The Great East Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Activity Report of Caritas Japan
March 2020

Nine Years after
the Great East Japan Earthquake
Nine years have passed since “that day,” March 11, 2011. Efforts to recover from theGreat East Japan Earthquake continue, and support by the Japanese Catholic Church isentering its 10th year. We pray for the eternal rest of those who lost their lives in the disaster and for those who have died in various situations since then.
We have learned in the course of the last nine years that "reconstruction" is not "returning to what was," but is "creating new hope." When he visited Japan at the end of lastNovember, Pope Francis met in Tokyo with people from the affected areas in Tohoku
and said, “No one ‘rebuilds’ by himself or herself; nobody can start over alone. We haveto find a friendly and fraternal hand, capable of helping to raise not just a city, but also
our horizon and our hope.” He further pointed out that “One of our greatest ills has to dowith a culture of indifference,” and continued, “We need to work together to foster
awareness that if one member of our family suffers, we all suffer.”
With its base in the Catholic Church in Japan and inspired by the words of PopeFrancis, Caritas Japan will continue to support the members of our family.
According to the government’s Reconstruction Agency, more than 48,000 people werestill living as evacuees as of January this year. We must keep in mind that so many people are still unable to regain a normal life. Particularly in Fukushima Prefecture where
the effects of the nuclear power plant accident continue, still more time will be needed
for the recovery process and there are many evacuees scattered throughout the nation
who do not appear in official statistics. Making use of the Catholic Church's network,
Caritas Japan will continue to work with the many people whose paths in life have become unimaginably difficult roads so that they will not be forgotten.
Caritas Japan conducts support activities in cooperation with the Catholic Sendai
Diocese. Together with local Catholic churches, we will continue to work with the peopleof Tohoku, supporting their work of reconstruction to establish a life of new hope assoon as possible. We want to thank many people for their understanding and cooperationin the activities of Caritas Japan so far. We ask for your continued support.

Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
President, Caritas Japan

Income and Expenditure
From Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019
■ Remaining Balance as of Dec. 31, 2018

（JPY）

Remaining balance of the funds collected within Japan

438,711,430

Remaining balance of the funds sent from Overseas

4,188,678

Total

442,900,108■ Funds received（JPY）
Jan. to Dec. 2019

Funds collected within Japan

16,302,474

Funds sent from Overseas

0Total

16,302,474■ Breakdown of disbursements（JPY）【Project Costs】

Jan. to Dec. 2019

Volunteer base activities
Sendai Diocese Support Center・Ishinomaki Base
Caritas Kamaishi
Ofunato Base
Caritas Minamisanriku
Catholic Tokyo Volunteer Center・Caritas Minamisoma
Saitama Diocese Support Center

26,953,330
31,160,000
14,542,698
11,204,604
35,674,468
2,690,581

Subtotal

122,225,681

Volunteer staff training

928,563
Subtotal

123,154,244【Project Operation Costs】
Monitoring and evaluation, External audit

1,453,416
SubtotalTotal

1,453,416
124,607,660＊ This financial report has been audited.