil unrest
that occurred in the city of Jayapura on 23
September 2019. Amid rising ethnic tensions in theregion, about 30 people were killed during the protestthat day. Because of this, approximately 3,000
people had been forced to flee homes and seek
shelter elsewhere.
The AMDA doctor entered the city of Wamena on the
29th and provided relief items including rice, noodles,
diapers and other daily necessities to those who had been taking refuge.
■Number of beneficiaries: About 60 households■Participating organizations: AMDA Indonesia
Earthquake in Maluku, Indonesia (October)
AMDA Indonesia sent a relief team to the state of Maluku in Indonesia which was affected bydevastating quakes that occurred on 26 September 2019. Numerous sways continued after
the initial mag.6.5-quake, which led 115,000 people to be evacuated by 1 October. According
to a UN source, more than 6,000 buildings were damaged.
For this mission, AMDA Indonesia
teamed up with personnel from
University of Muslim Medical
School, AMSA-UMI (Asian Medical
Students’ Association University ofMuslim Branch), Ibnu Sina Hospital
Makassar, and University ofPattimura.
The joint team started providing aid
after arriving at the disaster site on
the 1st. For the following four days,
the team collaborated with a local NGO and the Indonesian army to visit Haruku and Ambon
Islands. Besides providing medical relief at local clinics and military facilities, the team also
donated blankets and other relief items.
From the 5th, the team moved to Seram Island where it set up temporary clinics at two
evacuation shelters located in the western part of the island. For the following two days, theteam offered medical assistance to a total of 246 patients while offering mental care to thoseafflicted by the plight. The team also provided tents for Muslim residents to set up a prayer
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Common medical problems seen at three islands were external injuries, skin itch, bodyaches as well as diarrhoea and coughs.
■Number of beneficiaries: More than 336 people■Participating organizations: AMDA Indonesia, Muslim University AMSA, Muslim University
Medical School, Ibnu Sina General Hospital, Pattimura University
Typhoon Hagibis, Japan (October)In response to the strong typhoon that affected the extensive areas of east Japan, AMDA
carried out emergency relief in Fukushima, Miyagi and Nagano Prefectures from midOctober to early November.
-Fukushima:
A joint team of AMDA and its *partner-municipalities arrived in Soma City, Fukushima on 14
October. From the following day, the team started working in Sports Arena Soma where 58
people had been seeking shelter. While closely monitoring the health conditions of evacuees,
on the 15th, the team (which included a physiotherapist) interviewed about 20 people tograsp their situations and the extent of the damage they suffered.
From the 16th, the joint team (one nurse, one
coordinator and one physiotherapist) launched arange of activities at Sports Arena Soma (52evacuees) in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture.
In line with the health-related hearings with
evacuees, the team, the shelter administrator andpublic health nurses decided to furnish
disinfectant sprays at the entrance and in toilets
to minimize the risk of infectious outbreaks. At thesame time, a makeshift cafeteria was set within
the shelter as a place for people to eat andlounge.
With a physiotherapist and nurses being its core members, the team worked around the clock
to offer general consultations for those who were anxious about their health conditions or
people on medication. After sharing all the findings with the city’s public health nurses up tothat point, AMDA handed over the work to Soma City Health and Welfare Department on the
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B*Two cities in Okayama Prefecture, Soja and Akaiwa, are AMDA's partner-municipalities in
the realm of disaster relief.
-Miyagi (Marumori Town):
On 16 October, Sennan Health Bureau in
Miyagi Prefecture inquired AMDA to work in
the town of Marumori located in theprefecture’s southern region. Accordingly,
AMDA
provided aid
atMarumori
Elementary School which had been an
evacuation hub with TMAT, a Japanese
NGO also specialized in medical relief. As
the relief was prolonged, AMDA conducted
an array of efforts by divding the team into two groups, namely, a health support team andan environmental management team. This allowed AMDA to provide comprehensive
assistance which included activities such as daily rounds by the nurses, acupuncture therapy,
and toilet cleaning.

