ANNUAL REPORT 2018

GREETING
I want to give heartfelt thanks to all of you who provide such generous support forthe activities of Caritas Japan. I am sending you our annual report so that you mightknow how your support becomes service.
Pope Francis has called for the Church to be the embodiment of God’s love in theworld today. Despite all the advances in science, we cannot produce true life. Life is a
gift from God, and that is why we must live together and assist one another without
being proud before God. Let us listen to each other's heartfelt cries, support one anotherand continue working to create a world full of love.
For more than a year, Caritas International has conducted a global campaign tosupport refugees and migrants. The many people who have been forced to leave theirhome countries have different backgrounds and stories, but by listening to their stories,
we can support each other and protect each other's human dignity. The international
campaign calling for the creation of “a culture of encounter” is known in Japan as theHaijo ZERO (zero exclusion) Campaign and seeks to create a world where no one isexcluded. For the past year Caritas Japan has been engaged nationwide in activities
related to this campaign.
Eight years after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami,
reconstruction activities remain a priority for Caritas Japan. In addition, support
activities continue for victims of natural disasters and regional conflicts, especiallywomen and children who are particularly vulnerable all over the world.
Caritas Japan's activities go beyond providing financial support to those facing suchdifficulties. Caritas Japan is also engaged in a wide range of awareness raising activities
in Japan in order to build a loving world.
In the face of the various realities of the world, Caritas Japan desires to unite all
persons who are willing to share with one another the gift of life.
Let's walk together to build the world God desires, a world without exclusion, aworld where no one is left out.
Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo
President, Caritas JapanOUR FUNDS
Caritas Japan depends solely on donations from individual donors in Japan and does not receive any publicfunds or government subsidies. These donations are made either by direct contribution from individual
donors or through special collections organized by dioceses, parishes and other institutions.

Amount of total donation 2018

￥420,137,800

Lenten Collection
For Domestic Assistance
For Overseas Assistance
For Domestic Emergencies
For Overseas Emergencies
Christmas Donation
Support for Caritas Japan
Donation from monthly supporters
For the Great East Japan Earthquake￥68,221,396￥11,989,674￥40,517,690￥110,860,994￥5,940,909￥24,028,856￥4,931,764￥7,492,000￥146,154,517

Domestic donation
Donation from abroad￥17,515,374￥128,639,143

AID ACTIVITIES2018 Aid Total¥229,787,706

Overseas AidCountryActivity

India

Immediate Relief for Flood victims inCaritas India

559,050

India

Humanitarian Assistance for Cyclone Ockhi Affected Communities in Kanyakumari District

Caritas India

1,061,800

India

Block Grant 2018/19 (Year 2)

Caritas India

5,632,500

Indonesia

Emergency Response and Resilience for Central Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami (EA27/18)

KarinaCambodia

Cambodia Flood Emergency Response and Recovery 2018

Caritas Cambodia

552,800

Cambodia

Vocational Skills Development Center for Vulnerable Women

Caritas Cambodia

2,148,400

Cambodia

Youth development program 2018-2020 (1/3 year)

Caritas Cambodia

2,248,600

Kyrgyzstan

Coaching center in Bishkek and Chui area

Caritas Kyrgyzstan

703,929

Kyrgyzstan

Lifelong learning education for adolescents in southern part of Kyrgyzstan (astronomy summer camp)

Caritas Kyrgyzstan

1,421,365

Kyrgyzstan

Lifelong Learning Leadership and Spiritual Education for Young Adults from Bishkek Parish

Caritas Kyrgyzstan

536,813

Sri Lanka

Empowerment of Plantation Women in the Central Province 3/3 year

SETIC

2,389,629

Sri Lanka

Documentation and livelihood support for families of Sri Lanka origin returning from India

SEDEC

2,272,400

Nepal

Nepal Earthquake Recovery Programme Year 3/3

Caritas Nepal

28,061,702

Pakistan

Drought Response in Pakistan (EA28/18)

Caritas Pakistan

645,300

Pakistan

Peace Building Initiatives for Conflict Prevention, Interfaith and Social Harmony in Pakistan

Caritas Pakistan

3,932,400

Pakistan

Building resilient comminities through community based disaster risk management initiatives

Caritas Pakistan

2,580,178

Philippines

NASSA

647,100

Myanmar

Emergency and Early Recovery Assistance to the Families Affected by Super Typhoon
Mangkhut in Northern Philippines (EA26/18)
Promoting of Safe Migration and Preventing Human Trafficking in Myanmar

KMSS

3,976,700

Myanmar

Promoting resilient livelihoods for 3 vulnerable villages in Pekhon Township

KMSS Pekhon

1,729,864

Mongolia

Caritas Mongolia

559,300

Mongolia

Mongolia hit by destructive floods: Rapid Emergency Response in Bayan-Ulgii
Province (EA19/18)
Caritas Mongolia administrative support 2018

