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Empowering Communities: Study Tour to Korea 2006

Join Mr. Lee Yuen Hing and delegates on a study tour to Korea in November 2006. Explore social enterprises and self-sufficiency agencies, visit community projects and interact with local participants. Learn about South Korea's transition to a ‘welfare-to-work’ philosophy and the impact of social enterprises on poverty reduction. Discover the roles of government, NGOs, participants, and the business sector in this empowering movement. Witness firsthand how Korea tackled unemployment and economic disadvantages through innovative job creation strategies.

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Empowering Communities: Study Tour to Korea 2006

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  1. Study Tour to Korea Mr. Lee Yuen Hing Stewards 20 November, 2006

  2. Delegates • 1. CHAN Wai-yung Mariana, HKCSS • 2. LEE Yuen-hing Eagle, Stewards • 3. LING Mei-ping Candy, Stewards • 4. LI Po-man Nicole, Hong Chi Association • 5. LO Yiu-wah, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lady MacLehose Centre

  3. Location • 1st day (Seoul) • Social Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) • Nowon SPA • 2nd day (Seoul) • SeongDong Self-sufficiency Promotion Agency • South Korea National Health and Welfare Ministry • 3rd day(at Guri, Korea) • YMCA • The Baby Village • Recycling factory

  4. Terms • Participant : People who join the working unit or social enterprise is called “Participant”. • Working unit : The place or the service that the participants work for, such as baby sitting service. • Social enterprise: The social enterprise is managed by the former participants. The agency also took an active role to support the social enterprise. • SPA Self-help Promotion Agency (NGO)

  5. Video • 26-28 June, 2006 • 3 days trip • 1 sheltered workshop

  6. Types of the Job • Social type: the job that the participants cannot earn money, like a volunteer. • Market type: the job that the participants can earn money.

  7. Why did Korea start the SE • The unemployment rate climbed up to 8.4% in the first quarter of 1999 ( as against 2.6% in 1997) and the poverty rate was 11.5% in March of 1999 • Joblessness, low income • Philosophy in social safety net from ‘welfare state’ to ‘welfare-to-work” • Aimed at empowering the people to market success and overcome economic disadvantages

  8. When did Korea start the SE • Anti-poverty movement and community development service in 1970s to 1980s • 5 pilot SPAs was set up in 1996 • In 2005, 242 self-help promotion agencies (SPAs), 343 self-help communities and 1344 self-help project with 13,932 participants. • Social enterprise in 2000s

  9. Main areas of self-help projects are: • Care service, • Recycling, • House renovation, • Cleaning, • Catering • Other (Laundry, water plant)

  10. Why these jobs • Low education background • Low skills required

  11. Government’s roles • Partnership • Enact the National Basic livelihood Security Act in 1999 and the Guaranteed Minimum Income Act. • Set up SPA ($HK 1,600,000) • Enable the people to “work for fare”

  12. NGOs’ roles • A broker • A business man • An employer • A banker • A counselor

  13. Participants’ roles • Service recipient’s role • A trainee’s role • An employee’s role • An employer’s role

  14. Business sector’s roles • A great donor and supporter • A supportive service to working parents

  15. Comment • Government great effort • SPA as a media • Participants get the job • Company support • Win Win

  16. Thank You !

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