■Number of beneficiaries (Fukushima+Miyagi): 78 people (medical relief), 567 people (itemdonation)■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Soja City Government, Akaiwa City
Government, Disaster Reconstruction Centre MIRAI-Nagano:On 14 October, AMDA team comprising doctors and nurses collaborated with Nagano City’s
public health nurses to conduct needs assessments in 16 evacuation shelters in Nagano City.
The findings were later shared in a meeting held at the Nagano City Health Bureau in theafternoon.
As a result, it was decided that AMDA would be in charge of night-time health consultation
services at shelters. Not only did it fulfill the lack of medical manpower on the ground, it also
helped aid workers closely monitor the health conditions of evacuees.
From that night, AMDA started offering the night-time consultations in two locations, namely,
Toyono-Nishi Elementary School and Minami-Nagano Sports Park. The elementary school
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night time. Likewise, one doctor was allocated to the sports park to look after around 30
evacuees.
On the 15th, AMDA counterpart Suwa Chuo Hospital sent additional personnel to join theadvance team. Having the extra staff (one doctor, two nurses and one coordinator) enabled
the health consultations to be carried out 24 hours a day. Likewise, AMDA assisted theresumption of a clinic in Nagano City. The clinic was able to reaccept outpatients from 5
November, thanks to AMDA’s coordination and support.
During a month-long relief operation, AMDA engaged itself in various activities including
disaster assessment, hygiene management, patient consultations, cardboard-bed
installation and patient referral services.
■Number of beneficiaries: Around 290 people■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Suwa Chuo Hospital
Earthquake in Mindanao, Philippines (November)
In response to the earthquakes that hit the island of
Mindanao in the southern Philippines on themorning of 29 October 2019, AMDA organized two
relief efforts at the disaster sites in early November.
According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council (NDRRMC), mag.6-plus
quakes struck the island one after another on the
29th and 31st, killing 21 people and leaving 424
people injured. By 5 November, close to 190,000
people had been affected and approximately
28,000 people had been displaced. The epicentre
was estimated to be Tulnan in the state of Cotabato.
-First Deployment (7 November-):On 7 November, AMDA dispatched its first relief team to Cotabato with AMDA Philippines
and Women in National Development Security (WiNDS). From the following day, the joint
team started providing relief supplies in Kinarum (Magpet) and Makilala while assisting the
local hospital operation in the region.

-Second Deployment (22 November-):
On 22 November, AMDA dispatched its second relief team to provide medical assistance in
Cotabato. More than 60 personnel from several organizations such as AMDA Headquarters,
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AMDA Philippines, Tagum Doctors College and Tagum Doctors Hospital took part in the aid
work. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists and volunteers worked in four districts, seeing more than
600 patients in total. The doctors found upper respiratory tract infections to be the mostcommon ailments among patients.

■Number of beneficiaries: 500 households (item donation), 628 people (medical relief)■Participating organizations: AMDA Philippines, AMDA Headquarters, WiNDS, Tagum
Doctors College/Hospital, Inc.
Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy), Philippines (December)
After making landfall on Sorsogon inSouthern Luzon at the beginning ofDecember 2019, Typhoon Kammuri(Tisoy) swept through the Philippines’
central part without showing any sign of
weakening. On 9 December, National
Disaster
Risk
Reduction
andManagement Council (NDRRMC) said
five people were killed, 322 people were
injured and more than 95,000 people
had been displaced. The affected
population as a whole was estimated to
top 1,560,000. In Northern Samaralone, approximately 240,000 people
were afflicted and over 17,000 people
had been seeking shelter.
On the 12th, a joint relief team comprising staff members of AMDA, WiNDS (Women in
National Development and Security) and Philippine Navy Reserve Command set itself toprovide food supplies at the town of Victoria located in Northern Samar, a town in which
AMDA had conducted aid work at the time of 2015 Typhoon Nona.

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In some areas, the tide washed away everything from people’s houses, personal belongings
to fishing boats that were essential for those who made a living from fishery. Some said flood
water had even affected the evacuation shelters, eventually forcing them to stay off the wet
floors and sleep on chairs instead.
■Number of beneficiaries: 993 households■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, WiNDS, Municipality of Victoria

Taal Volcano Eruption, Philippines (January 2020)
In response to the eruption of Taal Volcano in the Philippines in mid-January 2020, AMDA
conducted a major relief effort in one of its peripheral areas.
Taal Volcano in Batangas (located approximately 70km south of Mania) erupted on theafternoon of Monday 12th, affecting extensive areas including its nearby provinces, Caviteand Laguna.
On 15 January, the National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council (NDRRMC) said ashes from theeruption had affected a total of 12,486 households (53,019
people), of which 10,000 households (43,681 people) had
been seeking shelter at 217 evacuation centers.
In the City of Santo Tomas, Batangas which was severely
affected by the ashes from the volcano, AMDA Philippines
spearheaded the relief with a staff from AMDA Headquarters,
providing medical assistance and aid distribution. The team
was based in Santo Tomas North Central School, a local evacuation center.
Along with AMDA, AMDA Philippines and Asian Medical Students’ Association (AMSA),
around 30 local partners took part in the effort which mainly consisted of medical assistanceand aid distribution. For the medical part of the relief, a total of 526 people received medical
and dental treatments as well as health consultations by doctors, dentists and nurses.

During the medical relief, the team saw 192 patients, most of whom had been suffering from
respiratory diseases caused by volcanic ashes. In addition to fever symptoms, urinary tract
infections were also seen that were most likely caused by dehydration from sweltering heat.
As for the aid distribution, 1,000 units of buckets were prepared which could be used forwashing or as rice containers.

