hug japan (hug japan)

Item Description

Founded a month after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 2011, Hug Japan has continually mounted efforts in support of children in the stricken areas. We came together to provide psychological help to the many children bearing physical and emotional scars from the unprecedented and ongoing calamity. To enable children to unburden themselves of the fears and thoughts such children bear, we conducted programs for children to express their feelings freely through illustrations and words. We also encouraged these children to document what they wanted to do now and how they saw themselves ten years from now. The artwork and essays they produced were exhibited around the world out of our desire to highlight the realities and challenges facing these young victims. Through this project we hope to support the natural attributes of children—their powers of imagination, dream, and self-expression for the future.

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Japanese Description

東日本大震災が発生した翌月から、hug japanは少しでも被災地の子どもたちの心の支えとなるように活動を続けて参りました。震災当時は、未曾有の被災体験で大きく病んでしまいがちな子供たちが多く見受けられていました。　そうした子供たちが心に秘めている不安や思いを、絵や言葉を使って自由に表現することで少しでも和らげ、同時に子供たちがおかれている現状を世界に伝えたいという想いのもと、被災地の子どもたちに「今、やりたいこと」や「10年後のわたし」という、未来に目を向けたテーマで絵やメッセージを書いて頂き、世界各地で描かれた絵やメッセージの展覧会を開催して参りました。　子どもたちがこのプロジェクトを通して、子どもたちが本来持っている、「未来への想像力」や「夢を見る力」「自由に自身を表現する力」をさらに支援して行ければと思っております。

English Description

Founded a month after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 2011, Hug Japan has continually mounted efforts in support of children in the stricken areas. We came together to provide psychological help to the many children bearing physical and emotional scars from the unprecedented and ongoing calamity. To enable children to unburden themselves of the fears and thoughts such children bear, we conducted programs for children to express their feelings freely through illustrations and words. We also encouraged these children to document what they wanted to do now and how they saw themselves ten years from now. The artwork and essays they produced were exhibited around the world out of our desire to highlight the realities and challenges facing these young victims. Through this project we hope to support the natural attributes of children—their powers of imagination, dream, and self-expression for the future.

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