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Genesis1986‑2016 HELP Asianomen′ s Shelter 30th Anniversary

Weire having another hot surnrrlerthis year.HELP′ssma‖ garden is adorned vvith the nowers ofthe season and frorn ourterrace、 〃e can watch white clouds drifting across the sky above.ltis now 30 years since the birth of HELP fo‖」
apan Christianヽ Ⅳomen′ s Association′ s(Kyofukal)long history.lan∩ollving on fromsincerely gratefulto have had the support of so rrlanypeople overthese 30 yearsincluding those in the professional neld oflavv′ ⊂‖nical psychology and ch‖ drenis education amongy nedged.vve wouldn′ t have been able to continue

other professionals who have stood behind us since before vve vvere fu‖

the work we do、〃ithoutthe contributions rnade by our volunteers and the donationsfrom the large number of people who
kindly tookit upon themselves to help vvith the provision offood′clothing and shelterto our residents.Private shelters are

now placed in a tough econorrlic c‖ mate and lvvould like to ask you a‖

not only for your understanding in this rYlatter but foryour continued support.

Ms.Yasuko Kawano(President)

2016celebratesthe30thannlversaryofthefoundingofHouseinEmergencyofLoveandPeace.HELP irst came into being
30 years ago as a‖ refuge center"for women arYlidSt social conditions in 1/vhich women frorrl Asian countries were taken toworkin numerous businessesin the sexindustryin」 apan.HELP was created to mark Kyofukails 100th anniversary and was also
the earlier Kyofukuai rnembers′ response to the social conditions at the tlrYle.The residents of HELP upon lrst openlng lts

doorsincluded non― 」
apanese women forced into prostitution′ch‖ dren.Uptofemale」 apanese victims ofviolence and homeless women andnow′ HELP has already taken in 5′ 249(1′ 303 children)whiCh includes women across 58 nationalities(aS atMarch 2016).
As expressed in the President′s greeting′ itis thanks to the rnany people′

related organizations and institutions both in andoutside of」 apanthatwehavebeenabletosupporteachofthesewomenandchildrenthroughtheprovisionoffood′clothingand shelter albeit only on a temporary basis and forthat we are truly grateful.

There have been great changesin the social conditions of women and children overthe past 30 years as vve‖

as in thecha‖ enges that they face.丁 he governing body of HELP the Japan Christianヽ Ⅳomenis Association has itself undergone anorganizational change frorn a foundation to a Public lnterestlncorporated Foundation as we‖asits share of cha‖ enges during

this process、 Ⅳhich have had a signincantinnpact on vvhat HELP ls today.
That being sald′ however′ despite a‖ these changes′ one thing has remained unchanged.丁 hatis the questionぃ ノhiCh the staff

at HELP alvvays ask themsel∨ es and vvhich is at the forefront oftheirrninds,what can llve do forthe people vvho come to usin
dire mental and physicalstralts withoutthe support offriends orfamily and how we can make it″
to HELP″ .The answerto this vvill be the answerto these vvomen′worthwhile forthem to comes needs which change da‖ y even durlng their short― stay at

HELP and also indirectly′ the ansllverto the thoughts which the supporters of our activities have shared 1/vith us.
ln a sirn‖ ar vein′ as a fac‖ ity、 ″hich takes in lA/Omen and ch‖ dren′

we need to think about how we′ as an organization′ cancreate an environment which ls conducive to rYlaking these things possible.
We apologlze forthe evident lack ofinforrvlation due to the fact that our fac‖

ity is a shelter whose addressis by nature

undisclosed even to its inancial supporters,

We hope for your continued support on this yeari s new path to aid in the recovery ofthe woman and ch‖ dren 1/ve take inandin bringing them some contentment.
■￨lt.'MS.Haruko Sakama(HouSein Emergency of Love and Peace ChiefSupport Personnel)

●An Overview of HELP Benenciarles in FY2015

Lengthened stay of non― 」
apanese pregnant womenand young single perinatal、 〃omen、 〃ith dif■ ⊂ulty inding a pla⊂ eto go

ln 2015′ HELP had 100 resldentsincluding 16 women of non― 」
apanese nationa‖ ty′ 67 women of」 apanesenationality and 1 7 a⊂ ⊂ompanying children staying for a total of 2′previous year).VVe offered music therapy on⊂
year′

