Konoha Yamanaka

It’s that time of year again! ARI’s biggest annual event, Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration (HTC), is coming soon.We recently held our first planning meeting, and participants shared many exciting and creative ideas. This year’s HTC is shaping up to be another joyful and lively two-day celebration.Save the date: October 18 (Saturday) & 19 (Sunday).Everyone is welcome come join the fun and celebrate the harvest with us!

At ARI, a PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) class was held, where participants were divided into groups based on their home regions to discuss challenges faced in their communities. PRA is a method often used in development work, where local people identify problems and think about solutions using their own knowledge and experiences.In the class, participants also worked on organizing the “causes” and “effects” of the issues they discussed. One common topic raised by many groups was waste management. Participants shared how inadequate waste disposal has led to river and soil … Read more

Special session

The other day, a participants-led community event was held with the theme “Enjoy!”Despite having only a short time to prepare, the participants came up with creative ideas and worked hard to organize fun games and delicious food.On the day of the event, the venue was filled with smiles and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.We are truly grateful to all the participants who made this wonderful time possible.Thank you so much!

a farm without ducklings?

Shimpei Murakami

Rice Transplanting

Sports Festival

soccer game

Women’s Health and Hygiene