Regarding the child abuse death I wrote in the previous article, the child's mother was also arrested on the same suspicion as his husband today, because the police considered that she has assaulted her daughter in conspiracy with her husband.
The police decided that not stopping her husband from assaulting their daughter consisted "conspiracy."
It is also said that the mother has been assaulted by her husband.
Anyway, it stands to reason that she was arrested, even if she didn't assaulted her daughter directly or she was a victim of DV.
I think she should be arrested. No wonder.
But, it is a kind of epoch-making thing.
I've never heard that a parent who doesn't abuse a child directly is arrested.
I hope this decision becomes natural.
And, the penalty which is imposed on people who committed child abuse death becomes much heavier.
The current penalty was surprisingly light.
Feb 4, 2019
Feb 2, 2019
Abused children are abandoned by all, no matter what they try to ask for help.
Regarding the child abuse death I wrote in the previous article, terrible cruel facts are becoming known one after anther. It's usual. After a child's death, always many facts come out, which show that it was definitely possible to save the child life by taking measures at some point.
This time, I really realized that;
In the current Japan, there is no way for abused children to run way from his/her cruel situation, there is no place or person where they can ask for help or to protect them.
Usually, abused children don't or can't complain, speak out or ask for help.
That's why we adults, people around children, school and child consultation offices must pay attention and take prompt actions, unfortunately those don't function at all though.
The case this time revealed more horrible thing.
Even though a child speak out and ask for help, they are never helped, supported or protected. Terrible.
This time, the victim Mia asked for help. It must have needed tremendous courage to do that. What a courageous girl. It might be one of the reason that she is 10 years old and a bit older than children died of parents abuse in the past.
Child consultation Office, the School Board and School
She wrote that she has been abused by her father on the questionnaire conducted by her school. The purpose of questionnaire was asking if you are bullied. But she wrote about abuse by her father, probably gathering all her courage.
After that, the child consultation office temporary took her in the protection facility. However, she was taken back to her home and the child consultation office never visited her after that. I can't believe that!
More horrible thing is that the school board handed the questionnaire she wrote to her father! What!
The questionnaire said that all you wrote are kept a secret, in order to encourage children to speak out.
Mia believed her school. I think telling the school was her last desperate hope.
It is believed that handed the questionnaire to her father promoted abuse.
The school board did worse than doing nothing.
Since beginning of January, Mia didn't go to school because her father didn't let her to do. Her father told the school that she was now in Okinawa and would be absent from school for a month.
Thinking what's been going on, I think that everyone think of something wrong.
However, the school did nothing for 2 weeks and finally told the child consultation office which was too late. Mia was died.
Is there any other way for her to do?
Helpless. Cruelly helpless.
Neighbors
Some neighbors were interviewed and said that they often heard her cry loud and heard father yell and shout abuse.
In spite of that, no one did anything...
MOTHER
The person who do something most should be her mother. What has she been doing? This is a question which almost all people have.
The news don't mention anything about her mother, intentionally.
Mia asked the school for help, which means she knew her mother doesn't help her.
Mia has been abused for a long time. Since January this year, her father didn't let her go to school. During that, her mother was also there. And Mia was abused until death occurs.
She was able to protect her and run away with her. No, she must have done it.
Many mothers, who abuse their children or leave his husband to abuse their children, are someone who put much more premium on being a wife and being with her husband than being mother.
Even, they want to keep being female, not become a mother.
If you ask me, such people must not be mother. must not have children.
School, the child consultation office, neighbors and even mother don't help children, even if they ask for help.
How are abused children extricated? Who can save them?
This time, I really realized that;
In the current Japan, there is no way for abused children to run way from his/her cruel situation, there is no place or person where they can ask for help or to protect them.
Usually, abused children don't or can't complain, speak out or ask for help.
That's why we adults, people around children, school and child consultation offices must pay attention and take prompt actions, unfortunately those don't function at all though.
The case this time revealed more horrible thing.
Even though a child speak out and ask for help, they are never helped, supported or protected. Terrible.
This time, the victim Mia asked for help. It must have needed tremendous courage to do that. What a courageous girl. It might be one of the reason that she is 10 years old and a bit older than children died of parents abuse in the past.
Child consultation Office, the School Board and School
She wrote that she has been abused by her father on the questionnaire conducted by her school. The purpose of questionnaire was asking if you are bullied. But she wrote about abuse by her father, probably gathering all her courage.
After that, the child consultation office temporary took her in the protection facility. However, she was taken back to her home and the child consultation office never visited her after that. I can't believe that!
More horrible thing is that the school board handed the questionnaire she wrote to her father! What!
The questionnaire said that all you wrote are kept a secret, in order to encourage children to speak out.
Mia believed her school. I think telling the school was her last desperate hope.
It is believed that handed the questionnaire to her father promoted abuse.
The school board did worse than doing nothing.
Since beginning of January, Mia didn't go to school because her father didn't let her to do. Her father told the school that she was now in Okinawa and would be absent from school for a month.
Thinking what's been going on, I think that everyone think of something wrong.
