NAPLES – “How can we help? What can we do?” said Sean Buckley.
These are the questions that ran through the mind of Naples resident and first year student at Ave Maria School of Law, Sean Buckley, following the massive tragedy in Japan.
“It’s a very sad time. It is a very unfortunate time,” said Sean Buckley.
Buckley spending four years in the country teaching English and training teachers before the disaster struck. It was in that time he was able to make many friends even finding that special someone.
“I was very fortunate to meet my fiancee at Church in Japan, which is kind of bizarre; In a Catholic Church in the country side of Japan,” said Sean Buckley.

ニジェールの政府より義援金のお知らせ

Niamey, Niger – Niger has provided humanitarian aid worth US$25,000 for earthquake victims in Japan, PANA learnt here Friday. The cheque for the amount was presented to the Resident Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Nobuyuki Yamaura, by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Seydou Abdoulkarim. Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Abdoulkarim said the gesture ‘is the modest contribution of the Government of Niger to the brotherly people of Japan which suffered tragic accidents following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the country’.

東日本大震災のニュースを聞き，子どもたちが「自分たちにできること」を考えました。考えた取り組みの一つに「被災地に応援メッセージを送る」があったので，「小学生発　PRAY FOR JAPAN」プロジェクトに参加することにしました。以下，子どもたちの描いたメッセージです。