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2005

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Message From the Chairperson

PWJ in its 11th year, taking a big step towards the future

It is now once again time to present to you the annual report of Peace Winds Japan ( PWJ ).

I am most happy to

be able to report on the support activities that we have conducted in the areas of conflicts and natural disasters
overseas during the fiscal year 2005.
Thanks to your valuable support and cooperation, in February 2006 PWJ marked the 10th anniversary of its
founding in 1996. We would like to express our gratitude for all the support each one of you has given us during
our first decade by outlining, in this annual report, the steps we have taken since our organization’s establishment.
Our goal has been to realize “a world where people can live with hope and respect, free from the threat of armed

PWJ has been able to celebrate the 10th anniversaryof its establishment in February 2006, as a result ofyour ceaseless support. During this time, PWJ has
spread its relief activities over 15 countries. With our
motto, “give necessary help to those who are in need”,
we have made persistent efforts to protect the lives
and the livelihoods of the refugees and victims ofconflicts and natural disasters. Let us take a look at
our progress over the past decade.

conflict and poverty”, and we are determined to maintain that aim in our future activities.
I myself started to participate in PWJ activities in its 2nd year and have worked in different countries that sought
assistance, including in Asia and Africa. Yet people in many of those countries are still, even now, in grave need of
our aid and support. In order to gain your further support, and to provide assistance to many in need both overseas
and in Japan, PWJ - the staff and myself as chairperson - will continue to put our fullest efforts into PWJ’s work.
I am truly grateful to you for your sincere and continued support.

Hiroaki Ishii
Chairperson, Peace Winds Japan

Table of Contents
Peace Winds Japan Annual Report FY2005 ( February 1, 2005 – January 31, 2006 )02

Message from the Chairperson,
Table of Contents

East Asia
14

Indonesia

03

PWJ in its 11th year, taking a big
step towards the future

15

East Timor

16

Mongolia

05

Looking back at PWJ’s first 10 Years,
Vision & Mission of PWJ

America06

Major Activities in FY2005

17

Middle East/ West Asia

Japan

08

Iraq

17

09

Afghanistan

10

Iran

11

Pakistan

Africa12
13

2

Sierra Leone
Liberia■ Our beginning ; Working to aid people inNorthernNorthern Iraq
In February 1996, PWJ’s first step was taken in theformer Kurdish Autonomous Region ( KAR ) in
Northern Iraq, by starting relief operations forinternally displaced persons. This region had long
been oppressed by the regime of Saddam Hussein.
Although many Kurdish people’s lives were in danger,
only limited support had been made available by theinternational community. Kensuke Onishi ( PWJ’s
current chief executive officer ), was a main founding
member of PWJ. He made the decision to establish
the organization, to continue support activities in
KAR when the NGO he had previously belonged todecided to withdraw from the area due to lack offunds. PWJ set out with just three members.

income, through local NGOs. Additionally, aiming topromote the economic independence of local
residents, we started the fair trade of rock salts
produced in Mongolia. This fair trade operation waslater expanded, with the inclusion of coffee beansfrom East Timor, and now contributes to PWJ’s funding.

■ Support for Kosovo and East Timor ;the establishment of JPF ( Japan Platfor
Platform )1999 was a year of successive conflicts, as well as
the turning point in PWJ’s activities. In March, NATObombarded the Kosovo region of the former
Yugoslavia, resulting in huge numbers of refugees.
In spite of its lack of staff and experience, PWJ cameforward to help Kosovo by delivering approximately
500 temporary housing units which had been homes
for victims of the Hanshin-Awaji ( Kobe ) Great
Earthquake of 1995. As the Kosovo operation enteredits final stage in the autumn, riots over independence
occurred in East Timor, which was then governed byIndonesia. Despite the huge difficulty of gathering
personnel and funds, PWJ decided to start relief
operations in East Timor, restoring homes burnt
down in the riots, in cooperation with the UN HighCommissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ).

PWJ’s support activities were initiated in Mongolia andIndonesia because of natural disasters. However, in
Mongolia we operated Khot Ails, a facility to provide
shelter and care for children whose parents could notbring them up due to poverty. And in Indonesia webegan to indirectly assist residents in increasing their

In Kosovo and East Timor, we keenly realized thelack of funding for Japanese NGOs. At that time,
Japan had no system of government assisted funding
for NGOs’ emergency relief activities. And the level ofdonations to the NGOs from the Japanese generalpublic was no match for those in the United States orEurope.

PWJ at work in Iraq, in the organization’s early days (1997 )Our staff from Iraq is surrounded by local children in Kosovo (1999)

USA

Domestic Disaster Response Program

Domestic Projects
18

Services for supporters, Collaboration
with companies

19

Offering information

20

Research and proposals, Online shop

21

Organizational Structure

22

Financial Statement for FY2005

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Looking back at PWJ’s
PWJ s
first 10 YearsPWJ considered that the only way to tackle such asituation was to build a foundation for expanding theactivities of Japanese NGOs together with politiciansand economic organizations. PWJ took the lead in
resolving this problem, with help from people invarious fields, and, as a result, Japan Platform (JPF )was established in 2000. JPF pools the funds
received from the Japanese government andcommercial enterprises to provide prompt support for
NGO activities when conflicts and natural disasters
strike. Since the establishment of JPF, PWJ’s relief
projects have expanded widely.
In 2001, following relief activities for the earthquake
disaster in India, PWJ initiated a relief operation in
Sierra Leone. We were entrusted by the UNHCR withmanagement of camps for the repatriates who had fled
Sierra Leone due to internal conflict and had finallycome back to their homeland, and for the refugees fromthe neighboring Liberia fleeing from civil war in theircountry.

■ The 9.11 Terrorist Attacks and the‘Denial
the Denial’of PWJPWJ’ss Attendance in the International
Conference on Reconstruction Assistancefor Afghanistan
Afghanistan

been internally displaced because of severe drought.
However, in the midst of these activities, the bombing■ Getting Ready for Natural Disasters inJapanof Afghanistan after 9.11 by US and UK militaryforces made PWJ leave the country temporarily. As

PWJ continued to expand its range of activities by
providing relief for Liberian repatriates from April 2004,
offering support for the victims of the earthquake andsoon as the bombing ended, we quickly delivered
more than 5,000 tents for winter via neighboring
Pakistan, and built a camp for displaced people.
In

parallel

to

these

activities,

PWJ

made

a

considerable input into the holding of an international
conference in Tokyo, to appeal to the general public
about the significance of NGOs’ role in the
rehabilitation of Afghanistan. After the conference,
Japanese government co-chaired ‘International
Conference on Reconstruction Assistance for
Afghanistan’, PWJ was initially barred from attending
the conference because of opposition from somepoliticians and the inappropriate decision making
process of the Japanese government. However, PWJ
openly claimed our right to attend, and the denial oftsunami off the coast of Sumatra Island in December
2004, and assisting victims of the Pakistan earthquake inautumn 2005. By January 2006 PWJ’s was conducting
activities in a total of 10 countries.

