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.
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!
Meet our new intern, Lia!
Meet Lia, our new intern! 💜 We are so thrilled to have you on the team ✨
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!
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Walkathon in Nagoya
We participated in the Walkathon, an international charity festival held in Nagoya, in support of the Chubu Children’s Fund (CCF). CCF provides funding and support for initiatives that empower, educate, and inspire children living in foster homes across the Chubu region.
Thank you to everyone who took part in this fun and meaningful event. #YouMeWe
Meet our new intern, Sandra!
Join us in giving a warm welcome to Sandra, our new intern! 💜 We’re so excited to have you on this journey with us.
Meet our new intern, Max!
Welcome to the YouMeWe team, Max! 💜 We are so thrilled to have you on board ✨
Meet our new intern, Pinky!
Exciting news at YouMeWe! Join us in welcoming our new intern, Pinky. Thrilled to have you be a part of the team! 💜
Meet our new intern, Xing Yang!
Big welcome to our new YouMeWe intern, Xing! 🎉 We’re so excited to have you on the team! 💜
Meet on new intern, Ximena!
Exciting news at YouMeWe! Join us in welcoming our new intern, Ximena! 💜 Here's to new beginnings and working together!
You…Me…We…did a lot in 2024/2025
As the founder of YouMeWe, I am reminded that it all started with just a thought.
This then grew into an organization where students from all over the world came to Japan to be a part of our journey. Helping the children in Japan on their journeys.
Though YouMeWe was founded in 2018, this is the 18th year for me in the space of helping Children in orphanages grow into the best versions of themselves.
We met with our champions every week throughout 2024 and arranged about 500 presents for the children in Japan, the Philippines, and Brazil at the end of the year. We spent hundreds of hours reminding them that their future is worth cherishing.
All these incredible achievements were made possible by the unwavering support of our staff, donor partners, and volunteers. I want to extend my sincerest gratitude to everyone of you who contributed your time, money, and energy to YouMeWe.
Short is life, long is love,
Michael Perry-Clemons
Chair and founder of YouMeWe
We are making an appeal for 500 people to donate $10 per month to help have a sustainable donation base to cover the costs of the work we do.
Today our Students made their own water ring game
Our teacher Daniel Mercier asked the kids at Thanan Pagmamahal “what do you want to make today?”. They told him that they want to make a video game like the water ring toys they enjoy playing with. It was such a great unique idea. So, Daniel worked with the kids and showed them how to program a game that plays like the underwater ring toss game. Getting the Physics just right took a lot of work but the kids are very smart and they figured it out.
Our teacher Daniel Mercier asked the kids at Thanan Pagmamahal “what do you want to make today?”. They told him that they want to make a video game like the water ring toys they enjoy playing with. It was such a great unique idea. So, Daniel worked with the kids and showed them how to program a game that plays like the underwater ring toss game. Getting the Physics just right took a lot of work but the kids are very smart and they figured it out.
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Same time, next week…..for 645 weeks now
Every single week for years now our Diplomat Dan teaches “Girls in Tech” which includes the boys. We want them to learn in a fun and creative way. We also want technology to be seen as a real opportunity from a very young age.
Who do you want around you fire?
This is one of the questions on the Territory Mapping exercise.
The question is more about who do you want in your life who is in your corner? Who will support you no matter what? Who will encourage you.
When doing the training for this with two of our aged out youth, they both mentioned my name around their campfire.
I didn’t expect that and it made me feel both proud and accomplished.
We have been in their lives over ten years and continue to be there for them as they navigate their territory and life.