Please Help Japan

Posted on Mar 15, 2011 in Uncategorized | 4 comments

As you probably already know, 1000′s of people are dead and millions are homeless and starving.

You can help..!

Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters, such as when Hurricane Katrina impacted the United States. Below are organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region.

AMERICAN RED CROSS: Emergency Operation Centers are opened in the affected areas and staffed by the chapters. This disaster is on a scale larger than the Japanese Red Cross can typically manage. Donations to the American Red Cross can be allocated for the International Disaster Relief Fund, which then deploys to the region to help. Donate here.

GLOBALGIVING: Established a fund to disburse donations to organizations providing relief and emergency services to victims of the earthquake and tsunami. Donate here.

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter. Donate here.

SALVATION ARMY: The Salvation Army has been in Japan since 1895 and is currently providing emergency assistance to those in need. Donate here.

AMERICARES: Emergency team is on full alert, mobilizing resources and dispatching an emergency response manager to the region. Donate here.

CONVOY OF HOPE: Disaster Response team established connection with in-country partners who have been impacted by the damage and are identifying the needs and areas where Convoy of Hope may be of the greatest assistance. Donate here.

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: Putting together relief teams, as well as supplies, and are in contact with partners in Japan and other affected countries to assess needs and coordinate our activities. Donate here.

SHELTER BOX: The first team is mobilizing to head to Japan and begin the response effort. Donate here. ((From Yahoo))

Paper Cranes on Facebook: If you have no money, you can fold paper cranes for japan… if you don’t know the story of 1000 paper cranes:

1000 paper cranes legend

An old Japanese legend said that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes so pleases the gods, the folder is granted a wish. One of the well know story is Sadako and her 1,000 paper cranes.

Sadako Sasaki (January 7, 1943 – October 25, 1955) was a Japanese girl who lived near Hiroshima, Japan. She was only two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. As she grew up, Sadako was a strong, courageous and athletic girl. In 1954, at age eleven, she became dizzy and fell to the ground. Sadako was diagnosed with leukemia, the “atom bomb disease”.

Sadako’s best friend Chizuko, came to visit her and brought with her some origami (folding paper). She told Sadako the legend of the crane. It is Japanese legend that folding 1000 paper cranes (senzaburu) so pleases the gods that the folder is granted a wish. Sadako wished to get well. So, after hearing the legend, Sadako decided to fold 1,000 cranes.

After she folded 500 cranes she felt better and the doctors said she could go home for a short time, but by the end of the first week back home the dizziness and fatigue returned and she had to return to the hospital. Sadako continued to fold cranes. Even though she was in great pain, she tried to be cheerful and hopeful. Not long afterwards, with her family standing by her bed, Sadako went to sleep peacefully, never to wake up again. She had folded a total of 644 paper cranes.

Sadako’s story had a profound impact on her friends and classmates. They completed her thousand cranes and continued to raise money from school children all over Japan to build a statue to honor Sadako and all the children affected by the bomb.

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I have always loved and admired Japan, Japanese culture, films and art. Origami of course originates there. I can’t believe the horrific scale of what has happened there, its as bad as if there had been another war.

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CréAriane on March 15, 2011 at 9:57 pm

I feel the same !!!
I’m so sad for my Japanese friends and all Japanese people facing the disaster.

I tried to help, and donate to a renowned rescue team that saved many children in Haïti after hearthquake, but they’ve just decided to give up going to Japan because of the nuclear risk !!!

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CréAriane on March 15, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Just another thing, on Facebook there is an origami action to show our support :
http://www.facebook.com/?sk=lf#!/papercranesforjapan

I will try to fold cranes today !

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PaperKawaii on March 15, 2011 at 10:04 pm

Thanks for your replies, yeah I was thinking about paper cranes today, if I make 1001 I will donate them too :’(

thanks for the facebook link, I will add it ❤

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Amber on March 21, 2011 at 3:44 am

I can’t bare looking at those pictures of japan! They make me want to cry :’(

I’ve been trying to make those paper cranes today too! I’m not to good at it, tho x <3

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