Volunteer in Higashi Matsushima

I went to Higashi Matsushima city, Miyagi pref. to help disaster victims for a week. I lived in a tent and cleared away tsunami debris everyday. We did our best but we couldn't help them so much. Because in Higashi Matsushima area volunteers work was limited to only 4 hours a day. Most of the volunteer workers were unsatisfied because 4 hours working is not enough to finish the item.

Why the staffs limit the working hours of volunteer workers? Because they want us to finish the work before 15:00 to avoid their overtime work. If the volunteer working was finished 16:00 or 17:00, they couldn't finish their working before 17:00 because they have to make data base.

Even the time was not enough, we did our best. I think they still need more volunteer workers' help. During GW many people volunteered, but volunteer staff was refused volunteers....

I thought volunteer center staffs should improve the management of volunteer workers distributions. They waste so much time. And they also don't grasp the stricken areas' situation.

If all the people can share the suffering areas' situation, NGO groups or even individual volunteer teams can join them.....