The Asia Africa International Voluntary Foundation is a general incorporated foundation rooted in Tsubosakadera Temple in Nara Prefecture. Under the ideal "A compassionate heart, broad and deep," it mainly supports education and people with disabilities in India and Uganda. It has also begun supporting students from Asia who wish to work in Japan.
Its website has pages for its activity sites: Lopa Mudra School, Sampurna and TDKSP in India, and Ngobya School in Uganda. Its blog reports donations of textbooks and supplementary materials to the SRI RAMAKRISHNA school on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, funded by sales of goods on the temple grounds and other sources. The April 2026 donation is to be used for the studies of 200 pupils from grades 1 to 6.
It also supports Japanese-language classes in Delhi and Agra in India, an exchange program between Vietnamese nursing students and welfare facilities in Japan, and Japanese-language classes in Indonesia. The most recent update on the website is an activity report from April 2026.
Key points
- Rooted in Tsubosakadera Temple in Nara, supporting education and people with disabilities in India and Uganda
- Turns sales of goods and donations on the temple grounds into textbooks and teaching materials for schools
- Also runs programs linking Japan and Asia, such as Japanese-language classes and welfare facility exchanges
Why this organization's work stands out
Donations and sales at a temple deeply rooted in its community lead to teaching materials for schools overseas, a visible form of support. The blog also shares scenes such as school lunches, which make daily life there feel close.
Beyond education support, its wide-ranging exchange-centered work, including Japanese-language education and international exchange in the welfare field, is also notable.
Editor's comment
It feels like a warm initiative that supports children's learning around the world from a temple. I also feel respect for how long they have kept at it.
Activity reports and ways to support are introduced on the official website. Please take a look.