Year Month Location
1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

In order to utilize its experience in overseas activities,

2001

PWJ engaged actively in the relief of natural
disasters in Japan.
In the Niigata Chuetsu
Earthquake of autumn 2004, the ‘Balloon Shelter’, alarge tent that PWJ helped to develop, was placed in
the parking lot of a local supermarket to serve as ashelter for the victims. And, as a part of planning fora large-scale earthquake, which may occur in the
future, support agreements were made between PWJ
and local councils in Shizuoka and Tokyo.

2002
2003

2004

PWJ’s participation was withdrawn.
In spring 2002, the focus of PWJ’s activities in

The 9.11 terrorist attacks in the US, which shook thewhole world in 2001, also had a great impact on PWJ.
Before 9.11, PWJ was preparing for support activities

Afghanistan shifted to assistance for farming andeducation, aimed at rehabilitation of the local
community. In autumn 2002, we started preparing for
emergency relief in Iraq where war was soon to breakout, and in 2003, during the war and post-war period,
PWJ provided a wide range of support, from medical

in northern Afghanistan, where many people had

aid to distribution of relief supplies.

Our goals are to provide improved support for the
refugees and victims of armed conflicts and natural
disasters and to enable NGOs to contribute even2005

more to the creation of a better society. Encouraged
by its 10-years of experience, PWJ continues to puts
its full effort in taking a big step toward the future.

2

Japan

Peace Winds Japan established in Tokyo

2

KAR,
Northern Iraq

Assistance programs for IDPs begin

8

Mongolia

Emergency relief for victims of steppe fire

11

Indonesia

Emergency relief for victims of drought

12

Mongolia

Khot Ail Project begins

6

DPRK(North Korea) Emergency food distribution

11

Indonesia

Pest control and income generation projects for farmers begin

4

KosovoEmergency relief operations begin

9

China

Scholarship offers begins

10

East Timor

Emergency relief operations begin

10

Japan

PWJ gains legal NPO status

3

Mongolia

Emergency relief for victims of snowstorm

3

KosovoEmergency relief operations end

10

Mongolia

Non-formal education classes begin

1

India

Emergency relief for victims of Western India earthquake

1

Mongolia

Emergency relief for victims of snowstorm

4

Sierra Leone

Assistance for Sierra Leonean returnees begins

6

East Timor

Rehabilitation programs begin

11

Sierra Leone

Assistance for Liberian refugees begins

12

Afghanistan

Emergency relief for IDPs begins

12

Japan

’NGO Conference in Tokyo on the Reconstruction of Afghanistan’2

Sierra Leone

Assistance for Sierra Leonean returnees in Kono District begins

2

Afghanistan

Rehabilitation programs begin

1

Iraq

Full-scale emergency preparations begin

3

East Timor

Coffee-related programs begin

3

Afghanistan

Water resources study begins

4

Iraq

Activity sites are extended beyond the KAR

12

Iran

Emergency relief for victims of earthquake in Bam

3

Liberia

Assistance for Liberian returnees begins

7

Mongolia

Educational assistance in rural areas

8

Afghanistan

Emergency distribution of water

8

Japan

Iraqi children with intractable diseases visit Japan for treatment

10

Japan

Emergency relief for victims of earthquake in Niigata

11

Sierra Leone

Repatriation of Liberian refugees begins

12

Indonesia

Emergency relief for victims of Sumatra Island off-coast tsunami in Aceh

3

Japan

Natural Disaster Relief Agreement agreed between PWJ and
Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Pref.

3

Indonesia

Emergency relief in Banyak Islands for victims of Nias Islandoff-coast quake

9

USA

Relief program for victims of hurricane Katrina

10

Pakistan

Emergency relief for victims of Northern Pakistan earthquake

Our Vision
The world where people can live without threat of disputes and poverty,
full of hope and respect for one another.

Our Mission

Tents being loaded for delivery to a camp for internally displaced
persons in Afghanistan (2001)

4

PWJ’s Balloon Shelter in actual use for the first in Japan (2004)

We conduct rapid and emergency humanitarian activities to help people
whose lives are threatened by disputes and natural disasters.
We provide support for rehabilitation and development of the community where many sufferfrom destruction of social foundation, by aiming at self-help (empowerment ) of the local people.
We give take effort in prevention and resolution of disputes
through our support activities in the local community.
We emit information on local needs for support, and arouse interests of general citizens.
We make proposals to increase effectiveness of system
for relief activities in order to improve the system.

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Major Activities in FY 2005 [ Total number of beneficiaries : Approx. 730,000 ＋ 21,000 families ]● Iraq● Afghanistan
Location of
Activity

Activities
Construction and renovation of clinics, and provision of equipment

Emergency
assistance andreconstruction

Assistance forsociallyvulnerable
groupsInfrastructure
improvement

Construction and renovation of water system, and provision ofequipment
Construction and renovation of schools, and provision of equipment

Sulaimaniyah,
Dohuk,
Ninewa,Taemim,Erbil

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

Water and sanitation

Approx.259,000

Infrastructure improvement

1,059

Socio-Medic
project

Mobile clinics and education for promotion of health care and hygiene

7,121

Income generation

Hygiene environment rehabilitation with employment generation

Approx.35,000

Assistance forchildren andeducation

Rehabilitation
assistance for
returnee areas(Sarepul province) Agricultural assistanceApprox.180,000

Distribution of medicines and medical equipments

Assistance for juveniles released from the juvenile reformatory

Activities

5,118

Medical assistance

Dohuk

26

Sulaimaniyah,
149
Taemim

Educational assistance for children of poor families

Erbil

Assistance for mentally handicapped people● Pakistan
Location of
Activity

Rehabilitation
assistance for
returnee areas(Kabul province)

131

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

Water resource research

N/A

Renovation and construction of water supply facilities

Approx. 60,000

Bridge and culvert construction

2,160

Construction activities for seed bank and seed
distribution

Sarepul Province

240 families

Sericulture project

800 families

Empowerment of women

Establishment of women's center and provision oftraining

80 families

Assistance for educationand children

Provision of desks and chairs for schools

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

North-West Frontier Province
Distribution of Distribution of non-food
2,193families
non-food items items such as tents, kitchen Balakot City and the surrounding
sets, tool kits
areas
Azad Jammu and Kasimir Province
1,339
Muzaffarabad City and theCamp management
surrounding areas

Assistance forearthquake
victims in Pakistan

Approx. 2,500
families

Establishment of fruit nursery farms

Kabul Province
Kabul City

Location of
Activity

Activities● Mongolia
Location of
Activity

Activities"Khot Ail"(refuges for children of poor families)
management

Approx. 2,300
Development
assistance

Assistance forchildren andeducation

Non-formal education in tuberculosis
hospital for children
Non-formal education for children of poorfamilies

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries
54

Ulaanbaatar City206
Orkhon Province
Erdenet City

135

61,877
Distribution of mimeographs to regional schools Total 10 provinces(ex. Dornod Province)● IranProvision of prosthetic legs
Location of
Activity

