The Japanese word ‘Kizuna’ means solidarity or tie. UNESCO has adopted the word for a new campaign. School children from around the world are being asked to write a message of hope on a postcard. The aim is for each of the thousands of school children who were affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit northeast Japan on 11 March, to receive a postcard as an act of solidarity. On that fateful day over 7000 schools were destroyed or damaged by the Tsunami, mostly in the coastline area of Tohoku region. In one tragic case among many, more than 70 percent of pupils were swept away by the tsunami. The remaining 30 percent of children in that particular school are understandably traumatized as are thousands of other school children in the region. Many children lost everything- their parents, friends, houses and schools. Many more continue to live in shelters. Sending some words of hope or drawing a picture symbolizing friendship on a postcard, shows these children that they have not been forgotten.
#UNESCO #EARTHQUAKE #TSUNAMI #JAPAN #KIZUNA #HOPE
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Publisher:
UNESCO
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Press Release
in English
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Keywords:
TRAUMATIZED, SCHOOL CHILDREN, DISASTER VICTIMS, NATURAL CALAMITIES,
MESSAGE OF HOPE, KIZUNA, EARTHQUAKE, UNITY, RECONSTRUCTION, SOLIDARITY,
TIE, TRAGIC CASE, TSUNAMI
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Thematic Group:
UNESCO
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Educational, Scientific and Cultural
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Thesaurus:
13.02.00
- Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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