Transcript Refugee Assistance Headquaters (RHQ)

AIRINKAI 愛隣会
“Ai” for Love
 “Rin” for Your neighbour
 “Kai” for An organization in Japanese
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DAY 3
MORNING
The Origin of AIRINKAI 愛隣会
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Established in January 1945
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Entrusted from Tokyo city government
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Utilized an old Japanese military base camp
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To provide services for singleton, families,
broken families, the disabled and elderly in a
single facility.
AIRINKAI
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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)
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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 Disabled
1. Ayumien (self support home)
2. Meguro Keifu Ryo目黑若風寮 (self support home)
KOMABAEN 駒場苑
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Special elderly nursing home
Provides custodial care for disabled or
mentally disabled elderly
e.g. senile dementia of Alzheimer type people
KOMABAEN 駒場苑
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Capacity : 50
KOMABAEN 駒場苑
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
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NOZOMI HOIKUEN
保育園
Capacity : 70 children (6 classes)
 Manpower: 29 staff ( include nurses, nutritionists)
 Extended hour service
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HIKAWA SOU
水川莊
Capacity: 20 families
 Target: women and children
(no gender and age requirement)
 Service users background: family violence, MI/MR
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HIKAWA SOU
水川莊
1. Goal :
- Preparation and pre-adjustment to
community living
2. Follow up consultation:
- Continue after discharge
3. Manpower:
- 10 staff
REFUGEE ASSISTANCE
HEADQUARTER (RHQ)
DAY 3
AFTERNOON
TOKYO
Mr. SUZUKI
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 IndoChinese refugees
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Settlement Support Program
For Convention Refugees and Their Family Members
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
 Japanese
Language Class
Vocational Counseling
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Course Types & Other Assistances
Six-month Daytime Course:
Spring Term
One-year Evening Course:
Autumn Term
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
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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
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Application Procedure:
RHQ
Government
RHQ
Government
There are total 300 Asylum Seekers receiving RHQ assistances
YES
or
NO
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.
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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 . . .
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Beauty Therapy
Training for Refugee
DAY 3
EVENING
Ms. KANAKO
(Project Manager)
Goal: To promote the self independence of Refugee in
Japan
Participants: New immigrants and Refugees
Cost: FREE
Duration: 3~5 Months
Program: Manicure Beauty Training
T h a n k yo u !