Activities

Assistance forearthquake
victims in Bam

Disseminationof earthquakeresistant design
Infrastructure
improvement

Assistance forregional
development

Infrastructure
improvement

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

Training and seminars for dissemination Kerman Province
Bam Cityof earthquake-resistant techniques

Approx.430

Production and distribution of textbooksof earthquake-resistant techniques

Kerman Province

Approx.1,500

Reconstruction of a school withearthquake-resistant design

Bam City

Approx.180

Reconstruction of a school withearthquake-resistant design

Activities
Development
assistance

Assistance forchildren andeducation

Scholarship assistancefor student of poor families

Afghanistan

Iran

Assistance forregional
development

Liberia
Indonesia● Sierra Leone

Improvement of coffee quality and
ErmeraAgricultural diversification of food supply
Districtassistance
Dissemination of coffee farm management skills

Infrastructure
improvement

Assistance for
Sierra Leonean
returnees

Water system construction andoperation

Location of
Activity

Activities

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

Distribution of
non-food items

Distribution of non-food items such as hygiene kit, kitchenset, and daily commodities

Water andsanitation

Hygiene education

Assistance forearthquake victims in
Northern Sumatra

Infrastructure
improvement

Water system construction
School construction

Approx.17,000
Kono District

Approx.2,700● Liberia
Location of
Activity

Activities
Infrastructure improvement

Non-formal education

Approx.2,000
Distribution of non-food items
Assistance forrepatriation of
returnees

Water and sanitation

School rehabilitation

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries
2,883

Bridge rehabilitation

reconstruction in a village, the beneficiaries are counted as the total population within that service area.
In the case of emloyment generation project, the beneficialies are counted per day.

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Assistance for education andchildren
Vocational training

133families

Hygiene promotion workshop

Lofa County

Provision of desks and chairs forschools
Skill training for ex-combatants

30

Aceh Province
Banda Aceh City

856families

Aceh Province Surrounding 404
areas of Meulaboh City
988

Removal of rubble with employment generation

Aceh Province
Banda Aceh City

Agriculturalassistance

Rehabilitation and construction of small scale agricultural productprocessing plants and distribution of seeds and agricultural kit
Aceh Province
Surrounding areas ofConstruction of agriculture livestock resource center
Meulaboh City
Agricultural training

Infrastructure
improvement

Construction of a kindergarten

Assistance forearthquake victims in
Nias Island

Food distribution

Distribution of items such as rice and mineral water

Distribution of
non-food items

Distribution of non-food items such as daily commodities

Assistance for regional
development

Assistance for a local NGO

1,115

Aceh Province Surrounding 10,598families
areas of Meulaboh City

Aceh Province Surrounding 12,303
areas of Meulaboh City

Training and material provision

19,482

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries

Irrigation rehabilitation and cleaning of agricultural road with
employment generation

Empowermentof women

Distribution of Latrine materials
Well construction

Income generation

3,500 families

Shelter kit distribution

Management of transit centers for returnees* Calculation of beneficiaries : In the case of projects that service an entire area such as infrastructure

Water quality inspection

Medical assistance Provision of medicines to clinics

Maintenance of hygiene andeducational facilities within camps

Water andsanitation

Assistance forchildren andeducation

Three refugee
camps in
11,583
Pujehun District
and Bo District

Hygiene promotion workshop

Well drilling
Latrines construction
Hygiene promotion workshop

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries● Indonesia
East Timor

Food distribution

Water andsanitation

36

Location of
ActivityCamp management

Distribution of daily commodities

Yunnan Province

Activities

Sierra Leone

Distribution of
non-food items

No. ofNo.of
Beneficiaries● East Timor
Pakistan
China

Assistance for
Liberian refugees

Location of
Activity

Mongolia

Sistan-Baluchistan
Approx.500
Province

Location of
Activity3● China

Iraq

Activities

Ulaanbaatar City

Aceh Province
Banda Aceh City

4,022
20,645
Approx.12,000880
Approx.40

Aceh Province Surrounding 1,720
areas of Meulaboh City
Aceh Province
Banda Aceh City
North Sumatra Province
Banyak Islands
West Papua Province
Sorong District

355
Approx.1,000families
Approx.200families
Approx.550

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Iraq

Afghanistan

In 2005, the process of political development in Iraq
showed some progress, with the National Assembly
election at the end of January, the inauguration of

2003, PWJ undertook a comprehensive support
operation to help internally displaced persons andreturnees, which combined provision of water and

In Afghanistan, parliamentary elections took place in
September 2005, following the presidential electionof the previous year. Efforts continue to restore

and carried out a nursery project with the aim ofsupplying seedlings for crops to farmers. We provided
training in poultry farming as an assistance program forthe transitional government in April, and thenagreement on the draft constitution in October.
However, as is often seen in the media, the country’s
security condition still remains unpredictable, withfrequent clashes between the multinational forces orwinter relief, with a focus on medical care. As the
local administration began to function to a certain
extent, and as PWJ had achieved its intended
strategic objectives, the mobile clinic program that it
has carried out in the regions of Sulaimaniyah, Erbil

security under a stable government and to advancethe reconstruction of the nation. However, as thegovernment still does not function adequately atpresent, Afghanistan needs direct support from theinternational community for the improvement of thewomen, as well as training courses on reading andwriting, embroidery and sewing at a Women’s Center
newly built by PWJ. In Mazar-e-Sharif, a major city inNorthern Afghanistan, PWJ cooperated in the productionof silkworm eggs at the sericulture farms, which we

Iraqi security forces and armed opposition groups,
as well as frequent suicide bombings. Due to thisinstability, we must continue to take a cautious
approach in implementing our relief activities in orderto ensure the safety of our staff.

and Kirkuk, was brought to an end.

people’s living conditions.

We also conducted programs aimed at children as
part of social development support following theprovision of emergency relief. In the city of Dohuk,

PWJ’s Afghanistan rehabilitation project for 2005 mainly
consisted of comprehensive development in Sarepul
Province in the northern region of the country. Sarepul

rebuilt in 2004 for the Ministry of Agriculture, Department
of Sericulture. As a result, silkworm eggs were
produced for the first time in the Northern region for 30
years. Furthermore, we supplied a total of more than
650 desks and chairs to schools in Kabul for the children

training in jobs such as management of generalis located in an arid zone; in the dry season it is difficult

and teachers to use.

