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GAMBARO!

HELPING PEOPLE TO RETURN TO A SEMBLANCE OF A NORMAL LIFE

Implementing partner JT GROUP
Country Japan
A group of employees volunteered to start the “Gambaro (Hang in there!) JT Group” campaign in March 2011, raising funds for Japanese colleagues affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

The Gambaro campaign was launched to assist staff from the JT Group affected by the disaster in Fukushima, Miyagi, Tochigi and Ibaragi regions, to return to their pre-disaster daily routines as best they could. The JTI Foundation provided further funds to the campaign.

Donations were distributed to those affected by the devastating earthquake. The distribution of these funds supported over 1,000 employees and their families in 11 different prefectures. 33 received donations in the area of human suffering (dead or missing relatives), and 964 for damage to their homes. In addition, donations were made to 72 employees who had to evacuate their homes.

Timeline 2011
JTI Foundation Allocation CHF 910,624
Key numbers

OVER 20 YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES

45

Countries where we have supported our partners’ work in response to a growing range of threats to life and livelihood

50

Million USD invested since 2001 to help communities better prepare for – and recover from – natural and man-made disasters

100

Projects addressing a broad range of challenges, including mine-clearance, emergency shelter, resilient housing solutions and capacity building

Other projects

UK and Internationally

ShelterBox UK – Delivering out of the box

 United Kingdom

REVOLUTIONIZING FIRE SAFETY

 Greece

Bringing communities on board

 Vietnam

A BRUSH WITH SUCCESS

 Nepal
Turkey

Building capacity at GEA in Turkey and worldwide

 Turkey
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Preparedness

We support measures that increase the preparedness of communities threatened by natural disasters. We assist in project design and implementation and promote risk awareness and community collaboration.

Response

We invest in partnerships that allow us to provide rapid and effective support to victims in the immediate aftermath of disasters, including droughts, earthquakes, floods, famines and armed conflicts.

Resilience

We promote projects that help communities recover from the impact of disasters and strengthen their resilience – rebuilding lives and livelihoods as quickly and sustainably as possible.

About us

Established in 2001, the JTI Foundation is a charitable organization registered under Swiss law and financially endowed by JT International SA.

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