[Fiscal Year 2026] 23 Organizations Selected for Hatachi Kikin Grants! Realizing a Society That Continuously Supports Children in Areas Affected by the East Japan Earthquake

Hatachi Kikin (Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Kumi Imamura) supports activities every year that protect learning opportunities and promote the self-reliance of children. To ensure that your warm support and donations serve the children in disaster-affected areas, we have selected this year's grant recipients following a rigorous screening process. We are pleased to report the details here.

[Fiscal Year 2026 Grant Recipients] (In alphabetical order)

Itonab Ishinomaki CARNIVAL WORKS Kidsdoor Kirikirikoku Koriyama Children & Youth Network Kosodatenomikata cotohoku Kodomo ∞ Campany Switch Sokoage Chance for Children TEDIC Toybox Nijiiro Crayon Human Security Forum Hananoba Machitoko Machito Hito to Manabi no Tane Network Maru Office Miyakko Base miraito Mirai no Junbishitsu

In 2011, we started with a defined activity period of 20 years. At the time, Representative Director Imamura, having seen the disaster-affected areas in Tohoku, felt that she wanted to support the children of Tohoku, but realized the issues were too large for a single organization to manage alone. She reached out to multiple support organizations, and we began our work through trial and error. In Tohoku, many child support organizations were born in the wake of the earthquake and continue their activities today. Ten years after we began, believing that adults to support children would be needed for a long time to come, we newly established a policy to focus grants on organizations rooted in the Tohoku region that support children. We will continue to support these Tohoku-based organizations, which face challenges while cherishing each child, together with your warm support and donations.

[About Hatachi Kikin] Under the concept of "Until the babies who were 0 years old at the time of the East Japan Earthquake reach the age of 20," this is a fund that continuously supports the learning and self-reliance of children in disaster-affected areas for 20 years, starting immediately after the earthquake. We also aim to contribute to the reconstruction of Tohoku by creating mechanisms and knowledge that will become new standards for Tohoku and Japan, without being bound by existing customs or frameworks.

The activities of Hatachi Kikin and its grant recipients are only possible thanks to your donations. We still need your support to resolve issues unique to the disaster-affected regions. We sincerely ask you to join us in supporting these children.