MOYAI

Moyai is an independent, not-for-profit Organization based in Tokyo, Japan, dedicated to supporting the homeless and underprivileged people start a new life in decent housing, and to achieving lasting solutions to poverty... Moyai aims to overcome social exclusion by assuming legal obligations as a guarantor of those who seek new homes, and by empowering the communities of people with shared hardships and aspirations. Cooperating with partner Organizations with legal, medical, welfare and other expertise, Moyai supports the poverty-stricken people to recover their well-being, and to rebuild the sense of security and belonging in their new neighbourhoods... Moyai engages in raising social awareness of poverty and social exclusion, through daily updates on the website, issuance of the quarterly newsletter "Omoyai Tsu-shin," and other advocacy campaigns. We also give lectures on the issues of poverty at schools and universities, and offers seminars open to the public and local..

Primary location: Tokyo Japan