[Also active in WBC! ] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Kensuke Kondo starts supporting children based on the number of home runs and hits!
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Press release: May 9, 2024
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[Also active in WBC! ] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Kensuke Kondo starts supporting children based on the number of home runs and hits! *
It has been decided that Kensuke Kondo, who plays for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, will start supporting children in Asia through Child Fund Japan. Through performance-linked donations of 100,000 yen for each home run and 10,000 yen for each hit, we will deliver educational support to children in Asia. *
Child Fund Japan is a non-profit organization that provides
educational support and family support to children living in poverty in developing countries, mainly in Asia.*
etc. We are also working on emergency support for children in Ukraine, Palestine, and the Gaza Strip, and recently on the risks that “generative AI” poses to children.
In collaboration with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, which is actively engaged in social contribution activities, * Kensuke Kondo will make a performance-linked donation *
It has been decided that it will be done. Kondo has been involved in numerous social contribution activities, such as putting his own items up for charity auctions. This time, through Child Fund Japan, they will be supporting children in Asia and other parts of the world in the form of “performance-linked donations,” in which the donation amount is determined based on their performance in the match.
-Comment from Kondo-
We have decided to make a performance-linked donation to Child Fund Japan. As a professional baseball player, when I thought about what I could do to help, I decided on this project because I wanted to support children and their families who are suffering from poverty. Carrying out support activities linked to performance will personally motivate players to play. I will do my best to continue to be active and help as many children as possible. I also hope that through my activities, children will become interested in baseball even just a little bit.
*Donation details*
100,000 yen per home run and 10,000 yen per hit
Together with our fans, ChildFund Japan will support Kondo’s success this season so that educational support can reach as many children as possible across the ocean.
* -Kensuke Kondo player profile-*
Born in 1993. Born in Chiba Prefecture. In 2011, he was drafted 4th and joined the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. In 2022, he will exercise his overseas free agent rights and join his current club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
He played a key role in the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, to which he transferred, and last season (2023), he played in every game for the first time, and won numerous brilliant titles such as Home Run King, RBI King, Best Nine, and Golden Glove Award. He contributed to winning the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and becoming world number one in the WBC, which became a hot topic last year.
* -About the specified non-profit organization Child Fund Japan-* Since 1975, we are an international cooperation NGO that has been engaged in activities aimed at the healthy growth of children living in poverty and the independence of their families and communities, mainly in Asia. We continue to support children mainly in the Philippines, Nepal, and Sri Lanka through sponsorship programs (programs that support children while monitoring their growth through exchanging letters with local children). Additionally, ChildFund member organizations in 11 countries work together to reach 23 million people in 70 countries around the world.
We carry out activities that lead to the achievement of SDGs 1, 3, 4, 5, and 16, and in particular, engage in “child protection” activities through awareness and advocacy activities to achieve Goal 16.2 “Eradicate violence against children.” We are putting effort into
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