Souledge Selected for the Nippon Foundation's 2026 Project Grant
Souledge has been selected for a Nippon Foundation grant to build a nationwide network and practical model for 'youth clinics,' supporting youth with sex and health concerns.
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- 📰 Published: April 10, 2026 at 20:00
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General Incorporated Association Souledge (Representative Director: Riho Suzuki, Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) has been selected by The Nippon Foundation to receive a grant for network formation and practical model building regarding youth clinics.
Background
In Japan, a situation still exists where children, youth, and people with worries about pregnancy find it difficult to appropriately connect with necessary support. Particularly in issues situated in the gaps between medical care, welfare, and education, support information and opportunities are easily fragmented, creating disparities in access.
Furthermore, in school environments, it is sometimes difficult to sufficiently cover specific contents regarding the pregnancy process and contraception due to the scope of curriculum guidelines and operational constraints. As a result, disparities arise in opportunities to gain knowledge about sex and health, leaving some youths unable to reach necessary information and support.
Under these circumstances, 'youth clinics' are expected to be vital hubs capable of comprehensively addressing consultations regarding sex, health, and pregnancy. However, initiatives in Japan are still scattered, posing a challenge where knowledge and practices from various frontlines are not sufficiently shared or coordinated.
Through This Selection
Through this selection, Souledge will advance initiatives to strengthen the connections between youth clinics—which are vital hubs for children, youths, and people with pregnancy-related worries—and those who need them.
Additionally, while repeating research and demonstration experiments, we will organize the knowledge gained from practices in various regions and return it to a platform as a model for how youth clinics should operate and collaborate.
The goal is a society where anyone can access appropriate support when needed, bridging the support that tends to be fragmented by region.
By expanding the support network starting from youth clinics nationwide, we aim to prepare an environment where children and youth do not have to carry worries about sex and health alone, contributing to the realization of a society where they can confidently choose their own paths in life.
Souledge will continue to work on resolving sex-related issues by repeating frontline-rooted practices and dialogues without leaning toward specific positions or adversarial structures.
Comment from Souledge Representative
Representative Director, Riho Suzuki
Over the past few years, we have supported youth clinics. We believe that the situation where support like youth clinics exists but fails to reach those who need it stems not from 'a lack of support,' but from 'a lack of designed connection mechanisms.'
While youth clinics can serve as a point of contact with children and youth, currently, they often remain individual initiatives and have yet to function as a whole society.
Through this initiative...
Background
In Japan, a situation still exists where children, youth, and people with worries about pregnancy find it difficult to appropriately connect with necessary support. Particularly in issues situated in the gaps between medical care, welfare, and education, support information and opportunities are easily fragmented, creating disparities in access.
Furthermore, in school environments, it is sometimes difficult to sufficiently cover specific contents regarding the pregnancy process and contraception due to the scope of curriculum guidelines and operational constraints. As a result, disparities arise in opportunities to gain knowledge about sex and health, leaving some youths unable to reach necessary information and support.
Under these circumstances, 'youth clinics' are expected to be vital hubs capable of comprehensively addressing consultations regarding sex, health, and pregnancy. However, initiatives in Japan are still scattered, posing a challenge where knowledge and practices from various frontlines are not sufficiently shared or coordinated.
Through This Selection
Through this selection, Souledge will advance initiatives to strengthen the connections between youth clinics—which are vital hubs for children, youths, and people with pregnancy-related worries—and those who need them.
Additionally, while repeating research and demonstration experiments, we will organize the knowledge gained from practices in various regions and return it to a platform as a model for how youth clinics should operate and collaborate.
The goal is a society where anyone can access appropriate support when needed, bridging the support that tends to be fragmented by region.
By expanding the support network starting from youth clinics nationwide, we aim to prepare an environment where children and youth do not have to carry worries about sex and health alone, contributing to the realization of a society where they can confidently choose their own paths in life.
Souledge will continue to work on resolving sex-related issues by repeating frontline-rooted practices and dialogues without leaning toward specific positions or adversarial structures.
Comment from Souledge Representative
Representative Director, Riho Suzuki
Over the past few years, we have supported youth clinics. We believe that the situation where support like youth clinics exists but fails to reach those who need it stems not from 'a lack of support,' but from 'a lack of designed connection mechanisms.'
While youth clinics can serve as a point of contact with children and youth, currently, they often remain individual initiatives and have yet to function as a whole society.
Through this initiative...