However, the school did nothing for 2 weeks and finally told the child consultation office which was too late. Mia was died.
Is there any other way for her to do?
Helpless. Cruelly helpless.
Neighbors
Some neighbors were interviewed and said that they often heard her cry loud and heard father yell and shout abuse.
In spite of that, no one did anything...
MOTHER
The person who do something most should be her mother. What has she been doing? This is a question which almost all people have.
The news don't mention anything about her mother, intentionally.
Mia asked the school for help, which means she knew her mother doesn't help her.
Mia has been abused for a long time. Since January this year, her father didn't let her go to school. During that, her mother was also there. And Mia was abused until death occurs.
She was able to protect her and run away with her. No, she must have done it.
Many mothers, who abuse their children or leave his husband to abuse their children, are someone who put much more premium on being a wife and being with her husband than being mother.
Even, they want to keep being female, not become a mother.
If you ask me, such people must not be mother. must not have children.
School, the child consultation office, neighbors and even mother don't help children, even if they ask for help.
How are abused children extricated? Who can save them?
Jan 25, 2019
Escalating irritation and a feeling of helplessness
A child was killed by the abuse again. The news program reported it today. Child abuse death won't stop here in Japan.
Every time I hear child abuse death news, or every time I think of how they had been treated cruelly and inhumanly and how they had been feeling painful, excruciating, scary and hopeless, around my stomach starts aching and my heart even starts beating because of anger, irritation from a feeling about I have to do something, and because of a feeling of helplessness which is that I have no idea what I can do to help those children.
What and how should I do?
I have to do something.
Every time I hear child abuse death news, or every time I think of how they had been treated cruelly and inhumanly and how they had been feeling painful, excruciating, scary and hopeless, around my stomach starts aching and my heart even starts beating because of anger, irritation from a feeling about I have to do something, and because of a feeling of helplessness which is that I have no idea what I can do to help those children.
What and how should I do?
I have to do something.
Mar 24, 2018
Aung San Suu Kyi, not only incompetent and ill-natured, but inhumane-natured
Since the Rohingya crisis starts making headlines, Aung San Suu Kyi, her attitude toward this serious issue has been castigated by the world.
If you ask me, she never deserved to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the first place.
I have recognized it for some time.
She is incompetent.
Her father was beloved (or even has been beloved) by Myanmar people as the Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar.
She is his daughter. Just it. And she had been in the UK while Myanmar was under tough situation. She is just a wet-behind-the-ears princess. It's impossible for her to lead the nation.
She is ill-natured.
It's a well-known story that she is arrogant, selfish and awful.
I had been hearing about such her personality, and I realized that it was true when I watched her interview in 2013. The interview surprised me because she was really "a jerk." I thought that if she was a bit smarter, she would have pretended to be a nice person, or at least a descent person. I wondered if this pampered princess was never aware of that.
Then, the Rohingya crisis has made one more thing about her obvious.
She is a inhumane person.
She is pretending to address the Rohingya crisis on the surface.
She does nothing. One of the reasons is that she is incompetent, but the bigger reason is that she is not willing to solve the problem at all.
Her thought / mind is definitely the same as the Myanmar government, the army and other Buddhists who discriminate against Muslims.
For example,
e.g.1
Ashin Wirathu, the leader of the anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar and leads the 969 movement, who is the mastermind behind the Rohingya massacre, was a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi. So she didn't proactively stop the 969 movement which has been committing this brutal massacre as well as the government and the army.
e.g. 2
In the BBC's interview, the BBC's presenter Ms. Mishal Husain repeatedly asked Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn anti-Islamic sentiment and the wave of mob-led massacres of Muslims in Myanmar. And Aung San Suu Kyi DECLINED TO DO SO!
She said, "I think there are many, many Buddhists who have also left the country for various reasons.” Huh? Her comment is obviously for keeping Buddhists in Myanmar being her supporters. Politics.
One article says "The Nobel laureate’s vague attitude towards the violence suffered by Myanmar’s Muslim minority has alarmed even her most devoted fans."
After the interview, surprisingly, really surprisingly, she took her anger out on the people around her saying, "No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a MUSLIM."
e.g.3
Mr. Bill Richardson who was a member of the Myanmar advisory board panel on Rohingya. He said that the advisory board was mainly a whitewash and a cheerleading for the Myanmar government. He has quit the pannel.
According to him, when he called for the release of two Reuters reporters in the meeting who were detained by the Myanmar government just because they were covering in the living quarter of Rohingya people, Aung San Suu Kyi was "FURIOUS."
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Again, she is never deserved to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Over 360,000 people have signed the petition to revoke her Nobel Peace Prize.
Some other awards she got have been already revoked, such as;
The Freedom of the City award (The Dublin City Council) was revoked in Dec 2017.
The Elie Wiesel Award (the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) was revoked in Mar 2018.
If you ask me, she never deserved to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in the first place.
I have recognized it for some time.
She is incompetent.
Her father was beloved (or even has been beloved) by Myanmar people as the Father of the Nation of modern-day Myanmar.
