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Starting to Recover: “I’m so glad to be alive”

It’s been more than a month since the tragedy occurred, and relief efforts are still taking place. Immediate relief efforts are starting to transition into ones...

Long Term VS Short Term Donations

Today, one of the largest aftershocks (M 7.4) hit Miyagi and its surrounding prefectures. Help is still needed, so please keep donating! A very quick update I...

“When we arrived, we found that the village had virtually nothing”: Global Giving Partners

I want to start this post off by introducing a great organization: Globalgiving.org. I am sure many of our readers are aware of this site already, but it is a nonprofit...

Addressing Mental Health a “Critical Need”

While addressing the physical needs of survivors in the affected areas of Japan is at the forefront of many nonprofits, several have stepped up to focus on a potential...

82 Organizations Promoting Women’s Issues Recognized in 2011 Women’s Empowerment Campaign

GreatNonprofits today announced that 82 organizations working on important women’s issues across the country have qualified for the 2011 Top-Rated Women’s...

50 Organizations Promoting Environmental Issues Recognized in 2011 Green Choice Campaign

Just in time for Earth Day, GreatNonprofits today announced that 50 organizations working to protect and preserve the environment across the country have qualified for...

Doctors and Nurses Get To Survivors With Helicopters and Electric Cars

AMDA The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, an organization that mainly provides medical assistance to countries in times of emergency, sent a team of doctors,...

The Only Relief Organization In Town of 60,000

Operation Blessing International The Matsumoto family is one of many families living in the temporary relief shelters at a local school in Shiogama city. c From their...

Survivors grateful for food despite long lines

ADRA Japan ADRA organized a food drive for citizens in Sendai, providing hot food for the victims. Hideo Watanabe, Programme Officer of ADRA Japan reported an incident...

“I want to go home. I want to take a bath and be with my friends.” – Child survivor

Save the Children 6 year old Kosuke (pseudonym) and his father told us about the earthquake when it hit. “When the earthquake occurred, I fled with my son and...

Volunteers from Japan and Taiwan deliver 20 tons of supplies

Tzu Chi (the name means “Compassion and Relief”) is an international humanitarian organization, and the largest NGO in the Chinese-speaking world. It has...

Fixing boilers so that people can take a bath

As I was looking through the various reports by the nonprofits, I found that two organizations, Civic Force and Peace Winds were working together in making baths for...

Welcome to the Japan Relief and Rebuilding Blog

GreatNonprofits is actively reaching out to people with information about the relief efforts and the nonprofits working on the ground in Japan. Please feel free to...