About Us

About Us

HISTORY

HISTORY

Dec. 2006 Through the event for the 40th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Singapore called "Spotlight Singapore in Tokyo", the current directors joined the cause of Business Times Budding Artists Fund in Singapore and started to seek what we can do for the needy children in our own society.
Apr. 2007 Establishing Budding Artists Fund Japan and setting up the web site "Kodomo Chikyu Channel" as its engine, which was given up about one year later
Jan. 2008 The 1st visual art workshop for children in public
Sept. 2008 The 1st visual art workshop at a foster home
Dec. 2008 The 1st International Children's Art Festival in Singapore
Apr. 2009 Changing the name of organization to NPO Little Creators
(authorized by Tokyo Metropolitan government on Oct.16 and by Legal Affairs Bureau on Nov.16)
Dec. 2009 The 2nd International Children's Art Festival in Singapore.
Jan. 2011 The 3rd International Children's Art Festival in Singapore
Oct. 2011 The 1st Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen foster home
Dec. 2011 Asami Wada (violinist, 13 years old) was invited to ChildAid in Singapore. The children from Shakujii Gakuen foster home also joined the concert via VTR.
Dec. 2012 Hidekazu Nakajima (pianist, 17 years old) was invited to ChildAid in Singapore.
Jan. 2013 ChildAid Asia 2013 at Ginza Blossom, Tokyo
May 2013 Hidekazu Nakajima and Yuji Suzuki (Tsugaru Shamisen performer, 17 years old) were invited to Child Aid Asia@KL, Malaysia.
July 2013 Asami Wada went to study English and music in Singapore for 40 days supported by NPO Little Creators and IYAE in Singapore.
Aug. 2013 The 2nd Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen foster home
Dec. 2013 Ryuhi Arai (pianist, 12 years old) was invited to ChildAid in Singapore.
Jan.2014 ChildAid Asia 2014 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo (GOH: H.I.H. Princess Akishino)
Mar. 2014 Establishing Little Creators Ltd. in Singapore
Apr. 2014 Visual Art Workshops at the Misono Kodomo-no-Ie foster home became a regular program. (The 3rd Sunday every month)
July 2014 The 3rd Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen foster home
Aug. 2014 Rei Nakajima (Shakuhachi performer, 18 years old), Momoko Yaguchi (vocalist, 16 years old), and Asuto Kitamura (pianist, 18 years old) were invited to Child Aid Asia@KL, Malaysia.
Nov. 2014 Opening Happy Pancakes Café at 10 Sq @ Orchard Central in Singapore co-owned and run by The RICE. Yuji Suzuki was invited to the opening reception. (GOH: H.E.Ambassador Mr & Mrs Haruhisa Takeuchi)
Dec. 2014 Asami Wada was once again invited to ChildAid in Singapore.
Jan. 2015 ChildAid Asia Incubation Programme ~ Friendship Concert 2015 at Iino Hall, Tokyo (GOH: H.I.H. Princess Akishino)
Apr. 2015 Alumni of Little Creators performed at Cherry Blossom Charity Ball at Hotel Okura, Tokyo. (GOH: T.I.H. Prince & Princess Hitachi)
June 2015 Alumni of Little Creators performed at a special diner at Singapore Embassy, Tokyo. (GOH: T.I.H. Prince & Princess Hitachi)
Aug. 2015 Mayu Azuma (vocalist, 12 years old), Asami Wada and Asuto Kitamura were invited to ChildAid Asia@KL, Malaysia. Yuji Suzuki and Rei Nakajima joined as volunteer backstage hands.
Oct. 2015 The 4th Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen and Futabaen foster homes
Mrs Chin, the wife of Singapore Ambassador, organized the fund raising concert at the Singapore Embassy, Tokyo.
Dec. 2015 Kanon Honda (flutist, 12 years old) was invited to ChildAid in Singapore.
Jan. 2016 ChildAid Asia 2016 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo (GOH: H.I.H. Princess Akishino)
Symposium "Future Ready Asia" at International Forum, Tokyo
Apr. 2016 Alumni of Little Creators performed at Asia-Pacific Festival & Charity Bazaar at ANA Intercontinental Hotel, Tokyo.
May 2016 Momoko Yaguchi was invited to Japan Night - Side Event of Asian Festival of Children's Contents Conference, Singapore.
July 2017 Asami Wada went to Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore for 4 years by support and guidance of Little Creators.
Shuei Ito (clarinetist, 13 years old) and Emiko Suzuki (vocalist, 17 years old) were invited to ChildAid Asia@KL, Malaysia, but due to the series of terroristic events in Malaysia, the trip was canceled.
