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NYK, in cooperation with Plan Japan¹, hosted a charity cruise on its luxury cruise ship Asuka II, departing the port of Yokohama on October 5, making a call at the port of Shimizu, and then returning to Yokohama on October 7. Of the funds raised by the charity cruise, $100,000 was donated to Plan Japan and will be used to support the education of Filipino children. One of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to “achieve universal primary education” and NYK and Plan Japan have been contributing toward this by building classrooms for primary and secondary schools and providing subsidies to cover school supplies, travel expenses, and dormitory fees for Filipino children.
Caption: Panel displays on the cruise ship showing NYK social contribution activities
Note 1: Plan Japan was established in 1983 and is a member of Plan, an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes community development for children in developing countries. Sharing a common goal and mission with 21 donor countries, Plan Japan promotes community development in developing countries.
http://www.plan-japan.org/english/
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Nikon has been co-sponsoring the International Children’s Painting Competition with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE) and Bayer AG to foster environmental conservation awareness among children. In the painting children are called upon to send a message to urge conservation of the earth to people all over the world using the lingua franca of artwork which transcends the boundaries of race and language. To mark the United Nations International Year of Forests in 2011, the competition’s theme was “Life in the Forests (Biodiversity).” This year was the 20th edition of the competition; 606,996 entries from 99 countries were submitted and 63 prize winners were chosen. The top seven winners were invited to the award ceremony. The theme of the 21st is “Green Communities.” Nikon will continue appealing the importance of conserving global environment with the messages from children’s paintings.”
Caption: The award ceremony was held in Bandung, Indonesia on September 27, 2011
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