She is his daughter. Just it. And she had been in the UK while Myanmar was under tough situation. She is just a wet-behind-the-ears princess. It's impossible for her to lead the nation.
She is ill-natured.
It's a well-known story that she is arrogant, selfish and awful.
I had been hearing about such her personality, and I realized that it was true when I watched her interview in 2013. The interview surprised me because she was really "a jerk." I thought that if she was a bit smarter, she would have pretended to be a nice person, or at least a descent person. I wondered if this pampered princess was never aware of that.
Then, the Rohingya crisis has made one more thing about her obvious.
She is a inhumane person.
She is pretending to address the Rohingya crisis on the surface.
She does nothing. One of the reasons is that she is incompetent, but the bigger reason is that she is not willing to solve the problem at all.
Her thought / mind is definitely the same as the Myanmar government, the army and other Buddhists who discriminate against Muslims.
For example,
e.g.1
Ashin Wirathu, the leader of the anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar and leads the 969 movement, who is the mastermind behind the Rohingya massacre, was a supporter of Aung San Suu Kyi. So she didn't proactively stop the 969 movement which has been committing this brutal massacre as well as the government and the army.
e.g. 2
In the BBC's interview, the BBC's presenter Ms. Mishal Husain repeatedly asked Aung San Suu Kyi to condemn anti-Islamic sentiment and the wave of mob-led massacres of Muslims in Myanmar. And Aung San Suu Kyi DECLINED TO DO SO!
She said, "I think there are many, many Buddhists who have also left the country for various reasons.” Huh? Her comment is obviously for keeping Buddhists in Myanmar being her supporters. Politics.
One article says "The Nobel laureate’s vague attitude towards the violence suffered by Myanmar’s Muslim minority has alarmed even her most devoted fans."
After the interview, surprisingly, really surprisingly, she took her anger out on the people around her saying, "No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a MUSLIM."
e.g.3
Mr. Bill Richardson who was a member of the Myanmar advisory board panel on Rohingya. He said that the advisory board was mainly a whitewash and a cheerleading for the Myanmar government. He has quit the pannel.
According to him, when he called for the release of two Reuters reporters in the meeting who were detained by the Myanmar government just because they were covering in the living quarter of Rohingya people, Aung San Suu Kyi was "FURIOUS."
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Again, she is never deserved to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Over 360,000 people have signed the petition to revoke her Nobel Peace Prize.
Some other awards she got have been already revoked, such as;
The Freedom of the City award (The Dublin City Council) was revoked in Dec 2017.
The Elie Wiesel Award (the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum) was revoked in Mar 2018.
Mar 22, 2018
The Rohingya people
It's been some time since many medias started to report daily regarding the Rohingya crisis. It shows no sign of resolution or even small improvement.
Although the world sees it as a incredibly significant problem, Japan rarely covers this topic, and so most of Japanese people don't know of it.
I've attended a symposium about Rohingya crisis and it was explained from various perspectives, such as "Rohingya people in the eyes of Myanmar people (Burmese) and Buddhists, the current situation of Bangladesh, activities of the Rred Cross and other NGOs, situations and attitudes of other countries (India and Bangladesh), ARSA and so on. It was very useful for understanding the Rohingya crisis.
After that, I also did a search about, it's history, the background, the current situation, etc.
I'm wondering, or even angry about why religion makes people so brutal.
Although people in NGOs/NPOs have been facing cruel situations for a long time as their job, many of them say that they have never seen this ghastly situation.
What Myanmar has been doing is definitely "ethic cleansing", but what they do is not just killing people but doing as much as horrible, cruel, brutal, appalling...
They kill men and rape women brutally in front of their families. They burn away the entire their village trapping the people in a house. They even throw babies in the fire. Why can human do such things?
In terms of cruelty, I think Myanmar is much more terrible than Nazi.
Although the world sees it as a incredibly significant problem, Japan rarely covers this topic, and so most of Japanese people don't know of it.
I've attended a symposium about Rohingya crisis and it was explained from various perspectives, such as "Rohingya people in the eyes of Myanmar people (Burmese) and Buddhists, the current situation of Bangladesh, activities of the Rred Cross and other NGOs, situations and attitudes of other countries (India and Bangladesh), ARSA and so on. It was very useful for understanding the Rohingya crisis.
After that, I also did a search about, it's history, the background, the current situation, etc.
I'm wondering, or even angry about why religion makes people so brutal.
Although people in NGOs/NPOs have been facing cruel situations for a long time as their job, many of them say that they have never seen this ghastly situation.
What Myanmar has been doing is definitely "ethic cleansing", but what they do is not just killing people but doing as much as horrible, cruel, brutal, appalling...
They kill men and rape women brutally in front of their families. They burn away the entire their village trapping the people in a house. They even throw babies in the fire. Why can human do such things?
In terms of cruelty, I think Myanmar is much more terrible than Nazi.
Jan 28, 2018
I'm back here.
I haven't written in so long,,, too long! About 2 and a half years!!
Unfortunately there isn't major progress in the past 2.5 years, which is something I deeply regret, but it doesn't mean that I made no progress.
