Addressing Women's Health Issues: Unwanted Pregnancies, STIs, and Domestic Violence

The Japan Women Foundation (Chiyoda City, Tokyo; CEO: Dr. Ruriko Tsushima) will launch its fourth crowdfunding campaign, aiming to resolve women's health issues and associated social challenges. This project seeks to realize a society where all women can live healthily, safely, and thrive. To achieve this, we are raising 3 million yen to fund medical support, build nationwide support networks, and strengthen collaboration with support organizations.

A Society Where Every Woman Can Live Healthily and Thrive

Project Overview

Project Name:

Solving Women's Health Issues as a 'Social Challenge' — Japan Women Foundation Crowdfunding 2026

2) Funding Goal: 3,000,000 JPY

3) Campaign Period: June 15, 2026 (Mon) – September 11, 2026 (Fri) 11:00 PM

4) Project Lead: CEO Ruriko Tsushima

5) Fund Usage:

[1] Medical Support Provision

Financial assistance for women with limited access to healthcare:

- Support for initial pregnancy consultations

- Emergency contraception support

- STI testing and treatment support

- Support for unplanned pregnancies

- Contraceptive support (oral contraceptives, IUS [Mirena®])

[2] Expansion of Platform Initiatives

Promoting collaboration among medical, welfare, administrative, educational, corporate, and political stakeholders nationwide to build regional support networks for women:

- Dissemination of accurate knowledge about STIs

- Strengthening consultation and support systems for unplanned pregnancies

- Expansion of regional collaboration models

[3] Recognition and Visibility Initiatives

Recognizing organizations and companies actively supporting women and widely sharing outstanding case studies with society.

[4] Administrative Costs Related to the Above

6) Past Achievements

Since its establishment in 2020, the Japan Women Foundation has implemented the following initiatives:

- Medical support programs

- Regional platform initiatives connecting medical, welfare, administrative, educational, and corporate sectors

- 'Femship Doctor Training Program' to cultivate physicians dedicated to women's support

- Public awareness campaigns and recognition of women's support organizations

Since 2021, we have conducted three crowdfunding campaigns to expand medical support, receiving a total of 13,677,000 JPY from 830 supporters. As of April 23, 2026, we have provided medical support to 1,929 women. We sincerely thank all our supporters.

Femship Doctors are now active across Japan.

Background of the Crowdfunding Launch

We believe women's health issues are not individual problems but 'social challenges'.

STIs, domestic violence, sexual violence, unplanned pregnancies, economic hardship—

These may appear as personal issues, but they stem from systemic societal problems such as lack of comprehensive sex education, low awareness of consultation services, and fragmented local support systems.

Young women, in particular, often lack trusted adults or someone to talk to, leading to isolation and serious consequences due to lack of access to proper medical care or support.

We believe these challenges must not be dismissed as 'the individual's responsibility' but must be addressed collectively by society.

Japan Women Foundation's Mission and Three Key Initiatives

The Japan Women Foundation includes specialists from across Japan, including obstetricians and gynecologists, as well as experts in medicine, welfare, law, administration, education, and economics. Obstetrics and gynecology, in particular, stand at the frontline of women's healthcare, supporting women throughout their lives—not only during pregnancy and childbirth but also through menstruation, menopause, STIs, domestic violence, sexual assault, and postpartum depression.

From clinical practice, we see the underlying social issues behind women's health challenges. While supporting individual women, we aggregate these insights to advocate for policy changes and strengthen regional collaboration to transform societal systems.

Yet, women in need of support continue to exist, and both consultation requests and support needs are increasing. Through this crowdfunding campaign, we aim to invite more partners to join us in this mission.

We envision a society where no woman ever again feels, 'I had no one to talk to, no money, and didn’t know what to do about my baby.'

Empowering women with the strength to survive and thrive.

We sincerely ask for your warm support.

About the Japan Women Foundation

Organization: Japan Women Foundation (General Foundation)

Established: August 7, 2020

Representative: CEO Ruriko Tsushima

Website: https://www.japan-women-foundation.org

Activities:

We aim to create a society where every woman can live healthily, safely, and thrive. We collaborate with diverse experts in medicine, welfare, law, administration, education, economy, and politics to conduct support activities nationwide.

We work with over 99 women's support organizations across Japan and 211 medical professionals—including physicians, midwives, nurses, pharmacists, and clinical psychologists—who hold national qualifications (Femship Doctors) to advance medical and psychosocial support for women.

We also collaborate with 'Femship Houses' as spaces for self-reliance support, offering medical care, mental health support, and life rebuilding assistance for girls and women isolated or struggling within their families or society.

*Numbers of support organizations and Femship Doctors are current as of June 14, 2026.

There are 211 Femship Doctors nationwide.

● Inquiries about the Japan Women Foundation, Femship Doctors, and support organizations

Contact: Japan Women Foundation Office

Email: [email protected]

● Media inquiries

Contact: Public Relations (Sasao, Uchida)

Phone: 090-4929-5645 (Uchida)

Email: [email protected]

End