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CB■Number of beneficiaries: 526 people (medical relief), 685 households (item donation)■Participating organizations: AMDA Philippines, AMDA Headquarters, local companies andNGOs (300 staff)
Floods in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (January 2020)
In response to the calamitous floods that struck a largepart of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia, AMDA Indonesia
dispatched two doctors to Soppend Riaja in Barru to
conduct medical relief activities. According to the local
disaster management authority BPBD (Badan
Penanggulangan Bencara Daerah), a total of 2,692
households were affected in Barru. It was also reported
that about half of the households (1,200) were in the
Soppeng Riaja district which suffered the most serious
damage.
The main activity location was up 100 km north (two hours’
driving distance) of Makassar, the capital of Southern
Sulawesi. The doctors entered the affected site on 13
January 2020 with several staff from a local counterpart. The
team brought with them medical goods and other relief items.
As the activities went on, more personnel from local partnerorganizations joined forces with the team.
On the first day, the joint team set up a makeshift medical
post to see patients with different symptoms. The number ofpatients totalled 86, with the most common malady being hypertension followed by itchy skin.
The next day, the team handed out relief supplies including food stuffs, diapers and otherdaily items.
Cold-Wave Disaster in Bangladesh (January 2020)
AMDA Bangladesh organized emergency relief activities in response to a cold wave that hit
Kurigram in the northern part of Bangladesh in January 2020. In collaboration with AFAD, alocal NGO based in the region, AMDA Bangladesh provided assistance to impoverishedcommunities from 31 January to 3 February.
Kurigram is located approximately 340 km from Dhaka, the capital, and is bordering with
India. Transcending the Bangladesh-India boundary flows the world-famous Brahmaputra
River which is known for frequent flood inundation. A large-scale flood is said to occur every
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few years to 10 years, and it is a fair assumption that the area is not easily accessible oncesuch a calamity strikes.

At this donation campaign, the joint team provided blankets to 500 households in total.
Kurigram is still in the process of recovery in the aftermath of the 2019 flooding. Although
AFAD had a major reconstruction project to be launched in April 2020, it was hampered by
the COVID-19 outbreak. Despite the fact that a lot of AFAD’s work has been affected by the
pandemic, AFAD is hoping to resume its comprehensive livelihood assistance as soon as
possible to reach out to communities.
■Number of beneficiaries: 500 households■Participating organizations: AFAD, AMDA Bangladesh
COVID-19 Outbreak (February 2020-)

A new-type of viral pneumonia began spreading since December 2019 in Wuhan, China,
which later developed into a global threat. This is now known as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Face Mask Donation to China
At the end of January 2020, AMDA called on its
international network of chapters and relevantorganizations to see if face masks could be procuredin their own countries in the hope of sending them toChina. As a result, it was understood that thesituations surrounding the mask shortage was muchthe same in every country. To begin with, AMDA
Headquarters in Japan made the first donation to
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China with its own stock of supplies (1,000 pieces of face masks) to confront the situation on
3 February 2020.
After that, the donation drive continued. On 23 February, 16,000 masks which AMDA
Nepal sent arrived in Beijing three weeks after the shipment. The Japanese Association in
Beijing acted as the receiving end to help supply the aid to local medical facilities andJapanese nationals residing in the city. The masks were also sent to people in Tianjin which
seemed to have brought so much relief to them.
■Beneficiaries: Local schools, organizations and medical facilities in China■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, AMDA Cambodia, AMDA Nepal,
Okayama Chamber of Commerce, the Japanese Association in Beijing, an individual donor
in Vietnam
AMDA Philippines: Online Consultations and Item Donations

Meanwhile, AMDA Philippines launched a program to offer free online medical consultations,medication counselling and psychological first aid. After the Philippine government imposed
enhanced community quarantine until 13 April in Luzon and Cebu, all public transportation
services were stopped. Thus, people had a limited access to medical care, along withclosures of some medical clinics. The free online consultation services were to fulfill theneeds of those who could not seek medical help elsewhere.
Other than the online consultations, AMDA Philippines donated a total of 160 units of N95
masks to three of its partner organizations between 13 to 18 March.
■Number of beneficiaries: 39 people (online consultations by 27 March),160 people (maskdonation)■Participating organizations: AMDA Philippines, Global Health Pharmacy Network,
Brokenshire College Pharmacy Department, University of Perpetual Help School of Medicine

AMDA Indonesia: Hospital Patient Screening
The number of infected cases in Indonesia has
been growing daily. In Sulawesi where AMDA
Indonesia is headquartered, the chapter has
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screening is held between 9 AM to 3 PM, seeing up to 50 patients per day.
■Number of beneficiaries: About 200 people (online consultations by 31 March)■Participating organizations: AMDA Indonesia★AMDA Headquarters has been constantly communicating with its chapters in assessing
the COVID-19 situations in each country on a daily basis, analyzing what initiatives could betaken to extend a helping hand to those in need.

