A driving force changing the lives of all
2017 was a meaningful year for Eastern Social Welfare Society with celebrating the 45th anniversary since it was established. We remember last year as being a year full of strength dedicating all our facilities and staff for the purpose of making positive changes in order to fulfill all our responsibilities and duties in diverse welfare areas as a specialized welfare organization.
All 33 organizations under our institution, both domestic and abroad, are diligently carrying out their functions and roles. We have continued to engage in activities such as helping with employment and independence of single mothers, care and medical support for children awaiting adoption, care and psychological treatment for child abuse victims, employment and social activities support for the mentally impaired, rehabilitation and special education support for mentally impaired children. The achievements over the last year are well documented in this annual report.
With our international development collaboration projects, we have continued to support Kopino children and children in poverty in the Angeles and Baguio areas of the Philippines. In addition, it has been a year of expansion with the establishment of a children’s center in Sri Lanka to support children in poverty. All the achievements in 2017 were made possible by the 14,200 donors, 6,500 volunteers, and 190 companies and organizations who have given their full assistance, as well as all of the thoughts and support. We believe that this was the driving force in changing the lives of all those clients we served.
In 2018 we will continue to provide support for the people in need so they can grow healthy and happy. We continue to uphold our pledge to dedicate ourselves under our founding philosophy of “sharing & serving” so that single mothers, the disabled and the elderly can live as proud members of our society.
President & CEO Eastern Social Welfare Society, Inc.
In 2017
Eastern Social Welfare Society for 45 years has been the hope and light for our disadvantaged neighbors. In 2018 we will keep raising the hopes and dreams of those in difficulty with your support and encouragement of many.
▲ “HEALING – UP 45th Anniversary of Hope” Staff training group photo
Employees making logos with Hand printing
HEALING-UP! 45th Anniversary of Hope Staff Training
It has been 45 years since Dr. Kim, Duk Whang founded this institution on March 18 under the philosophy, ‘Realizing the Value of Respect for Life’, and it has now established itself as a welfare organization providing specialized welfare services people in need. Our 190 staff members gathered in one place to commemorate the 45th anniversary and together pledged to do our utmost for a brighter future for more people. The reason why we were able to untiringly embrace our many neighbors with love over a long period of time was because you were with us and you will continue to be with us. Thank you for being together with Eastern Social Welfare Society.
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2017 Financial Report
We are faithfully and transparently conducting valuable projects with our expertise under our philosophy, ‘Realizing of the Value of Respect for Life’. In 2017 we were able to realize the dreams and brighten the futures of those in need and bring about positive change with the valuable donations provided by many people with their warm love and concern. Overall
Facilities
A Domestic Branch
Headquarter
26, Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Protection for Child Awaiting Adoption
Eastern Babies Home Temporary protection facility for children whose adoption is commissioned
Love the Children Hospital Professional medical support for children waiting to be adopted
Eastern Pyeongtaek Welfare Town
Eastern Child Rehabilitation Center
Eastern Vocational Training Center
Living facilities for Youth with developmental disabilities Oriental Work Rehabilitation
Work place for disabled equipped with baking, tailoring, processing
Jacob’s Home Protective nursing facility for children without a guardian or children under the age of 3
Eastern Special School A special school that provides major and education for kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school
Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Child Protection Agency
Seodaemun Community Social Welfare Center
Providing physical protection and mental treatment for abused children
