The Nippon Foundation Support for Evacuees from Ukraine

Photo of evacuees from Ukraine arriving at an airport in Japan
Diagram outlining The Nippon Foundation’s support for evacuees from Ukraine. For people who evacuated to Japan and wish to stay in Japan or who wish to return to Ukraine, from fiscal 2022 The Nippon Foundation has provided (1) assistance with travel expenses, home furnishing expenses, and daily living expenses. This includes 1 million yen annually provided to 2,000 evacuees for safety and security in their daily lives. In addition, (2) grants are being provided for 127 activities being carried out by NGOs around Japan. These activities include consultation, Japanese language education, and community building. For evacuees who wish to stay in Japan, from fiscal 2023 the Foundation has (3) provided scholarships for attending Japanese language schools to help them find employment, and 116 evacuees who wish to work in Japan have entered Japanese language schools. For evacuees who wish to return to Ukraine, the Foundation is (4) providing assistance with travel and other expenses to help them return. In addition, since fiscal 2022 the Foundation has been (5) conducting on-site surveys and research, analyzing measures to address issues identified, holding symposiums, and issuing proposals. In terms of overseas support, since fiscal 2022 the Foundation has (6) dispatched 101 university student volunteers to support evacuees within Ukraine and in neighboring countries, and provided support to assist 8,832 persons with disabilities in evacuating.
Diagram outlining The Nippon Foundation’s support for evacuees from Ukraine

[Support in Japan]

Financial Assistance to Evacuees from Ukraine

We have provided assistance for travel, and we are providing assistance for living expenses for Ukrainian citizens who evacuated to Japan as a result of Russia’s invasion in February 2022 and who have a guarantor with residence status in Japan.

  • * The application period has concluded and applications are no longer being accepted.

Contact

The Nippon Foundation Office for People Displaced from Ukraine

  • Tel: 03-6891-9312 (9:00～17:00; excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays)
  • * Assistance in Ukrainian is available, but with a limited number of Ukrainian-speaking staff members, callers may be asked to wait for some time.

Grant program for NGOs supporting evacuees from Ukraine

To support local communities that receive evacuees from Ukraine, we are providing grants for activities being carried out in local communities to receive and support the lives of evacuees from Ukraine, and for collaboration among and coordination of those activities.

  • * The application period has concluded and applications are no longer being accepted.

Contact

The Nippon Foundation Office for People Displaced from Ukraine

  • Tel: 03-6891-9312 (9:00～17:00; excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays)
  • * Assistance in Ukrainian is available, but with a limited number of Ukrainian-speaking staff members, callers may be asked to wait for some time.

[Support Outside Japan]

Support for Persons with Disabilities

In cooperation with Access Israel* and The SocialWorkHUB,** we have provided support for persons with disabilities and their families who wish to or have evacuated from Ukraine to neighboring countries.

  • Details:
    • Made arrangements for 10 vehicles to be used for evacuation, and provided assistance and daily necessities to persons with disabilities and their families who wish to evacuate from Ukraine
    • Provided temporary shelter and support for daily living for persons with disabilities and their families who have evacuated to neighboring countries including Poland, Romania, Austria, Moldova, and Slovakia
  • * Access Israel was established in 1999 in Israel, a country that has experienced many years of conflict, as an NGO working to provide accessibility and independence to persons with disabilities.
  • ** The SocialWorkHUB was established in 2017 in Vienna, Austria. Since its foundation, it has been supporting people affected by conflicts.

Contact

Social Inclusion Team, Global Issues Department, The Nippon Foundation

  • Tel: 03-6229-5181

Dispatching of Japanese Student Volunteers

We have dispatched Japanese university student volunteers to distribute medical supplies, food, and other items to evacuees, manage relief supplies, and disseminate information from a base in Krakow, Poland.

Contact

Social Inclusion Team, Global Issues Department, The Nippon Foundation

  • Tel: 03-6229-5181

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