Asuto Kitamura and Kanon Honda were invited to ChildAid Asia@Jakarta, Indonesia. Emili Samejima, one of the alumni of Little Creators participated as an attendant.
Sept. 2017 The 5th Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen
Nov. 2017 Yuka Kato (pianist, 14 years old) was invited to ChildAid in Singapore.
Attending "ChildAid Asia Symposium: Friendship without Borders"
Mar. 2017 ChildAid Asia Incubation Programme ~ Friendship Concert 2017 at Ushigome Tansu City Hall, Tokyo
June 2017 Alumni of Little Creators performed at the farewell party of Singapore Embassy for H.E.Ambassador Mr & Mrs Chin.
Aug. 2017 Making a presentation "Fostering Strengths for Living" on visual art workshops at Misono Kodomo-no-Ie. Yuna Nakayama, one of the alumni of Little Creators participated as an attendant.
Shuei Ito (clarinetist, 14 years old) and Hitomi Fujita (vocalist, 13 years old) were invited to ChildAid Asia@KL, Malysia. Emili Samejima, one of the alumni of Little Creators participated as an attendant.
Sept. 2017 Kiho Shinomiya (pianist, 14 years old) was invited to ChildAid Asia@Jakarta, Indonesia.
Nov. 2017 Cerebrating the 3rd Anniversary of Happy Pancakes Café in Singapore
Dec. 2017 The 6th Theater Visit Program for Shakujii Gakuen
Feb. 2018 Alumni of Little Creators performed at Singapore Tourism Board & JTB's cerebration on "Singapore Destination Campaign".
May 2018 ChildAid Asia 2018 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo (GOH: H.I.H. Princess Akishino)
July 2018 Alumni of Little Creators performed at Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Welcome Reception of Indonesia High School Students.
Youth from Futabaen and Kanon Nishimura (tuba player, 17 years old) participated in "International Friendship Youth Camp" in Singapore.
Shuto Chiba (Taiko drummer) and Juri Yamamoto (pianist, 15 years old) were invited to Imagine Asia concert in Singapore.
Aug. 2018 Myua Horiuchi (Flutist, 8 years old) and Kazutomo Harada (cellist, 15 years old) were invited to ChildAid Asia@KL.
Oct. 2018 Little Creators participated in Misono Kodomo Matsuri (festival at one of the foster homes) giving a visual art workshop.
Jan. 2019 Little Creators received "Nippon Foundation Club Award" from The Soroptimist Japan Foundation Tokyo Shinjuku.
Feb. 2019 Little Creators co-organized a study tour on social businesses to Singapore with the Japan Association for the Advancement of an Inclusive Society.
Mar. 2019 The 7th Theater Visit Program for Misono Kodomo-no-Ie.
May 2019 Introduction of Little Creators' activities at the 1st National Meeting of he Japan Association for the Advancement of an Inclusive Society.
July 2019 Maasa Uchida (Electone player, 17 years old) were invited to Imagine Asia Concert in Singapore.
Aug. 2019 Reina Ishihara (Flutist, 21 years old) and Sonoko Yamamura (Clarinetist, 20 years old) were invited to ChildAid Asia@KL.
Alumni (Asuto Kitamura, Kanon Honda) performed at "Asa Cla" in front of the Suntory Hall, Tokyo.
As the Little Creators' 10th Aniversary event, Alumni recorded the theme song "Bridge across the Sea". English parts were done by CHIJ Kellock Choir in Singapore.
Sept. 2019 Creating the wall painting with children from Misono Kodomo-no-Ie.
Oct. 2019 Little Creators purchased digital cameras for workshops at foster homes with the fund by Daido Life Welfare Foundation.
Alumni (Saki Shinomiya, Kiho Shinomiya, Shuei Ito, Myua Horiuchi, Momoko Yaguchi, Hitomi Fujita) participated in "Chillin' Vibes 2019" in Osaka.
Little Creators participated in Misono Kodomo Matsuri (festival at one of the foster homes) giving a visual art workshop.
Jan. 2020 Shuei Ito (Clarinetist, 16 years old) was invited to ChildAid Asia@ Indonesia.
May 2020 ChildAid International 2020 was planed on May 5 at the Suntory Hall, Tokyo; however, due to COVID-19, it was canceled. Instead, ChildAid International 2020-Virtual was launched on May 9 at YouTube to raise fund to provide IT environment for children in foster homes.
July 2020 Mayu Azuma, Anna Kawada, Saori Osumi, Mio Negishi, Yurina Fukagawa, Yukiko Okabe, Rio Shindo, Sakurako Kitagawa, Himari Taguchi, Kotoko Tokikuni, Nami Oike (chorus) were invited to perform for ChildAid - Virtually Yours in Singapore.
August 2020 Hikaru Morita (Oboist, 15 years old) was invited to perform for ChildAid Asia@KL Virtual Concert.