Almost a month has passed since the Kumamoto earthquake on April 4, and while scars from the disaster remain in various places, local university students are struggling as volunteers at evacuation centers.He has made an effort to take care of the evacuees, such as securing food, water, and supplies, and is pleased to be a great force in the evacuation center.
At Iseri Junior High School in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, 15 students from the local Sojo University have gathered as volunteers to support up to 1,500 evacuees.He was in charge of managing and supplying supplies sent from outside the prefecture, and when the water stopped, he carried the water in the pool with a bucket relay and fully demonstrated his youthful power to support the evacuees.
At Buntoku High School in Kumamoto City, two students from Sojo University cooperated with high school teachers and students to support 2 evacuees at most.The students staying at the boarding house stayed in the gymnasium where the evacuees lived and worked hard to distribute water and supplies.
In the latter half of Golden Week, the shortage of volunteers became a problem in various places, so the power of local university students was a great help.
Kumamoto University, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Kumamoto Prefectural University, and Sojo University resumed classes on the 9th.Tokai University Kumamoto Campus is scheduled to resume on the 16th.The Faculty of Agriculture, which suffered great damage from the Aso Campus in Minamiaso Village, is tentatively considering resuming classes at the Kumamoto Campus in Kumamoto City.