AIRINKAI 愛隣会

“Ai” for Love “Rin” for Your neighbour “Kai” for An organization in Japanese

DAY 3

MORNING

The Origin of AIRINKAI 愛隣会

Established in January 1945

Entrusted from Tokyo city government

Utilized an old Japanese military base camp

To provide services for singleton, families, broken families, the disabled and elderly in a single facility.

AIRINKAI 愛隣会 A comprehensive social welfare

organization with : - Manpower: about 300 staff - Service users : 650

AIRINKAI 愛隣会

Services : I. Elderly

1. Komabaen 駒場苑 (special nursing home) 2. Hakujuso 白寿莊 (nursing-care home)

II. Children 1. Nozomi Hoikuen 保育園 (nursery)2. Megumi Hoikuen 保育園 (nursery)3. Airinkai Gakudo Hoiku Club 愛隣會学童保育

(after school day care)

AIRINKAI 愛隣会

4. Hikawa Sou 水川莊 (Mother-children home) 5. Meguro Wakaba Ryo 目黑若葉寮 (Children home)

III. Mentally Disabled1. Ayumien (self support home)

2. Meguro Keifu Ryo 目黑若風寮 (self support home)

KOMABAEN 駒場苑 Special elderly nursing home Provides custodial care for disabled or mentally disabled elderly e.g. senile dementia of Alzheimer type

people

KOMABAEN 駒場苑 Capacity : 50

KOMABAEN 駒場苑

HAKUJUSO 白壽莊 A nursing-care home Serving elderly who cannot take custodial care at

their home due to environmental or economical reasons

Capacity : 168

NOZOMI HOIKUEN 保育園

Capacity : 70 children (6 classes) Manpower: 29 staff ( include nurses,

nutritionists) Extended hour service

HIKAWA SOU 水川莊 Capacity: 20 families Target: women and children (no gender and age requirement)

Service users background: family violence, MI/MR

1. Goal : - Preparation and pre-adjustment to community living2. Follow up consultation: - Continue after discharge3. Manpower: - 10 staff

HIKAWA SOU 水川莊

REFUGEE ASSISTANCE HEADQUARTER (RHQ)

DAY 3

AFTERNOON

TOKYO

Mr. SUZUKI

History of Refugee in Japan

1978 – Japan started accepting Indo-Chinese refugees (Vietnams, Laos, and Cambodia)

1979 – Japanese government entrusted the work of settlement to the Foundation for the Welfare and Education of the Asian People (FWEAP)

RHQ was set up under the FWEAP 1981 – Japan acceded to the 1951 Geneva

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugee 2006 – Japan was no longer accepting the

Indo-Chinese refugees

Settlement Support Program

For Convention Refugees and Their Family Members

Settlement Support Program

1. Japanese Language Education (572 units: 1 unit = 45 minutes)

2. Guidance for Japanese Life (120 units: 1 unit = 45 minutes)

3. Vocational Counseling Service

Japanese Language Class

Vocational Counseling

Course Types & Other Assistances

Six-month Daytime Course:

Spring Term Autumn Term

One-year Evening Course:

Course Types & Other Assistances Free Accommodation Living Expenses: Age 12>: ¥1500/day Age 11<: ¥750/day Transportation Expenses Medical Expenses Settlement Allowance: Age 16>: ¥156,900 Age 15<: ¥78,450

Office Nursing Room Accommodation

Assistances for Asylum Seekers 4-Month Term Accommodation: ¥40.000/month Emergency Shelter for Refugee Applicants

(ESFRA) Living Expenses: ¥1500/day Medical Expenses

GovernmentRHQ RHQGovernment

YES or NO

There are total 300 Asylum Seekers receiving RHQ assistances

Application Procedure:

YEAR Total Number of AS in Japan

2004 426

2005 384

2006 954

2007 816

2008 1599

2009 1388

YEAR Number of Refugee approved in each year

2004 15

2005 46

2006 34

2007 41

2008 57

2009 30

Question and Answer Can a Asylum seeker work in Japan? Yes, but it depends on the visa they are

having. If they have a working visa, they are not eligible for the RHQ assistance.

How long does it normally take for a asylum seeker to hear the result of their refugee status?

Around 18 months How long will Asylum seekers be detained

once they arrived Japan? It depends on how fast they could find a

guarantor and pay for the surety. The longest detained period so far is 4 years.

Question and Answer What benefits can Refugees enjoy in Japan? Permanent Residence Permit, Refugee

Travel Document, National Pension Plan, Child Support Allowance, Welfare Allowance, and similar benefits

Which countries are the Asylum Seekers and Refugees from?

Myanmar, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Africa, China . . .

Beauty Therapy Training for Refugee

DAY 3 EVENING

Ms. KANAKO (Project Manager)

Goal: To promote the self independence of Refugee in JapanParticipants: New immigrants and Refugees Cost: FREEDuration: 3~5 MonthsProgram: Manicure Beauty Training

Thank you!