Providing a variety of education and professional welfare services for Seodaemun-gu residents
Seodaemun Habot Nuri Mental health agency that supports employment and social activity for mentally disabled people
Yeon-Hui Leisure Welfare Facilities for the Elderly Facility for advancement and increase in welfare for district senior citizens
Seodaemun Afterschool Class / Yeonhui After-School Class
Offering a chance of various educations for children who had no chance for learning and education due to difficulty in family circumstances within the community
Eastern Kindergarten Municipal Kindergarten
Gyeonggi South Children’s Home
Supporting physical protection and mental treatment for children requiring protection in Gyeonggi-do
Seodaemun I-ZONE Mental health agency for youth with developmental disabilities
+82-2-332-3941~5
+82-2-334-4903
+82-2-332-3970
+82-31+652-2311
+82-31-652-2312
+82-31-652-2315
+82-31-658-5166
+82-31-651-1271
+82-31-652-1391
+82-2-375-5040
+82-2-375-5042
+82-2-3143-7778
+82-2-375-5040 / +82-2-3143-7778
+82-2-374-7861
+82-31-445-7188
+82-2-332-8033
Domestic Adoption Brach
Counseling for adoptive families and single mothers
Seoul Branch
Gyeonggi Branch
+82-2-324-0862
+82-31-466-7569
Incheon Branch +82-32-502-2226
Daejeon Branch +82-42-526-3129
Dae-gu Branch +82-53-755-1077
Busan Branch +82-51-469-5586
Shelters for Single Mothers and Children
A facility that helps for a certain period of time to prepare independence for single mothers who decide to parent their own children
House of Sangmyeong Nuri
House of Saewoom Nuri
House of Hatsal Nuri
+82-2-326-5891
+82-32-504-2227
+82-42-524-3129
House of Geeppum Nuri +82-63-241-3381
House of Gyeongsangbuk Sharon +82-53-816-1063
House of Saerong and Saenam +82-31-755-5453
International Development Cooperation Agency
Education institution for Kopino and local poverty children, Sri-Lanka local poverty children
Philippine Children’s Center
Angeles Eastern Children’s Center
+63-917-598-3656 / 070-4794-5392
Bagio Eastern Children’s Center +63-906-293-6096 / 070-4799-5394
PamPang Eastern Daycare Center
Amsick Eastern Daycare Center
Ctukut Eastern Daycare Center
Sri-Lanka Children’s Center
Kandy Eastern Children Center +94-77-858-1203
Child Welfare Services
The first step to happiness It is the warm love of family and parents
The greatest value in our child welfare projects is the ‘realizing happiness of children’. To enable children in need to grow properly in good health, we are providing specialized services such as care support, medical support, education support and psychological treatment etc. We will continue to increase our support to build a world where every child is happy.
▲ Children at Eastern Babies Home
Gyeonggi
Gyeonggi
Adoption Services
Although we could not be together from the beginning, We try to bring more happiness than the beginning
▲ Mrs. Kim Shin Ae Adoptive Families
We are finding happy families with healthy parents that can provide safe care with love to children waiting for new families rather than separating. We are also trying to instill positive views on adoption through our adoption awareness campaign, which can teach that adoption is ‘another way of becoming family’. Overseas
Foster parent self-help group participants 1,716
Adoption promotion campaign participants 32,000
Eastern Social Welfare Society adoptees 452 Group visits 14groups 234persons
Support for Single Mothers
Different Types of Family Same Beginning of Life.
For the single mothers who are subject to social discrimination and financial hardships, we are providing warm and comfortable shelters in which we conduct employment coaching, childcare coaching, emotional and psychological treatment services.
# Group Home for Single Mothers
We are operating group home for single mothers in 6 places nationwide. This serves as a place of precious connections between mothers with different backgrounds and circumstances coming together under the commonness of their ‘child’ enabling mutual support and development.
▲ Wedding photo supported by Scalatium
▲ Single mothers’ families participating in ‘Healing Camp’
# HAPPYMOM Project
For 3 years from 2015 with the assistance from Community Chest of Korea, we have been conducting practical employment and childcare education such as childcare support, childcare coaching, job coaching etc. This helps single mothers gain financial independence and enables proper childcare.
