KOREA NOW November 2014

Month
November 2014
Submitted Jaewon Ha, Tae Hyung Kim
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Subject
Good Neighbors, World Vision Korea
Good
Good Neighbors is a non-profit humanitarian organization and launched several
Neighbors programs for child education, community development, and emergency relief
projects in 30 countries around the world. They train and educate specialized
volunteer workers for counseling and first aid.
Good Neighbors in South Korea has recognized problems of child abuse so that
the NGO in cooperation with Ajou University hospitals established counseling
programs for victims of child abuse and sexual assaults who have had a severe
trauma.
In order to improve living standard in North Korea, Good Neighbors frequently
subsidized pharmaceutical factories in North Korea so that the organization
provide integrated support of nutrition, health, sanitation, education to children
and residents who suffer from disease due to the lack of medicine, and help to
grow up and live healthy.
Good neighbors recently focuses on emergency relief projects in Malaysia,
Rwanda, and other developing nations around the world. Good Neighbors hasnt
had partnerships with the United Nations. I havent seen any social issues or
legal issues that could damage their reputation.
Sponsors/ Corporate Social Responsibility with Good Neighbors

Ivy Club, a major school uniform manufacturer, partnered with Good

Neighbors to send 15,000 school uniforms worth 1 Million USD to
Vietnam.
BMW Korea sponsored Winter School project for 5,300 elementary
school students including individual counseling, cultural and group
activities and medical treatments.
Samsung announced clean water project in Indonesia, setting up water
storage tanks at 25 schools.
Hyundai is building day care, training and health centers in Indonesia.

Other Partnerships
KIA
KOREA DISTRICT HEATING CORP.
ALLIANZ
KOREA GLOBAL PHAM. CO. LTD
CITI
LOTTE DEPARTMENT STORE
DOOSAN
HYUNDAI
SAMSUNG
Website: http://www.goodneighbors.kr/en_goodneighbors/
World

1. One of the oldest and largest humanitarian NGOs in S. Korea

Vision
Korea

In 1950, World Vision Korea was founded in the ashes of Korean Wars, as one of
the first international branches of World Vision International founded in the
same year. In 1991, World Vision Korea marked its historical transition into a
donor country from a receiving country. Today, it is widely considered the oldest
and largest humanitarian NGO in Korea. As of March 2009, WV Korea provided
support for 191 development and relief projects in 48 countries, located in Asia,
Africa, Middle East & Europe and Latin America.
2. International Status
World Vision Korea is a partnership entity of World Vision International based
in London, United Kingdom, which is one of the worlds largest humanitarian
organizations with 40,000 staff working in 100 countries. World Vision
International is granted the General Consultative status by United Nations
Economic and Social Council. In 2006, World Vision Korea was accredited as the
only official partner with WFP among Korean NGOs in recognition of its ministry
excellence.
3. Accountability and Transparency
World Vision International is accredited as a leading accountable INGO by
worlds major charity evaluators including Better Business Bureau, Charity
Navigator and One World Trust.

Finance

Projects

4. Christian Commitments
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization which
respects other religions and does not work on the premise of conversion. World
Vision cooperates with leaders of different religions around the world and does
not discriminate people against religion, culture, gender and race.
1. Income and Spending in 2013: KRW 213,975,430,432
(US$ 19,530,433)
2. Major Sources of Income in 2013
(1) Regular sponsorship for oversees children:
KRW 108,500,936,700 (US$ 9,903,334)
(2) Donations from individuals, corporations, churches, etc.:
KRW 36,376,048,500 (US$ 33,201,942)
(3) Regular sponsorship for Korean children:
KRW 16,003,789,147 (US$ 14,607,328)
(4) Government grants (operation costs for Community Development
Centers and nursery schools):
KRW 13,393,044,663 (US$ 12,224,392)
(5) Revenue from WVK-run CDCs and welfare programs:
KRW 5,659,698,254 (US$ 5,165,843)
(6) Funding from government agencies (KOICA, Ministry of Unification, etc)
for joint projects:
KRW 2,481,694,090 (US$ 2,265,146)
Source:http://www.worldvision.or.kr/uploads/magazine/wv2013_annual_re.pd
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1. Affiliation with UN Organizations
World Vision International is granted the General Consultative status by United
Nations Economic and Social Council. In 2006, World Vision Korea was
accredited as the only official partner with WFP among Korean NGOs in
recognition of its ministry excellence.

2. Domestic Projects Related to UNFPA Missions

Child Rights Program
World Vision Korea is committed to carrying out education for child rights
public awareness, child rights public campaign and child rights protection
campaign in communities, and monitor the infringements of child rights through
childrens groups and community groups.
Support for Families in Crisis
We assist the families in need so that they can overcome the hardship, and
provide their children with sound environment to grow up.
3. DPRK Projects Related to UNFPA Missions
Agricultural Development
Germfree seed potatoes are produced at 5 seed potato production sites and
distributed throughout the country. World Vision provides maintenance
equipment to project sites and trains workers to operate the projects effectively.

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4. Humanitarian Emergency & Affairs

Disaster Risk Reduction
World Vision has been applying DRR to all parts of Disaster Management. WV
Korea conducts DRR mostly in Asia-Pacific where natural disasters frequently
occur and also in Africa where emergencies turn into chronic states.
* HAN Bi-ya, S. Koreas most famous emergency relief worker and travel writer
served as the director of humanitarian emergency relief team of WVK from 2001
to 2009.
* Kim Hye-ja, a famous Korean actress has been served as a goodwill
ambassador for WVK since 1991.
* Arguably Koreas most affluent humanitarian NGOs with sponsorships from
leading chaebols and MNC including Hyundai Motors, SK Group, Woori Bank,
KEB, Posco, Hanwha Group, Google Korea and Ernest & Young