Disaster volunteer leave system approved by the university*1Students from the Faculty of Psychology will use this system to participate in volunteer support activities aimed at disaster recovery and reconstruction in the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.12Month14~16I participated for a period of days.
Reiwa6We volunteered in Suzu and Wajima cities in Ishikawa Prefecture, which were particularly hard hit by the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on New Year's Day, and took part in work such as removing rubble from damaged houses to support and restore the disaster-stricken areas.
Participating students commented, "From the earthquake1Some of the opinions expressed were, "I learned that even now, almost a year later, there are still many damaged houses that have not been touched," and "The system for accepting volunteers is still not sufficient, so I learned that volunteers need to cooperate with each other and set up bases for their activities."
At our university, we are in the Reiwa era.6We have been working on fundraising and other support activities for the affected areas since immediately after the Noto Peninsula earthquake in 2011. We plan to continue to participate in volunteer activities aimed at the recovery and reconstruction of disaster-stricken areas, mainly with students who have obtained disaster prevention qualifications.
■1 Disaster volunteer leave system
Large-scale natural disasters occur frequently every year across the country, and the need for disaster volunteers is increasing. In particular, young people, especially university students, are expected to play a major role in disaster-stricken areas. Kansai International University accepts official leave for disaster volunteer activities that meet the criteria, creating an environment that makes it easy for students to participate as volunteers to support disaster-stricken areas.
