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| Yasumi Hirose, International President of the Aizenkai |
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, member-ship outside of Japan is wholly made up of local non-Oomoto followers. While the Aizenkai participates in interfaith activities, its main focus is on humanitarian work, 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 most 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
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| Brazil |
Jandira HQ |
1926 |
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| India |
Madras |
1976 |
| Bangalore |
1978 |
| Mysore |
1983 |
| Delhi |
1983 |
| Turichirapalli |
1983 |
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| Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
1979 |
| Koslanda |
1988 |
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| Nigeria |
Port Harcourt |
1983 |
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| Nepal |
Kathmandu HQ |
1986 |
| Kathmandu Aizen Center |
1993 |
| Bhaktipur |
1993 |
| Patan |
1993 |
| Lumbini Aizen Center |
1993 |
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| Hong Kong |
Friendship Association |
1992 |
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| Philippines |
Manila |
1986 |
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| Micronesia |
Pohnpei |
1989 |
| Republic of Palau |
1995 |
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Lighting candles of all religions to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Aizenkai Madras Branch
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