A Model for "Visualizing Women's Voices" Starting from a Regional Area: "Lien Cafe #01: Moms' Real Talk Tea Party" to be Held
The Japan Single Mother Support Association will hold "Lien Cafe" in Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture. The event aims to make the personal concerns of mothers visible as social issues by providing a space for them to share their true feelings, building a foundation for collaboration with government and businesses.
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The Japan Single Mother Support Association (Representative Director: Michiko Enari) will hold "Lien Cafe #01: Moms' Real Talk Tea Party" on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at the satellite office "Lien," which is operated under a commission from Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture.
This event is a dialogue-based program aimed at visualizing the issues and discomforts that women raising children feel in their daily lives, and reframing them as social issues that the community, businesses, and government should tackle together.
Background: This is not an issue for a specific group, but a challenge for society as a whole
The worries of mothers raising children are often treated as individual problems, but in reality, they are issues of social structure that affect everyone, such as:
・Balancing work and childcare
・Information gaps
・Delayed decision-making due to isolation
・Career interruption and reconstruction
Through its support activities, the Japan Single Mother Support Association has realized that these issues are common not only to single mothers but to all child-rearing households, regardless of marital status.
That is why this initiative emphasizes shifting the perspective from "support for a few" to "an issue for society as a whole to address."
What is "Lien"?
"Lien" is a satellite office operated by the Japan Single Mother Support Association and is a community hub operated under a commission from Susaki City, Kochi Prefecture.
It functions as a place where local women can
・Speak their minds with peace of mind
・Obtain information and connections
・Think about their next step
It is not just a place to be, but plays the role of a hub that, in collaboration with the government, visualizes the voices of women and child-rearing households as social issues.
Event Overview: "Lien Cafe #01: Moms' Real Talk Tea Party"
At this event, participants will share the anxieties and frustrations they feel in their daily lives and verbalize individual issues as "social issues."
▼Features
・Designed for small groups to allow for comfortable conversation
・A dialogue-centered program that does not seek a single right answer
・Covers a wide range of topics such as childcare, work, and life
This initiative is positioned not just as a networking event, but as "building a foundation to reflect real voices from the ground in policies and services."
Significance for Companies and Municipalities
This initiative also offers the following value to companies and municipalities:
1. Acquiring the real voices of consumers
Directly collect true opinions that cannot be seen in formal surveys
2. Improving the effectiveness of women's empowerment and childcare support measures
Enables policy design based on on-the-ground issues
3. Visualizing and responding early to regional issues
Identify potential problems early and lead to countermeasures
4. Building a new support model through co-creation
Creating a sustainable mechanism through collaboration between government, companies, and support organizations