115 nights(99.8%⊂ ompared with thee a week and handicraft classes on⊂ e a month throughoutthehowever′ 、〃e had to cut back on other programs due to budget restri⊂

While′ the percentage of a‖tions.

residents accompanied to rnedi⊂ al fac‖ ities by HELP staffvvhich we undertaketo ensure the safety of ourfemale DV vi⊂ tims′ etc.fell to 1 5。 8%(from 20.32%in previous year)′ thepercentage of accompanied non― Japanese residents was⊂ omparatively high at 29.6%(from 50%in theprevious year).

<Non― Japaneseヽ Ⅳomen>

4 ofour16 non‥ Japanese female residents were accompanied by⊂ hildreno We had 6 a⊂ ⊂ompanying⊂hildren staying with us a‖ of whom were pre― schoolers underthe age of 6.
The number one reason for women seeking shelter was DV(50.0%)′ fOIlowed by pregnan⊂ y(37.5%)andlastly homelessness(12.5%).丁 here was a signincantin⊂ rease in the percentage of pregnant women seeking
shelter frorYn 4%in 2013 to 25%in 2014 and by 2015′

approxirrlately 2 in 5 of our non―Japanese residents

were pregnant women.
The average length ofstay of a‖non― 」
apanese residents was 27.14 days。 ln 2014′ there was a notable
increase in the length ofstay due to there being residents who had slipped through the⊂ ra⊂ ks ofthe

systerYl and required longer periods to sort out theirissues.That being sald′

the reason the length ofstay in2015、 〃as s‖ ghtly longer when compared to 2013 is attributable to the fa⊂ tthat stays of pregnant womentend to belonger.
Also′ parti⊂ ular mention should be rYlade ofthe fa⊂tthatthere has been an increase in the number of ourresidents who despite being non― Japanese nationals linguisti⊂ a‖ y and⊂ ultura‖ y speaking N/vere notclassined as su⊂ h due to thern having」 apanese nationality.

● DV vi⊂ tims・ …The majority of DV vi⊂ tim requests from neighboring prefe⊂ turesin 2015 were women and⊂hildren 1/vho forthe rY10St part did not understand」 apanese and required an interpreter.There was adisparity in the volume and⊂ ontent ofinforrYnatiOn provided to DV vi⊂ tims depending on 1/vhether or not aninterpreter was able to be pro⊂ ured by the requesting rnunicipalltyo Women provlded、 〃ith sum⊂ lent
inforrnation were slowly able to gain some reassurance and envisage a new llfe forthemselves′ however′ inthe case ofthe women for whom aninterpreter was unable to be pro⊂ ured despite repeated requests from
HELP′ 1/ve were unable to a‖ eviate their fears whi⊂ h prevented them from re⊂ eiving support.Single women

also experien⊂ ed language problems whi⊂ h⊂ onsiderably lengthened the tirYne required to rYnove them toanother suitable fa⊂ ility.

・丁hemajorityofpregnantwomentakeninin2015wereinthelasttrimesteroftheir● Pregnant women・ ・pregnan⊂ ies which ac⊂ ounts for why theirstays were extended tojust prlorto them being moved to anantenatal fa⊂ ￨lityo This placed a heavy burden on ourfa⊂

ility′

as we do not have any rYnedi⊂ al staff on site。

Although the provision ofinforrnation on⊂ hildbirth and post― natal childcare in Japan is expected to be
provlded as part ofthe support offered to ourresldents duttgⅢ

gr Stay at HELP′ interpreters in thelr naJve

language、 〃ere seldorn pro⊂ ured to carry out the task aJanguage supportseemsto have beenpla⊂ ed in a lower priority for pregnant women than for DV victirTls.

● Homeless women・ …Women taken in in 2015 stayed for relatively short periods and their status ofresidence was iishort― stay'l ori:perrllanent residen⊂ el'′ et⊂.

