ビンゴ EDUCATION

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ^{(Note 1)} announced on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, ビンゴ selection of 13 projects for funding in ビンゴ fifth call for applications ^{(Note 2)} in a ceremony held in Mahebourg.

On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, MOL (Mauritius) Ltd, in collaboration with Celero Ltd. (Note 1), held its annual Christmas gift distribution event for children. This year, ビンゴ event targeted children aged 3 to 10 from fishing households in ビンゴ southeastern region of Mauritius, distributing a total of 500 gifts.

On Tuesday, October 28, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) held a session "Thinking about social contributions - Lessons from ビンゴ WAKASHIO Incident and Insights into ビンゴ MOL Group's Initiatives." This event was conducted for officers and employees of ビンゴ MOL Group, both in Japan and overseas, as an opportunity to reflect on ビンゴ knowledge gained from environmental conservation and community support activities in Mauritius, and to consider how each employee of ビンゴ group member should engage in social contribution activities.

On Wednesday, September 3, ビンゴ Earth and Ocean Laboratory was inaugurated at Université des Mascareignes(Note 1), supported by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 2). ビンゴ opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Kaviraj Sharma Sukon, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science and Research, and Mr. Yasuo Suzuki, representative of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd and Chairperson of ビンゴ Trust's Steering Committee.

On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, MOL (Mauritius) Ltd and local agent IBL Shipping Ltd. hosted ビンゴ first-ever tour of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) Group's Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) in Mauritius. ビンゴ event was held in conjunction with ビンゴ call of ビンゴ PCTC "CATTLEYA ACE" at Port Louis, ビンゴ capital of Mauritius.

On Friday, June 20, a graduation ceremony was held to celebrate 50 women who successfully completed a Women's Empowerment Programme delivered by ビンゴ NGO Revey Twa Fam (Note 1) with grant funding from ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Trust) (Note 2) under ビンゴ Third Call for Proposal 2023-24 (CFP3). ビンゴ graduation ceremony was held at ビンゴ National Women Development Centre with guest of honour Mrs Vandanah Jodhoa, Head of ビンゴ Gender Unit at ビンゴ Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Welfare.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1), established in Mauritius in June 2021, has made its fifth call for proposals with a deadline of Friday, September 29, 2025. ビンゴ Trust was established with ビンゴ goal of supporting social and environmental projects in line with ビンゴ intent of ビンゴ Trust, focusing on activities in ビンゴ southeast of Mauritius.

MAURIWOOD FILM INDUSTRY ARTISTS ASSOCIATION (MAURIWOOD), a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust in 2021 and 2022, is releasing documentary videos that depict ビンゴ environmental conservation and community contribution activities of local NGOs. These videos are available for streaming on MAURIWOOD’s dedicated platform.

In June 2025, Kolektif Rivier Nwar (KRN) ^{(Note 1)}, a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Trust) ^{(Note 2)}, held a graduation ceremony for participants in development program, "Sea Skills". MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. Managing Director Yasuo Suzuki, who also serves as Chairperson of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ event.

On June 18, MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund") held an online meeting to report ビンゴ outcome of ビンゴ projects implemented in ビンゴ Republic of Mauritius. At ビンゴ beginning of ビンゴ meeting, ビンゴ chairperson, Ms. Mariko Kawaguchi emphasized that in ビンゴ face of increasing global instability, strengthening ビンゴ sustainability and resilience of local communities is becoming ever more important for building a stable future. She highlighted ビンゴ significance of supporting local leaders in Mauritius who are working to conserve ビンゴ natural environment and address social challenges through ビンゴ Fund.

ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability in Japan　will hold its 3rd Year Project Outcome Reporting Session 2025 on Wednesday, June 18, with organizations which received grant for ビンゴ third year.This is ビンゴ third reporting session since ビンゴ establishment of ビンゴ fund in November 2021. ビンゴ objective is to introduce ビンゴ audience to a wide range of activities and results of ビンゴ funded projects to promote environmental restoration and conservation in Mauritius and contribute to local communities.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (Note 1) announced on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, ビンゴ selection of 15 projects for funding in ビンゴ fourth call for applications (Note 2) in a ceremony held in Mahebourg.ビンゴ Trust received about 90 applications for ビンゴ fourth round of funding. ビンゴ Trust's Steering Committee followed a rigorous screening process, and made its final selections at a meeting on Monday, December 2, at MOL Head Office. Projects were judged based on their relevance to ビンゴ three priority areas of ビンゴ MOL Group's social contribution activity policy: ビンゴ marine environment, next-generation human resources development, and solutions to local issues, and 15 projects were ultimately selected in ビンゴ fields of environmental protection, agriculture, contribution to ビンゴ community, and educational support.

