Good Neighbors is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 in South Korea. It is a global NGO specializing in children's rights and is active in 47 countries around the world.
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| Formation | 1991 |
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| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Chairman | Il-ha LEE |
| Website | www.goodneighbors.kr |
History
editGood Neighbors was founded by Il-ha Lee and seven founding members on March 28, 1991, as the Korea Neighborhood Love Association under the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The international relief and development project was started with Bangladesh's poor relief in 1992, Somalia in 1993, and Rwanda's refugee relief activities in 1994.[1] In March 1996, the corporation was disbanded and a social welfare corporation was established, and the first private organization to open a child abuse counseling center nationwide and began professional intervention in children affected by abuse.[2] In 1996, Korea's first NGO was granted comprehensive consultation status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council(UNECOSOC).[3] On August 1, 2002, the organization was renamed Good Neighbors, and in August 2003, Good Neighbors International was registered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since then, emergency relief has been provided for disasters such as the Sichuan earthquake, Haiti earthquake, East Japan earthquake, and Nepal earthquake. In 2007, he was awarded the Millennium Development Goals Award (MDGs Award), organized by the United Nations and the International Union of Labor and Management Organizations, for his contribution to universal primary education.[3][4]
Activities
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Good Neighbors is currently carrying out international development projects in South Korea, North Korea, and 39 countries abroad. And eight developed countries, including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and Taiwan, are expanding their fundraising activities and children's rights advocacy activities. Based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child(UN CRC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(UN SDGs), it targets 5.8 million children and local residents in areas such as children's rights protection, education, health, drinking water sanitation, income increase, union activities, networks, disaster relief and humanitarian support, social economic projects, and sustainable environments.
Criticism
editGood Neighbors is a Protestant social service NGO that has criticism for considering volunteer work as a means of missionary work. However, Good Neighbors officially denied this.[5][6] The reliability of the 2015 accounting disclosure was questioned.[7] It received a perfect score in the public interest corporation information disclosure transparency evaluation conducted in 2017.[8] It has also been criticized for using a lot of "poverty porn," a violent advertising technique used to encourage donations and raise donations.
Honorary Ambassador
editCelebrities in South Korea: Choi Soo-jong, Kim Jong-seok, Byun Jung-soo, Lee Se-joon, Jo Su-ah, Soriel Jang Hyuk-jae, Kim Byung-man, Kim Hyun-joo, Kim Soo-jin, Seo Young-hee, Go A-ra, Jeon Jeong-hyang, Jin Se-yeon, Kim Ji-woo, Rayman Kim, Ham Chun-ho, and Lee Jung-min are active as ambassadors.[9]
See Also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kim, Mu-jeong (2011-03-29). "창립 20주년 맞은 굿네이버스 숫자로 본 역사". Kookmin Ilbo. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Park, Ran-hee (2016-08-17). "공채 1기 출신 40대 여성… 국내 10대 NPO 수장되다". Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ a b Lee, Hee-yong (2016-07-05). "<인터뷰> 이일하 굿네이버스 이사장 "공무원에 밥 사주지 마라"". Yonhap News. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ "AICESIS MDG Awards". omdg.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ "공지사항". Good Neighbors. 2008-07-08. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ "굿네이버스". 2010-01-17. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ Jung, Jun-ho (2015-12-21). "기부단체 투명성 D등급… 불신 안 걷혔다". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Park, Sang-don (2017-02-22). "한국가이드스타, 공익법인 정보공개 투명성 국내최초 평가". Yonhap News. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.
- ^ "홍보사절단". Good Neighbors. 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27.