Shiratori Kota volunteered and worked in an intermediary support organization during the Hanshin-Awaji Great Earthquake in 1995. Since 2005, he has been involved in emergency relief operations as a program officer in SVA at the time of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh (2007), Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (2008), Sumatra Earthquake (2009) and Pakistan flood disaster (2010) etc. He is currently the overall in charge of relief projects in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture for people affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