Goal Clarification
My vision specified in at the top of this blog page isn't changed. To accomplish the vision, I have had a bit more specific missions and action plans.
I won't write about the details, but roughly speaking,
2 pillars in the first decade,
The 1st pillar which is about education is something I have had for a long time. I wanted to focus on children out of Japan, because Japanese children are much richer in many ways than children in terrible situation in the world. However, I have added the 2nd pillar, because too many cruel child abuse cases which can be described as "brutal" have been reported in Japan in the past several years. Unfortunately, almost all the cases were revealed after children were killed.
Clinical psychology
As one of the action plans, I've decided to learn clinical psychology.
I believe clinical psychology could go long a way to help children in the filed. I'm now studying for entering graduate school. I don't think it's easy to become a clinical psychologist, and before that, it's hard to enter graduate school. But I'll try. I have to say that what I want to is not becoming a clinical psychologies, but helping children.
Unfortunately there isn't major progress in the past 2.5 years, which is something I deeply regret, but it doesn't mean that I made no progress.
Goal Clarification
My vision specified in at the top of this blog page isn't changed. To accomplish the vision, I have had a bit more specific missions and action plans.
I won't write about the details, but roughly speaking,
2 pillars in the first decade,
- Out of Japan: Education for every child in the world
- In Japan: Eliminating child abuse
The 1st pillar which is about education is something I have had for a long time. I wanted to focus on children out of Japan, because Japanese children are much richer in many ways than children in terrible situation in the world. However, I have added the 2nd pillar, because too many cruel child abuse cases which can be described as "brutal" have been reported in Japan in the past several years. Unfortunately, almost all the cases were revealed after children were killed.
Clinical psychology
As one of the action plans, I've decided to learn clinical psychology.
I believe clinical psychology could go long a way to help children in the filed. I'm now studying for entering graduate school. I don't think it's easy to become a clinical psychologist, and before that, it's hard to enter graduate school. But I'll try. I have to say that what I want to is not becoming a clinical psychologies, but helping children.
Mar 18, 2015
Malala's Father
Since the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014, Malala Yousafzai began to be drawn attention, I have thought that I admire her father more, as I wrote here before.
I encounterd the presentation given by her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, in March 2014 at TED.
In the societies where women are oppressed, it must be very rare and difficult that people like him emerge. I hope the number of people like him increases.
Nov 20, 2014
the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Today, 20th November, is Universal Children's day, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The 4 principles of the CRC are;
Survival rights
Protection rights
Development rights
Participation rights
Regarding CRC, many things has been achieved, but the progress is much slower than originally planned. And there are too many children who aren't given the above 4 rights.
As I wrote on top of this blog as vision,
Every child should be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation, neglect and abuse, and is given love, safe, peace, and education.
Then, I should do what I can do.
The 4 principles of the CRC are;
Survival rights
Protection rights
Development rights
Participation rights
Regarding CRC, many things has been achieved, but the progress is much slower than originally planned. And there are too many children who aren't given the above 4 rights.
As I wrote on top of this blog as vision,
Every child should be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation, neglect and abuse, and is given love, safe, peace, and education.
Then, I should do what I can do.
Oct 19, 2014
The Nobel Peace Prize for 2014
Barack Obama won it in 2009.
But this year, remarkable persons, who have been struggling against terrible situation where many children are in, won it. Great!
deprived of an education, they can't escape from poverty.
(Mailash's comment after wining the Nobel Peace Prize.)
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The photos are from the Norwegian Embassy site.
http://www.norway.or.jp/Embassy/english/news/nobelprize_peace2014/#.VENZPMlZ4UM
But this year, remarkable persons, who have been struggling against terrible situation where many children are in, won it. Great!
Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
deprived of an education, they can't escape from poverty.
(Mailash's comment after wining the Nobel Peace Prize.)
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The photos are from the Norwegian Embassy site.
http://www.norway.or.jp/Embassy/english/news/nobelprize_peace2014/#.VENZPMlZ4UM
Oct 16, 2014
Renewed determination
I created this new blog today and imported some articles from my old blog.
Reading those articles after a long interval, I have two impressions.
One is;
My English was much worse than it is now. haha
The other is;
Although it's been no less than 9 years since I determined to create a world where every child can receive education, I can't see any progress. What have I been doing for 9 years?
Take specific actions!
Reading those articles after a long interval, I have two impressions.
One is;
My English was much worse than it is now. haha
The other is;
Although it's been no less than 9 years since I determined to create a world where every child can receive education, I can't see any progress. What have I been doing for 9 years?
Take specific actions!
Sep 17, 2013
Not aid but cooeration
I watched the documentary on TV that featured Naoyuki Kawahara, who has
been carrying on his wide-ranging medical activities in Sudan.
Every his activities are very impressive for me, but what I was impressed most was his word, "What we do should not be aid/support, but should be something like cooperation."
I think the important thing is not help someone, but try to achieve something together with them.
As many other people who has produced great achievements in the humanitarian field , he moved into action as soon as he thought about it.
