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ACTION

Build Back Better than Before Creative Reconstruction

〔Efforts in Hyogo〕

The plan aims not merely to restore the previous status quo but to carry out a slogan of "Creative Reconstruction" adopting a perspective of a society that allows for harmonious coexistence, where people could live in harmony with nature with others, and with their community, and policy and projects based on the plan are developed.

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Empowerment of gender perspectives in reconstruction

Hyogo's reconstruction initiatives was based on the stated philosophy of male-female joint participation supported by the Hyogo Prefectural Gender Equality Promotion Center and strove to promote female participation in the reconstruction programs by encouraging female citizens to participate in decision-making opportunities and through relevant empowerment activities.