JVC wins Okinawa Peace Award for providing agricultural and medical support in eleven countries

JVC wins Okinawa Peace Award for providing agricultural and medical support in eleven countries

Takaki Imai (photograph provided by JVC)


August 28, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

On August 27, Okinawa Prefecture announced that the ninth Okinawa Peace Award will be awarded to Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC), an international NGO based in Tokyo and headed by Takaki Imai.

The Okinawa Peace Award is presented to individuals and organizations engaged in activities that contribute to the construction and maintenance of peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Award was founded in 2002 and is presented once every two years.

 

JVC was established in 1980 to provide aid to displaced people in Indochina.

Currently, JVC is active in eleven countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Activities include enhancing farming production through training farmers on vegetable and processed goods production.

JVC provides humanitarian assistance such as medical treatment in conflict areas.

In addition, this NGO helped with the relief efforts in disaster-affected areas such as Miyagi Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

It also makes policy recommendations to international organizations and the Japanese government.

The Okinawa Peace Award selection committee chose JVC from among 23 individuals and organizations.

Part of the reason JVC was selected was stated to be because “JVC has made remarkable achievements in their multilateral, widespread, and regional activities over a long period.”

Award winners receive 10 million yen in prize money and a gift.

The prize money is covered by donations from Okinawan citizens.

The award ceremony will be held at the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Okinawa Harborview in Naha City on October 23.

 

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