The following is the website of NPO/NGO Rocinantes that Kawahara has established.
http://www.rocinantes.org/eng/index.html
Every his activities are very impressive for me, but what I was impressed most was his word, "What we do should not be aid/support, but should be something like cooperation."
I think the important thing is not help someone, but try to achieve something together with them.
As many other people who has produced great achievements in the humanitarian field , he moved into action as soon as he thought about it.
The following is the website of NPO/NGO Rocinantes that Kawahara has established.
http://www.rocinantes.org/eng/index.html
Jan 20, 2013
Helping people is...
When I was walking along the street, one homeless person was standing holing a magazine up.
The magazine was "The Big Issue." You might know it. It is intended to help homeless people earn income and get back into society.
The Big Issue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue
As I had been writing on this blog, what I was trying to be involved in is helping poor children in the world receive education. Actually I'm not so interested in the philanthropy toward Japanese people, because, even though some people are under terrible situation in Japan, their situation is MUCH better than people other than Japan I want to help. And homeless people in Japan are different from ones in other countries. Japan is a country where people can live without becoming a homeless person. In fact, there is NO street children in Japan.
I passed by the homeless person. I hastened to somewhere. However, I was having a feeling I wasn't sure about. Then, although I was already a bit far from him, I turned back to him and bought the magazine.
I realized that to help someone is not logic, but something urge which you can't help doing. In fact, the people who made great results in philanthropy areas started doing something immediately just after they thought so, such as Mother Teresa, John Wood and so on. In contrast, I do nothing special yet, I've been saying I want to help children though.
The magazine was "The Big Issue." You might know it. It is intended to help homeless people earn income and get back into society.
The Big Issue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Issue
As I had been writing on this blog, what I was trying to be involved in is helping poor children in the world receive education. Actually I'm not so interested in the philanthropy toward Japanese people, because, even though some people are under terrible situation in Japan, their situation is MUCH better than people other than Japan I want to help. And homeless people in Japan are different from ones in other countries. Japan is a country where people can live without becoming a homeless person. In fact, there is NO street children in Japan.
I passed by the homeless person. I hastened to somewhere. However, I was having a feeling I wasn't sure about. Then, although I was already a bit far from him, I turned back to him and bought the magazine.
I realized that to help someone is not logic, but something urge which you can't help doing. In fact, the people who made great results in philanthropy areas started doing something immediately just after they thought so, such as Mother Teresa, John Wood and so on. In contrast, I do nothing special yet, I've been saying I want to help children though.
Jul 8, 2012
The situation of orphans in Russia
I saw one article abut Russian orphans. It showed their facial
expressions, the difference between their facial expressions shortly
after being taken care of their foster parents and ones several years
after being in those family
http://bigpicture.ru/?p=281292#more-281292
(Russian site)
The circumstance of the most orphans' homes is very bad. Most important of all, being loved is definitely necessary for children.
I've known that the situation of orphans' homes in Russia and countries of CIS is terrible. So after reading the article, I checked it again.
One article says that the number of orphans in Russia doesn't reduces at all, and the main reason is destruction of families. I think it's caused by immature country's measures.
In spite of that, Russia is planning to reduce the number of orphans' homes in the country dramatically, and provide foster parents with the many which was used for the orphans' homes. However, it's often the case that people become foster parents for money. Also some children are abused by foster parents.
The following photo is taken by TASS. I'm not sure but probably they are kids in an orphans' home in Russia.
Whenever I see children with such bright smile, I feel a pain, and I can't help hoping that they are happy and something which makes them unhappy never happens.
What is it I can do?
http://bigpicture.ru/?p=281292#more-281292
(Russian site)
The circumstance of the most orphans' homes is very bad. Most important of all, being loved is definitely necessary for children.
I've known that the situation of orphans' homes in Russia and countries of CIS is terrible. So after reading the article, I checked it again.
One article says that the number of orphans in Russia doesn't reduces at all, and the main reason is destruction of families. I think it's caused by immature country's measures.
In spite of that, Russia is planning to reduce the number of orphans' homes in the country dramatically, and provide foster parents with the many which was used for the orphans' homes. However, it's often the case that people become foster parents for money. Also some children are abused by foster parents.
The following photo is taken by TASS. I'm not sure but probably they are kids in an orphans' home in Russia.
Whenever I see children with such bright smile, I feel a pain, and I can't help hoping that they are happy and something which makes them unhappy never happens.
What is it I can do?
Jan 16, 2011
Take action! --- knowing Beer or Books and Room to Read
I encountered a person who organize "Beer for Books" which raises money for childhood literacy in developing countries.
I told him that I've wanted to help all children in the wold receive education, and got his business card.
Beer for Books raises money for "Room to Read." You may know Room to Read because it's famous. I read the book "Leave Microsoft to challenge the world" written by the Room to Read's founder John Wood.
I'm really impressed both by John Wood and the organizer of Beer for Books, especially their energy. In contrast, I've just thought that I don't know where to begin.
Take action like them!
I told him that I've wanted to help all children in the wold receive education, and got his business card.
