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Study Tour to Korea. Mr. Lee Yuen Hing Stewards 20 November, 2006. 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.
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Study Tour to Korea Mr. Lee Yuen Hing Stewards 20 November, 2006
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
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
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)
Video • 26-28 June, 2006 • 3 days trip • 1 sheltered workshop
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.
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
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
Main areas of self-help projects are: • Care service, • Recycling, • House renovation, • Cleaning, • Catering • Other (Laundry, water plant)
Why these jobs • Low education background • Low skills required
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”
NGOs’ roles • A broker • A business man • An employer • A banker • A counselor
Participants’ roles • Service recipient’s role • A trainee’s role • An employee’s role • An employer’s role
Business sector’s roles • A great donor and supporter • A supportive service to working parents
Comment • Government great effort • SPA as a media • Participants get the job • Company support • Win Win