About Charity Activities

Race Slogan

Together, We Create a Rainbow

The Osaka Marathon supports 30 charity partners working across its seven charity themes.

To support education
To support the city of Osaka
To save lives
To support health and welfare
To conserve our natural environment
To support cooperation
To promote social equality

Running makes a difference for someone.

Under the slogan 'Together, We Create a Rainbow.', the Osaka Marathon aims to foster a culture of charity by providing opportunities to many people, including all participating runners, spectators, volunteers and other, to get involved in charitable causes.

We invite you to join us in energizing the Osaka Marathon’s charity initiatives by supporting organizations active in 7 charity themes: 'To support education' 'To support the city of Osaka' 'To save lives' 'To support health and welfare' 'To conserve our natural environment' 'To support cooperation' and 'To promote social equality'. Through these partner organizations, we aim to provide opportunities for everyone, whether running, providing support, or cheering from the sidelines, to participate in the charity effort in their own unique way.

Charity Partners (Content of Activities) List

Osaka Marathon 2027 Charity Partners

Name of Charity Partner (★ New Partner) (*)

Activities, etc.

OISCA: Content of Activities

An overseas NGO based in Japan that develops human resources and creates forests in 41 countries and regions.

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Kaikaku Project: Content of Activities

Committed to activities on the theme of "Solving Social Issues Through Sports"

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Cancer Support Community Japan: Content of Activities

Providing emotional support to cancer patients and their families

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University: Content of Activities

Conducting research on iPS cells for medical applications

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Good Neighbors Japan: Content of Activities

Supporting development, working to combat child poverty, and providing emergency assistance at times of natural disaster, both in Japan and overseas

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Certified Non-Profit Organization CLACK: Content of Activities

IT learning and career education support for senior high school students facing hardships

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Befrienders Worldwide, Osaka Japan: Content of Activities

Providing emotional support to people suffering from suicidal thoughts and bereaved families of suicide victims

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
SakuraLine311: Content of Activities

Highlighting the extent of the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake through a cherry tree planting project

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning: Content of Activities

Strive for a world where no women and girls suffer from unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, or violence

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children: Content of Activities

Engaged in activities to protect the future of children by providing vaccines to developing countries

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
NPO Sodateage Net: Content of Activities

Employment support for young people facing social isolation, such as hikikomori (severe social withdrawal), NEET and other

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Certified non-profit organization DxP: Content of Activities

Providing a safety net and opportunities for young people facing economic hardship and other challenges

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
TABLE FOR TWO International: Content of Activities

Promoting better health in both developing and developed countries to combat obesity and hunger

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
NPO together: Content of Activities

Continuing to provide support as a bridge between people with disabilities and society

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan: Content of Activities

Operation of Ronald McDonald Houses for sick children and their families

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
AAR Japan (Association for Aid and Relief, Japan): Content of Activities

An international NGO that supports people facing hardships due to conflict, disasters, and other crises

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Non-Profit Organization Japan IDDM Network: Content of Activities

Supporting people with type 1 diabetes and their families, and providing grants for research aimed at eradicating the disease

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Nippon Asia Baseball Friends CLUB LALIGURANS: Content of Activities

International cooperation activities with Asia through sports such as baseball and running

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Japan CliniClowns Association: Content of Activities

Supporting the inner strength of hospitalized children, their siblings, and their families

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Japan International Food for the Hungry: Content of Activities

Self-reliant development, food, and education support to help solve the issues of hunger and poverty around the world

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development: Content of Activities

Supporting the lives of people in Japan and overseas who are suffering from poverty, conflict, and disasters

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Nippon Volunteer Network Active in Disaster: Content of Activities

Providing disaster relief and recovery support in times of emergency, and disaster preparedness awareness activities in normal times

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
NPO HELLOlife: Content of Activities

Working to realize a society where everyone can work and live in their own way

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Piece of Syria: Content of Activities

Educational support for Syrian children deprived of educational opportunities by war

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Pool Volunteer: Content of Activities

Providing swimming instruction to children with disabilities under the slogan “Making the world of water barrier-free!”

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
NPO Florence: Content of Activities

Comprehensively addressing social issues in the fields of children and child-rearing in Japan

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
HOPE International Development Agency: Content of Activities

Supporting the self-reliance of local communities in developing countries through water, sanitation, and education support

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Mothers' and Children's Health Welfare Association (★): Content of Activities

An organization that addresses anxiety and isolation in child-rearing and supports the healthy growth of children

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
ME-RISE2: Content of Activities

Providing community life support for children in financial hardship, people with disabilities, young people, and others

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal
Wagamachi Nishinari Kosodatenet: Content of Activities

“Raising children together, anytime and anywhere,” with children’s lives at the very center

Charity Theme

SDGs Goal