Beer for Books raises money for "Room to Read." You may know Room to Read because it's famous. I read the book "Leave Microsoft to challenge the world" written by the Room to Read's founder John Wood.
I'm really impressed both by John Wood and the organizer of Beer for Books, especially their energy. In contrast, I've just thought that I don't know where to begin.
Take action like them!
Oct 16, 2010
What I want to do for children is...
I've always thought I want to do something so that all children in the
world get education. I sometimes wrote about that on this blog.
However, I'm wondering what I really want to do.
The other day, I watched an American TV drama. (ER XIII "Jigsaw")
One guy, who is probably around 30 years old, came to the hospital. He was very rude and vicious. But actually he suffers from a multiple personality disorder. He has another personality which is normal. He had been terribly abused by his foster parents when he was a kid.
When he was in a bed in the hospital, his third personality appeared, which was a small boy.
He saw another boy in the room next to him in tears and asked a doctor.
Guy (boy): Is he OK?
Doctor: Yes.
Guy (boy): His mother is mean. I wish she wasn't so mean.
Conversation is continuing.
Guy (boy): Don't tell my dad that I'm here. He is very intimidating. (sob)
Doctor: Your secret is safe with me.
Guy (boy): It's dark here. You are leaving early? (sob)
Doctor: No. I'm here.
Guy (boy): That's good. (sob and smile)
Then, they start talking about toy cars he likes.
There might be very few people who cry watching this scene, but while I was watching it, I couldn't stop the tears.
I realized that what I want to do is not only help children get education, but protect them from all harsh situation.
However, I have no clue where to start.
However, I'm wondering what I really want to do.
The other day, I watched an American TV drama. (ER XIII "Jigsaw")
One guy, who is probably around 30 years old, came to the hospital. He was very rude and vicious. But actually he suffers from a multiple personality disorder. He has another personality which is normal. He had been terribly abused by his foster parents when he was a kid.
When he was in a bed in the hospital, his third personality appeared, which was a small boy.
He saw another boy in the room next to him in tears and asked a doctor.
Guy (boy): Is he OK?
Doctor: Yes.
Guy (boy): His mother is mean. I wish she wasn't so mean.
Conversation is continuing.
Guy (boy): Don't tell my dad that I'm here. He is very intimidating. (sob)
Doctor: Your secret is safe with me.
Guy (boy): It's dark here. You are leaving early? (sob)
Doctor: No. I'm here.
Guy (boy): That's good. (sob and smile)
Then, they start talking about toy cars he likes.
There might be very few people who cry watching this scene, but while I was watching it, I couldn't stop the tears.
I realized that what I want to do is not only help children get education, but protect them from all harsh situation.
All children should be protected from conflict, cruelty, exploitation, neglect and abuse.
All children should be given peace, love, safe and education.
However, I have no clue where to start.
Dec 20, 2008
The good English workshop by Oxfam
Today I attended an English workshop (an English lesson) held by a NPO, Oxfam Japan.
(Oxfam International website; http://www.oxfam.org)
When I put the article about humanitarian assistance on Lang-8, a member told me of Oxfam. I checked its website right away and applied for participation in the English workshop delivered by foreigner volunteers of Oxfam. The participation fees are used for donation.
The workshop was very useful not only in learning English but also in knowing activities of some organizations.
The workshop was for 2 hours and the participants were 9 people. One teacher is from England and the other is from India. I'm very bad at understanding English with an Indian accent, so I a bit worried but when the workshop started, I found it no problem.
The theme was "Making Poverty History: World Trade, Debt, and Aid".
First, we read a document about the theme, then we asked something we didn't know (both about English words/phrases and about contents itself).
The next, we were divided into three groups and discussed some issues.
For example;
- Are the World Bank and IMF fair institutions? Should they put economic conditions with aid or is this detrimental to the recipient countries?
- What role can civil societies, individuals and organizations play to "Making Poverty History"?
After discussing them, we expressed our opinions.
Lastly, we did a role play. We were supposed to attend an IMF meeting to discuss Mali loan. We were given a character card and acted the role. I was supposed to be the French representative. We insisted each opinion according to each situation written in the character card.
It was fun and useful.
I could get some information about activities of some organizations and various situations in some poor countries.
I think it was really good workshop. So far, they hold it once a month. If possible, I want to attend the next again.
(Oxfam International website; http://www.oxfam.org)
When I put the article about humanitarian assistance on Lang-8, a member told me of Oxfam. I checked its website right away and applied for participation in the English workshop delivered by foreigner volunteers of Oxfam. The participation fees are used for donation.
The workshop was very useful not only in learning English but also in knowing activities of some organizations.
The workshop was for 2 hours and the participants were 9 people. One teacher is from England and the other is from India. I'm very bad at understanding English with an Indian accent, so I a bit worried but when the workshop started, I found it no problem.
The theme was "Making Poverty History: World Trade, Debt, and Aid".
First, we read a document about the theme, then we asked something we didn't know (both about English words/phrases and about contents itself).
The next, we were divided into three groups and discussed some issues.
