Grants
Run for the Cure® Foundation is a nonprofit organization that funds breast cancer education and awareness programs throughout Japan, donates mammography equipment to rural screening centers, trains technicians, and funds free screenings for medically underserved Japanese women.
Funding programs
The Foundation purchased and donated four GE Performa mammography and biopsy machines to rural clinics in Chiba and Osaka.
- Chiba Kensei Clinic
- Chiba Shintoshin Rurbun Clinic
- ITOUJI Clinic
- Toyonaka Watanabe Hospital
- Iryo houjin Kenjinkai Fujikake Hospital
- Matsubara Women's Clinic
Run for the Cure Screening Program
The Run for the Cure® Foundation, in conjuction with our partner hospitals, funds mammography screenings. Unfortunately in Japan, preventive screenings are not covered by the National Heath Insurance system. Through the RFTC screening
program, some 4,000 women will benefit through funded mammograms.
Educational Initiatives
The Foundation provided a grant to the Japan Society of Breast Health for training seminars for 400 local and industrial nurses on the importance of breast self-examination, and we donated 50 breast model kits with training DVDs in Japanese.
The St. Luke's College of Nursing received funding for a breast cancer awareness program for lactating women whose babies are weaning, plus 2,000 illustrated booklets on the proper way to self-examine.
For information on how to apply for a grant contact:
Taro Irei
Director of Development
NPO Run for the Cure® Foundation
Kamiyama Ambassador 108
18-6 Kamiyama-cho
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0047
Tel:03-3466-4798 Fax:03-3466-4799
E-mail: tirei@runforthecure.org