Banghwa 11 Welfare Center (SKO-2)


Type: Education: Teaching languages, Health: Elderly, Health: Disability - Country: South Korea

Brief description and main aims

This Welfare Center entrusted by Seoul YMCA is operating from 1994 with the purpose of preventing and curing the community problems, improving community culture and raising self-support ability of the low-income group based on the historical tradition of Seoul YMCA welfare project.
 
The aim is to support the low-income group and maintain their livelihood, organize leisure activities for the seniors, help the handicapped, cooperate with community residents, strengthen the solidarity of community and improve the welfare for residents by professional programs.

Main Activities

  • Assist disabled students in participating in activities
  • Taking care of senior
  • Taking care of physical disabled people
 

Volunteer tasks

The volunteer will help out in the center through various tasks. These tasks include helping the teachers in kindergarten, being an assistant teacher in the English class for adults and in the art class for children. The volunteer will also spend time helping out in the senior restaurant and disable day-care center for adults. Each day the volunteer will work for 5-6 hours with a lunch break in between. 

Volunteer requirements / Skills

The volunteer must be:
  • Interested in working with mentally and physical disabled children and young adults
  • Open-minded, social, patient, creative and willing to learn the Korean language quickly
  • Able to work on their own initiative and be self-motivated with the ability to motivate others

Location

The project is located in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. 

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Volunteer will be accommodated in the YMCA Hotel (with a roommate).

More Information

Number of volunteers: 1

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