OKI 100 Yen Fund of Love activity
OKI Group donations designated for a wide range of support activities
Launched in April 1996 as a social contribution activity that any employee can easily take part in, the OKI 100 Yen Fund of Love is a voluntary program that collects 100 yen each month from participating OKI executives and employees. The total funds collected from executives and employees, plus a matching amount contributed by OKI, is used to fund blood transport vehicles and other items for the Blood Centers of the Japanese Red Cross Society in various regions of Japan at the start of each year.
In October 2000, this activity expanded to the entire OKI Group. In addition to the activities mentioned above, three new support activities have been launched. In late March 2006, the system was revised to make it possible for each individual to be able to donate 100, 200, or 300 yen every month, instead of the previous uniform amount of 100 yen. As of April, 2011, 24 OKI Group companies participated in this program.
Activities in fiscal 2010
Donation of blood transport vehicles (¥2,999,894) --- Initiated in fiscal 1996
Blood transport vehicle donated to the Red Cross Blood Center in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture
On February 18, 2011, OKI donated a blood transport vehicle to the Red Cross Blood Center in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Equipped with emergency lights and with its rear seat section converted into a refrigerated compartment, which keeps blood at temperatures from -5°C to +20°C, the vehicle is used to transport emergency blood supplies. To date, OKI has donated three loudspeaker vans and 18 refrigerated blood transport vehicles, including the vehicle mentioned above.
Support for employment of individuals with severe disabilities (¥1,000,000) --- Initiated in fiscal 2001
Since fiscal 2001, OKI has supported the SOHO Support Project initiated in April 2000 by Tokyo Colony, a social welfare corporation. The project establishes groups of individuals with severe disabilities in the Kanto area, who are unable to commute to a job site on a daily basis, into telecommuting teams, contracting them to perform software-related tasks from home. The goal is to help physically challenged individuals achieve independent lives.
Support for voluntary organizations (¥2,400,000) --- Initiated in fiscal 2001
OKI provides financial assistance to volunteer organizations with which OKI employees are associated, based on requests from employees and the CSR Division. In fiscal 2010, we reviewed the criteria to select social action organizations to be supported as we had participated in the United Nations Global Compact. As a result, we added "compatibility with the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)" to the criteria.
Social Action Organizations as Recipients of Financial Assistance from the OKI 100 Yen Fund of Love and MDGs
| MDGs | Organizations |
|---|---|
| Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger | NPO Hunger Free World |
| Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education | NPO Action with Lao Children EDF-Japan NPO Child Fund Japan |
| Goal 5: Improve maternal health Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other disease |
NPO PH-Japan |
Action with Lao Children
Kamishibai "Little Caterpillar Looking for Leaves"
In March 2011, the NPO Action with Lao Children published a kamishibai (a storytelling tool comprised of a set of picture cards) titled "Little Caterpillar Looking for Leaves" in Laos with a financial assistance from the OKI 100 Yen Fund of Love.