Under such harsh conditions, PWJ continued in 2005
to provide emergency relief and rehabilitation support,
mainly in the former Kurdish Autonomous Region ofnorthern Iraq. Local needs were extremely varied,

stores, hairdressing, and beekeeping to produce
honey was given to youths who have left
rehabilitation facilities and are beginning their return
to society. In Sulaimaniyah, support was provided

to secure supplies of drinking water, and droughts
adversely affect crops and livestock. People are
therefore unable to lead stable lives. In June 2005, thearea was hit by flooding due to torrential rain, which

In 2006 PWJ will continue to conduct its comprehensive
rehabilitation work, mainly in Sarepul Province, whilst
remaining cautious about security. We plan to makebut, PWJ reconstructed public facilities including

for children who are in a vulnerable position in

unfortunately washed away two dams constructed byprogress in our support activities by maintaining close

clinics, elementary schools and water pumps, andsupplied materials and machinery, as much as the
security conditions permitted. Furthermore, PWJ

society due to handicap or poverty, or who cannot
return to their homes owing to the state of theirfamilies. In Erbil, summer lecture courses were held

PWJ. However, the loss of the dams did not affect lives
nor bring any injuries or damage, except for the water
reservoir destroyed by the flood, and damage to thecoordination with local government organizations.

procured and supplied medicines to local healthboards when it was necessary. Even now, the local
distribution system still does not function adequately,

for handicapped people and their families.

kandas, the traditional water tanks. PWJ reconstructed
and repaired these facilities. We also continued water
resource research, initiated in 2003, by working to

but PWJ’s support activities, including the supply of
medicines, were effective in supporting public health.

garbage collection and the maintenance of sewers in
4 villages in Deralok, Amedi District in Dohuk Province,
to improve hygiene in the community. In total,

measure the level, and changes over time, in water
available in the Sarepul River.

With the experience of its Socio-Medic project,carried out since before the outbreak of Iraqi War inapproximately 26,000 local people were employed inthese projects.

As part of its infrastructure provision project in Sarepul,
PWJ constructed bridges, irrigation canals and water

In addition, PWJ carried out projects includingtanks. In addition, to raise income for farmers, we
distributed sesame seeds, built a community seed bank,Children learning in the school rebuilt by PWJ

8Masamichi Toyooka (left ), during a field assessment

Women receive training in sewing

A bridge built by PWJ

Reiko Hirai( Field representative of PWJ Afghanistan Project )Unfortunately reports on Afghanistan in the media are
getting fewer and fewer as time goes by. However, theconditions in the country remain very harsh, with many
regions unable to meet basic living needs, including the
supply of drinking water. I hope that, at the same time as
carrying out our work, we can communicate to theinternational community that Afghanistan still requires
great attention and support.

Reiko Hirai (left ) shaking hands with local
people receiving supplies of seedlings

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Iran

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Pakistan

PWJ’s support operation in Iran for 2005 combined awhole series of activities, which began with relief
mainly for the city of Bam in southeastern Iranbasic knowledge of earthquake-safer construction andmethods to protect against any future quakes. Training
sessions on earthquake-safer construction techniques

When a huge earthquake struck Kasimir (Azad Jam
Kasimir ) in Northern Pakistan on October 8th 2005,
PWJ decided, the very same day, to provide

immediately after an earthquake struck the area in
December 2003.
PWJ endeavored to spread

were also held for local craftsmen in Bam, over two
periods. Out of approximately 70 participants, 29

earthquake-safer construction techniques and raise
the residents’ awareness of disaster prevention,
through seminars that have been held since 2004.

passed the strictly evaluated final achievement tests andreceived certificates of completion issued jointly by the
Housing Foundation of Iran and PWJ. These 29

In a school construction project intended to create aengineers, who have acquired the local governmentapproved techniques, are expected to contribute to

emergency relief and dispatched a total 5 staff
members, from neighboring Afghanistan and Tokyo,
to the site of the disaster the next day. Balakot, aremote province in northwestern Pakistan was
selected as the site for relief activities, sinceinvestigation revealed that the province had sufferedlearning environment where children can feel
comfortable and secure, a boys’ primary school wasconstructed in Bam and two primary-secondary

building a city well fortified against earthquakes.

particularly severe damage, with roads madeunusable by landslides.

In addition, PWJ produced 1,500 copies of a Textbook 2 5 0 . 4 8 8Balakot and its environs suffered devastating damage,schools, one for boys and the other for girls, were built
in Irandegan District, Sistan-Baluchistan Province.

for Earthquake-safer Construction written in both
Persian and English, so that the people could review

in which over 90% of the houses and other buildings

These schools were handed over to the local
education authorities as soon as they were completed
in January 2006, and now a total of approximately 680

the knowledge and techniques they had learned at theseminars and utilize this information for disasterprevention and rehabilitation. These textbooks werechildren are able to learn in a safe environment freefrom fear about the collapse of their school buildings.

distributed, not only to the participants of the seminars
and training sessions, but also to the housing
foundations and education authorities in Bam, Kerman

PWJ also held seminars, aimed at residents, onearthquake-safer
construction
techniquesinand the capital, Teheran, as these are all involved in thereconstruction of houses and guidance on earthquake-collaboration with the Housing Foundation of Iran andlocal governments. The seminars were held a total ofsafer technique. Starting with the supply of tents anddaily commodities immediately after the quake in 2003,

eight times: five times in Bam, once in Kerman, andtwice in Zarand and a total of around 400 residents
participated. At the seminars, we first gave an easy to

PWJ has continued its support activities, mainly the
dissemination of earthquake-safer techniques, for morethan two years. With the distribution of the textbooks,

understand description of the mechanism of earthquakes
and the causes of building collapse. Then, we provided

its activities in Iran are complete and PWJ’s Iranprogram is expected to close in February 2006.

At a training seminar on earthquake-safer construction

Nobuhiro Okubo (right) and a school building under construction

combining air and land transport from various
locations. We had to race against time in thetransportation and distribution of supplies, as we
expected support activities to become difficult inPakistan’s snowbound winter. In addition to the tents
and kitchen sets, PWJ also sent ‘tool kits’ containing
useful tools such as shovels and hammers, andplastic sheet, before the snow came, to help people
clear away rubble and repair their homes.
As the early phase of emergency relief neared its end,
relocation to a planned camp, built mainly by the local

were completely or partially destroyed. As PWJ
judged that the first requirement was for tents toprotect from wind and rain, it distributed tents to morethan 1,500 households by early December. This
distribution was not limited to the city of Balakot. We
put more priority on providing tents in themountainous regions, which less aid reachedbecause fewer vehicles could gain access. We

government in Kasimir, began for people who had fled
the mountainous regions and formed make-shift
camps in the cities. In response to this movement, atthe end of December, PWJ joined with other NGOs in
Japan Platform to set-up and operate ‘Camp Japan’ in
a suburb of Muzaffarabad, Kasimir. PWJ engaged inregistration of people relocating to this camp, as wellas providing security within the camp and promoting
the autonomy of the camp’s residents.

selected the households to be supplied with the tents,
after investigating the severity of destruction of thehouse and the family structure of each family wevisited. Daily commodities, such as kitchen setscontaining cooking utensils were also given tohouseholds.
PWJ made its procurement base in Islamabad, thecapital of Pakistan. From here it dispatched staff tomajor cities, including Lahore and Karachi, topurchase supplies. We were able to distribute tents
and supplies in advance of other NGOs, byPeople line up in rain to receive distribution

A person who received his tent

Tetsuya Myojyo( Field representative of PWJ Pakistan Relief Project )Emergency relief is a physically strenuous task in themountainous region of Pakistan. Under heavy pressure
to provide victims with supplies and assistance before
winter, we carried out our support activities together with
our local staff, made up of people who had quit their jobs
in the cities, or discontinued their studies, in order to help
their hometowns or villages. This experience left me with
unforgettable memories; some of the local staff even told
me that they hope to stay in the quake-stricken areas bycontinuing to work in NGOs.

