NPOs give needy hope for future

National | READERS' FUND Dec 22, 2011

NPOs give needy hope for future

by Mami Maruko

Many women and children in developing countries still have very few opportunities to receive an education and training, but Japanese nonprofit groups are working in nations such as Afghanistan and Cambodia to give them hope for the future. Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO), ...

Fund helps NPOs extend help to asylum-seekers

National | READERS' FUND Dec 28, 2010

Fund helps NPOs extend help to asylum-seekers

by Setsuko Kamiya

Nonprofit organizations that support refugees say the number of asylum-seekers coming to Japan this year is likely to reach 1,000 for the third year in a row. Ever since the government adopted stricter criteria for providing financial support to asylum-seekers awaiting screening last spring, more ...