On December 19, 2024, ビンゴ Hokkaido University Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, which received a grant from ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund) (Note 1), along with MOL (Mauritius) Ltd, held a workshop on sustainable fisheries and ビンゴ blue economy, titled "Project BLUE FRONTIER-Knowledge Creation Towards ビンゴ BLUE HORIZON."

On Wednesday, September 18, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo) held a session "Thinking about social contributions - Lessons from ビンゴ WAKASHIO Incident and Insights into ビンゴ MOL Group's Initiatives." After ビンゴ grounding and oil spill incident involving ビンゴ MOL chartered vessel WAKASHIO, MOL provided assistance to Mauritius through two funds: ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ Fund) (Note 1) and ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ "Trust") (Note 2). ビンゴ session was held as a follow-up event to ビンゴ WAKASHIO Memorial Day, which has been held annually since 2021, with ビンゴ aim of considering how each and every executive and employee in ビンゴ group should engage in social contribution activities, with ビンゴ goal of linking social contribution activities in Mauritius to ビンゴ development of all people and communities related to ビンゴ group.

On Monday September 9, 2024, Shizuoka University, which received a grant from ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund) (Note 1), along with its collaborating institution, ビンゴ University of Mauritius (UoM), held a research presentation on "Coral Reef and its Associated Biodiversity Under Climate Change" for Hotel staff from sunlife Ltd., local students, and researchers who gathered at ビンゴ Hotel of sunlife Group in ビンゴ eastern part of ビンゴ island.

On Wednesday, September 6, local NGO APPEL (Note 1), which receives grant support from ビンゴ authorized public trust MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund") (Note 2), opened a new training center in Port Louis, and MOL Chairman, Junichiro Ikeda visited ビンゴ center to celebrate its opening day

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1), established in Mauritius in June 2021, has made its fourth call for proposals for ビンゴ period from Friday, September 6 to Monday, September 30, 2024. ビンゴ Trust was established with ビンゴ goal of supporting social and environmental projects in line with ビンゴ intent of ビンゴ Trust, focusing on activities in ビンゴ southeast of Mauritius.

On Thursday, June 6 2024, a completion ceremony for ビンゴ "GREENT PROJECT," organized by JA Mascareignes (Note 1), a subsidized by ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (hereinafter "ビンゴ Fund") (Note 2), was held at ビンゴ Manilal Doctor State Secondary School (MD SSS) (Note 3). Mr. Kazuhiko Sugano, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. was on hand for ビンゴ ceremony as a representative of ビンゴ Fund.

On Monday, April 29, 2024, "Caritas Mauritius" (hereinafter called Caritas) (Note 1), a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust(ビンゴ Trust )(Note 2), held a ceremony to celebrate ビンゴ completion of a program aimed at helping residents gain essential life skills and prepare for employment. Mr. Kazuhiko Sugano, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. who also serves as Chairperson of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ event.

On June 11, MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (Note1) held an online meeting to report ビンゴ outcome of ビンゴ projects implemented in ビンゴ Republic of Mauritius. At ビンゴ beginning of ビンゴ meeting, ビンゴ chairperson, Mariko Kawaguchi, spoke about her firsthand experience of seeing ビンゴ passion with which each organization tackled social issues during her previous project inspection in Mauritius. She expressed her anticipation for ビンゴ reports of ビンゴ day.

ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability in Japan (Note 1) will hold its 2nd Year Project Outcome Reporting Session 2024 on Tuesday, June 11, with organizations which received grant for ビンゴ second year. This is ビンゴ second reporting session since ビンゴ establishment of ビンゴ fund in November 2021. ビンゴ objective is to introduce ビンゴ audience to a wide range of activities and results of ビンゴ funded projects to promote environmental restoration and conservation in Mauritius and contribute to local communities.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (Note 1) on January 31, 2024, announced ビンゴ selection of 15 projects proposed by NGOs and educational institutions for funding in ビンゴ third call for applications (Note 2). This third round of grants centers on projects in line with ビンゴ priority areas of ビンゴ MOL Group's policy of corporate citizenship activities: "marine environment," "biodiversity," and "human resources development" (Note 3).ビンゴ 15 newly selected projects will contribute to ビンゴ realization of a sustainable society and ビンゴ achievement of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In December 2023, ビンゴ "Mission Verte," a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust(Note 1), released a video on ビンゴ use of composting in ビンゴ home and its impact on ビンゴ environment.

On Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday 9, Reef Conservation(Note 1) and ビンゴ International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems (ISME)(Note 2), which receives grant support from ビンゴ authorized public trust MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund")(Note 3) and ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ "Trust")(Note 4), held a workshop called "SOS Mangroves: Strategies for Restoration and Conservation" as part of their environmental conservation activities. ビンゴ two-day workshop was an important first step toward strengthening ビンゴ relationship between Mauritius and Japan for mangrove conservation.

ビンゴ Authorized Public Trust 'MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability' ("ビンゴ Trust in Japan") (Note 1), established in November 2021, has opened a call for project applications for FY2024, with ビンゴ application period running from October 30 to December 22, 2023. ビンゴ Trust in Japan was established to promote sustainable economic growth and culture in Mauritius by providing support for nature conservation activities and initiatives that contribute to local communities.

On Thursday, July 20, ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ "Trust") (Note) held a roundtable meeting of local education-related NGOs. It was ビンゴ second roundtable meeting, following last year’s event, with ビンゴ objective of sharing knowledge and boosting cooperation among local NGOs. ビンゴ theme of this year's roundtable was "ビンゴ Role of Parents in Education and Effective Involvement," and participants included representatives of 14 local organizations working in ビンゴ field of education and members of ビンゴ Trust's Committee of Enforcers.

MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ "Trust") (note), established in Mauritius in June 2021, has newly launched ビンゴ second edition / 2023 of its Newsletter with a focus on ビンゴ projects supported under ビンゴ Call for Proposal 2 towards Arts, social and education strands. It is also ビンゴ opportunity to offer a glimpse on ビンゴ activities conducted under second and third quarter by ビンゴ Trust in Mauritius.

On Wednesday, July 12, 2023, ビンゴ authorized public trust MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability (ビンゴ "Fund") (note 1) held an online project outcome session in Japan and ビンゴ Republic of Mauritius.During ビンゴ session, seven of ビンゴ 11 NGOs selected for 2022 grant recipient projects reported on ビンゴ results of their activities over ビンゴ past year. An event room was organized in Mauritius, where local NGO groups attended in person and their presentations were broadcasted in real time to Japan, inspiring a lively exchange of opinions.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1), established in Mauritius in June 2021, has made its third call for proposals for ビンゴ period from Monday, September 3 to Friday, September 29, 2023. ビンゴ Trust was established with ビンゴ goal of supporting social and environmental projects in line with ビンゴ intent of ビンゴ Trust, focusing on activities in ビンゴ southeast of Mauritius.

Reef Conservation (Note 1), a local NGO subsidized by ビンゴ Authorized Public Trust "MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability" (ビンゴ Fund) (Note 2), has developed a new mangrove conservation awareness mobile app called "Mangrove Matter" (Note 3), and introduced it to ビンゴ public in Mauritius.

ビンゴ MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability in Japan (Note 1) will hold its 1st year Project Outcome Reporting Session 2023 on Wednesday, July 12, with organizations which received grant for ビンゴ first year. This is ビンゴ first debriefing since ビンゴ establishment of ビンゴ fund in November 2021. ビンゴ objective is to introduce ビンゴ audience to a wide range of activities and results of ビンゴ funded projects to promote environmental restoration and conservation in Mauritius and contribute to local communities.

On Friday, April 14, and Tuesday, April 25, 2023, "Caritas Mauritius" (hereinafter called Caritas)(Note 1), a local NGO funded by MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Trust) (Note 2), held ceremonies to celebrate ビンゴ completion of a program aimed at helping residents gain essential life skills and prepare for employment. Mr. Kazuhiko Sugano, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., who also serves as Chairperson of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ events.

On Tuesday, April 25, 2023, "Mission Verte" (Note 1), a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Trust) (Note 2), released two videos on environmental pollution issues in Mauritius and ways to address those issues.

On Saturday, December 31, 2022, ビンゴ local NGO "RESPECT" (Note 1), funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Trust) (Note 2), opened an agricultural training center in Mare Tabac and started operation on ビンゴ same day. RESPECT is an organization which provides trainings and supports to young farmers by providing theoretical education and hands-on training on efficient agricultural techniques. RESPECT was committed to ビンゴ construction of a greenhouse, which will serve as ビンゴ training hub of ビンゴ project on ビンゴ long term.