Tetsuya Myojo (right) checking ration coupons
brought by victims

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Sierra Leone

Liberia

Building on the previous year, activities in 2005
centered on two major projects: supporting Liberian
refugees in Bo Province in the southern part of theterm usage, PWJ implemented training on themaintenance and management of a manually operated
pump to draw water from the wells. Also, a gravity-

The return of refugees and returnees - the number ofwhich is thought to have once exceeded 800,000
people - continued and, in response to this, PWJ’s

to include Foya, Kolahun, and Vahun, the mostinaccessible areas in Lofa County, to which virtuallyno humanitarian support had previously been getting

country; and assisting Sierra Leonean returnees in theeastern Kono District.

driven water supply system was developed for use inseven villages, and a total of 89 faucets were installed
to provide a stable supply of water. Training sessions
were conducted so that the residents will be able tomaintain and manage this system by themselves.

support was expanded. Particularly in order topromote the smooth return of refugees who were
living in Sierra Leonean camps, PWJ constructed a
temporary accommodation facility ( transit center ) for
returned refugees in Foya, Lofa County, incooperation with the United Nations HighCommissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ). This meant

through. PWJ’s support for these areas includes
distribution of materials for building temporary
housing, construction of wells and toilets with theparticipation of residents, repair of schools, anddistribution of desks and chairs. In 2005, PWJ also
provided job training opportunities to demobilized ex-

The political conditions in the West African region,
where Sierra Leone is located, remain unstable.
However, in the neighboring country of Liberia, the newadministration, established after October’s presidential
election, has contributed to stabilization. This has
promoted the return of Liberian refugees from camps in
Bo Province where PWJ had provided assistance for

To improve public health, approximately 200 toilets were
installed for returned residents and workshops were held
to improve their awareness of public health issues. With
regard to education, PWJ distributed materials forthem. Nevertheless, about 4,000 refugees are still livingbuilding schools, and provided desks, chairs, schoolin each camp, and PWJ continued to provide camp
operation support including food distribution andinfrastructure development of water and public healthsystems. As well as continuing its activities in the

supplies, and texts for teachers in nine villages. PWJ
also contributed to the establishment of local educational
systems through training for teachers and support for theformation of school management committees.

camps of Bandajuma and Jimmi-bagbo, in 2005 PWJ
also started to provide support in Taiama camp.
Four years have passed since the end of the civil war in

Sierra Leone is now moving beyond the post-war
emergency and the confusion that accompanied theearly stages of the return to normalcy, and is headed

Sierra Leone. Security has been restored quickly andthe return of refugees who fled to neighboring countries
is almost complete. Support activities in Kono District in2005 focused on issues related to water, public healthand education. To improve water supplies, PWJ

towards successful long-term development. PWJ has
determined that the support provided to Sierra Leonean
refugees in Kono District is no longer required andended the project in early 2006. Support for Liberian
refugees who have still not returned to Liberia will be

constructed and repaired wells that use pipes that are
sunk deep into the ground. And in order to ensure long-continued in 2006.

that the returnees could return by a more direct routeand reduced their journey by as much as three days.

combatants, who have long been displaced from theirhome towns because of the civil war, so that they
can readjust to society as quickly as possible.

From January 2006, PWJ was assigned to manage atransit center in Voinjama and a temporary
accommodation facility in Kolahun, in addition to Foya.
PWJ also temporarily undertook food distribution at

Liberia’s October 2005 election produced Africa’s first
democratically elected female president. Many countries
that have supported Liberia see this as a positive stepand it is expected that this result will favorably affect thethose facilities. In this way, PWJ played an important

attitude of international society toward providingrole in the refugees’ return to Lofa County, which had
the highest number of refugees. At the transit centers,
PWJ distributed two months’ supply of basic foodstuffs
and daily necessities including blankets and kitchen

assistance for reconstruction in the country. It isconsidered that the return of refugees and returnees willfurther be accelerated in 2006 and PWJ will continue toextend the scope of its support for them.

utensils, to residents, and provided other assistancesuch as funds to cover transportation to the refugees’
final destination.
Since the commencement of its Liberia project inspring 2004, PWJ has taken the stance thatcomprehensively satisfying basic daily needs such as
those for food, clothing and shelter is important for
the recovery of the region. Initially, the support
centered on Voinjama, the capital of Lofa County.
However, because many other NGOs have since
started operations, PWJ extended its area of activity

Children in a refugee camp

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Construction of waterworks in Kono District

Distribution of materials for rebuilding houses

Tetsuto Binnaka( PWJ Liberia field staff )There are still many areas in Liberia that support has yet
to reach and because the rainy season lasts for morethan three months of the year, even moving around thecountry is difficult. In spite of this, we have extended thearea of our activities and provide continuous year-roundsupport. For this reason, PWJ now has the confidence ofthe local people and their expectations of the organization
are also extremely high. We will continue our activities
with the goal of providing the appropriate support to those
who need it.

Negotiating a rough patch of road

Tetsuto Binnaka (left) shaking hands at amaterials distribution site

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Indonesia
In 2005, PWJ was primarily involved in the support ofvictims of the Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean
Tsunami, which occurred in December of the previous

activities that are the foundation of the people’s daily
lives around Meulaboh, PWJ carried out the repair offacilities such as a factory for processing agricultural

year. Support included the distribution of supplies in andaround Meulaboh, on the west coast of Aceh Province,

products, the distribution of agricultural equipment, andtraining related to agricultural and livestock technologies
targeted at young people. Also, in collaboration with alocal NGO, PWJ provided sewing machines to women to
support their social rehabilitation and offered counselingand in Banda Aceh. In addition, when an earthquake
occurred off the coast of Nias Island in March 2005,
PWJ provided emergency supplies by boat to the victims
in the Banyak Islands, which had been a "blind spot"with respect to assistance.

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to address the trauma caused by the disaster.

The projects implemented in Aceh Province by PWJ can

In the fourth stage, PWJ built the Agricultural Resource
Promotion Center as a foundation for the restoration of

mainly be classified according to four stages. In the firststage, immediately after the disaster, PWJ focused on

agriculture. The center is open to ordinary farmers
who have not previously received training, and users

the distribution of basic commodities including food andmedicines, as these were most in demand. In thesecond stage, we emphasized support to help residents

can find a wide variety of information regarding
agriculture to study. In December, taking advantageof the soccer ball donation project, which was madeto return to their communities. In order to improve publichealth, we distributed medicines to clinics, tested thepossible by the cooperation of the J League soccer
team Shonan Bellmare, professional soccer players from

quality of water for daily use, and provided instructions
on how to treat, store and use drinking water. Also, in
response to the request made by the disaster victims,

the team visited Banda Aceh and played soccer
with local junior high and high school students.

we provided a daily allowance and equipment to support
the removal of rubble by the victims themselves. This
project helped in the removal of the rubble of destroyedhouses and mosques in Banda Aceh, and the clearing ofirrigation channels and farm roads in the rural areaaround Meulaboh, marking the first step toward recovery.