For example;
- Are the World Bank and IMF fair institutions? Should they put economic conditions with aid or is this detrimental to the recipient countries?
- What role can civil societies, individuals and organizations play to "Making Poverty History"?
After discussing them, we expressed our opinions.
Lastly, we did a role play. We were supposed to attend an IMF meeting to discuss Mali loan. We were given a character card and acted the role. I was supposed to be the French representative. We insisted each opinion according to each situation written in the character card.
It was fun and useful.
I could get some information about activities of some organizations and various situations in some poor countries.
I think it was really good workshop. So far, they hold it once a month. If possible, I want to attend the next again.
Nov 16, 2008
The reality of Indian girls
I attended a documentary screening held by an NGO Plan Japan.
(Plan Japan is the Japanese office of International NGO Plan.)
The title of the documentary was "Is this life? - The reality of Indian girls"
In India, if you are born into a poor family AS A GIRL, it is the beginning of your harsh life.
Girls in poor families... it means most girls in India.
They do oppressive work every day. For example they have to carry a very heavy bucket of water from river or a well several kilometers away, while boys study at school or enjoy succor. They are kept their nose to the grindstone. I think they are not a member of their family. They are treated as a slave or an animal.
It is often the case that they are raped, even by their relatives.
They get married very young. After marriage, their lives become harsher.
Their husbands often behave violently. Husbands order their wife to bring money from wife's family many times, or to engage in prostitution to earn money. If wives don't do that, husbands behave violently as usual, or surprisingly, sometimes burn their wives to death.
I thought that Indian societies are not viable without women (girls). Although they are under harsh situation, they support their families and even their societies. How miserable and stupid Indian men are! What men do is wasting money which their wives earn, behaving violently, raping girls and killing girls. Although girls work very hard every day, boys do nothing. So they grow up such a person.
The NGO Plan provided a six-month learning (education) camp for girls who never go to school. Girls in the school can learn many things. I was impressed by a girl's words. She said that I learned a lot of things so I'm never deceived.
Yes, education is so important. But girls in the school are lucky. At least their husband or family allows them to attend the camp. It's impossible for most of girls to attend the camp because their husband or family never allows them to do that.
What I want to do is helping poor children go to school, so I first thought that assisting this camp fit my thinking. But I go back to the principal of the issue again.
I always think;
Many NGO/NPO help people under harsh situation. For example they build school. But even if there is a school in front of their house, they can't go to school. Changing structure of societies is necessary. It's much more difficult than building a school and it's impossible that NGO/NPO do that. Countries or societies should do that. Although many NGO/NPO help Indian people, what does India itself do? India has money to develop and have nuclear. Before doing such a thing, rescue their poor people.
(Plan Japan is the Japanese office of International NGO Plan.)
The title of the documentary was "Is this life? - The reality of Indian girls"
In India, if you are born into a poor family AS A GIRL, it is the beginning of your harsh life.
Girls in poor families... it means most girls in India.
They do oppressive work every day. For example they have to carry a very heavy bucket of water from river or a well several kilometers away, while boys study at school or enjoy succor. They are kept their nose to the grindstone. I think they are not a member of their family. They are treated as a slave or an animal.
It is often the case that they are raped, even by their relatives.
They get married very young. After marriage, their lives become harsher.
Their husbands often behave violently. Husbands order their wife to bring money from wife's family many times, or to engage in prostitution to earn money. If wives don't do that, husbands behave violently as usual, or surprisingly, sometimes burn their wives to death.
I thought that Indian societies are not viable without women (girls). Although they are under harsh situation, they support their families and even their societies. How miserable and stupid Indian men are! What men do is wasting money which their wives earn, behaving violently, raping girls and killing girls. Although girls work very hard every day, boys do nothing. So they grow up such a person.
The NGO Plan provided a six-month learning (education) camp for girls who never go to school. Girls in the school can learn many things. I was impressed by a girl's words. She said that I learned a lot of things so I'm never deceived.
Yes, education is so important. But girls in the school are lucky. At least their husband or family allows them to attend the camp. It's impossible for most of girls to attend the camp because their husband or family never allows them to do that.
What I want to do is helping poor children go to school, so I first thought that assisting this camp fit my thinking. But I go back to the principal of the issue again.
I always think;
Many NGO/NPO help people under harsh situation. For example they build school. But even if there is a school in front of their house, they can't go to school. Changing structure of societies is necessary. It's much more difficult than building a school and it's impossible that NGO/NPO do that. Countries or societies should do that. Although many NGO/NPO help Indian people, what does India itself do? India has money to develop and have nuclear. Before doing such a thing, rescue their poor people.
Apr 16, 2008
A photo exhibition of Medecins Sans Frontieres
A photo exhibition of Medecins Sans Frontieres is taking place in Aoyama and I visited it yesterday.
The Photos were about activities by MSF in Kenya, especially efforts toward AIDS treatment. A German photographer, Mattias Steinbach took those pictures and he explained us about the photos and the situation there.