―・ln 2015′ vvith the⊂ ooperation of other organlzations′ we⊂ elebrated seasonal events su⊂ h as⊂herry blossorn viewing′ et⊂ 。
We1/vere also able to glve the⊂ hildren an″ unforgettable day″ by taking themsvvirnrYling′ an a⊂ tlvity we reintrodu⊂ ed last surnrrler vvlth the continued⊂ ooperation of our high school● After⊂ arevolunteers.Moreover′ we organized pla⊂ es forthose leaving HELP to stay and continue to provide support
to non― Japanese women on divor⊂ e pro⊂ eedingsin their home⊂ ountry.

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apanese llVomen>

67 of our residents were lA/Omen ofJapanese nationality′

9 ofwhi⊂ h vvere a⊂ ⊂ompanled by⊂ hildren.As inprevious years′ the majority′ 47.8%of our residents sought shelter due to homelessness′followed by DV

hese were followed by pregnan⊂ y(14.9%)′ ViOlen⊂ e(Vi⊂ tims Oflntimate― partner violence(IPV))at 23.9%。 丁by family members(10.4%)and lastly others(3.0%)。 There has been a sllghtin⊂ rease in the percentage ofvl⊂ tims

of violen⊂ e by farYlily rnembers and pregnant women among ourresidents⊂ ompared wlth theprevlous year.
2015、 Ⅳas characterlzed by a high number ofyoung pregnant and perinatalN/vomen including rninors anda signin⊂ ant number of″ single rnothers″ were staying vvlth us while trying to rnake arrangements withnumerous organizationsin order unite the rTaothers with theirinfants in the hospital and infants in thetemporary⊂ ustody ofthe⊂ h‖ dren and Farnily⊂ ourt Advisory.
The average length ofstay remained high at 21.2 days(a little rnore than one day shorterthan theprevious year)。 Resldents not only in⊂ luded DV vl⊂ tims and those in other urgent or high rlsk sltuations′
HELP′ asin the previous year′

a150t00kln re⊂ uperating rniddle― aged、 Ⅳomen suffering from⊂ hronic illnesses

and young vvomen before and after childbirth as we‖

as other people needing HELP′sa⊂ ⊂ornrnodationfa⊂ ￨lity.

<Telephone⊂ onsultation>ln 2015′ we handled 786 telephone⊂onsultatlons(113%⊂ ompared with the previous year)with WOmen

frorYn 36⊂ ountrles in⊂ luding Japan.VVith the growing dlversin⊂ ation of foreign nationals settling in」

demonstrated by the increasing number of nationalities who⊂a‖ in for consultations′ there

apanw‖ ￨‖ kely be ahigher need forthese⊂ onsultations irrespe⊂ tive of nationality.
An in⊂ reasing number oftelephone⊂ onsultations vvlth non― 」
apanese nationals con⊂ ern ildependentil′"foreign student"and others with a visa status whi⊂ h does not qualify them to re⊂ eive public assistan⊂ e。
ultiesFurtherrnore′ telephone consultations vvith」 apanese nationalslnclude phone⊂ a‖ s concerning dif■ ⊂in bu‖ ding relationshlps of trust attributable to experien⊂ ing DV orsexualabuse as we‖ as questions′ etc.

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oncerning apprehensions before and afterthe introdu⊂
the system.

tlon ofthe lⅥ y Numbersystem and on howto use

Statisti⊂ al丁 ables for 201 5

Breakdown of Residents

Resident Distribution by Age
Japanese

Apri1 1′

2015‑March 31′ 2016

Nationa sNon―」apanese0‑4123456789

55‑9」
apanese Nationals0Nationals

110‑14115‑19420‑‑24325‑‐ 2930‑‑3435‑‑3940‑‑4445‑49

150‑‑5455‑‑59■ Homdess■ ⅥcJms oflPV

3260‑‑641665‑‐ 6970‑‑7410■ ⅥcJms ofolence

75+丁otalby farnlly rlnembers■ Other

17」apanese Nationals
Non― 」
apanese Nationals

2Non― Japanese Nationals

No.of HELP Residents by Nationa‖ ty(Apl,2015‑March 31′ 2016)lncluding those who stayed from the previous yearthrough to the current year.