Caritas Mongolia

2,777,750

Mongolia

Day Care Center major building repairs

Caritas Mongolia

2,777,750

UgandaCaritas Uganda

633,100

Ethiopia

Enhancing and Protecting Livelihoods and Resilience of Refugees & Host
Communities in Palorinya settlement, Moyo District (EA02/18)
Emergency drought aid (EA36/17)

Caritas Ethiopia

1,055,500

CameroonEmergency support for English-speaking independence crisis refugees（EA21/18）

Caritas Cameroon

648,050

DR Congo

Emergency Relief for Ituri State refugees (EA09/18)

Caritas DR Congo

548,150

Djibouti

Emergency response to victims of the cyclone Sagar in Djibouti (EA10/18)

Caritas Djibouti

544,950

Sudan

Darfur program 2018 (EA03/18)

CAFOD

Somalia

Flood and Drought Emergency Response in South West Somalia (EA12/18)

Caritas Somalia

639,900

Togo

Caritas Africa

3,393,300

Nigeria

Institutional Development for the Engagement and Sustainability of Caritas inSouthern Africa (IDEAS)
Cameroon refugees support (EA04/18)

Caritas Nigeria

530,900

Niger
Niger

Support to strengthen resilience of families affected by Boko Haram and food crisis (EA15/18)
Food crisis emergency aid (EA23/18)

Caritas Niger
Caritas Niger

650,050
630,800

Burkina Faso

Food crisis emergency aid (EA14/18)

Caritas Burkina

549,700

Madagascar

Typhoons Ava and Eliakim emergency aid (EA17/18)

Caritas Madagascar

555,050Mauritania

Support for famine recovery efforts (EA11/18)

Caritas Mauritania

550,700

RwandaSupport for Burundi refugees (EA07/18)

Caritas Rwanda

South Sudan

Humanitarian Multi-Sectoral Emergency Response (EA01/18)

Caritas South Sudan

2,703,200

Syria

Vulnerable families in Urban Aleppo recover from the conflict and rebuild their lives
and communities (EA16/18)
Ensuring Humanitarian Support to the Communities of Qisa , Al abbada, Jarba andMeydaa villages in Eastern Ghouta (EA31/18)

Caritas Syria

2,600,200

Caritas Syria

631,900

Syria

Aid Organization
Kerala (EA20/18)(EA24/18)

Amount (¥)

646,350

1,074,200

653,950

Caritas Syria

Palestine

Humanitarian Support for Syrian IDP’s, vulnerable families and Refugees inAl-Jazeera region in Syria
Mobile Medical Team Project in Gaza (EA22/18)

Caritas Jerusalem

554,900

Palestine

Providing essential medical and social services to the needy in Palestine 2019

Caritas Jerusalem

1,729,198

JordanSupporting domestic migrant workers in Jordan 2018

Caritas Jordan

1,087,500

JordanSupporting Iraqi refugees and vulnerable Jordanians 2018

Caritas Jordan

2,175,000

Lebanon

Caritas Lebanon

1,110,600Ecuador

Multi-Sector intervention for vulnerable Syrians, Iraqi refugees and host communities
in Lebanon (EA23/17 – 2nd year)
Emergency aid for Venezuela refugees（EA32/18）

Caritas Ecuador

555,900

Guatemala

Volcano emergency refugee support (EA13/18)

Caritas Guatemala

637,650

Haiti

Northern earthquake emergency support (EA30/18)

Caritas Haiti

555,900

BrazilVenezuela refugee support（EA08/18）

Caritas Haiti

1,110,000

Peru

Venezuela humanitarian crisis refugee emergency support (EA29/18)

Caritas Peru

555,900

GreeceFacilitation of Access to Healthcare and Material Support for the Refugees andMigrants in Greece (EA18/18)
Support for Caritas International programs

Caritas Greece

639,900

Syria

Vatican

1,312,900

Caritas Internatiionalis

2,588,400

Total Overseas Aid

101,069,028

Domestic Aid
DioceseActivity

Aid Organization

Amount (¥)

Sendai

Fukushima foreign student support

Fukushima Foreign Student Support Network

2,400,000

SaitamaMedical consultation activities support

North Kanto Medical Consultation Society

1,000,000

Tokyo

Migrant Rights Campaign 2020

Nationwide immigrants networking

2,500,000

Tokyo

Improving medical access for foreign residents

SHARE (Services for Health in Asian and African Regions)

1,000,000

Yokohama

Gambling Addiction Recovery Support Dormitory Facility Project

Kawasaki Gambler Addiction Port

1,000,000

Yokohama

National Catholic sign language DVD production project (3/3 year)

Japan Society for the Hearing Impaired

NagoyaLocal community survey on evacuation support etc. forneedy persons following West Japan Heavy Rainfall Disaster

Love in Action officeOsakaSupport activities for children with foreign roots

Kodomo Hiroba (kids’ plaza)