List of AMDA Emergency Relief Activities in 2019
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May
June
July
AugustSeptember
September

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Indonesia
Bangladesh
India
Japan
Japan

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OctoberNovember
DecemberJanuary 2020
January 2020
January 2020

Cyclone Fani in Odisha
Floods in Sulawesi
Floods in Kurigram
Floods in Karnataka
Floods in Saga (Kyushu)
Typhoon in Chiba
Civil Unrest in Papua(Indonesia)
Earthquake in Maluku
Typhoon Hagibis
Earthquake in Mindanao
Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy)
Taal Volcano Eruption
Floods in South Sulawesi
Cold-Wave, KurigramFebruary 2020

COVID-19 Outbreak

SeptemberIndonesia
Indonesia
Japan
Philippines
Philippines
Philippines
Indonesia
Bangladesh
China, Philippines,
Indonesia

Refugee Assistance
Support for Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal (1992～)
Ethnic strife in Bhutan in the 1990s triggered the influx of
Nepali-Bhutanese refugees to Nepal. Since 1992, AMDA
Nepal started providing medical assistance to the
refugees seeking shelter in the country’s evacuation
camps. AMDA Damak Hospital played a central role in thisproject, followed by UNHCR’s involvement in which theorganization officially commissioned the hospital toundertake this work as full-scale refugee assistance.
Currently, AMDA Damak Hospital has been providing
primary health care services at a medical post which the hospital established in each refugee
camp.
■Participating organizations: AMDA Nepal, UNHCR
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Post-disaster Assistance
The Great East Japan Earthquake (2011～)
On 11 March 2011, an earthquake of
unprecedented
scale(mag.9.0)
followed by the deadliest tsunami
wiped out the eastern part of Japan,
resulting in 15,800 deaths with over
2,500
people missing. AMDA
launched emergency relief in Sendai,
Miyagi Prefecture one day after thequake struck. Throughout the relief, AMDA sent 149 personnel to various locations. The
emergency relief went on until the end of April followed by various post-disaster assistance.
In recent years, the affected areas have been going through a transitional phase in whichpeople started to move out of make-shift residences to council housing or newly-built houses.
The imminent issue is how to rebuild local communities whose populations are dwindling.

AMDA continues to assist community development in the disaster-hit region by running
AMDA Health Support Center in Otsuchi (Iwate) or offering support to “Gourmet F-1” (anannual food event) in Minami-Sanriku (Miyagi) and other locations, all of which are to help
reinvigorate the local economy. Likewise, AMDA has been backing up a local NGO in the cityof Sendai that offers meals to homeless people who have been forced to live on the streets
after the calamity.
■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, AMDA Ohtsuchi Health Support Center,
Gourmet F1 Organizing Committee, NGO “Tsudoi”, NGO “Sendai Yomawari Group”
Supporting orphans in Haiti (2019～)
AMDA Haiti has been working with World Child House Projectto support three orphanages in Haiti by donating food stuffs.
All of the facilities have been faced with a lack of food supplies
due to the nation’s political and economic stalemate stemmingfrom the 2010 earthquake. Malnutrition has been the mostpressing issue at the children’s homes for some time. As ofnow, a vegetable-garden project has also been carried out at
one of the facilities with the aim of complementing foodshortages.
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Disaster Response Platform

What is the Great Nankai Trough Crisis?
The Japanese government predicts that an earthquake of immeasurable scale will strike
Japan along the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years. It is predicted that the quake willcause a massive tsunami that could devastate the extensive coastline along the Pacific
Ocean from Shizuoka to Miyazaki Prefectures (throughout central to west Japan). The death
toll is estimated to top 300,000 with 2 million buildings destroyed.
AMDA established a comprehensive counterdisaster scheme, “AMDA Platform for Nankai
Trough Earthquake Disaster Strategy” toprepare for this foreseen crisis. With theultimate aim of being fully prepared for thiscalamity, the platform enables local
governments, medical institutions, private
corporations and NGOs to collaborate in aswift manner upon the occurrence of thedisaster.

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AMDA Platform for Nankai TroughEarthquake Disaster Strategy
AMDA is focusing on the Shikoku region(Kochi and Tokushima in particular)
given that, 1) the access to these areas
will be difficult once the disaster strikes,
and 2) aid assistance is expected toconcentrate in major cities such as
Osaka and Nagoya. By enhancing
interactions between aid organizations,
local
governments
andmedicalinstitutions, AMDA Platform for Nankai
Trough Earthquake Disaster Strategy
enables timely and coherent disaster
response in the remote areas.

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The 6th Coordination Meeting of AMDA Platform for Nankai Trough Earthquake
Disaster Strategy
On 28 July 2019, the 6th meeting to discussmatters related to AMDA Platform for Nankai
Trough Earthquake Disaster Strategy was heldin Okayama, Japan. Attended by 185
representatives
frommunicipalities,
educational sector, medical sector and private
business entities, the meeting was concluded
by adopting a declaration to establish a schemethat collaboratively deploys experts from AMDA
and its partners in the form of a mobile task force for disaster response. Based on theexperiences at the time of 2018 West Japan Great Rain Disaster, it would be the first
framework of its kind in Japan that deploys specialized vehicles to tackle natural disasters in
a prompt manner.

