Dareka no Tame ni (Charity Project)

Dareka no Tame ni it's a charity project by AKB48. The project was announced on April, 2011, one month after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. The project includes donations from fans, live performances on disaster areas, Christmas events, charity singles, special performances at the theater and a donation of a part of the money from singles and concerts.

Charity Singles

• [2012.04] Dareka no Tame ni ~What can I do for someone?~ (誰かのために〜What can I do for someone?〜 )
• [2013.03.08] Tenohira ga Kataru Koto (掌が語ること)

Disaster Areas Performances

2011

• [2011.05.22] 【岩手県大槌町、山田町】 Sashihara Rino, Shinoda Mariko, Oshima Yuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Matsui Rena, Yamamoto Sayaka
• [2011.06.11] 【岩手県宮古市、田老町】 Takahashi Minami, Nakaya Sayaka, Minegishi Minami, Watanabe Mayu, Takayanagi Akane, Watanabe Miyuki
• [2011.07.09] 【宮城県南三陸町（歌津、志津川）】 Takajo Aki, Nakaya Sayaka, Itano Tomomi, Yokoyama Yui, Matsui Jurina, Yamada Nana
• [2011.08.27] 【宮城県亘理町、山元町】 Kuramochi Asuka, Sashihara Rino, Takajo Aki, Miyazawa Sae, Suda Akari, Hata Sawako
• [2011.09.24] 【宮城県気仙沼市唐桑町、西八幡町】 Maeda Atsuko, Kashiwagi Yuki, Sato Sumire, Fujie Reina, Kimoto Kanon, Kaneko Shiori
• [2011.10.22] 【宮城県石巻市こもれびの降る丘 遊楽館、石巻北高等学校飯野川校】 Iwasa Misaki, Oya Shizuka, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Ogiso Shiori, Mukaida Manatsu
• [2011.11.13] 【岩手県陸前高田市矢作町　旧矢作小学校】 Iwata Karen, Shinoda Mariko, Nito Moeno, Fujie Reina, Maeda Atsuko, Miyazawa Sae
• [2011.12.25] 【福島県南相馬市鹿島区　鹿島中学校、万葉ふれあいセンター】 Kashiwagi Yuki, Kojima Haruna, Sashihara Rino, Shimada Haruka, Shimazaki Haruka, Yamauchi Suzuran

2012

• [2012.01.29] 【宮城県多賀城市】 Takahashi Minami, Akimoto Sayaka, Matsui Sakiko, Minegishi Minami, Oba Mina, Shimazaki Haruka
• [2012.02.26] 【宮城県塩竈市】 Ota Aika, Kasai Tomomi, Kitahara Rie, Kuramochi Asuka, Takajo Aki, Minegishi Minami, Kodama Haruka
• [2012.03.28] 【宮城県名取市】 Itano Tomomi, Yokoyama Yui, Watanabe Mayu, Tanabe Miku, Nakamata Shiori, Iwata Karen, Miyawaki Sakura
• [2012.04.22] 【岩手県釡石市】 Maeda Atsuko, Shinoda Mariko, Katayama Haruka, Maeda Ami, Takahashi Juri, Kato Rena, Matsuoka Natsumi
• [2012.05.27] 【宮城県女川町】 Kojima Haruna, Umeda Ayaka, Kashiwagi Yuki, Kitahara Rie, Masuda Yuka, Kawaei Rina, Sugamoto Yuko
• [2012.06.09] 【岩手県大船渡市】 Oshima Yuko, Yokoyama Yui, Akimoto Sayaka, Tanabe Miku, Tano Yuuka, Nonaka Misato
• [2012.07.15] 【福島県いわき市】 Itano Tomomi, Kasai Tomomi, Miyazawa Sae, Sashihara Rino, Nakamura Mariko, Kojima Natsuki
• [2012.08.20] 【福島県相馬市】 Minegishi Minami, Sato Amina, Suzuki Shihori, Watanabe Mayu, Natori Wakana, Morikawa Ayaka
• [2012.09.15] 【岩手県下閉伊郡田野畑村】 Takahashi Minami, Nakagawa Haruka, Nakata Chisato, Matsubara Natsumi, Kitahara Rie, Komori Mika
• [2012.10.08] 【宮城県牡鹿地区（鮎川浜）】 Akimoto Sayaka, Umeda Ayaka, Oshima Yuko, Abe Maria, Shimada Haruka, Muto Tomu
• [2012.11.24] 【福島県新地町】 Iwata Karen, Oshima Ryoka, Kikuchi Ayaka, Takahashi Juri, Nito Moeno, Yokoyama Yui, Tashima Meru
• [2012.12.15] 【福島県郡山市】 Itano Tomomi, Chikano Rina, Nagao Mariya, Fujita Nana, Oba Mina, Minegishi Minami, Anai Chihiro

2013

• [2013.01.13] 【宮城県七ヶ浜】 Izuta Rina, Kawaei Rina, Shinoda Mariko, Shimazaki Haruka, Fujie Reina, Matsui Sakiko
• [2013.02.17] 【宮城県岩沼市、東松島市】 Kojima Haruna, Kitahara Rie, Iwasa Misaki, Iriyama Anna, Kobayashi Marina, Furuhata Nao

Trivia

• Two charity concerts were performed at the theater, both of them on March 11, the exact day of the earthquake
• 30 school buses were also donated to the disaster areas
• A part of the money raised on Kaze wa Fuiteiru was donated for the charity
• Kitahara Rie is the member with the most participations on the disaster areas performances, with 4 performances