Advisor

As demand for Korea’s experts is increasing in developing countries, Korea’s World Friends Advisors
(WFA) program was developed to activate retired experts who serve abroad by sharing their wealth of
personal experiences and providing politic advice. The program aims at spreading Korea’s experiences of
economic development and thus contributing to eradicating poverty and achieving economic and social
development in the beneficiary countries.

Taekwondo

The Korea Taekwondo Peace Corps aims at practicing the virtues of sharing and service spirit,
developing friendship, love for humanity, love for peace and contributing to the world peace movement.

KSE

Korea Senior Experts (KSE) is one of the programs operated by World Friends Korea. KSE members are
experts retired from private or public organizations who have experiences in the respective fields.

TPC

The Techno Peace Corps shares Korea’s experience of scientific and technological advancement with
developing countries and thus contributes to their development. Only highly qualified and experienced
professionals are recruited and sent to universities and research labs in developing countries where they
serve as visiting professors and volunteer researchers.

PAS

The Pacific Asia Society (PAS) is a non-profit corporation founded on July 12, 1994 with the goal to
promote exchange and cooperation and thus increase mutual understanding among countries in the Asia-
Pacific region while also building a community among the countries to secure a foundation for joint
prosperity. PAS sends youth volunteers to Asia-Pacific countries.

KUCSS

The Korean University Council for Social Service (KUCSS) was founded with nationwide universities and
colleges as members in 1996 with the goal to spread the culture of social service. As a way to faithfully
fulfill this goal, KUCSS is dispatching young volunteers to overseas locations.

IT
The Korea IT Volunteers (KOV) program dispatches specially trained/qualified IT volunteer groups
consisting of university students and IT professionals to developing countries for IT education and IT
project implementation. This program aims at narrowing the information gap in developing countries while
also enhancing the global mindset and competitiveness of Korea’s science and engineering students as
they participate in the activities.

Volunteers

The KOICA Overseas Volunteers (KOV) program aims at sharing Korea’s development experiences with
other countries around the world and at supporting their economic and social development. As one of the
grant aid projects targeting developing countries, the KOV program is handled by KOICA, an affiliate
organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All Korean nationals over the age of 20 can apply to
become a KOV member.