100,000 yen uniform payment "Considering donation to poor households, etc." Opened dedicated website May 7 at 16:25
As one of the uses of 100,000 yen of cash that will be uniformly paid as an economic measure due to the spread of new coronavirus infection, about 20 support groups have been accepted in order to consider donating to people suffering from poverty A dedicated site has been opened to guide you ahead.
On the 7th, the caller, Keiko Kojima, and representatives of groups engaged in social contribution activities held a press conference on the Internet in conjunction with the opening of the site.
In this, Mr. Kojima called, "Please donate this benefit to women and children who are in trouble by turning your thoughts into power."
The site, which is named "Not Alone Project," introduces about 20 organizations that support poverty-stricken single-parent families, children, and homeless people, and calls for donations.
On the site, you can find out about each group's activities and donation accounts.
One of the organizations that participated, "Singur Mazazu Azu-Forum," is an NPO that supports single-parent families.
According to a questionnaire survey conducted by this organization last month, 48.6% of the respondents said that "income will be reduced" due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and 5.8% answered that "income will be lost." , Shows a difficult situation in a single-parent family with many non-regular employees.
Mothers are constantly consulting for help from their mothers every day, and some of them say, "I keep food for my child to eat one meal a day." It is said that there are sorrowful voices such as "I am surviving" and "It is hard to live by picking weeds on the riverbed and eating".
The group is sending food such as rice to families who have a hard time in life, and the number of cases exceeded 1,000 in the last month alone, which is far higher than the average of 140 per month last year.
Chieko Akaishi, chairman of the group, said, “It is said that nearly 50% of single-parent households have zero savings, and if you do not have a month's income, you will be in need. Even if you live in the same country in Japan, I have some parents and children in trouble, so please help me. "
Information on other support organizations will be added to the site that was opened this time, and the organizer of the site said, “In addition to finding the donation destination, looking at the information of each organization I want them to know the current situation of poverty spreading due to expansion. "