Recovery for Japanese Elderly, One Stitch at a Time
Ms. Saito is among tens of thousands of people living in transitional shelters as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami that pummeled the east coast of the country in March 2011. While JDC's initial phase relief brought the disaster victims emergency aid like food, water, and blankets, the protracted situation of those who lost everything—family, homes, livelihoods, and community—necessitated a different kind of intervention.