Pinky Win 6/30/25 Pinky Win 6/30/25

World Music Day at Matsubaen with Société Générale

Spent an amazing afternoon celebrating World Music Day at Matsubaen with wonderful performances, lots of smiles, and dancing to パフリカ with everyone 🎶🌸
Thank you to everyone who joined us and to our amazing partner Société Générale for making this special day possible 💜
#WorldMusicDay #YouMeWe

Kevin Kinno 6/27/25 Kevin Kinno 6/27/25

Colt Wellbeing Charity Challenge

We are pleased to announce that YouMeWe has been selected as the recipient of the funds raised during the Colt Wellbeing Charity Challenge scheduled for September.

Below, you will find the button for donations in Japanese Yen (JPY).

donate here (JPY)

Pinky Win 6/25/25 Pinky Win 6/25/25

European Business Council in Japan Sustainability Committee Event

On July 25th, Michael Perry-Clemons of YouMeWe joined Cynthia Usui from the Single Mother Forum at the EBC (European Business Council in Japan) Sustainability Committee event to speak on the importance of social inclusion and support for underserved communities in Japan.

Michael gave a powerful presentation and shared YouMeWe’s mission to empower children in institutional care as they transition to adulthood by providing digital literacy, access to education, and dedicated mentorship!

Pinky Win 6/19/25 Pinky Win 6/19/25

July Bonus Day

Don’t forget to save the date! YouMeWe is participating in Global Giving’s July Bonus Day, where all your donations can be matched for a 24-hour window.

Pinky Win 6/18/25 Pinky Win 6/18/25

Thank you 3M!

We are thrilled to welcome the 3M Impact Global Network to Japan for their volunteer engagement. Over the next two weeks, YouMeWe will be collaborating with the team to refine our strategy and more clearly articulate our mission. Thank you, 3M, for your support and partnership!

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Meet our new intern, Lia!

Meet Lia, our new intern! 💜 We are so thrilled to have you on the team ✨

Pinky Win 6/12/25 Pinky Win 6/12/25

Thank you for the love letters

Thank you, Salesforce, for the wonderful Love Letters! “Love Letters” is a program that brings literacy to life by providing handmade literacy kits to children in underserved communities. Each kit includes 26 beautifully crafted flashcards—from A to Z—designed to support early reading skills and open the door to a lifelong love of learning. This initiative is making a meaningful impact, helping to build a foundation for future success, one letter at a time.

We’re deeply grateful for your continued support, Salesforce!

Pinky Win 6/12/25 Pinky Win 6/12/25

Tokyo Katei Gakko Event

We recently partnered with JICEF and YFF to hold a cultural learning event at Tokyo Katei Gakko where students got the opportunity to learn about Turkey, make and try out some Turkish cuisine and do a group art project. The kids had so much fun and we thank everyone who participated.

Gio Cannegieter 6/10/25 Gio Cannegieter 6/10/25

A warm thank you to Le Wagon

We would like to thank Le Wagon for their generous donation of laptops and other peripheral devices! Learn more about Le Wagon on their website: https://www.lewagon.com/tokyo

Michael Clemons 6/7/25 Michael Clemons 6/7/25

Working with Matsubaen and Societe Generale

Recently, we conducted a workshop with Societe Generale about presentation-making skills. The kids made presentations about their hopes and dreams for their future. We thank everyone who was involved. @societegenerale #YouMeWe

Dan Mercier 6/7/25 Dan Mercier 6/7/25

SOS Village in the Philippines has great programming lessons

SOS Village Lessons

After spending the last few months focused on learning with Night Zoo Keeper our students at SOS Village requested to start programming again. The kids asked to make a game where you drive a vehicle on rolling grass hills. It was a fun challenge to draw the vehicles and make the rolling green hills to drive around. The kids worked really hard and did a great job.

Dan Mercier 6/7/25 Dan Mercier 6/7/25

Amazing lesson at Thanan in the Philippines

We a teaching great lessons in the Philippines.

Our students are explain what game they want to make today.

Today our teacher Daniel Mercier worked with the kids of Thanan Home in the Philippines to develop a new game of their own design. The children showed him one of their favorite toys and asked to develop a similar game. They started by creating the art and laying out the world of the game. Getting the marble physics just right was really difficult but the kids kept working on it and it all came together.