Takamatsu

West Japan Heavy Rainfall Disaster recovery support

Takamatsu diocese

2,000,000

Takamatsu

Facility renovation for new group home for women

Kochi DARC

1,000,000Fukuoka

Provision of home appliances, etc. in temporary housing

KVOAD (Kumamoto Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster)

1,417,508

Fukuoka

Northern Kyushu July 2017 heavy rain disaster supplies support to Hita City

Hochiku Volunteer Center

Total Domestic Aid (excluding Great East Japan Earthquake Aid)

300,000
1,000,000
300,000

2,889,681
16,807,189

Great East Japan Earthquake Aid
DioceseSendaiSendai
SaitamaTokyo

Activity
2018 recovery programs
2018 recovery programs
2018 support for Iwaki, Fukushima, temporary housing
Support system construction for disaster evacuees insideand outside Fukushima prefecture, eighth year (2018)
Osaka Ecclesiastical Province
2018 recovery programs
Osaka Ecclesiastical Province
2018 recovery programs

Aid Organization
Sendai diocese support center and Ishinomaki Base
Caritas Kamaishi
Iwaki Support Station
Catholic Tokyo Volunteer Center (CTVC) andCaritas Minami Soma
Ofunato Base
Caritas Minami Sanriku
Total Great East Japan Earthquake AidAmount (¥)
23,376,553
32,610,383
3,867,949
29,749,596
13,378,751
8,928,257
111,911,489

SOCIAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES■“Let Us Hear What You have to Say”
Call for examples of exclusion, 2018■

Nagasaki Ecclesiastical Province Seminar
October 6, 2018
Minoshiima Pastoral Center, Fukuoka
Theme: Seeking an Exclusion-Free Diverse Society
Participants: 30■

Catholic Conference of Persons with Disabilities Yokohama national meeting
October 20-21, 2018
Seiko Gakuin Middle, High School, Yokohama
Working group: Seeking an Exclusion-Free Diverse Society
Participants: 120■

Japan-Korea Catholic Suicide Measures Joint Plan
November 21-24, 2018
Visits: Komaki Winery (Nagoya), Kyoto Stop Suicide Center, Kyoto Suicide and Death
Counseling Center (SOTTO)■

National Justice and Peace Convention, Nagoya
November 23-24, 2018Nunoike Cathedral Church, Nagoya
Sessions: Aiming at a society without exclusion, Efforts regarding suicide and self-death
Japan and Korea
Participants: 80

LENTEN CAMPAIGN 2018
■ Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2018
“Because of the increase of inquity,
the love of many will grow cold” (Mt 24:12)■ Lenten Booklet 2018
Circulation 58,000
Contents：Pope Frances’ Lenten message,
introduction to Caritas-sponsored projects■ Collection box for children
Circulation 24,000■ Contribution envelopes
Circulation 61,000

DIOCESAN COLLABORATORS’ MEETING2018 Annual meeting of diocesan collaboratorsOctober 30-31
Japan Catholic Center, Tokyo
Main topics: Review of activity plan, Caritas Japan strategic plan midterm review, Share theJourney Campaign

SHARE THE JOURNEY CAMPAIGNCaritas Japan-sponsored events
 Action Day: Japan Catholic Refugee and Migrant Committee,
Osaka Ecclesiastical Province Seminar
June 23, 2018, Kawaramachi Church, Kyoto

Participants: 60

Lecture by Msgr. Francis Ndamira, Caritas Uganda
July 7, 2018, Sacred Heart University, Tokyo

Participants: 80Action Day: Japan Catholic Refugee and Migrant Committee,
Tokyo Ecclesiastical Province Seminar
July 7, 2018, Sekiguchi Church, Tokyo

Participants: 200

Lecture by Msgr. Francis Ndamira, Caritas Uganda
July 10, 2018, Nanzan University, Nagoya

Participants: 150

Related events■ Tokyo Archdiocesan Ten Days for Peace 2018 planning. August 11, Kojimachi Church,Tokyo.
■ Osaka Archdiocesan Ten Days for Peace 2018 planning. August 6-15, Osaka archdiocese.
■ Sapporo diocesan district lay apostolate convention, September 2, Fuji Women’sUniversity, Sapporo.
■ International Festival, September 23, Fujisawa Church, Kanagawa.
■ Osaka archdiocesan “International Day” Event, October 21, Tamatsukuri Church.
■ International Festival, October 28, Ichikawa Church, Chiba.
■ 40th National Justice and Peace Convention, Ninth Working Session, November 24,Nunoike Church, Nagoya.
■ Caritas Asia-sponsored Exposure Visit and National Campaign on Anti Human
Trafficking, November 28-December 1, Thailand.
■ Photo exhibit: Refugee Children and Parents, November 29-December 6, Seisen Women’sUniversity, Tokyo.
■ Share the Journey Photo exhibit:, December 23-January 20, Nagoya diocese
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