Hasta La Gadget!

Today we bring to you a new campaign website created by an anonymous non-profit organization to express Japan’s gratitude towards countries from all over the world which made donations and offered their support following the March 11 disaster. “Arigato From JP” is a web project that involves a collection of user generated 3-5 second “thank you” clips from people in Japan that are posted on the website’s homepage for entirely non-profit purposes.

Whats interesting is that the site contains a list of other countries and the forms of contribution (monetary donations, food, supplies, etc) they have generously made to support the Japan relief effort. With approximately 120 to choose from, users pick a country and the site teaches them how to say “Arigato,” or “thank you” in that country’s language. They then record their message of thanks via their smartphone or webcam and upload it onto the site.

As visitors are brought to the website, a random collection of thank you clips are played along with an introduction of the campaign and its purpose. By clicking on the tiles on the homepage, people from around the globe can view these messages, which are refreshed every couple of seconds.

We see a tremendous amount of effort put into reconstructing Japan and lifting the spirits of those who have lost so much, and its heart-warming to see that even at times like these, there’s a way for people to say thank you in a small way.

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