Additional food support is also provided to areas affected by heavy rains in Ishikawa and Noto

Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), which has been supporting the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture that occurred in January 2024, will start providing “Free Food Support Packages” from October 2024. In addition, 2HJ transported additional food from its Saitama Base to the Nakanoto Base on September 27th to support the areas affected by heavy rains in Ishikawa and Noto that occurred in September.

The food support package project to provide free food is being implemented in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was damaged by the collapse of houses due to the earthquake and tsunami, and has also suffered from a continued lack of water supply and limited places to buy food due to the closure of supermarkets and other retailers. 2HJ will provide free food packages of around 10kg with various food items to households living in temporary housing, rented housing, and those who continue to evacuate at home who are worried about the financial aspects of rebuilding their lives amidst difficult evacuation situations.

2HJ is currently accepting applications in collaboration with the government and local organizations, and plans to deliver cardboard boxes with the 2HJ logo (the photo below right) to 1,500 households. The boxes will be delivered once a month, for a total of three times per household.

<Examples of foods included in the food support packages>
Staple foods: Noodles, Packaged rice, Cup noodles, etc..
Side dishes: Retort foods, Canned foods, Instant soups, Dried foods, Hot pot soup, etc..
Condiments: Miso, Dressings, Salt, Sugar, Dashi stock, etc…
Snacks: Snacks, Chocolate, Jelly, etc…
Beverages: Tea bags, Barley tea, coffee, etc…

 

2HJ arrived at the affected area immediately after the earthquake happened in January this year, and together with the disaster relief group Gorilla and other local organizations, conducted soup kitchens for victims there. The first soup kitchen, held over 10 days in Nanao City, provided a total of 12,620 meals to 3,550 people. The second and third soup kitchens were also conducted in the same city, and the 4th one was placed in Suzu City. In March, 2HJ Nakanoto Base was opened in Nakanoto-cho, Kashima, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a “hub” to provide mid-term support to the disaster-stricken areas after emergency support.

2HJ continues to expand its network with government and other stakeholders, and enhance the functions of the Nakanoto Base in order to provide sufficient nutritious food to people in need of food assistance in the disaster-stricken areas.

2HJ implements “Food Support Package” project with The Japan Platform funding.