The 6th Training Program for AMDA
Disaster Acupuncture Team
Alongside the said meeting, a special
training course was organized toeducate acupuncturists to be of use at
emergencies in the realm of “disasteracupuncture” at a medical vocational
school near AMDA Headquarters. 58
acupuncturists
andstudents
participated in the program from all
across Japan to learn the effective acupuncture methods to cater to emergency needs.
AMDA President Dr. Suganami said that the strength of acupuncture is to heal the patients
through direct physical contact which conveys the healers’ strong will to help whoever is inneed of assistance.
Guest lecturers shared their stories from their past activities and stressed the importance ofthe therapy at the time of natural calamities. Some of them referred to major disaster cases
in Japan that included 2011 East Japan Great Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster as well as2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.
Participants commented that they were able to understand how efficiently acupuncturists
should work in evacuation shelters under the circumstances in which manpower-aid
coordination is crucial. The session taught them how people from different fields of specialties
can work together in tackling emergency situations.
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Primary Health
AMDA Peace Clinic in Bodhgaya, India

AMDA Peace Clinic (APC) in Bodhgaya, Bihar has contributed to the local community
development since 2009. The clinic offered Ayurvedic treatments as its main service in theearly days. However, the clinic shifted its focus to maternal healthcare due to an increasing
demand from expectant mothers. Since 2014, APC has conducted a home visit program formothers-to-be, alongside educational workshops on childbirth delivery and child rearing. The
clinic holds prenatal, perinatal and postpartum check-ups for local women on a regular basis.
APC has now taken root in the community and is serving people by providing quality
healthcare services to the poor.
■Number of beneficiaries: 354 people (cumulative total)■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, AMDA Peace Clinic
AMDA Cambodia’s Youth Health Education Program

In cooperation with the Provincial Health Department of Tbong Khmom, AMDA Cambodia
organizes a workshop on HIV/AIDS at the Center for Peer to Peer Educators. Aiming topromote HIV/AIDS prevention, the effort is realized through a network of peer educators andthose who are living with the disease since August 2005. In 2019, AMDA Cambodia held the
2nd youth forum on reproductive and sexual health as well as peer-educator training for
HIV/AIDS and STD prevention. This year, the forum particularly focused on sexual healthrelated issues pertaining to homosexual relationships. Likewise, the National Center for
HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDs made a presentation on current updates in regards to
HIV/AIDS among homosexuals, sex workers, drug addicts and transgender people. The
forum was co-organized by Chenla University’s nursing school and the aforementioned
provincial institution.
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Since July 2015, AMDA Cambodia has also run a soccer club to encourage youths to takepart in sport activities. The soccer club helps divert the youngsters from falling victim to drugs,
violence and other criminal activities. For the last couple of years, Chenla University has
been supporting the club. However, the club activities have been suspended due to COVID19 since January 2020. The club is eager to resume activities once the infectious outbreakis contained.
■Number of beneficiaries: HIV/AIDS project: 550 people (cumulative total) / Soccer club: 60
people (cumulative total)■Participating organizations: Yamaichi Kanko (Japan), AMDA Cambodia, AMDA
Headquarters
Medical Technology Transfer in Mongolia
From 26 April to 5 May 2019, Prof. Takushi Satofrom University of East Asia (Japan) paid a visit to
Mongolia to organize AMDA’s medical technology
transfer projects. Besides being a faculty memberof Applied Health Sciences Department at the said
university, Prof. Sato has also been serving as an
AMDA board member.
Since 2016, AMDA has annually held 1) endoscopy
technology transfer at Mongolian National
University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), and 2)
training in the realm of emergency medicine at
Cricothyroidotomy workshop
Ulaanbaatar Emergency Service 103. For 2019,(Erdenet, Mongolia)
Prof. Sato also conducted emergency-medicine
seminars at Erdenet Hospital and Medipas Hospital in Erdenet which is more than 300 km
away from Ulaanbaatar, the capital.
His contributions to the Mongolian medical sector have been highly praised by local medical
officials. In fact, there has been a constant call for the continuation of the projects.