No.of HELP Residents by Nationality
Nationality

Women

Ch ldren」
apan■ ⅥcJms oflPV

8■ Pに gnant

6Homeless267」 apanese women of which

91/vere accompanied by ch‖ drenPh‖ ippines

51丁hailand

11⊂hina1

Repub ic of Korea

10Myanmar

10Nepal

10

Breakdown of Non―」apaneseSrl Lanka

12Residents by RegionKenya

10Congo1∪gandal0Cameroon

1∪nited Klngdom

1丁otal16 non― 」
apanese vvomen ofNA/hiCh

4 were accompanied by children

Region丁okyo
Saitarna

10Chiba

10=ukushima
Total

4No

Number ofttelephone⊂ onsultations
By⊂ ontentｔａ姉Ｎ誦

Nationals

By Nationanty
100 120 130 14販

Nationality559JapanD∨

Violence by family member

No ofConsu tations

Ph‖ ippines

Human tramcking

丁ha‖ and1⊂hlna

Resident status/lmmigration

WorkUSA

7

Myanmar(Burma)
Nepal

Provl slon ofinformation

Srl Lanka

Emotional problems

UgandaMarrlage

1

Cameroon

Divorce

Kenya
Married‖ fe

1Colombia⊂h‖ dren

Congo

Homelessness

Bangladesh

Frequent ca‖ erPeru

Otherlndonesia

227

Total559

France―」apanese Nationals
Non― Japanese Nationals
lndia

UkralnesomanaDestination of Resident

AvgoStay of Non― Japanese Residents

after Departureｔａ
坤Ｎ誦

Destination2011

29 days

Welfare Homes

2012

25 days

Apartment201323 days

Women s Center2014

38 daysHome country

2015

27 daysHome

1

Pakistan

LebanonUnited Kingdom

1

Egypt

1

Ho‖ and1

Repub‖ c of Korea

1Gulnea

1Singapore

1Sudan1

Nigeria

1Braz‖

1

Mexlco1

Russ:a1Home offriend orStreets
Hospital
日veln emp oyment

Unknovvn∪ndecided
Other

1

4

1

Length of Stay by Nationa‖ ty(days)
Japanese National

1545

Non― 」
apanese National

570

丁otal

2115

5

apanese mothelapan(child of non― 」

1

Unknown
丁otal786

Please support HELPIs activlties!

Volunteers
HELP Activけ Meetinglfyou are interested in volunteering′please apply by telephone orvia the Kyofukal HP and attend this activity meeting which is held on the lrst Fttday of every
month from l:30 porrl.
<<Detai15 0f Main Volunteer Activities>>Help with tidying and cleaning′caring for plants′ etc.

items for Donation
丁he entire staffat HELP sincerely thank you for your donations.

[Food]⊂ondiments(Sugar′ salt′ 50y sauce′ salad oil)′ jam′ SWeets′ nce(‖ 百Ce coupons‖also welcome!)′ Luxury 9oods(COffee′ black tea′ cocoa′ green tea′ juicer Creap)

美Please rnake sure these have not passed their expiry dates。

[GroceriesI Shampoo′ laundry powder′ kitchen detergent′ disposable diapers′ tissue paper′
lotions(small bOttles)′ creams(small bottles)′ coSmetics.
[⊂10thing]Pガ amaS′ SWeat suits′ 50CkS′ slippers and jackets for adults and children。
Parkers′ puerperant panties and front opening pajamas for adults
XWe would rea‖ y appreciate receiving new iterns.

[Other]strOHers(new)′ Sunglasses′ shoes′ sports shoes′ notebooks′ cotton blankets′
bath towels(new)′ face towels(new)′ Sewing supplies(embrOidery thread′ etc.)
Send to:2‑23‑5 Hyakunincho′ Shinjuku― ku′ 丁okyo(169‑0073)
c/o KYOF∪ KAI HELP Omce
Please speci″ a del ery time between Monday and Friday。

Donations
Post Omce Account 00110‑5‑188775

Account Name 「女性 の 家 H tt L P」
Or 00140‑1‑32469
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