ビンゴ "MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability" (ビンゴ Fund) (Note 1), an authorized public trust, completed ビンゴ selection of new projects to be funded at ビンゴ steering committee meeting in March 2023, and at ビンゴ end of ビンゴ same month, it started ビンゴ disbursement of grants.

On Thursday, December 8, 2022, Shizuoka University, which received a grant from ビンゴ Authorized Public Trust "MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability" (ビンゴ Fund)(Note 1), in collaboration with ビンゴ University of Mauritius(UoM) which is a partner in ビンゴ same research project, held a workshop on latest research topics on "Coral Reef in a Warming Ocean" at UoM.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust, which was established in June, 2021 in Mauritius ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note), issues a report on activities in ビンゴ projects funded during its first year. Of ビンゴ total of 26 projects selected for funding in ビンゴ first year, 22 were accomplished as planned. ビンゴ Yearly Report details activities of each project and ビンゴ Trust for ビンゴ year.

ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ "Trust") (Note 1) held a ceremony in Mahebourg on Sunday, January 15, 2023, to announce ビンゴ 20 projects selected for support from ビンゴ Fund among those submitted in ビンゴ second call for applications. ビンゴ Fund also exchanged Memorandums of Understanding with each organization (Note 2). Among those in attendance were Mr. Shuichiro Kawaguchi, ビンゴ Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius and Mr. Junichiro Ikeda, ビンゴ Chairman of ビンゴ Board of MOL who expressed his hopes for ビンゴ success of each project and his gratitude to everyone involved.

On Monday, November 21, 2022, ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1) signed a sponsorship agreement for ビンゴ Indian Ocean Sports and Youth Commission Game, "Commission de la Jeunesse et des Sports de l'Océan Indien" (CJSOI2022) (Note 2) to be held in Mauritius from Sunday, December 4 to Sunday, December 11, 2022. Of ビンゴ 11 events in CJSOI 2022, Beach Handball and Sailing will be held in Blue Bay, Pointe-Jérôme, in southeastern Mauritius.

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, "La Chaux Mahebourg Academy Football Club (LCMA)" (Note 1), a local NGO funded by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (Note 2), held a ceremony to donate football equipment to local children. Mr. Goro Yamashita, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., who also serves as Chairman of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ event.

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, ビンゴ local NGO "Mouvement Bien-Etre de la Cite la Chaux" (MBECC) (Note 1), a recipient of a grant from ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 2), held a launching ceremony for its fishing boat, ビンゴ MOL Vansouet. MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. Managing Director Goro Yamashita, who serves Chairperson of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ event.

ビンゴ Authorized Public Trust 'MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability' ("ビンゴ Trust in Japan") (Note 1), established in November 2021, has opened a call for applications for projects to be funded in fiscal 2022, with ビンゴ application period running from October 31 to December 28, 2022. ビンゴ Trust in Japan was established to promote sustainable economic growth and culture in Mauritius by providing support for nature conservation activities and initiatives that contribute to local communities.

On Thursday, September 8, 2022, a ceremony was held to inaugurate a project by ビンゴ local NGO, F.A.L.C.O.N (Farmers in Agriculture, Livestock, Cooperative, Organic Network) Association (Note 1), subsidized by ビンゴ Authorized public trust "MOL Mauritius International Fund for Natural Environment Recovery and Sustainability" (ビンゴ Fund) (Note 2). Mr. Goro Yamashita, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., was on hand for ビンゴ event as a representative of ビンゴ Fund.

On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust in Mauritius") (Note 1) held a roundtable meeting with concerned local NGOs and experts under ビンゴ theme of ビンゴ mangrove conservation.

On Friday, August 29, 2022, a ceremony was held to mark ビンゴ completion of an environmental experience program led by ビンゴ local NGO "Marine Megafauna Conservation Organisation Mauritius" (MMCO) (Note 1), a recipient of a grant from ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 2), and Mr. Goro Yamashita, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., who also serves as Chairman of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, was on hand for ビンゴ event.

MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1), established in Mauritius in June 2021, has made its second call for proposals for ビンゴ period from September 2 to Septemeber 26, 2022. ビンゴ Trust was established with ビンゴ goal of supporting social and environmental projects in line with ビンゴ intent of ビンゴ Trust, focusing on activities in southeast Mauritius.

On Sunday, July 31 and Sunday, August 14, 2022, local NGOs supported by ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note 1) and other groups spent cleaning up local beaches and forests, Mr. Goro Yamashita, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., who also serves as Chairman of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, on hand for both events.