Endoscopy guidance (MNUMS)

Ulaanbaatar Emergency Service 103■Number of beneficiaries: Endoscopy project: 100 people / Emergency medicine guidance:
109 people (cumulative total)■Participating organizations: MNUMS, AMDA Headquarters, Mongolian Ministry of Health,Ulaanbaatar Emergency Service 103, Erdenet Hospital, Medipas Hospital, Ms. Ninjin
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Mongolian Doctor to be Trained in Okayama, Japan
In August 2019, Dr. Enkh-Amar Ayush, an endoscopy physician from
Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, was invited toJapan to receive three-month training at Saiseikai General Hospitalin Okayama. As part of Okayama Prefectural Government’s
International Contribution Project for Local-to-Local TechnicalTransfer initiatives, the municipality-driven effort funds programs thatare aimed at propagating Japanese expertise to overseas. Uponcompleting the training, Dr. Amar said he would be willing to do hispart after returning to his home country by making good use of skills
and knowledge he attained in Okayama.
■Participating organizations: Okayama Saiseikai Hospital, Okayama Prefectural
Government, Okayama Prefectural International Exchange Foundation, AMDA Headquarters

AMDA Doctor and Staff to Receive Prizes from Mongolia
In recognition to his notable contributions to thedevelopment of gastroenterology and emergency
medicine in Mongolia, Mongolian health minister H.E
Ms. Davaajantsangii Sarangerel awarded AMDA
doctor Prof. Takushi Sato an honorary prize on 10
September 2019. Likewise, a letter of appreciation was
sent to Prof. Sato by Mongolia Japan Teaching
Hospital to thank him for his aspiration and dedication
in uplifting the nation’s medical technology.
At the same time, the said university awarded AMDA’s Ms Tae Namba a special prize for her
remarkable commitment. She received the prize in acknowledgment of her decade-long workfor the betterment of Mongolia’s education and medical sectors.
School Health Examination in Rwanda
Since 2016, AMDA has been sending a group ofJapanese doctors to Rwanda to pass on theirexpertise in pediatrics and transfer Japan’s student
medical-checkup system. (The project had beenorganized as part of Okayama Prefectural
Government’s International Contribution Project for
Local-to-Local Technical Transfer initiative.) Up until
now, doctors have been dispatched to Kigali, thecapital, as well as to Rwanda’s western regions. At
Umuco Mwiza School, Japanese doctors haveconducted medical checkups on students, and discussed with local medical practitioners,
teachers, as well as children and their parents how pediatrics can be improved in the
country. Fukushima-based NGO “Think About Education in Rwanda” has been partneringwith AMDA on this project.

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Okayama University, Nagasaki University, Okayama Prefectural Government, Okayama
Prefectural International Exchange Foundation
Support for Children with Down Syndrome
Focusing on children with Down syndrome, AMDA
Bangladesh Director Mr. Sarder A. Razzak has been
supporting both the children and their parents alike forthe last 10 years. This eventually led him to establish
Down Syndrome Society of Bangladesh (DSS). The
activity has grown into a national movement, followed byinternational accreditation in which his project was
officially certified by a global organization specialized inthis field. The society is also conducting elementary
vocational training for the children to experience the joyof self-realization.
■Participating organizations: Down Syndrome Society of Bangladesh (DSS), AMDA
Bangladesh

AMDA GPSP Hospitals
Japan Mongolia Friendship Hospital (Mongolia)
Established in August 2012, Japan Mongolia
Friendship Hospital (JMFH) is the latest addition to thelist of AMDA hospitals around the globe. While general
medicine makes up 90% of medical needs at JMFH, italso runs a children’s nursery in the same building. In
the near future, the hospital is expected to function asa medical hub for local residents where, for instance,
pregnant mothers can drop in for a prenatal healthcheck-up or for children’s vaccination. There is also aplan to have young doctors from Mongolian National
University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS) stationed at the hospital for their practical training.
AMDA Damak Hospital (Nepal)
AMDA Damak Hospital is a 75-bedded general hospitalestablished in 1992 with the help of AMDA International
and the Damak Municipality. In 1995, it became an
implementing partner of UNHCR, and has served as a
primary referral hospital for both local people andBhutanese refugees in Nepal. AMDA Damak Hospital is
now a popular hospital in the country’s eastern region. The
hospital provides services pertaining to anaesthesiology, general medicine, surgery,gynaecology, radiology, paediatrics, ENT, dentistry, orthopaedics and others. It also accepts
medical students from different countries to offer learning opportunities.
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Siddharta Children and Women’s Hospital (Nepal)
Siddhartha Children and Women’s Hospital is a 100bedded specialty hospital for women and children. It
is closely located to Lumbini, the birth place of Lord
Buddha. (The name “Siddhartha” is his childhoodname.) AMDA Nepal built this hospital after signing apartnership agreement with the Lumbini Municipal
Government and the local chamber of commerce.
The hospital also offers non-profit-based health care.
The main hospital building was constructed withJapan’s financial assistance.
AMDA Mechi Hospital (Nepal)
Located in the southeast of Nepal, AMDA Mechi Hospital
was built on a land donated by a noble family who wished
for better medical infrastructure in the region. The
Embassy of Japan in Nepal and a few other donors also
provided support. Now, AMDA Nepal is running the facility
as a general medical hospital with a 15-bed capacity. The
hospital is currently offering academic training for medical
practitioners as well.

