November 6, 2014

Benevolent activities grow naturally from the lifestyle of “prayer and practice” advocated by Myochikai. After four decades of assisting people inneed in various ways, in 1990 Rev. Takeyasu Miyamoto established the Arigatou Foundation as a faith-based NGO dedicated to creating a better environment for children around the world. The activities of the Arigatou Foundation are

Prospectus for the Inauguration of the GNRC (Proposed in May 2000 by the Arigatou Foundation) As we enter the 21st century, our children, the inheritors of the Earth and the precious treasure of humanity, are living in deplorable conditions all over the world. Countless children find themselves surrounded by harsh circumstances. Some lose their lives

The Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) was inaugurated in May 2000 by a group of 294 religious leaders and grassroots child-rights workers representing all of world’s major religious traditions and 33 different nations. Deeply concerned over the suffering of the world’s children, they gathered in Tokyo to launch the GNRC at the invitation