Certified NPO AYA Selected as Donation Recipient for Green Ponta Action's "Everyone's Support Project"

Certified NPO AYA (Location: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director: Yuki Nakagawa), which aims to create a society without "experiential disparities" for children with illnesses and disabilities, children requiring medical care, and their families, has been selected as a donation recipient for the "Everyone's Support Project" of the "Green Ponta Action" smartphone app provided by Loyalty Marketing, Inc. During the period from Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to Tuesday, June 30, anyone can easily support the "AYA Inclusive Film Screening" activities, which provide movie-watching experiences to children requiring medical care and children with disabilities. We kindly ask for your support.

What is Green Ponta Action's "Everyone's Support Project"?

"Green Ponta Action" is an app that aims to expand the circle of SDGs and realize a future where everyone can live happily, by connecting communities, companies, and consumers under the keyword "SDGs."

Within the app, you can earn Ponta points through various actions, such as declaring actions you'll take today, reading articles to learn about SDG initiatives, or walking for your health.

The "Everyone's Support Project" is an initiative where Green Ponta Action users vote for a theme they want to support, and Loyalty Marketing, Inc. provides support according to the voting ranking. Anyone who is a Green Ponta Action user can easily participate.

How to Participate

① Download the Green Ponta Action app from the official website (https://www.ponta.jp/c/greenponta/app/)

② Vote for "Child Support" from the projects in the "Everyone's Support Project." You can vote once a day.

③ On the day you vote for "Child Support," the donation generated by the actions you perform within the app will be donated to the "AYA Inclusive Film Screening" activities, which provide movie-watching experiences to children requiring medical care and children with disabilities.

The AYA Inclusive Film Screenings are held nationwide to provide movie-watching experiences for children with illnesses and disabilities. Participants have commented, "If I hadn't known about this opportunity, I would have given up on coming to the cinema for life." Your votes will be a great power to expand these activities.

Activities of NPO AYA

AYA was established on June 29, 2023, with the mission of "providing opportunities for children requiring medical care, children with disabilities, and their families to broaden their worldview through sports, arts, and culture."

In Japan, there are approximately 20,000 children requiring medical care [*1], approximately 900,000 children with disabilities [*2], and approximately 250,000 children with rare diseases [*3], and they face various restrictions in their daily lives. A child requiring medical care refers to a child who requires constant medical care (respiratory management with a ventilator, tracheal suction, and other medical procedures) to lead a daily and social life. There is a societal need to support the daily and social lives of children requiring medical care and children with disabilities.

AYA aims to provide experiences that children and their families might have had to give up due to illness or disability, in a safe environment. The "Inclusive Film Screenings," where medical professionals such as doctors and nurses accompany all events, and where it's "OK for children to make noise or not sit still," and "OK to administer infusions, nutritional supplements, or use medical equipment such as ventilators," achieved the goal of holding events in all 47 prefectures nationwide on February 1, 2026. In addition, AYA has delivered various "exciting moments," such as sports viewing and sea bathing in the Ogasawara Islands.

*1) FY2019 Comprehensive Welfare Promotion Project for Persons with Disabilities: Survey on the living conditions of children and families requiring medical care. Report. *2) 2023 Edition, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare White Paper, Data Section, "9 Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities": Self-support benefits related to welfare services for persons with disabilities. Detailed data. *3) Nippon Foundation Program to Support Children with Rare Diseases and Their Families. About the initiative.

Inquiries regarding this matter

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