From May 1st to 31st, JOICFP will participate in EXPO 2005 in Nagoya (see http://joicfp.or.jp/eng/e-news/2004_dec/13-EXPOForEnews.php)

As part of its campaign to raise awareness of the needs of safe motherhood, JOICFP is asking people all over the world to send "letters to their mother" for display in the JOICFP pavilion.

The themes of the letters are open, for example "What my mother means to me," or "The color of my mother," or "Who my mother is." The letters can be written on any circular suitable medium, such as paper, cloth or wood, and need to be less than 10 inches/25 centimeters in diameter. A picture of the writer with age and location accompanying the text would be appreciated.

Entries are requested from both genders of all ages.

JOICFP is also looking for volunteers who can engage in public activities such as beating a Tanzanian drum or reading from a picture book, in the JOICFP pavilion in the NGO Global Village at the expo.

Please send your letters and offers to volunteer by email, fax or airmail to:

expo@joicfp.or.jp

JOICFP EXPO Officer
Hoken-Kaikan Shinkan,
1-10 Ichigaya Tamachi,
Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo 162-0843,
Japan

Fax: ++81-3-3235-7090