The Center for Helping Each Other“JUNTOS News!”
No.10 26/9/2015 Issue (No.10 Issued on 26 September, 2015)

UNTOS means“Together with” inPortuguese

No.10

Let’s all help each other. “JUNTOS” is the center for reconstruction for the Joso area.
JUNTOS provides rooms , serves as a regional exchange center, works on a daily
basis for consultation about troubles you might have, and also rents tools forcleaning up so that you can restore your lives and the Joso area may bereconstructed.The original was ‘ JUNTOS not only provides rooms .. but ...’. Thisis very difficult to think about for non-native speakers, so I changed it intosimpler grammar.
There is nothing different between nationalities. JUNTOS stands by you.

Special issue 〜JUNTOS offers information it has collected and edited.〜
Reports on the meeting held to confirm the plans or hopes related to housing problems of victims
stricken by Typhoon No.18 (Etau), etc. Date: 9:30 to 17:00, Saturday, September 26th, 2015
Place: Ibaraki Prefectural Mitsukaido Daiichi High School.
Staff of “JUNTOS” were present at the meeting held by the Ibaraki Prefectural Government. We havemade sure that victims have their anxieties and troubles heard.
We have found that both Japanese victims as well as foreign victims have anxieties and troubles. Suchtroubles are as follows:
The first
category ofanxieties andtroubles
Housingproblems
The second
category ofanxieties andtroubles

Problems related to jobs and commuting to schools caused by relocation
・There are no apartment houses for rent immediately near their present workplaces ornear schools their children attend.
・Many victims’ cars were also damaged by the disaster, so they cannot commute by car.
This means they cannot move to the area they want to, because they cannot commute.
・Victims do not want to change the schools of their children and they feel uneasy about
long‐distance commuting.

Cars

Procedures for car deregistration and car insurance compensation
・Victims don’t have cars, so if they move further away they cannot commute. Is it
possible that cars damaged by the disaster are eligible for some compensation, eventhough they didn’t have car insurance?
・No knowledge of the administrative procedures for car deregistration

The thirdcategory ofanxieties andproblems
Living costs

Matters related to living costs (money)
・Loss of money kept at homes following the flood
・Harvested agricultural products were swept away by the flood or could
not be sold. Anxieties over how to earn money after getting outof evacuation centers■Issued by 「JUNTOS」, a center for helping each other,(operated by an incorporated nonprofit organization, Ibaraki NPO Center・Commons)
TEL: 090-6568-9930（main phone number）
Open: 10:00 to 16:30
Address: 4346-3, Mitsukaidomorishita Cho, Joso
Nearest station: 「Kita Mitsukaido Station」of the Joso Line
Located near「COCOS」along Prefectural Road 357

Special issue 〜JUNTOS offers information it has collected and edited.〜

Key word is “Share”, to be considered from now on.

We (staff of “JUNTOS”) and high school students working as volunteers, who were present at themeeting, worked out possible advice which might help you to alleviate anxieties and distress.
【Anxieties andtroubles】【Possible measures？】

Housing「Room sharing?」
For example, speeding up room sharing by the young and the elderly to prevent olderpeople from becoming isolated.
Effective use of rental apartment houses in the private sector.
The municipality temporarily rents apartment houses in the private sector and provides
them to people in need.

Cars「Is it possible that traffic problems might be solved temporarily by the adoption of carsharing?」
Preparing cars for exclusive use by people living in evacuation centers or regionalcommunities (There is an example in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.)

Livingcosts「Effective application to the public assistance system」
Use of the social security system as well as loan systems before donations may be distributed

Information,others:※In particular for foreigners affected「How about setting up a “Call Center”?」
Setting up a “Telephone Consultation Desk” which enables simultaneous conversation
between a foreigner, a specialist, and an interpreter.

Topics ～We offer the latest life information.～
Information on distribution of foods No.1
Date: 12:00 to14:00, Sunday, September 27th, 2015
Place: Nakashinden Community Center (Ohnodistrict)Foods: Rice seasoned with soy sauce and boiled
with meat or seafood and other vegetables, pork
miso soup (Distribution may finish early if the foodis all gone.)
Amount: 150 sets
Host organization: Kiryu Disaster Network

Information on distribution of foods No.2

Date: 17:00 to19:00, Sunday, September 27th, 2015
Place: Volunteer Support Center (Hashimoto Cho/former Furuya Furniture Center)Foods: Rice seasoned with soy sauce and boiled withmeat or seafood and other vegetables, pork miso
soup (Distribution may finish early if the food is allgone.)
Amount: 250 sets
Host organization: Kiryu Disaster Network

Information ～Notice from JUNTOS!～
A variety of tools are available for rent. Please try introducing this systemto households which have not been able to clean up yet【Tools available for rent as of September 23rd , 2015】
Light trucks, hand trucks, high‐pressure washers, wheelbarrows and so on
We are coordinating volunteers. Please contact us.
Activities reports ～Photos and Comments from people engaging in JUNTOS activities～
Staff of JUNTOS and 7 volunteer workers were in chargeof 5 volunteer projects on Sunday, September 25th, 2015.
Many thanks to the people who participated.
Volunteer workers are scarce at the moment.
We are waiting for your help and participation involunteer work.
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