Social Entrepreneurs of Japan's Disaster-Hit Areas

Dear generous donors,

We hope this email finds you well.

In today's report, we are excited to share the story of Miyoko Sato, one of the Tohoku social entrepreneurs World in You have collaborated with and supported.

World in You has supported Manmaru Mama Iwate, a nonprofit Miyoko leads, in various ways including connecting them with people from the business and other sectors in the US and Japan, providing team coaching, offering capacity-building workshops on visioning, long-term strategy, board development, and more. It was 2016 when we first met Manmaru Mama Iwate. Since then, they have grown so much to have their own facility and are partnering with multiple local municipalities to provide postnatal care in Iwate, Japan.

Your support has enabled us to work with impactful social entrepreneurs like her. Thank you so much!!

Here's Miyoko's story! 

"Creating a Third Place for Disaster-Hit New Mothers ~ A Midwife and Entrepreneur Miyoko Sato’s Life to Empower All Women"

~ Key message of this interview ~

• Ms. Sato, a midwife and social entrepreneur in Tohoku, Japan, transformed her aspiration into action after being affected by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
• She has created third places for women, especially expecting and new mothers experiencing hardship, to be heard, empowered, and cared for deeply.
• Her theory to change the world is “If you keep focusing on and solving the problems you face every day, it will become what you do.”
• World in You opened a door to the world for her. She realized that the local issues they are working on are also universal, and there are things she can give back to the world, rather than just receiving support from others.

"... I felt very scared as a victim when the disaster occurred. It was a tough situation with no power and gas, but when that was restored I suddenly felt the desire to help others..."

Enjoy the full article from here (linked to World in You blog article).

 

We have more stories like hers and are translating them into English. We will keep you posted.

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