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About Peace Winds Japan

Peace Winds Japan (Japanese: ピースウィンズ・ジャパン or “PWJ”) is a humanitarian, non-profit organization dedicated to the support of people in distress, and threatened by conflict, poverty, or other turmoil. The organization operates in various parts of the world, working with governments, the U.N., and other government bodies involved in humanitarian aid work, as well as collaborating with other NGOs, foundations, the private sector, and individuals. Peace Winds Japan has been mainly involved in providing humanitarian assistance in conflict and disaster-stricken areas, however, in recent years Peace Winds Japan has expanded its activities to solving various social problems such as rural development and animal protection activities. Peace Winds Japan is headed by Kensuke Onishi, founder and Chief Executive Officer; and is headquartered in Jinsekikogen, Japan.

History

The organization was founded in 1996 by Kensuke Onishi while providing humanitarian assistance in the Kurdish Autonomous Region of northern Iraq with another NGO. As the NGO was forced to withdraw its operations, Onishi continued humanitarian efforts by remaining in the region. As a result, Peace Winds Japan was founded and Onishi, along with two staff members, continued providing aid. Since its inception, Peace Winds Japan has expanded its work in providing humanitarian aid and development assistance to people in 28 countries and regions (as of November 2018), primarily in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Peace Winds Japan is headquartered in Jinsekikogen, Japan with branch offices in Tokyo and Saga. In 1999, following the enforcement of the Act on Promotion of Specified Nonprofit Activities (NPO Act), Peace Winds Japan acquired NPO status.

Activities Peace Winds Japan’s main activities are two-fold: emergency humanitarian assistance and disaster relief activities aiming to safeguard people’s lives and meet their basic human needs; and reconstruction and development assistance to promote self-sustaining livelihoods

External Links Website (Japanese): https://peace-winds.org/ Website (English): https://peace-winds.org/en/