Social Contribution Activities Overview

ORIX has donated assistive vehicles that can be used by people in wheelchairs since 2006. These vehicles are a great means of transportation for physically disabled individuals and also serve as an opportunity for interaction. Donations have been made to 25 facilities so far.
In 2011 ORIX donated a total of 35 assistive and regular vehicles to social welfare facilities primarily in the costal regions of Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures as a part of its support to the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

ORIX invites children in foster care and facilities for the disabled to visit Enoshima Aquarium. The children also joined in hands-on learning experiences.

ORIX invites over 400 children a year from foster care facilities to Kyocera Dome Osaka and Hotto Motto Field Kobe to watch professional baseball games. ORIX employee volunteers also join and cheer along at the exciting games.

ORIX Real Estate has been inviting Okinawan children to participate in the Project to Salve the Coral Reefs of Okinawa since its inception in July 2008. The children tried their hands at building stands for transplanting coral seedlings while learning about the seas surrounding Okinawa which are home to world-renowned coral reefs. Through this program ORIX aims to instill in the children a deeper understanding of nature and environmental protection.

Every December an art exhibition is held for children and people with disabilities during Disabled Person's Week. The aim of this exhibition is to give disabled individuals an opportunity to express themselves and participate in society and to deepen the public's understanding of disabilities. ORIX agrees with the intent of the exhibition and has awarded the “ORIX Award” to two outstanding entries every year since 2007.

ORIX participates in activities contributing to the development and popularization of music in Japan, fosters young musicians, supports disabled artists and participates in music festivals. ORIX also invites junior high and high school students and people with disabilities to attend concerts, providing them with opportunities to hear live music.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake ORIX also supported mini-concerts held by the New Japan Philharmonic at disaster area hospitals and community centers.

ORIX, in cooperation with the international NGO Minsai Center build an ORIX Eduction Development Center (library and computer lab) at two schools (Baan Houysalo and Baan Na Kae schools) in northeast Thailand in 2007 and 2008 as a part of international cooperation.

The Darunee ORIX Scholarship* is available to the pupils at the schools in Baan Houysalo and Baan Na Kae that have ORIX Education Centers. Funding for the scholarship is through the collection of miswritten postcards by ORIX employees which are exchanged for cash and the ORIX Foundation provides matching funds.

*The Darunee ORIX Scholarship was created when the ORIX Foundation joined in participation with the Minsai Center's Darunee Scholarship. The scholarship is named Darunee after the first child who received the scholarship.