2015 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Mobilizing Japan from 3/11 disasters Ikuyo YanagisawaEnglewood Rotary Club, NJ USA

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Fukushima and the Tohoku Earthquake

Entire coast line of Fukushima swiped out with powerful Tsunami

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Fukushima and Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima

Tokyo

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Shelter Box arrived in Fukushima

Rotary team arrived from all over the world to support our disaster survivors

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For survivors dealing with grieving for lost loved ones, quality mental health care is a great need

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One of the First International Gift for 3.11 Memorial with Mayor Masao Hara of Koriyama, Fukushima

A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)

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Origami Crane created by Signs + Decal Corp, Brooklyn, New York

A Tribute from NY to Japan Project (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)

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Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US

Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima

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Sadako’s Crane and Her Friends from US

Crane Peace from Hiroshima, New York and Fukushima

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Fukushima School of Special Needs in Koriyama city　

A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2012 (October. 20th – 29th, 2012)

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A Tribute from NY to Japan Project 2013 A woman shares her losses from 3.11

Ishinomaki Karakoro Station

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3/11 and 9/11: A Multi-faceted Investigation of a Survivor Exchange Program

• Repeated visits on 2012, 2013, 2014• The first study of its kind to explore

exchanges between survivors of different disasters

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3/11 and 9/11 Survivor Exchange Program Quantitative Measures of Impact

• Survey conducted on the 3rd trip to Japan after 3.11

• 122 responses from 10 different Rotary clubs• 72% reported being involved in 3/11 relief efforts Club Interacted with 9/11 Trip

t value Yes (n = 78) No (n = 40) Personal Significance 3.38 (0.84) 2.87 (0.95) 2.98, p = 0.004 Rotary Significance 3.48 (0.75) 2.93 (0.97) 3.16, p = 0.002 Community Significance 3.33 (0.89) 2.85 (0.95) 2.73, p = 0.007 Significance vs. other efforts 3.18 (0.86) 2.73 (0.88) 2.69, p = 0.008 Feel visits are sustainable 3.32 (0.80) 2.70 (1.09) 3.19, p = 0.002 Feel visits deepen bonds 3.19 (0.84) 2.80 (0.94) 2.31, p = 0.023 Note: The values given are means (on a 0-4 scale), with standard deviations in parentheses.

Data were analyzed using chi-square, t-tests, and repeated-measures ANOVA

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Survivor Exchange Program ImpactQualitative Measures of Impact - Three coders individually read through the transcripts for overarching themes

• Rotarian elaborated on the idea of lending a helping hand to one’s fellow man - “otagaisama”

• Unique sentiments shared only by those who experienced disasters

• 9/11 docents found within themselves a calling to spread support for disaster volunteerism

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Person to Person Dialogues – 9/11 Family shares their experiences of recovery with disaster victim in Japan

Evaluation of A Tribute from NY to Japan Project