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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
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
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
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
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 . . .
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