AidShop.org is an online shopping site where you can purchase support supplies from local stores in the disaster-stricken areas and have them delivered. Your one shopping contributes simultaneously to supporting the victims and aiding their town's reconstruction.
Company name: AidShop.org
Founder & director: Taro Yamazaki
Address: 32-1 Ishibiya-cho, Takahashi, Okayama, 716-0015 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)90-3247-0634
Email: aidshop@delachica.jp
In March 2011, Japan's Tohoku region was struck by the Great East Japan Earthquake. The affected areas were filled with people who had lost their families, homes, towns, and jobs. However, support in the form of money and relief supplies poured in from all over Japan and around the world.
In April 2011, when I visited the town of Rikuzentakata in Iwate pref., which was particularly hard-hit, I witnessed situations where the support materials sent from various places were mismatched, difficult to organize, or had high shipping costs relative to the value of the items.
On the other hand, many of the individuals providing support seemed to be anxious about how their donated money or goods were being utilized.
Therefore, in May 2011, I established "Fukkoichiba". That is an online shopping site where you can purchase support supplies from local stores in the disaster-stricken areas and have them delivered. When you purchase items listed on the site, the mechanism ensures that the struggling local businesses in the affected areas prepare the goods and deliver them to the victims in need. This system, where a single donation helps both the store and the victims, was well-received by many people. Over the five years since its establishment, Fukkoichiba has been able to deliver approximately 250 million yen worth of support supplies and generate an equivalent amount in sales to the disaster-affected areas.
As the operator, I had temporarily suspended the operations while witnessing the gradual recovery of Japan's Tohoku region. However, upon observing conflicts such as natural disasters and wars occurring somewhere in the world, I have decided to relaunch the reconstruction marketplace under a new name. The new website is this "AidShop.org."
Everyone, your support for those in need around the world is greatly appreciated.
Taro Yamazaki
エイドショップ(AidShop.org)は、被災者への支援物資を、被災地にあるお店から購入して届けることが
あなたの1回の購買行動が、被災者への援助と町の復興へ同時に役立ちます。
2011年3月に日本の東北地方を襲った東日本大震災。
2011年4月に、
一方で、被災地支援をする人、したい人の多くは、
そこで私は、2011年5月に「復興市場」
運営者である私は、
皆さま、
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