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Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, many children in the care system are losing valuable learning opportunities
2020 July Back to Nature: KIKORI Program Report
Date: Saturday, July 4thLocation: TakaoParticipants: 14 campers, 3 care workers, 3 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staff While things are not the way it was half-a-year ago, Mirai no Mori has gradually resumed our programs while adhering to our best practice safety guidelines
2022 April Back to Nature: Game Day Report
Date: April 16 & 17Location: Ome, TokyoParticipants: (Saturday) 6 campers, 1 care worker, 5 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staff / (Sunday) 6 campers, 2 care workers, 5 LITs, 6 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: With the spring weather, campers gathered for game day with lots of energy from the morning! Even though it was held for one care home at a time and with fewer participants, it was a packed program, with some repeater campers reuniting with us for the first time in six months, and others meeting us for the first time
-Children are the Treasure of the Nation - Celebrating the release of "My Invincible Compass”
Mirai no Mori Ambassador Matt Miller's film focusing on children in care homes is released! Currently, 27,000 children live in care homes, where they face various obstacles, including after effects of trauma and economic and emotional isolation after leaving the care homes
2022 Winter Back to Nature: Snow Program Report
Date: April 2-3Location: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 13 campers, 5 care workers, 5 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: We were able to hold a snow program, which had been postponed for many times due to COVID-19
Message from Mirai no Mori: Looking ahead in 2022
We hope this note finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe
2021 December Back to Nature Christmas Program Report
Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 37 campers, 3 LIT’s, 11 Care Workers from 4 homes, and 16 staff/volunteers (+Presents were sent to 2 homes with 70 children who were not able to join the program)Sponsor: Morgan StanleyIn-kind donors: Morgan Stanley (winter cards and craft supplies) / Costco (snacks) / HARIBO (snacks) / EQUIQ
Get to Know Mirai no Mori Series #8 – Achievements, Challenges, and the Future
Through this series, we deliver insights into the institutional care system in Japan, children in it, and Mirai no Mori’s mission
2021 November Back to Nature KIKORI Program Report vol.2&3
Date: November 13 & 14Location: Takao, TokyoParticipants: (13th) 18 campers, 5 care workers, 2 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 KIKORI partners (14th) 7 campers, 2 care workers, 3 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 KIKORI partnersSponsor: Morgan Stanley Partner: Morito Odoru Program: We were blessed with great weather for both days, and we were able to experience Kikori under clear autumn skies
2021 November Back to Nature KIKORI Program Report vol.1
Date: November 6Location: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 9 campers, 4 care workers, 3 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 KIKORI partners, 4 special guestsSponsor: KEEN Partner: Morito Odoru Program: It was a beautiful autumn day in November, and for the first time in a long time, we were able to go on a Kikori program in Takao
Get to Know Mirai no Mori Series #7 – Purpose of Program
Through this series, we deliver insights into the institutional care system in Japan, children in it, and Mirai no Mori’s mission
2021 September-October Back to Nature Program Report
Dates: September 4 (Sat) & 12 (Sun) & October 9 (Sat): RaftingLocation: Ome City, TokyoParticipants: (3 days total) 26 campers, 10 care workers, 3 LITs, 2 program graduates, 18 Mirai-no-Mori staff (total)Sponsor: Morgan StanleyPartner: Mitake Race Rafting ClubDate: Saturday, October 2: HikingLocation: Ome City, TokyoParticipants: 4 campers, 1 care worker, 4 Mirai-no-Mori staffSponsor: Morgan StanleyDate: Saturday, October 16: FarmLocation: Hachioji City, TokyoParticipants: 11 campers, 3 care workers, 3 LITs, 1 program graduate, 6 Mirai-no-Mori staffSponsor: Morgan StanleyPartner: Isonuma Farm Our ongoing conversations with the care workers have given us a glimpse of the serious problems that this prolonged period of self-restraint poses for the children and the care workers
Get to Know Mirai no Mori Series #6 – Program Tools
Through this series, we deliver insights into the institutional care system in Japan, children in it, and Mirai no Mori’s mission
Get to Know Mirai no Mori Series #5 – Mirai no Mori Program - Fundamental Concepts
Through this series, we deliver insights into the institutional care system in Japan, children in it, and Mirai no Mori’s mission