It was a day filled with appreciation when I received a letter from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The UNHCR is a United Nations agency dedicated to protecting and supporting refugees and, in certain cases, internally displaced persons. I remember the day I was invited to donate for UNHCR, and the fliers and letter I received today reminded me of their best efforts for the refugees.
ShareYourBlessings (SYB) Group
Share Your Blessings (SYB) Circle is a group of international and Japanese individuals who aim to provide help, smile, and hope to abandoned kids, handicapped individuals, and elderly people. The opportunities are limitless which means other activities related to environmental aspects, volunteering for disaster affected areas and other volunteering activities are supported.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
Appreciation of UNHCR's activities (UNHCRの活動に対する評価)
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Volunteering at Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran in Selangor, Malaysia August 2023 (マレーシア、セランゴール州のペルサトゥアン・ケバジカン・ラカン・ルーテルでのボランティア活動 2023年8月)
Nothing is more special than spending time and sharing blessings with less fortunate individuals. It was a bright sunny day in Selangor, Malaysia that we were given the chance to spread love and kindness to the humble and well-brought-up kids at Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran. Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran is a charity organization with orphaned kids with mainly Indian community. While I and my friend were volunteering with the Soup Kitchen activity the other day, we happened to come across and had a chance to speak with Ms. Hasna, our newly found friend from Saudi Arabia. It was a great opportunity to meet and have found a supportive friend from the Middle Eastern part of Asia. We showed her the materials and foods that we would be using at the orphanage and also shared the location after we arrived.
We first did the Paper Tower Game wherein the kids were asked to collaborate and build the highest tower they could build with the help of the recycled papers we provided to them. It was nice to see the team work of the kids with smile on their faces.
We also introduced the Welcome to the World game and we had the opportunity to learn more from Saudi Arabia's culture and traditions too in addition to Japan's.
While we were doing the Thanksgiving Plate activity, I took a hidden shot of my friend and later shared the photo with her recognizing her dedication with the paper plate game/activity. The kids also were given the chance to explain and expound why they chose the photos on their plate and why they were thankful of those selected photos too.
Monday, July 24, 2023
Volunteering at Hiroshima from July 22-23, 2023 (2023年7月22日~23日広島でボランティア)
I was given the opportunity to take part and collaborate with an organization called Miyagi Recovery Assistance Center of Miyagi. Their organization was founded four days after the March 11th, 2011 Earthquake that devastated the Tohoku Region and have organized efforts in the Miyagi Prefecture, the Fukushima Prefecture and the Iwate Prefecture to assist with recovery efforts and to provide emotional/psychological support to the children who have been affected by the disaster.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Volunteering at LightHouse Orphanage (ライトハウス孤児院でのボランティア活動)
We had the opportunity to connect and collaborate with our newest friends from Nigeria, Kenya and Japan who are now living in Malaysia. With their contribution and valuable time, we were able to motivate the orphaned kids at Lighthouse Children Welfare Home Association situated at 115, Jalan Cenderai, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We started the session with the "Building Tower" game which enabled the kids to establish teamwork within their groupmates.
Friday, December 17, 2021
Volunteering for SIGGRAPH Tokyo 2021 Conference (SIGGRAPH Tokyo 2021 カンファレンスへのボランティア)
In recognition of COVID pandemic, we tried to make sure that the conference that was held in Tokyo would be smooth sailing. It was a challenging moment for each and everyone as the conference was done as hybrid. Some of the participants attended virtually and some attended in person. As most of the Team Leaders could not make it to Tokyo due to the restrictions of COVID pandemic, we were still able to manage the distribution of workloads for the entire conference proper.
Friday, August 6, 2021
Volunteering for TOKYO2020 - IZU Velodrome in August 2021 (TOKYO2020 ボランティア - 2021年8月 IZUベロドローム)
On June 24, 2021, I received an email notification from TOKYO2020 Organizers for the dates which I could claim my uniforms and accreditation card.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Volunteering for TOKYO2020 - Leadership Training and First Aid Training (TOKYO2020ボランティア フィールドキャスト研修開始)
As for the Leadership training held on May 21, 2021, the expected schedule was also dished out to us to better equip us every single day of the Olympics event.