2011.03.17

mudef PRESS RELEASE HOPE FOR JAPAN Vol.1

東北地方太平洋沖地震に向けた緊急支援「HOPE FOR JAPAN」のプレスリリース第1号を発行しました。

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mudef released Press Release 'HOPE FOR JAPAN' Vol.1. on March 17, 2011.

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　mudef　PRESS RELEASE

　HOPE FOR JAPAN Vol.1

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March 17, 2011
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[TOPICS]
■’Hope for Japan’ – launching an emergency relief program for the Great Tohoku Earthquake in 2011
■MISIA makes donation through ‘Hope For Japan’
■TAKURO (GLAY) makes donation through ‘Hope For Japan’
■TERU (GLAY) sends out his message for ‘Hope ForJapan’
■MURO joins ‘Hope For Japan’
■mudef makes donation to 5 NGOs
■Fund-raising status as of March 17, 2011
■About ‘Hope For Japan’ logo
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‘Hope For Japan’ – launching an emergency relief program for the Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011

http://mudef.net/hopeforjapan/

General Incorporated Foundation mudef (location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroto Tanigawa) would like to express our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the lives lost and to those who have been suffering from the Great Tohoku Earthquake that stroke the country at 2:46 p.m., March 11, 2011.

mudef has started a project called ‘Hope For Japan’ to support the emergency relief and recovery activities.

Wishing for the soonest possible recovery of the disaster-stricken areas, General Incorporated Foundation mudef decided to launch an emergency relief project titled ‘Hope For Japan’.

The project asks for donations and messages from around the world to the people affected by the terrible disaster.

Your donation will be channeled to 5 organizations conducting support operations for the victims in the disaster-stricken areas.

[mudef’s Partners]

AMDA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia) -- An international organization dedicated to realize a peaceful world community through humanitarian efforts in medical healthcare sector.http://www.amdainternational.com/english/index.php

Médecins Sans Frontières Japan – an international medical organization who has received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. http://www.msf.or.jp/index.php

Peace Winds Japan – a highly regarded NGO for its emergency assistance activities conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.peace-winds.org/en/1_1.html

JEN – an authorized NPO originally established to operate in the Former Yugoslavia, which has been providing long term assistance for recovery in Niigata Prefecture. http://www.jen-npo.org/en/index.html

Civic Force (emergency response team) – responds to natural disasters in Japan through cooperating closely with the government of Japan. http://civic-force.org/english/index.html

Click hereto read mudef’s message about the earthquake in Eastern Japan.

Urgent request for donation through ‘Hope For Japan’

We hope that you agree to the objective of ‘Hope For Japan’ project, and send us your donations and messages.

Period: from March 14, 2011, through April 30, 2011
Method of donation: Please send donation through bank account and postal transfer account.

Account information

【Postal transfer account】
Account number: 00120-3-377839
Account holder: Ippan zaidan houjin mudef

- 【Bank account】

SWIFT code: SMBCJPJT

*mudef accepts donations exclusively through its bank and postal transfer accounts and at venues of MISIA’s lives.

*During the period mentioned above, your donations will be processed as earthquake recovery assistance unless specified.

*If you need a receipt, please contact mudef office (hope@mudef.net).

Click hereto read details of the donation.

We will try to report the status of the fund-raising and share messages from the disaster-stricken areas in a timely manner. Thank you very much for your support.

MISIA makes donation through ‘Hope For Japan’.

MISIA (a Japanese artist) has started her support for recovery through ‘Hope For Japan’. After making a donation herself, MISIA urged the general public to participate in the project through the website. She has expressed her willingness to continue her support.

MISIA’s Message

Please allow me to express my heartfelt sympathy to those affected by this unfortunate disaster. My thoughts and sympathies are with you.

General Incorporated Foundation mudef has started a fund-raising program to collect relief money for the Great Tohoku Earthquake. I have joined this program and made a donation through mudef.

I believe that to support one another shall become the powerful driving force to overcome the terrible loss caused by the catastrophe together.

In this very moment, there is something we can do:
to use less electricity; to refrain from purchasing fuel; to stay calm; and to support one another. I think making a donation for the relief money is among those actions we can take.

We are facing such a tough situation, but let us have hope!
Please join me in making a donation.

Hope For Japan

MISIA

MISIA Official Website: http://www.misia.jp/index_main.html

TAKURO (GLAY) makes donation through ‘Hope For Japan’.

TAKURO (GLAY) has joined ‘Hope For Japan’ and made a donation for the victims of the Great Tohoku Earthquake of 2011.

GLAY Official Website: http://www.glay.co.jp/

TERU (GLAY) sends out his message for ‘Hope For Japan’.

TERU (GLAY) has joined ‘Hope For Japan’. He introduced the project on his own website and asked for more participation.

TERU Official Website ‘RUN’: “To do what we can do right now” (Japanese)

MURO joins ‘Hope For Japan’ and sends out his message.

MURO (Producer/DJ) has joined ‘Hope For Japan’ and has sent out his message on his website.

To read his message, please click here. (Japanese only)

Mudef makes its first donation to the 5 partner organizations on March 17, 2011.

Mudef has made its donation from the fund it has raised through ‘Hope For Japan’ to the 5 partners on March 17, 2011. Summary of the donation is as stated below.

Fund was donated to:

AMDA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia) http://www.amdainternational.com/english/index.php
Médecins Sans Frontières Japan http://www.msf.or.jp/index.php
JEN http://www.jen-npo.org/en/index.html
Civic Force (emergency response team) http://civic-force.org/english/index.html
Peace Winds Japan http://www.peace-winds.org/en/1_1.html

Amount of Donation: 6 million yen for each organization (30 million yen in total)

The donated fund will be spent for supporting the victims and recovery activities for the disaster-stricken areas.

Fund-raising status as of March 17, 2011

The total amount of fund raised as of March 17, 2011, is as stated below.

Total amount: 33,677,020 yen

*Donations sent through postal transfer might take a few days to be accepted; thus, those donations might not be reflected in the total amount yet.

*Mudef will responsibly channel the fund to its partner organizations so that they can deliver it to those who are suffering from the devastation.

We would like to extend our deep gratitude to those who have joined our fund-raising project ‘Hope For Japan’.

About ‘Hope For Japan’ logo

‘Hope For Japan’ logo has been designed by Mr. Mitsuo Shindo (art director). It has been designed to express our sympathies to those who are suffering from the catastrophe and our hope for recovery.

‘Hope For Japan’ wallpapers are available below.

1600 ×1200　http://www.mudef.net/hopeforjapan/wallpaper/1600.jpg
1280 ×1024　http://www.mudef.net/hopeforjapan/wallpaper/1280.jpg
1024 ×768　http://www.mudef.net/hopeforjapan/wallpaper/1024.jpg

Contact information for press

General Incorporated Foundation mudef Office
Miki Nagashima, Executive Director
1-14-13, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0001 Japan
Mobile phone number: +81 (0)90 1531 9802 E-mail: hope@mudef.net

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