From Our President
I want to express my deepest gratitude for your loving support of Caritas Japan’s activities. Here isa report on the Caritas Japan activities that you supported during the past year.
Reconstruction in various places from the damage brought about by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, is still Caritas Japan’s priority. Although the recovery of the affected areas
is gradually progressing, long-term support is essential to Fukushima after the nuclear accident there.
The bishops of Japan have decided to continue reconstruction support activities until March 2021, the10th anniversary of the disaster. At Caritas Japan, we will continue to support activities in affected areas using funds raised from domestic and overseas sources.
Of course, disasters occur frequently in other areas besides the Tohoku region. A big earthquake
occurred in Kumamoto in 2016, and many people were affected. In addition, destruction is caused bynatural disasters that occur in various other parts of the world. Some people point out the effects ofclimate change and global warming. Pope Francis emphasizes the necessity for the Catholic Church tocomprehensively address environmental issues in his encyclical ‘Laudato Si’, which is also an important activity guide for Caritas Japan. Environmental issues must be faced as one way to find the answer to the ultimate question, “What do human beings live for?”At Caritas Japan we are currently formulating an action plan based on our past activities. Throughthis effort, we will continue to rethink our activities, and work on better fulfilling them as a service oflove.
Let’s continue to walk together to make the world God wants a reality.
Bishop Isao Kikuchi
President, Caritas Japan

Amount of total donation 2016 ¥451,930,930
Lenten collection¥64,729,740
For domestic assistance¥5,409,929
For overseas assistance¥27,634,340
For domestic emergencies¥89,274,394
For overseas emergencies¥5,332,876
Christmas donation¥19,970,483
Support for Caritas Japan
¥1,191,028¥3,863,750
Donation from monthly supporters＊
For the Great East Japan Earthquake ¥234,524,390
Domestic donation¥9,950,111
Donation from abroad¥224,574,279
Since the fiscal year of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan was changed to match the calendar year asof 2017, the annual activity and accounting report for 2016 covers the period from April 1 to December 31,
2016.
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Monthly supporters are people who donate a fixed amount each month.
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Annual Report2016

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Photo: Mongolian Children’s Center.
2017.5Strategic Planning

Aid Activities

Based on the Caritas Internationalis Management Standards, Caritas Japan spent a year formulating astrategic plan for the years 2017 to 2019. Strategic planning provides guidelines for prioritizing■Funding for Emergency Appeals (EA): 19 projects■Human development projects with Caritas member organizations: 16 projects

activities when planning.

■Support for grassroots activities in Japan (incl. Kumamoto earthquake relief): 11 projects

Between September and December 2016, members of Caritas Japan, diocesan collaborators,
supporters and others gathered and with the help of an outside facilitator looked back on our activities
and self-evaluation. Three workshops were held, and the final strategic plan was completed.

Caritas Japan Strategic Plan (2017-2019)
1. Solidarity in “Caritas”
We will discover, connect with, and collaborate in “the work of love (Caritas)” which isalready being done in various places.
2. Improved communications
We will listen to the voices of people working in the spirit of Caritas throughout Japanand disseminate meaningful information to support social activities.
3. Enhanced program design
We will establish definite directions and priorities, disseminate them to concerned parties,
enhance communication and carry out programs while conducting periodic evaluations.

ASSISTANCES (April-December 2016) ￥356,280,133
JPY by the thousand
The Great East Japan Earthquake

235,126

Within Japan (incl. Kumamoto Earthquake)

41,68034.4％

Asia/Oceania

43,98936.3％

Asian Partnership
Bangladesh
Cambodia
India

1,051
4,531
2,205
7,213

IndonesiaMongolia
Myanmar
Nepal

9,489
5,463
6,284
1,170

Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka

AfricaCameroon
Caritas Africa
ChadNiger

1,160
2,483
1,160
1,265

RwandaSenegalSierra Leone
South Sudan

1,910
1,038
1,118
2,148

2,020
2,162
1,110
2,220

1.8％

9,724

8.0％

5,969

4.9％

121,154

100％

2,220

Middle East
3,050

Jordan

3,215

Syria

3,459

EuropeGreeceSocial Awareness

1,221

CI Partnership

4,748

Total Fund (Except the Great East Japan Earthquake)

Fourth Japan-Korea Catholic suicide countermeasures joint project (observation, participation inthe conference)
Date: June 30-July 4, 2016
Place: Akita University, Akita Catholic Church
Program:
Day 1: Tour of suicide measures in Akita prefecture
Day 2: Participation in Akita prefecture mental
health support follow-up workshop
Day 3: Gathering of religious workers dealing
with suicide

Overseas assistance by sector
Migrant workers and refugees
16%
Caritas capacity building
12%
CaritasDevelopment
Internationalis
Projects
Emergency
66％
Appeal34%

Disaster risk management
12%
Community empowerment
Emergency response
Education
HealthOthers

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14.5％

Sudan
UgandaZimbabwe

Latin America/Carribean

Iraq1,211
1,221
4,152
17,573

EcuadorIn the first half of 2017, we will set up a more detailed “action plan” to be carried out by eachcommittee and the secretariat.

Assistance to Migrant Workers and Refugees
Caritas Japan supported Caritas in SRI LANKA
to help women who leave plantations to work
abroad to support their families protect theirrights as human beings.

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4%
5%

5%

6%

6%

Migration to neighboring countries for work isconnected with human trafficking and is aserious problem. Especially focusing on young
people, Caritas Japan supported Caritas inMYANMAR to carry out an educational
program to communicate the dangerous realityof migratory labor and methods to protect
themselves and make better choices.
Caritas Japan supported efforts by Caritas in
SYRIA to provide medicines and supplies torefugees from Iraq and those who are displacedin the country due to the prolonged civil war.

保健・公衆衛生Health Care and Public Health
Caritas Japan supported Caritas in IRAQ toprovide medical support, nutrition improvement
and vocational training for people who areforced to live in a bad environment, especiallyinfants and pregnant women.

Supplies and heating equipment for internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Syria’s Hassaké Diocese.

Caritas Japan also supported Caritas inJORDAN to provide medical support, legal
support, employment support, etc. to women
migrant domestic workers as well as Iraqi
refugees.
災害リスク管理Disaster Risk Management
In INDONESIA, Caritas Japan supports building
strong communities to respond to possible
disasters in the future.
教育支援Community Empowerment
Caritas Japan supported women of low social
status through Caritas in INDIA, by providing
assistance to restore their rights and become
economically independent.

Resident-initiated forestation to prevent sediment-related
disasters (Kelantan village at the foot of Mt. Merapi,Java, Indonesia).

Education
In MONGOLIA, Caritas Japan supported acenter where children living in poor areas near
the capital receive pre-primary education,
something that improves the well-being of thewhole family.
Caritas Japan provided educational and othersupport to children who lost their parents by
genocide in RWANDA.
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Activity reporting sessions● Report on visit to Philippine typhoon
disaster zone (November 2016 / Ofunato
Church, Sendai Diocese)● Report on inspection tour of projects in
Mongolia (December 2016 / SaseboDistrict, Nagasaki Archdiocese)