After participating in NGO Peace Boat’s Global Voyage as a student, Goda Shigehiro became a staff member of Peace Boat, responsible for peace education and international cooperation programs onboard while sailing to more than 60 countries. After the Great East Japan Earthquake, he established Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center and was involved as a coordinator in disaster-affected areas in Tohoku and the Philippines. At the WCDRR, he is the person in charge of the coordination of civil society organizations in Sendai as part of JCC2015.