In Sorong, West Papua Province, PWJ supported a
local NGO project aimed at the realization ofsustainable agriculture. This involved training topromote organic agriculture and distribution of seeds.
With the completion of these projects in February

In the third stage, in an attempt to restore the agricultural

2006, PWJ activities in Indonesia, conducted since1997, have now come to an end.

Megumi Yamamoto (left) distributing biscuits

Aid supplies carried to the Banyak Islands by boat

PWJ’s support for coffee producers in Letefoho
County, Ermera District has entered its third year.
Techniques required for producing high quality coffee
have been adopted, and as the motivation of the
producers has increased, they have participatedmore actively in the cultivation of vegetables and in
the activities of the producers’ association.
As part of the technical assistance, started in 2003,
to help improve coffee refining techniques, over
2,400 on-site seminars have been conducted overthe last three years. Despite some confusion due tochanges in weather conditions, a poor coffee harvest,
and soaring international prices, high-quality coffee,classified as ‘specialty coffee’, was produced in 2005.
PWJ purchased this at a fair price as a fair trade
product. Additionally, technical assistance for coffee
farm management continued, and instruction wasprovided on how to raise shade trees to protect
coffee plants. Coffee producers who had previously
only harvested and sold coffee beans, and had notconsidered farm management, started to understandits importance and to actively participate in raisingand transplanting trees.
Moreover, support aimed at increasing production anddiversifying subsistence crops was expanded to include
seminars in various locations in Letefoho, anddistribution of seeds by agricultural technology
promotion staff. Burdock, buckwheat, spinach, andmizuna ( Japanese mustard ), which had not beencultivated in these areas previously, were grown
successfully on model farms. The quality and production
volume of domestic species such as cabbages and leaf
mustard, have also improved, and is now better than

Carrying the harvested coffee beans

Sorting the coffee beans

produce seen in local markets. Some producers, whohave seen the results from the model farms, are actively
starting to introduce new forms of vegetable cultivation
under the direction of the promotion staff.
To support the foundation and operation of Café
Tatamailau, a coffee producers’ association, an‘association fund’ was established and loans to coverliving expenses were given to about 130 association
member residents. The seed money of the fundcomes from a part of the proceeds from PWJ’s fairtrade coffee sales. Association members have started
to participate in various events such as visits to
producers in other areas, workshops, and field trips to
become more familiar with export preparation work. In
the future, PWJ will continue to provide support sothat Café Tatamailau can become independent by
2008, and start to produce and distribute high-quality
coffee and manage its affairs without outside help.

Jun Nakajima( Field representative of PWJ East Timor Project )The coffee producers’ association Café Tatamailau is now
able to produce the best quality coffee in East Timor.
“What’s next?”, the producers asked me once. They werestill dependent on outside help. “The next step is theindependence of the association”, I replied. But now,
when I ask them, “In the next three years, will you be able
to start exporting the products by yourselves?”, theiranswer is full of determination: “Of course we can!”Jun Nakajima (center) participating in coffee
processing

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Mongolia

USA

Recently, the Mongolian economy has continued its
positive growth and it seems that living standards for thegeneral population have improved. Foreign capital isattend classes without falling behind. The hospital
took over this project in September 2005.

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the southern
United States, and in Louisiana and Mississippi over
100,000 people suffered from this catastrophe. PWJ

surveys focusing on the fact that this was an urban
disaster. PWJ collected information regarding
emergency support systems, refuge operations, andflowing in and new companies and shops are rapidly
being established in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. However,for reasons such as the poorly developed education
system, the gaps between rich and poor and between
urban and rural areas are continuing to widen. PWJ

In Erdenet, the third largest city in Mongolia, PWJ
provided supplementary classes at four places in thecity, mainly for children and students who dropped
out from school because of poverty. It also provided
winter clothing and stationery to students. By

dispatched two staff on September 6 and, in cooperation
with Mercy Corps, an American NGO and partner of
PWJ, distributed emergency supplies. In Slidell,Mississippi, where support had been insufficient, pillows
and blankets were distributed at refuges. And incollaboration between NGOs and the local
administration, from the disaster victims, who wereexperiencing significant discomfort and inconvenience
in refuges and in their homes. After confirming thatminimum supplies and food had been distributed toworked in two ways to address these problems:
supporting people living in poverty in urban areas; andimproving the educational environment in rural areas.

January 2006, a total of 135 children and students
had been given the opportunity to learn. In the city ofDarkhan, PWJ supported job training classes inwoodcraft and carpet weaving, via a local NGO, and
28 of the 40 graduates have found employment.

response to requests from volunteer centers, chainsaws
were distributed in Hancock, Mississippi.

victims, the staff returned to Japan after about two
weeks. Thereafter, PWJ has provided support, via
Mercy Corps, in the form of mental care for children
and musical and sports events for young people.

Ulaanbaatar, accepted a total of 54 children in 2005.
At the refuge, PWJ provides opportunities for sports
and musical activities, in addition to food, clothing,shelter, education, job training, and medical services.

To support the improvement of the rural education
environment, the mimeograph project, which started ona pilot basis in two provinces in 2004, was expanded toinclude a total of ten provinces in the western andDomestic Disaster Response Program

Khot Ali staff received social work training, as in theeastern parts of the country in 2005. A total of 192

previous year, and received a basic course completion
certificate. Also, as a result of a family survey and theprovision of counseling to the children’s families, 15

mimeograph machines, and supplies such as ink, were
distributed to 108 village schools where electricity
cannot be used, or its use is limited, and PWJ provided

In 2005, PWJ did not implement support activities fordisasters in Japan, but focused on preparations forpotential disasters by securing means of transportcompleted a Natural Disaster Relief Agreement. As a
new form of disaster response activity involving
municipalities and NGOs, this was widely covered inchildren could return to their homes.

training for teachers on how to use the machines.

and preparing refuge operations. Based on theexperience gained from the Niigata Chuetsu

newspapers and by TV news. Also, in collaboration
with a helicopter company, and the administrations ofEarthquake that occurred in 2004, PWJ consideredthat regular communication with local government

Fukuroi City and Setagaya Ward in Tokyo, PWJ
secured temporary heliports in Shizuoka and Tokyo,
and received an undertaking from a helicopter ownerin Shizuoka that cooperation would be forthcoming in

The Khot Ali project, a refuge for orphans and children
of

poor

familiesinoperation

since

1997

At the same time, in order to utilize this experience for
future disaster support in Japan, PWJ conductedin

In the children’s tuberculosis ward in the National
Infectious Disease Hospital, PWJ conducted informal
education classes in mathematics, the Mongolian
language, handicrafts, and computers, for over 200
children who had been hospitalized for a long periodof time. Previously, there were many cases wherechildren who were absent from school for a long time
became truants. However, when many of the children
who received these supplementary classes left

