Survivors who lost their children in the tsunami in the 9th year of the earthquake were given online lessons for children who were closed. March 11 14:12
The bereaved family, who died in the tsunami on November 11, nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, gave a class via the Internet to children who have been closed due to the new coronavirus, calling for the importance of life. Was.
Cataliva, a nonprofit organization in Tokyo that provides learning support in disaster-stricken areas, has been offering classes using the Internet since April 4 due to the temporary closure of schools in various places due to the new coronavirus.
On the 11th, nine years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, classes were conducted between Otsu Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where 74 children died in the tsunami, and children nationwide.
The lecturer was Toshiro Sato, who lost his sixth daughter in the sixth grade of elementary school. He walked through the school building to explain the situation and to emphasize the fear of the tsunami and the importance of life.
Approximately 50 children from around the country participated in the class, of which Koharu Yabuzaki, a second-year elementary school student living in Suginami-ku, Tokyo, attended the class together with her mother, Eri, an office worker working from home.
Koharu said, "I understand the fear of the earthquake and tsunami. I want to be able to protect my life."
Airi Abe, a NPO staff who planned this lesson and also suffered a disaster in Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, said, “The school is closed and I can't play freely. I want children to take advantage of online lessons. "