「Osaka Marathon 2026 Charity」
Saving the lives of children in developing countries. Call for Donations and Charity Runners.

“The Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children” (JCV) will participate in the Osaka Marathon 2026 Charity as a donation recipient organization. We are looking for charity runners to take part in the race to protect the lives of children in developing countries from infectious diseases!

Event date：
February 22, 2026（Sunday）
Charity runner application period：
July 30, 2026 (Wednesday) 10:00 – October 20, 2026 (Monday) 17:00
Donation amount per person：
485 dollar or more per person（plus 145 dollars entry fee）
Selection method：
It will be decided on a first-come, first-served basis

Your donations will be used to provide vaccines for polio, measles, tetanus, and other diseases, as well as related equipment, to children in developing countries.Last year, five people participated as charity runners, and through this event we were able to provide 17,500 children with vaccinations.

Every day, 4,000 children lose their lives to vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. One small life is lost every 20 seconds. Your cooperation is needed to protect the lives of children in developing countries from infectious diseases.

For more details about the event and to apply, please visit the Osaka Marathon 2026 Charity special page and the application page.We are looking forward to your entries to help us protect small lives!

Click here for details of the activities, please see the special page.

Click here to apply for donations and to become a charity runner.

Current situation in the countries we support

Bhutan successfully eliminated rubella from the country in 2023, following polio in 2014 and measles in 2017.Thanks to your support, our activities are progressing smoothly.

Meanwhile, a massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck Myanmar in March, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring more than 7,000.More than three months have passed since the disaster, but recovery has not yet been made, and even the cleaning up of buildings has not progressed.With hospitals also damaged and children unable to receive adequate medical care, measles, tetanus, whooping cough, and other diseases pose a major threat to the surviving children.We are working with local UNICEF to prevent infectious diseases in ethnic minority areas.