My experience as a bushfire recovery volunteer - Miki

Miki brought her passion for supporting people, their health and the environment by utilising the power of food. Broadcast on the 19th of March, 2020.

Miki (right) flew from Japan to Milton NSW to participate in the bushfire relief efforts as a volunteer in February 2020. Source: Blazeaid

Source: Miki

Miki is a macrobiotic life advisor in Japan and runs a cafe in Tokyo.  She flew to Sydney in February to be part of the bushfire recovery efforts as a volunteer .

Miki has worked as a volunteer before in the disaster areas of Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.  However it was her first time to participate in a disaster relief volunteer team outside Japan.

Upon joining the volunteer group, Blazeaid, Miki wanted to share her knowledge on the health benefits of food to support volunteers and local residents.   So she decided to introduce Japanese miso to the fellow volunteers.

In the audio, Miki shares her experience as a volunteer in Milton, NSW and tells us what brought her to Australia in the first place.

Source: Miki

If you're interested in volunteering and giving donations, please visit National Bushfire Recovery Agency for more information.