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Area   Inclusive Approaches   Services / Project Management   Results
Itabashi Ward, Tokyo (a major urban area)

■Population:
about 540,000
■Center-based:
Running the Sun Marina, Japan’s first clubhouse, in partnership with the municipal government has led to the actualization of mutual support.

■Needs-based:
All activities are based on the needs that surfaced from the open sharing of information between the members, staff and the people in community.
■Sources of Revenue (proportion):
Mostly subsidies

■Networks:
Expanded from the Sun Marina Advisory Board as the core
■Community:
Sun Marina has given a positive impact on the welfare policies of the municipal government. It has also encouraged the community to take concrete steps, just as the owners of local shops now have a business motto:“We, the citizens of Itabashi, put our heads together and work through our challenges together.”

■Users (families):
They have begun to feel safe and comfortable living in their community.
   
Issues Target Groups for Empowerment
Creation of a partnership to promote inclusion and prevent social isolation Mainly persons with mental disabilities Residents of Itabashi Ward