Support for volunteer activities

In order to support activities for volunteers and NPOs, Hyogo establishes and operates "Hyogo Volunteer Plaza" [2002 started] that have functions of communication and network information service and consultation development of human resources support of funds for activites investigation research Hyogo established volunteer center at disaster-affected areas in Hyogo, maily led by Volunteer Plaza and supported acceptance of many volunteers. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, Hyogo arranged a bus service for volunteers to disaster-affected areas and installed a volunteer information center to provide timely information for volunteers' activities who visited disaster-affected areas.: Volunteer Information Center installed at Tohoku expressway
(The Great East Japan Earthquake)