Yasuko Harada( Field representative of PWJ Mongolia Project )I traveled around ten provinces as part of themimeograph distribution project. In contrast to the rapidly
developing capital, Ulaanbaatar, the de-population taking
place in rural towns and villages was clearly apparent. I
keenly felt the importance of supporting villages as
drastic changes take place in society and in the economy,
and of assisting large numbers of people who are now flowing
into urban areas after abandoning their nomadic lives.

and companies is the key to effective support, andfocused on building up a system of such cooperation.
In anticipation of the support that would be needed in
Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture in the event of anearthquake in the Tokai region, the city and PWJ

the event of a disaster. Additionally, to ensure landtransport, a negotiation was successfully concluded witha carrier to provide its trucks should a disaster occur.

hospital and returned to school, they continued toChildren in summer camp

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Explaining how to use mimeographs

Yasuko Harada (right ) holding a press
conference about the mimeograph project

Mari Kinoshita (right ) in discussion at the hurricane disaster site

Emergency drill held in Fukuroi, Shizuoka

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Domestic Projects■ Services for supporters - credit card points
contribution system implemented■ Collaboration with companies - sending
soccer balls to the field■Offering information – attracting considerable

The assistance of our supporters is essential to
PWJ’s activities. We believe that PWJ’s role is tocreate a bridge between our supporters and the field.

PWJ is actively pursuing collaborative ventures withcompanies and various other organizations.
Partnerships between NGOs/NPOs and companies

Actively offering information related to PWJ’s activities
leads to a deepening of people’s understanding of thesituation, and necessity of assistance, in the regions it

It is very important that time and money is used as
efficiently as possible to meet supporters’ wishes. As
part of its endeavors to diversify and simplify the

not only enhance international support but are also
important in creating a ‘civil society’ (a society where
the private sector as well as the government sector
are responsible for serving public interests ).

supports, as well as increasing confidence in PWJ.
Activities all over the world, to which PWJ has
committed resources, have gained wide attention fromthe media. They have been covered in many articles

ways of making contributions, PWJ introduced acredit card contribution system after the Sumatra

In March 2005, as a tripartite collaboration project withand programs because our activities meet local needs
and are of high quality.

Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami. In 2005,
contributions using a variety of cards includinginternational brands ( Visa, MasterCard, American
Express, JCB, Saison, Nicos ) became possible. Also,

Shonan Bellmare of the Japan Professional Football
League and DHL Japan, an international logistics
company, PWJ sent soccer balls to children in Iraq,
Sumatra ( Indonesia ), Sierra Leone, and Liberia using

In 2005, the support for the Sumatra Earthquake andIndian Ocean Tsunami, continued from the end of theprevious year, and assistance for the victims ofand report sessions at schools and other locations.

in an effort to increase the number of ways that

DHL’s international transportation network. Shonan

Hurricane Katrina in the United States and thewww.peace -winds.org

contributions can be easily made, PWJ started toaccept contributions using points accumulated byusing a Saison credit card. These points can also be
exchanged for Peace Coffee.

Bellmare’s football players visited Sumatra in
December and played soccer with children affected by
the disaster as a way of raising their spirits.

earthquake in Pakistan were widely covered in the Asahi

attention from the media

Shimbun and Mainichi Newspapers, on TBS television’s
Tetsuya Chikushi News 23, and NHK television’s Ohayo
Nippon and Shukan Kodomo News. Articles andprograms focusing on topics such as Africa, fair trade,and the lifestyles of PWJ staff have increased.
Events such as Global Festa [the Earth Festival], and
the Afternoon Coffee and Evening Coffee activity
report sessions, conducted by PWJ staff, who havereturned to Japan, have also continued. PWJ
welcomes students who would like to visit our officeas part of their school trips, and carries out lectures

Please visit PWJ’s website

In addition, the Ajinomoto Group and EC Navi, aWays of supporting PWJ are not limited to becoming
a member or making donations. A wide variety oftasks including administrative work, translation andevent organization are done by many volunteers.

company renowned for its price comparison website,
created click donation buttons on their company
websites to support PWJ.
The

In addition, in August, a questionnaire survey was
conducted to obtain feedback from supporters. And
in order to reduce costs, we started to use a cheaperdelivery service for sending newsletters.

increased

donationsfromcompanies

andorganizations triggered by the Sumatra Earthquake andIndian Ocean Tsunami were also extremely helpful inobtaining support for those affected by the hurricane in

Staff interviewed at Narita Airport before
departure for the field (right)

Explaining support activities to junior highschool students who visited our office

PWJ’s website offering the latest informationon our activities

the United States and the earthquake in Pakistan.

■ Major media events featuring PWJ in FY2005
FY 2005
Newspapers
About 80 eventsin total

Television
and
radio
About 35 eventsin total

Magazines
andbooks
Afghan children delighted at watermelons grown with PWJ assistance18

Residents welcoming Shonan Bellmare’s Nozomu Kato (left) who visited
Indonesia

About 80 eventsin totalMarch 11, 2005

Sankei Shimbun

Fukuroi City signs a disaster support agreement with an NGO - first partnershipin Japan to address large-scale earthquakes

June 27, 2005

Nihon Keizai Shimbun

International presence of an NGO leader - increasing importance of Japanese
NGO's activities ( Kensuke Onishi )From January 18, 2006
(a series of four articles )Asahi Shimbun

Job file - Miho Kishitani, Peace Winds Japan staff

January 21, 2006

Mainichi Newspaper

Harvesting coffee as an escape from poverty - coffee farmers in East Timor

June 25, 2005

NHK Television Shukan Kodomo NewsSix months on from the Indian Ocean tsunami - children's current situation( live studio appearance by Tomoaki Kanamaru )July 14, 2005

TBS Television Tetsuya Chikushi News 23

Return of a refugee family - current status of support in Africa ( Hiroaki Ishii, etc.)

September 6, 2005

NHK Television Shutoken Network

NGO departs for hurricane disaster site ( Hiromitsu Suzuki, etc. )November 8, 2005

TBS Television Tetsuya Chikushi News 23

One month after the Pakistani earthquake - current situation at the site of thedisaster ( live videophone appearance by Ken Matsuda )From March 1, 2005
(every month)

Neppu ( Ghibli )Urban development in Tomonoura: NGO always on alert in Japan( Kensuke Onishi )April, 2005

Marie Claire

For children who survived the Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami(Kaoru Takahashi)

August 10-17, 2005

Newsweek

The power of the earth where people who abandoned their nomadic life reside(Yasuko Harada )September 1, 2005

Kokusai Kyouryoku Guide

Your first step to international cooperation ( Kensuke Onishi )19The sky of Pakistan

PWJ Organizational Structure■ Research and proposals - assessment by
independent experts
Accumulating and analyzing the expertise developed,
and the information gained, through our support
activities can play a significant role in making ourassistance more effective. PWJ established aresearch unit in 2001 and has committed itself torecording and classifying our activities andaccomplishments.
In 2005, PWJ verified which of its support activities
for the Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean
Tsunami functioned well and which had problems.
Comments from staff who were involved in providing
assistance were analyzed and many discussions
wereconducted.