4.45points
1) Participant Organizations
· Happy Mom Central Center
Seoul & Gyeonggido : House of Sangmyeong Nuri, Seodaemun Community Social Welfare Center, Dalbit Nest, Intree, House of Saerong and Saenam, House of Saewoom Nuri, Stella House, Cheonan-si Healthy Family Support Center
Central & Southern Areas : House of Hatsal Nuri, Achimddeul, Daejeon Jamowon, Pyunhan Home, Woori House, House of Geeppum Nuri, House of Gyeongsangbuk Sharon, Gyeongju Aegawon, Saengmyeonteo
2) Barista, tea master, hairdressing, natural cosmetics, calligraphy, cooking & bakery, hospital, driver’s license
# Nice Single Mother Program
For the independence of single mothers we are providing integrated services through the self-help groups such as strengthening independence capability, specialized consultation, employment support and operation of cafe and nail shop businesses.
▲ HAPPYMOM single mother support workshop group photo
A small beginning, but “sharing” can bring about a miracle creating huge change if we come together
Preschool students at Mooloya, Sri Lanka
International Development Collaboration Projects
Two areas in the Philippines, Angeles & Baguio
# Support for Kopino and Children in Poverty in Angeles & Baguio, the Philippines
We have strengthened specialized education services for the financially and socially underprivileged Kopino and children of poverty-stricken families so they can continue their education in stability and be provided adequate protection and after school study care. In addition, we provided support with financial independence education for the families so they could be protected within a stable social environment.
Baguio
▲ Children at Angeles Children Center participating in a music lesson
Angeles feeding service
8,480per year
Angeles height, weight, BMI(Body Mass Index) enhanced 34% 94% of children with average weight
Baguio feeding service
2,889per year
Baguio height, weight, BMI(Body Mass Index) enhanced 44.4% 93% of children with average weight
▲ Cooking class / ▼ School bus service
▲ Korean language lesson / ▼ Short-term overseas volunteer program
International Development Collaboration Projects
Two areas in Sri Lanka Dolosbage & Mooloya
We sought to improve the educational environment in two areas of Sri Lanka, Dolosbage and Mooloya, where there is a severe lack of childcare facilities due to poverty. In order to provide future dreams for the underprivileged children and youths we conducted education support programs such as English, preschools in the 2 areas, scholarships at Mooloya Public School, Multimedia education, teacher training etc.
▲ Mooloya Public School students receiving gifts
# Sri Lanka
With a population of approximately 22,235,000(57th in the world) and GDP $82.2 billion, Sri Lanka is the world’s 65th poorest country.
Eastern Social Welfare Society provides Sri Lanka with opportunities for dreams and education for the children of tea plantations who have been stricken with poverty and suffering from social instability due to the long lasting civil war.
▲ Dolosbage preschool children’s happy greetings
Welfare Support for the Disabled
Without discrimination, Let’s make a ‘world of togetherness’
In order to provide physically children challenged with safe and stable surrounding we are providing various services such as psychological treatment, education and practical activities etc. by which we seek to build a world with warmth fulfilling the ‘value of togetherness’ for all children including the disabled.
Eastern Children Rehabilitation Center, children’s livelihood support
23,321per year
Eastern Children Rehabilitation Center, rehabilitation medical support
8,878per year
Eastern Special School students 174
Eastern Special School students that succeed to be employed
Seodaemun Haebeotburi employment rate 32%
Seodaemun Haebeotburi improved rights and interests
▲ Eastern Children Rehabilitation Center students participating in animal assisted therapy
Community Welfare Services
For local area residents requiring various welfare services we are performing the role as a comprehensive welfare center to create a sense of solidarity between residents and strengthen the family function. Specialized welfare services we provide include protection & care services, education, consultation and case management on improving independence etc.
▲ Students participating in after school science experiment class
Neighbors look after neighbors, We seek to make a society full of friendship.
