Our Work

How We Work

Civic Force works under three strategic pillars in response to the needs of affected populations from the on-set of disasters to recovery and reconstruction.

  • Create Emergency Preparedness Mechanism

    Civic Force maintains various partnerships with the private sector, NGOs, and local governments during non-emergency times for quicker response and to save as many lives as possible in disasters.

  • Support Disaster-Affected Areas

    Civic Force provides a wide range of assistance activities in response to natural disasters and the changing needs of affected populations.

  • Work Across Asia

    Learn from past disaster experiences and share knowledge with partners across Asia. Civic Force maintains partnerships with various country platforms to prepare for future disasters.

Civic Force in Numbers

  • 73 partner organizations,

    103 projects*1

  • Over 1,000 corporate partners

  • 9 partner universities・municipalities

  • Over 10 emergency deployments

  • Over 3.1 billion yen (approx. USD 28 million) in donations received*2

  • Over 120,000 individual supporters*3

*As of July 2021 *1:Cumulative total  *2:Includes overhead *3:Cumulative total. Includes donors from crowdfunding websites.

Our Impact

Our Partners

Alliance Network

  •  Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD)

    Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD)

  • Airborne Rescue and Relief Operations With Search (ARROWS)

    Airborne Rescue and Relief Operations With Search (ARROWS)

  • Social Emergency Management Alliance (SEMA)

    Social Emergency Management Alliance (SEMA)

  • Saga Disaster Support Platform (SPF)

    Saga Disaster Support Platform (SPF)

Partners

Higher Education
  • SPF

    Saga University Hospital Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine

Local Governments
  • Mie Prefecture

    Mie Prefecture

  • Aichi Prefecture

    Aichi Prefecture

  • Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture

    Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture

  • Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

    Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture

  • Saga City, Saga Prefecture

    Saga City, Saga Prefecture

  • Omachi Town, Saga Prefecture

    Omachi Town, Saga Prefecture

  • Takeo City, Saga Prefecture

    Takeo City, Saga Prefecture

Corporate Partners

  • AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

  • ASKUL Corporation

    ASKUL Corporation

  • BEAMS Co., Ltd.

    BEAMS Co., Ltd.

  • Fines inc.

    Fines inc.

  • GUNZE LIMITED

    GUNZE LIMITED

  • HEADS

    HEADS

  • Hot Stuff Promotion Co., Ltd.

    Hot Stuff Promotion Co., Ltd.

  • H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

    H.U. Group Holdings, Inc.

  • istyle, Inc.

    istyle, Inc.

  • Lawson, Inc.

    Lawson, Inc.

  • L’OCCITANE JAPON K.K and L’OCCITANE GROUP

    L’OCCITANE JAPON K.K and L’OCCITANE GROUP

  • Metal bless JAPAN

    Metal bless JAPAN

  • Natural Plants

    Natural Plants

  • NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

    NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

  • OZVISION Inc.

    OZVISION Inc.

  • Richemont Japan Limited

    Richemont Japan Limited

  • Synergy Marketing, Inc.

    Synergy Marketing, Inc.

  • YUME Gijutsu

    YUME Gijutsu

  • Soumei Japan Co., Ltd.

    Soumei Japan Co., Ltd.

  • VOYAGE GROUP,Inc.

    VOYAGE GROUP,Inc.

Partner Organizations

Great East Japan Earthquake

Save the Dog; Japan Association for Refugees; Peace Boat Disaster Relief; On The Road; The NGO Collaboration Center; Yamagata Seikatsu Club; Aichi Net; Disaster Nursing Support Organization; Mori wa Umi no Koibito; Minna no Kotoba; Japan Dog Standard; Japanese Societies for Traumatic Stress Studies; All Japan Women’s Shelter Network; SONERS; Kesennuma Reconstruction Association; Network Orange; Architectural Institute of Japan; Kesennuma Volunteer Network Seikei-kai; Japan Biomass Network; Togura Fukko Shien-dan; Peace Jam; Kesennuma Future Osawa Team; Kesennuma Oshima Run Festival; Saisei Koizumi; Alice Box; PACT; Community Revitalization Project; Kesennuma Oshima Community Building Support; Slow Food Kesennuma; Peace Nature Lab; Karakuwa Designers League; Shinrin; IWATE SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS; All Round Helicopter; Osawa Neighborhood Bosai Group Relocation Project Team; Nina Jinsekikogen; Liasu Tourism Platform; Ishinomaki Revival Support Network; Bridge for Fukushima; Minami Sohma & Suginami Tomodachi Project; Full House; 3/11 Japan Nuclear Disaster Aid Association; Stage on Earth; Ishinomaki Jichiren; Sohma Aid and Rescue Team; Sanriku Hitotsunagi Nature School; Ganmbarou-Ishinomaki; Kokoro Smile Project; Kosodate Ship; Ohanashi Kororinl; Shinsei; Ohakozaki Civic Meeting

Kumamoto Earthquake

LGBT-JAPAN; The NGO Collaboration Center; Kumamoto Child & Woman Support Network; Tsujunkyo Ouen Project; Arts and Sports for Everyone; Nishihara Reborn Network; A-PAD Korea

Northern Kyushu Heavy Rain

Hikuchi Volunteer Center (Currently Re-area); Kyushu Christ Disaster Relief Center; The NGO Collaboration Center

West Japan Floods

Arts and Sports for Everyone; Soul Visiting Nurse Station; Dappi; Re-area; Okayama Mind “Kokoro”; Kyushu Christ Disaster Relief Center; The NGO Collaboration Center

Hokkaido Easter Iburi Earthquake

Iburi Nature School; ezorock

Typhoon Hagibis

The NGO Collaboration Center; Sanriku Hitotsunagi Nature School; Japan Overseas Cooperative Association; Disaster Aid Group Gorilla; Sohma Aid and Rescue Team; Nagano Sport Community Club Tohoku; ADRA Japan; HOPE APPLE

2020 July Heavy Rain

The NGO Collaboration Center; Re-area; Social Welfare Corporation Kumamoto Prefecture Single Parent Family Welfare Association; Amamira

COVID-19

ezorock; Sanriku Hitotsunagi Nature School; Arts and Sports for Everyone; Peace Jam; Caro Fukushima; World Open Heartt