Furthermore,

PWJ

requested

researchers specializing in area studies to implement
independent evaluations and carry out local fieldsurveys in order to compile a thorough report.
The various data thus compiled will be released instages to the public, mainly for the benefit ofresearchers and other parties involved in international
cooperation activities. PWJ wants to use this data toenhance Japan’s international cooperation activities
overall, not just the organization’s activities.
As part of PWJ’s research activities, Atsushi Kojima,
who works for the Afghanistan project, and Tadashi

received grants from the Toyota Foundation to
conduct research on the use of water in northern
Afghanistan. They are continuing with their research

General Assembly

activities beyond the grant period so that a water
usage plan can be established in the future.

Board of Directors■ Online shop - increasing portfolio of fairtrade products
Fair Trade is a new trade mechanism whereby crops
or other goods produced overseas are purchased atSecretariat

a fair price. It is drawing increased attention as aform of international cooperation that anyone canChief Executive Officer

easily participate in simply by reviewing their buying
habits.
PWJ’s online shop, Peace Winds Shop sells East
Timorese and Guatemalan Peace Coffee and Mongolian

Program Unit

Finance & Administration

Public Relations Unit

mild rock salt. In 2005, the shop expanded its fair trade
network significantly in conjunction with otherorganizations. It introduced new products in rapid
succession and these were purchased by manycustomers.
PR&
Supporter
Relations

The net profit from projects such as the Peace Winds
Shop is used for PWJ’s support activities.
PWJ also supported the Hottokenai Sekai no Mazushisa( Don’t let it be : world poverty ), Japanese chapter of
GCAP ( Global Call to Action against poverty ).

Overseas Offices

MarketingResearch&
PolicyProposal

Fair Trade

Logistics

Engineering

Nishikawa, who works for the research department,

Iraq

Mongolia

Sulaimaniyah
Dohuk

East Timor

Ulaanbaatar

Dili
Letefoho

Sierra Leone
Bo

Accounts&
Financial Affairs

Human
Resources

PWJ
Volunteers

Disaster Response
Program Japan

Liberia
Monrovia
Voinjama
Foya

Afghanistan
SarepulMazar-e-Sharif

Pakistan
Muzaffarabad

As of May 2006
* Due
* to completion of projects, PWJ closed the offices in Iran and Indonesia in February 2006.

Walking along a trail in snow-capped mountains in Afghanistan to installobservation equipment for water resource research

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Peace Coffee, a strong seller at the Peace Winds Shop

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Financial Statement for FY2005 ( Feb. 1, 2005〜Jan. 31, 2006 )(¥)

Expenditure(¥)

258,320,300

Iraq Program

405,884,668

35,024,005

Mongolia Program

22,143,510

72,949,894

Indonesia Program

189,587,565

In-Kind Donations

5,842,450

East Timor Program

21,099,064

Subsidies from Japanese
Government

46,586,036

Sierra Leone Program

147,851,374

Afghanistan Program

70,710,568

IncomeMembership Fees
General Donations
1
Designated Donations ■Grants from UN Agencies

1

2■

Grants from Foundations

310,662,771

China Program

667,600,547

Iran Program

22,413,355

Liberia Program

Other Income

2,452,273

Relief mission for victims ofhurricane Katrina

2,618,728

Pakistan Program

75,109,763

15,266,160

261,072,604

Domestic Disaster Response Program

1,679,927

Program Unit Expenditure

33,640,354

Research

12,762,710

Advocacy & Fundraising

48,536,027

Tokyo HQ Running Costs

102,084,260

Others

28,775,894

For-Profit Program Expenditure

67,455,903

Total Income in FY 2005

1,503,554,569

Total Expenditure in FY 2005

1,545,997,097

305,679,873

Carried forward to FY 2006 *263,237,345

1,809,234,442

Total

14.3 %

Iraq Program

Carried forward to FY 2006

22.4 %

14.5 %

16.9 %
General Donations

For-Profit
Program Income

1.9 %

3.7 %
Miscellaneous
IncomeFor-Profit Program
Expenditure
3.7 %Others

4.0 %

1.6 %

0.8 %

Mongolia Program

1.2 %Indonesia
ProgramDesignatedDonations10.5 %
East Timor
Program

1.2 %

5.6 %
In-Kind
Donations

66,436,778

Total

Membership Fees

Brought forwardfrom FY 2004

Tokyo HQ
Running Costs

For-Profit Program Income

Brought forward from FY 2004

■ Expenditure Total：¥ 1,809,234,442

Total ： ¥ 1,809,234,442

76,97354,907,205

Partnership Program Income
Miscellaneous Income■ Income

0.3 %Other Income

Subsidies fromJapanese
Government

0.1 %

2.6 %
Partnership
Program
IncomeDomestic
Disaster
Response
ProgramSierra Leone
Program

0.1 %

8.2 %

Advocacy &Fundraising

Afghanistan Program

2.7 %Grants fromUN Agencies

1.2 %

17.2 %
Grants from
Foundations

3.9 %Research
China Program

0.7 %

0.1 %

Program Unit
Expenditure36.9 %

Iran Program

1.8 %

3.0 %

Pakistan
ProgramRelief mission forvictims of hurricane

4.2 %

0.1 %

Liberia Program

14.4 %

1,809,234,442* Income brought forward from FY 2004 and Expenditure carried forward to FY
2006 include the unused portion of subsidies, grants, partnership program
income and Designated Donations.

■ Trends in expenditure ( FY2003 〜 FY2005 )Amount ( ¥ million)

1 Breakdown of Designated■Donations
Iraq Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 2,991,432
Mongolia Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 1,806,943
Indonesia Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 44,381,839
East Timor Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 87,647
Sierra Leone Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 1,237,974

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2 Major agencies from which PWJ received■

subsidies, grants and partnership program
income in FY 2005:●Japan Platform ●Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1,600

800
600

Afghanistan Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 5,067,071●Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO)

Iran Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 400,994●International Organization for Migration ( IOM )Liberia Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 484,218●United Nations Development Program ( UNDP)

Relief mission for victimsof hurricane Katrina・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・ 1,851,856●United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR )Pakistan Program・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・
・14,639,920●United Nations World Food Programme ( WFP )●United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF )■ Tokyo HQ running costs

1,000●Infrastructure Development Institute - Japan●Department for International Development (UK)

■ Project expenditure

1,200●Hiroshima Prefecture ●Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)●The Japan International Cooperation Foundation■ Total expenditure

1,400

400
200
0

2003

2004

2005

* Total expenditure does not include the amount of money carriedforward to the next fiscal year.

Audit Report for FY 2005

* Total expenditure includes expenditure for for-profit programs, advocacy,fundraising and research as well as project expenditure and Tokyo HQrunning cost

* PWJ received an external audit from Tohmatsu & Co.

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