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Aizenkai


Yasumi Hirose,
International President of the Aizenkai

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.


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.

Branches


Brazil Jandira HQ 1926

India Madras
Bangalore
Mysore
Delhi
Turichirapalli
1976
1978
1983
1983
1983

Sri Lanka Colombo
Koslanda
1979
1988

Nepal Kathmandu HQ
Kathmandu Aizen Center   
Bhaktipur
Patan
Lumbini Aizen Center
1986
1993
1993
1993
1993

Hong Kong    Friendship Association 1992

Philippines Manila 1986

Nigeria Port Harcourt 1983

Micronesia Pohnpei
Republic of Palau
1989
1995


Lighting candles of all religions to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Aizenkai Madras Branch.