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Goals
KOBE International Harmony-Eyes Association was established in 2006 and started activities through the experiences of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, aiming for expanding citizens' practice on the base of a warm-hearted network "KIZUNA".
KOBE International Harmony-Eyes Association endeavors to create a flow of good deeds and expand sustainable and multilateral social actions to help solve social issues all over the world. We believe that it is necessary to create a system to develop and continue the citizen's movements, rather than allowing them to be just temporary.
In order to change the direction of society by fully utilizing 21st Century modern technology such as the Internet and digital imaging, we have developed our grassroots documentary-hosting website, "Wajju" by integrating the Web and the real world.
Through Wajju, we transmit all the stories of hope that originated as various grassroots activities, and create a flow of good deeds, which are specific practices based upon learning, empathy and bonding.
And throughout the entire process we gather people, wisdom and funds to establish a "Trinity Network" for collaborating with one another worldwide. We want to create sustainable and multilateral stories of hope that will endure and inspire for years and decades.
Content of Activities
Operation of digital image documentary website “Wajju”
Create a flow of good deeds by citizens!
The concept of the documentary website, “Wajju” is to spread social contribution activities to citizens worldwide in a sustainable and multilateral manner. Citizens’ practice of social contribution activities filmed and edited themselves are collected and disseminated by the documentary website “Wajju”.
You Tube became our partner!
KOBE International Harmony-Eyes Association was selected as one of You Tube’s official partners. Currently, there are only 88 official partners of You Tube all over the world.
And Harmony-Eyes became its first official partner in East Asia.
We are going to keep broadcasting grassroots documentaries through Wajju. http://www.youtube.com/user/harmonyeyesmovies
 
Go to Vison of Wajju
Citizens are the leading stars! Reach out to the world!
As a companion to our virtual communication tools, the website and documentary films, KOBE HARMONY-EYES PROJECTS offers citizen-participation events aiming at fostering active exchange between the young generation and social activists that evolves into social support. The goal is to build a bridge between the young generation who will be the leaders for the next generation, with social players such as musicians, artists, business managers, and intellectuals. We look ahead to the young generation to spontaneously work on socially active programs in the future.
Organization History
| 2002 Sep |
A fosterage program started in Liangshan, Sichuan province, China. |
| 2006 Oct |
KOBE International HARMONY-EYES Association, a Non-Profit Organization, established. |
| 2006 Nov |
Executive producer Tomonobu Fuchigami made a presentation of "HARMONY-EYES Framework" in the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, the United States. |
| 2007 Feb |
A dedicated video site for social contribution "Wajju" launched.
"The First Wajju Festival in KOBE" took place.
"World Harmony Award" received from the New York Metropolitan Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolence. |
| 2007 Jul |
An outdoor festival "Sora Matsuri" co-hosted. |
| 2007 Nov |
An outdoor festival "The Rainbow Festival '07" co-hosted. |
| 2008 Feb |
Chiune Sugihara commemoration; a social event organized with students winning "'Do the Right Thing' Essay Contest" awards. |
| 2008 Mar |
Chernobyl support activity "Rainbow Muffler Daisakusen" practiced. |
| 2008 Apr |
Hip Hop changes the world! "Shake Forward! 2008 in Osaka" held. |
| 2008 Jun |
"Shake Forward! 2008 in Kawasaki" hosted.
Its earnings used for the support of a school restoration in Ghana. |
| 2008 Jul |
"Asian Child Conference" co-hosted with the Children of the Earth's Club. |
| 2009 Apr |
A dedicated social contribution label "HARMONY EYES Record" launched.
HARMONY WALK in SHIBUYA & NEXT GATE LIVE hosted. |
| 2009 May |
3 May is the GOMI day! Ten thousands' trash pick-up walk held. |
| 2009 Jul |
Support for kids living in Smoky Mountain in Stung Meanchey, Phnom Penh, Cambodia started. |
| 2009 Aug |
"KIZUNA Peace Week" organized. Charity CDs "Chatch The Peace!" on sale. |
| 2009 Nov |
Mango tree-planting program and medical support implemented in Nairobi and other areas in Kenya with using profits from the "Catch The Peace!" CDs. |
| 2010 Jan |
Social action collective, United Earth began activities. |
| 2010 Mar |
"Wajju" became an official partner with YouTube, its first time to become an official partner in Japan as a Non-Profit Organization. |
| 2010 May |
May 3 is the GOMI day! One hundred thousand picked up waste. |
| 2010 Aug |
"KIZUNA Peace Week in 2010" hosted. More than twenty Two hundred thousands joined the event.
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| 2010 Sep |
"The Trash Pickup Culture Tour" took place in New York. |
| 2010 Oct |
"The First United Earth Festival" hosted in Osaka's Expo '70 Commemorative Park. |
| 2010 Nov |
"KIZUNA Rainbow Flag Project" started. |
| 2011 Mar |
A project for recovery of the sea "Yomigaere Umi Project" started. |
Summary
Established on the 6th October 2006
Address: KOBE International HARMONY-EYES Association (A Non-Profit Organization)
Harborland Daia Nissei Building, 1-7-4 Higashi Kawasaki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan 650-0044
Tel: +81-78-360-3358 (078-360-3358 if you call from inside Japan)
E-mail: info@harmony-eyes.jp
New York Office
708 3rd Avenue, 5th Floor
New York NY 10017
USA
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