It was meaningful to visit it, it was a bit different from the activities I want to do though. I want to involve in the activities to help poor children in the world with going to school. But the activities of MSF are involved in the life-or-death issues. Probably all children who appeared in the photos can't go to school.
When I started to think about doing humanitarian assistance, I thought I should have become a doctor or other medical expert. What can I do when I go somewhere to do humanitarian assistance? In the poor countries, the disaster areas and conflict regions, medical experts are most necessary people. But according to the information, many people who are not medical experts are working even in MSF, such as administrators and logisticians. Clinical psychotherapists are also working, it's a part of medical experts though.
I thought that psycholotherapists are also needed for helping poor children with going to school. I wonder if it's difficult to be that. But to be the clinical psychotherapist, I have to go on to graduate school... Things are not easy.
Some toddlers in the photos are smiling, cherishing a doll, hugging their mothers... those are not any different from other toddlers in blogs I often access to. But real situations are much different.
The Photos were about activities by MSF in Kenya, especially efforts toward AIDS treatment. A German photographer, Mattias Steinbach took those pictures and he explained us about the photos and the situation there.
It was meaningful to visit it, it was a bit different from the activities I want to do though. I want to involve in the activities to help poor children in the world with going to school. But the activities of MSF are involved in the life-or-death issues. Probably all children who appeared in the photos can't go to school.
When I started to think about doing humanitarian assistance, I thought I should have become a doctor or other medical expert. What can I do when I go somewhere to do humanitarian assistance? In the poor countries, the disaster areas and conflict regions, medical experts are most necessary people. But according to the information, many people who are not medical experts are working even in MSF, such as administrators and logisticians. Clinical psychotherapists are also working, it's a part of medical experts though.
I thought that psycholotherapists are also needed for helping poor children with going to school. I wonder if it's difficult to be that. But to be the clinical psychotherapist, I have to go on to graduate school... Things are not easy.
Some toddlers in the photos are smiling, cherishing a doll, hugging their mothers... those are not any different from other toddlers in blogs I often access to. But real situations are much different.
Mar 18, 2007
FRIEDENSDORF INTERNATIONAL
Today I watched a TV program about FRIEDENSDORF INTERNATIONAL (English
name = PEACE VILLAGE INTERNATIONAL). I watched the TV programs that
featured it many times since years ago. They help children in areas of
war and crisis. I can't watch it without tears every time.
http://www.friedensdorf.de/index.php
I want to do activities to help poor children to go to school and I'm researching now what I can do. What I want to do is a bit different from activities of FRIEDENSDORF INTERNATIONAL but I decided to donate to them. I know donating them can't go to the root of the problem. The ultimate solution is that adults stop disputes. It's very simple but very difficult..
http://www.friedensdorf.de/index.php
I want to do activities to help poor children to go to school and I'm researching now what I can do. What I want to do is a bit different from activities of FRIEDENSDORF INTERNATIONAL but I decided to donate to them. I know donating them can't go to the root of the problem. The ultimate solution is that adults stop disputes. It's very simple but very difficult..
Aug 15, 2006
Elizabeth Sanders Home
Today is the anniversary of the end of WW2.
Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi visited Yasukuni shrine and it is
becoming a big hot topic now. Of course China and Korea are making a big
deal of it. By the way, I agree with his visiting Yasukuni shrine,
better to say I don't think he need to avoid doing.
I watched a TV drama based on the true story about the founder of Elizabeth Sanders Home, the late Mrs. Miki Sawada.
She founded Elizabeth Sanders Home for half-blooded orphan children after WW2, the Allied Occupation forces came to Japan. Japan was very very poor at that time so many women sold sex to American servicemen for survival. And many American servicemen raped Japanese women. So there were many half-blooded children. At that time, half-blood were discriminated terribly so many women despaired their half-blooded children's future. Many of them repudiated their children and those children died.
So Mrs. Sawada founded the orphan home for such children. She grew up in a very rich family but managing the home required much money so she relinquished her all property and rushed around trying to raise funds. Many Japanese looked at them coldly, and the Allied Occupation forces also do so calling those children "American's embarrassment ".
During watching the drama, I couldn't stop crying.
I always think I want to do activities to help poor children in the world. Mrs. Sawada had very strong mind. I need to be more like her
I watched a TV drama based on the true story about the founder of Elizabeth Sanders Home, the late Mrs. Miki Sawada.
She founded Elizabeth Sanders Home for half-blooded orphan children after WW2, the Allied Occupation forces came to Japan. Japan was very very poor at that time so many women sold sex to American servicemen for survival. And many American servicemen raped Japanese women. So there were many half-blooded children. At that time, half-blood were discriminated terribly so many women despaired their half-blooded children's future. Many of them repudiated their children and those children died.
So Mrs. Sawada founded the orphan home for such children. She grew up in a very rich family but managing the home required much money so she relinquished her all property and rushed around trying to raise funds. Many Japanese looked at them coldly, and the Allied Occupation forces also do so calling those children "American's embarrassment ".
During watching the drama, I couldn't stop crying.
I always think I want to do activities to help poor children in the world. Mrs. Sawada had very strong mind. I need to be more like her
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