KEEP - Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project

The Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) is an economic and community development project rooted in Christian faith. KEEP was founded on four ideals: Food, Health, Faith, and Hope for Youth. KEEP added the principles of environmental education and international outreach to their advocacy work in the 1980s. But the mission remains constant: to offer program participants and visitors alike educational opportunities resulting in a new perspective, a stronger spirituality, a deeper cultural understanding, a richer appreciation for the ties that bind all people, and a call to serve others.

Building Bridges of Understanding

Through innovative programming, KEEP is building bridges of understanding between people of all ages, nationalities and religions. Last fiscal year, more than 32,000 people participated in KEEP's educational programming and more than 1,000,000 people annually visit KEEP's facilities. Visitors who come to KEEP from around the world return to their homes empowered to use knowledge gained at KEEP in their own communities to solve social, economic, and ecological issues. Together we are working to make tomorrow's future brighter through educational exchange and outreach.

Connecting the Separated

In the United States, the American Committee for KEEP, Inc. (ACK) has operated since 1950 to support KEEP as its U.S. partner with technical, program, and financial assistance. Funds raised by the ACK go to support the educational, agricultural, environmental, and international outreach work of KEEP in Japan and around the world.