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In this episode, Nick speaks with Meredith Smith, Media and Public Relations Director for Smile Kids Japan. Since 2008, Meredith has worked as an ALT on the JET Program and has volunteered with Smile Kids Japan since 2009. Smile Kids Japan is a volunteer organization that encourages visits to Japanese orphanages. Through its website and volunteer leadership, Smile Kids Japan helps facilitate such visits by serving as a resource for best practices and activity ideas. This is an amazing organization, and I’m glad to help share their story.
To learn more about SKJ, check out their website and facebook page. You can also follow SKJ on Twitter @SmileKidsJapan (English) or @SmileKidsJP (Japanese). Also, be sure to check out the website of Living Dreams, Smile Kids Japan’s partner organization helping orphans in the Tohoku region of Japan.
Other SKJ Resources:
Smile Kids Japan’s founder Michael Maher King speaking at TEDxTokyo on May 21, 2011.
Some great videos of volunteers interacting with the children can be seen here, and here.
Anyone interested in contacting Smile Kids Japan with questions or comments can click here.