Ashinaga Africa Initiaitive

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Uganda

Description

The Ashinaga movement began over 50 years ago after founder and President Yoshiomi Tamai lost his mother in a traffic accident in 1963. Having experienced first-hand the lack of support an orphan receives, Tamai and a group of likeminded individuals went on to found the Association for Traffic Accident Orphans in 1967. Through public advocacy, regular media coverage and the development of a street fundraising system, the association was able to set in motion significant improvements in national traffic regulations as well as support bereaved students across Japan. These methods of street fundraising and advocacy are still a vital component of Ashinaga’s activities today. The Africa Initiative is an outflow of their activities.

Details

Name of Primary Programme Ashinaga Africa Initiaitive	Numbers of programme participants annually 25 - 250	Telephone Number +256 414-535610
Programme Type Leadership Impact Platform	Region from which participants are selected Various, Northern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa	Organisation website http://en.ashinaga.org/apply/aai/
Programme Funders Corporate	African country or countries of programme delivery Senegal, Uganda	Programme Contact email ugandaoffice@ashinaga.org
Corporate funders Ajinomoto, AirFrance, Berenberg Bank, Boeing, Garuda, Goldman Sachs, MasterCard, Mitsubishi, Mizuho Bank, Nissan, Procter & Gamble, Qatar Airways, SoftBank, The Global Fund, Toyota, Uniqlo, Disney, Twitter, Morgan Stanley, SoftBank	Region of programme delivery Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, Asia	Country of operation Uganda
Programme Start Date 2014	Are programmes continuing? Yes	Organisation Name Ashinaga Africa Initiative

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