About REBORN KYOTO
Utilizing Kimono and Obi fabrics donated from all over Japan, we support to nurture economic and mental independence of women in developing countries through providing cloth fabrication skills.
Mission
1.Women’s Empowerment
Empower and improve the status of women through their economic and mental independence.
2.International Cooperation through Cloth Fabrication Skills
Contribute to international cooperation by provide high-level cloth fabrication skills that anybody can acquire, sustain, and utilize to survive in any environment.
3.Aiming to Smile Together
Nurture independence, then become the master of one’s life together with smile.
Major Activities
1.Unique program to provide high level cloth fabrication skills (mainly held in developing countries)
Japanese dress-making experts are assigned and sent for it.
2.Sales of the goods made by trainees and graduates of the program
Their works are sold at a REBORN KYOTO Store in Kyoto, and charity sales held in various countries in order to share their achievement in an actual market.
System of REBORN KYOTO
Organization
Title | NPO Reborn Kyoto |
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Establishment | December 1979 |
Headquarter | 101 Nishirokkaku-cho, Rokkaku-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8217 JAPAN |
Contents of Service | Development assistance and international cooperation in developing countries. |
Objective | Aiming at anti-poverty and peace-building, provide vocational training of cloth fabrication skills for economically disadvantaged people in developing countries to nurture their economic independence. |
Officers | President: Masayo Kodama Director: Shigeyo Nakajima ( dressmaking leaders responsible ) Director: Satoyo Ono ( Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development ) Director: Ryoko Tsuru Director: Michiko Shibuya Auditors: Yoshiro Kitano ( Certified Public Accountants ) |