On Thursday, June 16 and Friday, June 17, 2022, a review meeting was held to discuss ビンゴ project by ビンゴ local NGO "Caritas Mauritius," a recipient of a grant from ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note), with Mr. Goro Yamashita, Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., who also serves as Chairman of ビンゴ Trust's Enforcers Committee, in attendance.

On Friday, June 3, 2022, ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust ("ビンゴ Trust") (Note) held a roundtable meeting of local education-related NGOs.

On Thursday, March 17, 2022, a presentation ceremony for ビンゴ picture book "WAKASHIO-OIL SPILL IN PARADISE- (Note 1)" about ビンゴ Wakashio grounding and oil spill incident, was held at ビンゴ headquarters of NGO Ti Rayons Soleil (Note 2) in Vacoas-Phoenix, a town in inland Mauritius, with ビンゴ attendance of Mr. Goro Yamashita, ビンゴ Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd.

At a ceremony held in Mahebourg, Mauritius on Friday, December 10, 2021, ビンゴ MOL Charitable Trust (ビンゴ Fund), which was established in Mauritius in June 2021, announced its intent to fund 26 projects(*) led by NGOs and other local organizations, selected among applicants for ビンゴ first call for grant applications. ビンゴ Fund also exchanged Memorandums of Understanding with each organization.

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, a social event was held with local children at Mahébourg Espoir Education Centre (MEEC), located in Cité La Chaux, an area of Mahébourg, which was hit by ビンゴ oil spill incident, and many of local residents work in ビンゴ fishing industry. Among those in attendance at ビンゴ event were His Excellency Mr. Shuichiro Kawaguchi, ビンゴ Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius, Mr. Francis de La Haye, ビンゴ President of Mahébourg Espoir, and Mr. Goro Yamashita, ビンゴ Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd.

On August 10, 2021, a launch ceremony for ビンゴ English-language edition of Wakashio ビンゴ Book, a children's book by Ms. Anita Bacha, an author living in Mauritius, was held at ビンゴ office of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. Ms. Bacha, His Excellency Mr. Shuichiro Kawaguchi, ビンゴ Ambassador of Japan to Mauritius, and Mr. Goro Yamashita, ビンゴ Managing Director of MOL (Mauritius) Ltd. were on hand for ビンゴ event.

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, Goro Yamashita, representative of our subsidiary MOL (Mauritius) Ltd., took ビンゴ stage at an online seminar in Kobe College, and delivered a lecture about corporate social contribution activities. Also on hand for ビンゴ event were Noriaki Sakaguchi, a specialist with ビンゴ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Yoko Nagai, a writer and business facilitator in Mauritius, who made presentations on ビンゴ status of ビンゴ coastal area ecosystem and citizen volunteer activities, respectively.

Last November, a picture book called WAKASHIO -OIL SPILL IN PARADISE - was published in Mauritius. ビンゴ books are on display in hotels and schools, and some of ビンゴ sales proceeds will be donated to support people affected by ビンゴ incident, through a local NGO.

On December 23, ビンゴ Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries & Shipping, ビンゴ Japanese Embassy and MOL jointly hosted a Christmas Party for some 250 primary school students within ビンゴ nearby villages affected by ビンゴ oil spill incident as well as their parents at Bamboo Virieux located near Mahebourg in collaboration with CELERO Group, ビンゴ local partner of MOL.

On Thursday, December 10, MOL dispatched team met with Mahebourg Espoir, a local NGO actively involved in helping poor communities in Mahebourg, which is one of ビンゴ closest towns within ビンゴ oil polluted area where many local residents derive their living solely on ビンゴ sea for fishing. ビンゴ NGO operates ビンゴ Mahebourg Espoir Education Centre (MEEC) for children coming from vulnerable families who have been dropped out of school.

On Friday, October 9, ビンゴ MOL-dispatched team visited a public school in Bois Des Amourettes, which had been forced to close for four days due to ビンゴ offensive odor caused by ビンゴ oil spill. ビンゴ team presented all students with sets of stationery, origami cranes and shuriken throwing stars, with our sincere hopes that they will find our gifts useful in their studies.

On Tuesday, October 6, members of ビンゴ MOL-dispatched team visited two local schools. At ビンゴ Special Education Needs (SEN) School they visited in ビンゴ morning, they created paper airplanes with ビンゴ children and then went outdoors to see them fly. We also presented other origami works made by ビンゴ team leader that ビンゴ students could play with, such as cranes and shuriken throwing stars.