Japan Afghanistan Friendship Hospital

Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital

List of organizations with which AMDA exchanged MOU in 2019Date
4 Sep. 20195 Nov. 201916 Nov. 20194 Dec. 201926 Dec. 201927 Dec. 2019

Organization(s)Mediassist4u (Malaysia) and AMDA Nepal (tripartite agreement)
SAARC Medical Association
Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences (India)
14 medical schools in Indonesia (Hasanuddin, Muslim Indonesia etc.)
Six Sigma Health Care (India)
Seva Bharati (India)

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Educational Support
AMDA Students ClubFounded in 1995 at AMDA Headquarters,
AMDA Students Club is a student groupthat carries out a range of activities which
include street fundraising and peacebuilding programs both at home andabroad. The group holds a monthly
meeting to discuss issues such as
international cooperation and disasterprevention. Its members consist of
secondaryschoolstudents
fromOkayama and its neighbouring areas.
For 2019, two members of the club visited Indonesia with Dr. Suganami for one week inAugust to visit places relevant to AMDA’s activities. At Hasanuddin Medical School, the two
attended a meeting held by AMSA Indonesia where they spoke about their club activities.
During this trip, they also visited Konawe which was hit by flooding that year, as well as
Malino in South Sulawesi where AMDA runs an organic agriculture project. The two also
visited a local nursery to observe health check-ups conducted by medical students from
Hasanuddin.

Singaporean Medical Students to Undergo Training in Nepal’s TUTH

A photo from 2018 training

In 2018, AMDA launched “TAPP Program”, a newprogram aimed at fostering the next generation of
medical talents based on the partnership between
AMDA, AMSA and AMSA Alumni. Promoting
collaborative efforts between the three parties, for2019, 14 medical students from National Universityof Singapore underwent three-week training at
Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in
Nepal during the months of May and June. (TUTH
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previous year, it was a good opportunity for the participants to experience medical settings
in Nepal first-hand.

Japanese Junior High School Students to Pay a
Courtesy Visit to the Embassy of the Republicof Indonesia in Tokyo, JapanFor the purpose of deepening international
understanding, a group of junior high school
students from the Shinjo village in Okayama paid acourtesy visit to the Embassy of the Republic ofIndonesia in Tokyo, Japan. The excursion was
realized through connections between the village
and Indonesia as AMDA has run agriculturalprojects in both locations.
The students took a plunge to make a presentation about their village in English which was
followed by a Q&A session. The embassy staff were impressed by the students’ effort which
made them interested in visiting the village the students reside.
The students seemed to be pleased to have had such a precious opportunity, commentingthat while they were satisfied with their English presentation, they felt the urge to study thelanguage more.

An Argentinian Trainee to be Trained at AMDA Headquarters
From August to October 2019, Ms. Irina
Yamamoto from Argentina received
clerical training at AMDA Headquarters
through Okayama Prefectural Overseas
Technical Trainees Aid Program.
Since the beginning of the training, Ms.
Yamamoto was eager to study about
AMDA’s various projects and natural
disasters in Japan. She also learned about
Japan’s welfare system with a keeninterest since her college major was
welfare-related. During her three months
in Okayama, she paid a visit to two welfare facilities which offered services to elderly people
and those with disabilities. She was also actively involved in the activities of AMDA Students
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Club which eventually led her to join an excursion to the Kuroshio town in Kochi Prefecture.
It was a study tour with a focus on disaster prevention attended by both AMDA Students Club
members and Kuroshio’s secondary school students.

Kodomo Shokudo Support Platform
Literally translated as “children’s cafeteria”, kodomo
shokudo is a voluntary-run canteen that offers
nutritional meals at a reasonable cost foreconomically-challenged children. While similar
facilities have been set up around the nation to
tackle poverty, AMDA has been donating funds andfood items to a few canteens in the suburbs of
Okayama since December 2017.

In Okayama alone, it is said that there are 40 orso facilities that are established for similar
purposes. Aside from providing food items andfunds, AMDA is organizing excursions andvolunteering activities for children and theirparents in hopes to support children’s healthy
growth.

Suganami Scholarship
For many years, AMDA has supported students in challenging situations. Until now,
beneficiaries of AMDA’s scholarship programs have been mainly those who wish to pursue
a medical career. In the GPSP framework, AMDA encourages its international chapters andconcerned parties to establish their own scholarship programs.
Suganami Scholarship was originallyestablished in 2004 for capable young
medical and nursing students around theworld who are in need of financial
assistance. Later on, the scholarship
started to include a wider audience by
accepting students that are not necessarily
pursuing medicine or nursing.
In Mongolia, the scholarship has been
supporting students at Mongolian National
University of Medical Sciences since 2009.
Up until 2019, a total of 4,169,716 JPY has
been provided to promising medical
students who are in need of financial
assistance.

