Report 1: Paper Partition System Installation Provided at Evacuation Facilities

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The NPO: Voluntary Architects' Network (VAN) + Keio University SFC Shigeru Ban Laboratory + Tomoyuki Tanaka Laboratory Kumamoto University have installed a simple partition system made from paper tubes and fabric cloth during April 23rd and 24th.

---April 23 (Saturday)

---Taketa City, Oita Prefecture	---Taketa City Social Welfare Center ---	---10 Units
---	---Shirohara Elementary School, Taketa City	---28 Units
---Minami-Aso Town, Kumamoto Prefecture	---Minami-Aso Junior High School, Minami-Aso Town	---2 Units

---April 24 (Sunday)

---Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture --	---West Obihara Elementary School, Kumamoto City	---60 Units
-	--- Aspar Tomiai Center , Kumamoto City	---4units
---Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture	---Mashiki Town Gymnasium	---2 Units

1)--Taketa City Social Welfare Center
----Taketa City local government employees also support the partitions installation.
----Oita Prefectural Governor Mr. Katsusada Hirose was also on hand to see the results and experience the effectiveness of the partition system.

2)--Taketa City Shirohara Elementary School
----As there was a need to hold classes within the gymnasium, the partition system was installed to create 4 separate classrooms.

3)-- Minami-Aso Junior High School (formerly Nagabaru Junior High School)
----As a sample installation, 2 units were installed within the Nursing Area and the Consultation Area.

4)-- West Obiyama Elementary School
----The Kumamoto University Tanaka Laboratory and numerous volunteers cooperated to install 60 units within the gymnasium.
----Kumamoto Prefectural Governor Mr. Ikuo Kabashima and Kumamoto Mayor Mr. Kazufumi Onishi were on hand to view the installation of the partition
----system, and expressed their intentions assertively implement the system where possible.