CARE staff and partners in Japan have been busy in the three months since the devastating earthquake and tsunami - some highlights of our response below....  More details will be forthcoming this week at http://care.ca.

TOTAL: 1,960 Beneficiaries

CARE’s Feeding Programme and food distributions reached almost 2,000 beneficiaries on a regular basis. CARE provided hot and nutritiously balanced meals daily for disaster survivors in evacuation centres in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture. We distributed food items such as rice, soup stock, vegetables and soy sauce to survivors living in their homes in Miyako City. In total, CARE provided 36,990 meals).

NON-FOOD ITEMS:

TOTAL: 7,997 beneficiaries

Almost 8,000 people in evacuation centers received essential relief items such as plates and bowls, sanitary items, towels, soap, shampoo, mattresses, sheets, mosquito coils and insect repellent. In June, CARE plans to distribute summer blankets, boats and generators.

PSYCHOSOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

TOTAL: 1,330 beneficiaries

More than 1,300 beneficiaries, mostly elderly people, were supported with psycho-social activities to re-establish community connections, help overcome trauma and promote social integration and healing.