| Cooperation, donation, supporting organization |
| Barrier-free Education Network (Tennoji Junior High School),Cambodian Disbled People's Organization（CDPO）, Kasumigaura Marathon Executive Committee |
| Hearts of Gold (HG) has engaged in supportive activities to hold Angkor
Wat International Half Marathon (AWHM) at Angkor Wat, World Heritage Site
since 1996. In Cambodia there are many landmine survivors. HG has helped
them to enjoy sports using wheelchairs and artificial limbs since 1997.
Supportive activities for the disabled depend on International Committee
of the Red Cross and NGO overseas due to insufficient focus on national
welfare policy for the disabled. At the beginning, only a few disabled
people participated in the marathon. But 30 people with wheelchairs and
86 people with artificial limbs took part in it last year. HG put importance
on the management of Cambodian Disabled Athletics Federation- CDAF. HG
financially helped CDAF renovate the office with Okayama Setouchi Lion's
Club in 2005. HG has continuously provided financial support for maintaining
the office since then. |
- Donation of 80 wheelchairs
Barrier-free Education Network donated 80 used wheelchairs. HD took the
procedure to send them to CDAF.
The 80 wheelchairs were sent to the organizations below.
- 20 to CDAF
CDAF offer the rental service of wheelchairs.
CDAF holds repair equipments and will be responsible for repairing them.
- 30 to CDPO
CDPO aims at making network among disabled people and realizing a better and fair society where disabled people have equal human rights and public interests.
- 30 to Municipal Government of Kompong Thom Province
CDAF has connection with them. 30 disabled people in the province got wheelchairs.
- HG invited disabled athletes to marathon races.
- Kasumigaura Marathon (Ibaraki, Japan)
HG invited two landmine survivors with artificial legs to the marathon.
- Angkor Wat International Half Marathon
HG invited disabled runners to the 12th Angkor Watt Marathon.
- HG has given self-reliance support for a disabled person, Ms. Sokha who
lives in Siem Reap. HG supported her to sell her carvings.
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HG staff members of HG Asia Office : Mr. Keo Sochetra, Ms. Yoko Takamichi
HG staff member of Head office: Ms. Michiyo Abe |
- HG will continue to donate wheelchairs in cooperation with Barrier-free
Education Network.
- HG will invite disabled runners to Kasumigaura Marathon in Japan.
- HG will invite disabled athletes to the 13th AWHM.
- HG will financially support for the runners who are registered to CDAF.
HG will help them repair their artificial legs.
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| Barrier-free Education Network, Heart of Gold Iida Club, Kasumigaura Marathon Executive Committee |
