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Yasumi Hirose, International President of the Aizenkai
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Founded by Onisaburo in 1925, the Aizenkai
(Universal Love and Brotherhood Association)
serves as Oomoto's secular arm, with nearly
twenty branches throughout Asia, as well as
in Brazil, Africa, and Micronesia.
With the exception of Brazil, membership
outside of Japan is wholly made up of local
non-Oomoto followers. While the Aizenkai
participates in intefaith activities, its
main focus is on humanitarian works, ranging
from the building of free health clinics in
India and Nepal, to organic farming programs
in Sri Lanka.
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The Aizen Relief Fund uses donated money to provide
scholarships for children and to provide disaster
relief aid. One of the more successful of the Aizenkai's
scholarship programs is a pig-breeding project in
the Province of Marinduque, Philippines, that is
supplying the seed money to help over 400 elementary
school children work their way through school.
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Branches
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| Brazil |
Jandira HQ |
1926 |
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| India |
Madras Bangalore Mysore Delhi Turichirapalli |
1976 1978 1983 1983 1983 |
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| Sri Lanka |
Colombo Koslanda |
1979 1988 |
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| Nepal |
Kathmandu HQ Kathmandu Aizen Center Bhaktipur Patan Lumbini Aizen Center |
1986 1993 1993 1993 1993 |
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| Hong Kong |
Friendship Association |
1992 |
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| Philippines |
Manila |
1986 |
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| Nigeria |
Port Harcourt |
1983 |
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| Micronesia |
Pohnpei Republic of Palau |
1989 1995 |
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