"Civic Activity Support Fund" Presentation Ceremony: 4 Million Yen Granted to 16 Organizations [Saitama]
Pal system Saitama held a grant presentation ceremony, providing 4 million yen to 16 local civic organizations addressing community issues like creating social spaces and supporting foreign residents.
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Consumers' Co-operative Pal system Saitama (Headquarters: Nishikicho, Warabi City, Saitama Prefecture, Chairperson: Yoshiko Nishiuchi) held a presentation ceremony for the 2025 "Civic Activity Support Fund" grantee organizations and a report meeting for the 2024 grantee organizations on Monday, March 23rd at the union member activity facility Pal★Terrace (Saitama City). The 2025 grant recipients were decided as 16 organizations (totaling 4 million yen) that work on creating community spaces, learning support for foreigners, and more.
### Creating connections through attendee networking
Pal system Saitama's "Civic Activity Support Fund" is a system established in 1998 to utilize the surplus obtained from business activities in the prefecture for community contribution. It financially supports civic organizations working on familiar local issues such as welfare, town development, and the environment. Since fiscal 2021, it has integrated the "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Grant" established in 2015, and also supports organizations working on reconstruction support.
For fiscal 2025, after deliberation by a steering committee composed of Pal system users, executives and employees, and external experts, and an open selection meeting by users, it was decided to grant a total of 4 million yen to 16 organizations. At the presentation ceremony, Yoshiko Nishiuchi, Chairperson of Pal system Saitama, handed the catalog to each grant recipient.
After the presentation ceremony, in addition to activity reports utilizing the support funds by the 15 organizations granted in fiscal 2024, a networking event was held by the attendees, where they communicated the regional issues they each face.
Various problems are becoming apparent in each region, such as the widening economic disparity, and the isolation of child-rearing/elderly households as well as refugees/immigrants. Pal system Saitama will continue to value connections with people facing various issues in the community, aiming to create a society of coexistence.
[Pal system Saitama "Civic Activity Support Fund"]
### Creating connections through attendee networking
Pal system Saitama's "Civic Activity Support Fund" is a system established in 1998 to utilize the surplus obtained from business activities in the prefecture for community contribution. It financially supports civic organizations working on familiar local issues such as welfare, town development, and the environment. Since fiscal 2021, it has integrated the "Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Grant" established in 2015, and also supports organizations working on reconstruction support.
For fiscal 2025, after deliberation by a steering committee composed of Pal system users, executives and employees, and external experts, and an open selection meeting by users, it was decided to grant a total of 4 million yen to 16 organizations. At the presentation ceremony, Yoshiko Nishiuchi, Chairperson of Pal system Saitama, handed the catalog to each grant recipient.
After the presentation ceremony, in addition to activity reports utilizing the support funds by the 15 organizations granted in fiscal 2024, a networking event was held by the attendees, where they communicated the regional issues they each face.
Various problems are becoming apparent in each region, such as the widening economic disparity, and the isolation of child-rearing/elderly households as well as refugees/immigrants. Pal system Saitama will continue to value connections with people facing various issues in the community, aiming to create a society of coexistence.
[Pal system Saitama "Civic Activity Support Fund"]