AAR Japan Launches "Marugoto Project Donation" to Fund International Aid Projects

AAR Japan (Association for Aid and Relief, Japan), active in 17 countries globally, has launched a fundraising initiative named "Marugoto Project Donation" to secure funds for its international cooperation projects. The campaign, which started in April 2026 and will continue until sufficient funds are raised, targets projects in seven Asian and African nations. Donors can contribute a minimum of 1 million JPY per unit to support specific interventions. Key projects include: * **Cambodia:** Providing wheelchairs to 70 disabled individuals and supporting a wheelchair workshop with a target of 1 million JPY. * **Tajikistan:** Offering sewing training to 6 disabled women or women raising disabled children to enhance economic independence, with a target of 1.2 million JPY per unit (2 units). * **Laos:** Developing, manufacturing, and distributing improved hand-pedaled tricycles to 41 people with lower limb disabilities, with a target of 1.5 million JPY. * **Turkey:** Distributing food and hygiene supplies to 200 vulnerable refugees from Afghanistan, Syria, and Iran residing in Istanbul, with a target of 1.5 million JPY. * **Zambia:** Rehabilitating approximately 25 depleted wells in the Meheba refugee settlement to restore access to safe water, with a target of 3 million JPY (this project's fundraising is now closed). * **Bangladesh:** A project focused on protecting women and children from crime and violence, with a target of 5 million JPY (details incomplete). Donors will receive progress reports from Japanese resident staff and have their names affixed to project outputs.