Official visit to the RHQ Support Center by President Fujiwara and board members

Refugee Assistance Headquarters (RHQ), a subordinate body of the Foundation for the Welfare and Education of the Asian People（FWEAP), provides resettlement assistance to Convention refugees and third-country resettlement refugees commissioned by the Government of Japan.

On May 10th, Dr. Masahiro Fujiwara, President of the FWEAP, Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, Vice President and Ms. Shoko Sasaki, one of the FWEAP’s board members visited the RHQ Support Center in Tokyo, where the resettlement support program is being implemented.  Due to the framework change in some contents of the related Cabinet Approval in 2019, governmental refugee reception through the Third-country Resettlement Program has been changed from once a year to twice a year, increasing the number of refugees annually accepted.  At the Center, the 21 students in three classes, who entered Japan at the end of March as the 13th group of the Third-country Resettlement Program, are currently taking Japanese language lesson, guidance for living in Japan, and other programs.  The visitors toured and observed each class.  Following welcome remarks of President Fujiwara, board members and students introduced themselves and communicated each other.  Both visitors and students enjoyed friendly and open atmosphere at the classroom visit.　

The board members also observed an online class of the Convention refugees for those participating from home.  Offering classes online makes it easier for Convention refugees living in distant places in Japan to take advantage of the RHQ’s resettlement assistance program.　

FWEAP will continue to provide support for the settlement of Convention refugees and third-country resettlement refugees so that they can make their fresh start in Japan with peace of minds.