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Livelihood Assistance
Organic Farming: AMDA Malino Farm (Indonesia)
In an attempt to have organic farming take root in
Asian countries, AMDA has been running AMDA
Food Program since 2014. The program wasoriginally prompted by an Indonesian trainee who
studied organic farming in Okayama, Japan. Ms.
Ikawati, who hails from the Malino village in South
Sulawesi, spent a few months as a trainee at AMDA
Notoro Farm in the Shinjo village in the north of
Okayama.
After bringing back the expertise to her nativeIndonesia, at first there was no one other thanherself to practice organic farming in the village. As years went by, her effort and aspiration
began to bear fruit. Now a total of 14 farmers have been growing crops organically in thevillage.
In addition to white rice and vegetables, the farmers have started making traditional red rice
since 2019. The red rice seems to have gained a well-deserved evaluation in the city area
where people are more conscious about pursuing a healthy diet.

“Gotong Royong”: A spirit of mutual assistance deeply rooted in the Indonesianvillage society
Often, the villagers in Malino get together to work on various tasks or issues with which they
are faced, such as how to measure rice crops or how to control pests. What underlies theirempathetic mind-set is the spirit of “Gotong Royong” which literally means mutual assistance.
It perfectly conforms to AMDA’s motto “Sogo-Fujo” which is also a traditional Japanese value
encompassing reciprocal assistance.
Planting red rice since 2019:
After conducting market-and-consumer surveys, the farmers came up with an idea of planting
traditional red rice in January 2019. There seems to have been an obvious demand fororganic red rice in urban communities although it is more expensive than conventionalorganically-grown white rice. Selling out all that were marketed in 2019 proved its highproduct potential among health-savvy city dwellers. It is for this reason that the surge in its
popularity is easily foreseeable.

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Market response:
The organic white ricewhich was sold prior to
the red rice received avery good reputation. In
Maros in the suburb of
Makassar, a lot of people
who bought the white
rice were those who
worked for a public
agriculturalresearch
facility such as scholars and doctors. Local college students and Japanese consulate staff
were regular customers as well. A woman who works for the consulate said the rice tasted
exactly the same as what she had at a local sushi restaurant.
The consumer reaction to the red rice is still being surveyed, however, the Malino farmers
have been confident after learning that all of the rice was sold out. While AMDA Malino Farmis expected to grow further in 2020, the program is hoped to pave the way for organic
agriculture in the Southeast Asian region.

AMDA Malino Farm is run under the motto, “Gotong Royong” (mutual assistance)■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, AMDA Indonesia

Providing Motorcycle Helmets, India (November)
In November 2019, AMDA Headquarters, Japan India
Friendship Medical Center Trust (JIFMCT) andBodhgaya Rotary Club jointly organized a campaign topromote traffic safety by donating helmets to 100 local
motorbike riders in Bodhgaya, India.
Marking its second year, the effort is aimed at reducing
the number of traffic accidents in an accident-prone district. The initial inquiry was made by
local police to Bodhgaya Rotary Club in 2018, asking if helmets could be donated as part ofits road safety awareness initiative. Later on, it bore fruit as a full-scale effort where AMDA
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and the Rotary Club decided to co-purchase the goods. This also prompted both Bodhgaya
Rotary Club and AMDA to conclude a MOU with a scope of cooperation in disaster relief.
Compared to the first year in which 45 helmets were provided, increasing the amount to 55
was the result of the previous year’s great success. “It was held at the right time because wewere about to strengthen our road-safety initiative,” a local police chief, who also took part inthe campaign, said.
■Number of beneficiaries: 100■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Japan India Friendship Medical Center
Trust (JIFMCT), Bodhgaya Rotary Club

Sanitary Education Workshop, India (November)On 13 November 2019, AMDA and its partner entities
organized a sanitary education workshop at the
Mathiyani village in the suburb of Bodhgaya, Bihar
where most of the villagers are making a living as day
labourers in farming and construction. In the previous
year, AMDA also constructed a bore-well in thevillage.
Attended by 130 people including both children and adults, a staff from AMDA Peace Clinic
in Bodhgaya who is in charge of health education, gave guidance on how to brush teeth orwash hands properly. The staff also stressed the importance of keeping oneself clean bytaking a bath every day. The villagers were keenly asking questions regarding the instructions
they received.
At the workshop, face towels were also donated to adults while children happily received
cookies and candies as presents.
■Number of beneficiaries: 130■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Japan India Friendship Medical Center
Trust (JIFMCT), Ecoles de la Terre Welfare Society, Vedha Mother Teresa Welfare Trust

School Bag Donation, India (November)
AMDA donated school bags to 170 students at aboarding school run by Jeanamitabh Welfare Trust in
Bodhgaya, India. The school accepts children from
impoverished families for free of charge. AMDA has
worked with the trust since 2018 when it jointly
organized a clothes donation drive for the poor. Some of the students had a privilege ofreceiving handmade vests provided by donors as well.
■Number of beneficiaries: 170■Participating organizations: AMDA Headquarters, Jeanamitabh Welfare Trust

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