Family relationship improvement project participants
4,359
Neighbors sharing activities
5,103
After school class participants
14,784
Child, adult, elderly social education participants
72,508
Elderly welfare subjects
90
Case management subjects
48per year
▲ Line dance program for Seodaemun after school class students and senior citizens of Gajwa area, fun and dance
Sponsorship
Donors
Regular 7,379
Occasional 6,818
Corporate(Group) donors
280
TWOGATHER Campaign Participating 3,516
TWOGATHER Campaign Participating Companies
9,986
▲ Posco Daewoo employee volunteers participate in the ‘making mom’s box’ campaign
▼ Etude House employee volunteers participation in the ‘bib making’ campaign
Volunteer Activities
From heart to heart, Beautiful change through a beautiful touch
Our volunteers did not refuse even the hardest tasks for our children who need a warm touch. They really showed what sharing is through their activities such as caring for infants, cleaning cribs, ‘making TWOGATHER handkerchief’ campaign, washing toys, washing clothes, packaging foster family’s goods etc. Their practice of generous sharing brought bright smiles to the children of Eastern Social Welfare Society.
▲ Actress Han Chae-A caring for infant as a volunteer
Volunteers (domestic / overseas)
23,297per year
Participating companies (organizations)
186
Volunteers (domestic / overseas)
actual numbers 6,477persons
Cumulative volunteer time 76,024hours
▲ Woori Bank employees rearranging gift donations ▲ MAXPEED employees cleaning infants room
Ddasamo celebrity volunteer group participating in one day volunteer work
Fundraising Campaign
With your generous hearts and contributions through various campaigns in 2017 we were able to make a positive change for many children and neighbors in need.
Participants
Donations
KRW93,515,422
Naver Happybean
Kakao Together
Solgarkorea
KT&G Corp.
Neptunegames Corp.
Dongsuh Foods Corp.
Vitamin Angels Corp.
KB Kookmin Card CO.
Shinhan Bank
Newtone Corp.
Heybeauty Corp.
Lotteshoping LOHBs Corp.
Total participants
36,087
Samsung Electronics Sales CO.
Seoul Sejong High School
Busan Gyeongsung Electronic High School
Daejeon Girls Commercial High School
1st, 2nd, 3rd ‘Infants needing clean and safe baby bottles’ fundraising for baby bottles purchase
Fund support : KRW 20,900,400
Participants : 2,369
Support details : Purchase of PPSU strong against heat sterilization
TWOGATHER campaign, a warm change starting with one handkerchief
Fund support : KRW 4,724,300
Participants : 166
Support details : TWOGATHER campaign production support
3℃ temperature in which children can stay healthy during winter
Fund support : KRW 9,902,300
Participants : 1,177
Support details : Winter underwear, winter outerwear etc. total 937pcs
Story of a nearby family not that different (다.가.가.기), fundraising for adoption awareness promotion project
Fund support : KRW 6,572,900
Participants : 623
Support details : Awareness promotion campaign for high school students nationwide
Dongsuh Foods Corporation staff support of 1st birthday party for infants awaiting adoption
Fund support : KRW 4,782,200
Participants : Dongsuh Foods Corporation CSR Support details : Birthday party for 6 infants, mattress replacement for Eastern Babies Home
Fundraising for the first ever outing for adoptees
Fund support : KRW 7,331,500
Participants : 5,590
Support details : Cheerful Sports Day with 180 children
Who will care for babies whose parents are not with them when they become sick?
Fund support : KRW 11,497,700
Participants : 3,175
Support details : Support for medical examination, vaccination, medical care support
Story of Mina, a mother who can’t hear well – hearing aids support
Fund support : KRW 6,600,100
Participants : 10,832
Support details : Support for single mother living costs, hearing aids purchase
Support the dreams of Eunju, a Kopino child in the Philippines
Fund support : KRW 8,527,800
Participants : 1,713
Support details : Philippines Eastern Children Center afterschool class, educational instruments, text book support and scholarships
Kakao Together
https://together.kakao.com/fundraisings/54957
Naver Happybean
https://happylog.naver.com/esws.do
26, Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 03784 info@eastern.or.kr
Chairman of the Board I Kim, Dojong, Ph.D. President I Kim, Jinsook, Ph.D. Chief Editor I Namgung, Haeng Editor I Rye, Jina / Han, Joohee Designed by I Graphic Ocean