Association for Aid and Relief, Japan
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- Mission
- from website: Association for Aid and Relief, Japan(AAR Japan) is a Non-Governmental Organization ( NGO ) aiming to provide emergency assistance, assistance to people with disabilities, and mine action, among other operations. It was established in 1979 as an organization with no political, ideological, or religious affiliation. AAR currently has offices in 10 countries.
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Emergency Assistance for Haiti Earthquake (January 2010 – )
A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January12, 2010. Port au Prince, the capital, suffered devastating damages, and it is said that 230,000 people died and victims amounted to 3 million in a nation whose population is some 10 million. AAR JAPAN dispatched its emergency assistance team consisting of four staff members (led by Kiyoto Onishi, Deputy Secretary General). The team procured water, food and basic daily goods in the Dominican Republic, and supplied them to victims in Port au Prince.
AAR JAPAN will continue to assist primarily to victims who cannot easily receiving the assistance they need.