2 0 2 1 ANNUAL REPORT
2 0 2 1 Annual Report
CEO Message
‘Heart that cherishes and respects every life’
It is the value and faith that have always been preciously kept by ESWS. 50th anniversary is celebrated this year ever since 1972 when ESWS started out its welfare service to help disadvantaged and marginalized neighbors including patients of Hansen’s disease and children at orphanages. We would especially like to express our sincere gratitude to our sponsors, volunteers, and all the Eastern families for having been together with us. In the most humble way, with the same heart we had 50 years ago, we will keep practicing giving hands for the most neglected neighbors in need at the lowest place.
As much as the year 2021 was the year when all of us got tired while marginalized neighbors had to suffer even more, it was possible for ESWS to support more people in need of our help thanks to numerous Eastern families despite all the difficulties.
Even when social distancing made it difficult for us to help people on site, we made efforts to make sure there are no welfare blind spots managing cases in a contactless way and applying one on one involvement if necessary. Contactless activities such as online photo exhibition for adoptive families, an online bazaar, ‘Apple Box’, and a non-face-to-face fundraising walking event as well as monitorings both in person and online for children awaiting adoption, abused children, and single mothers were enhanced. Also, we have continued our emergency relief activities and medical and education support for senior citizens and overseas children in poverty.
This year, we are expanding our services not only for children whose official care and support are finalized so that their independent life as an adult can be supported enough for them to grow without facilities but also for those children in poverty in Asian countries such as Cambodia, one of our international cooperation countries.
We would like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who have been with me for the past 50 years, and again this year, Eastern Social Welfare Society will take the lead in sharing for the underprivileged in a more transparent and sincere manner as one of the longest-trusted welfare agencies.
Thank you.
President & CEO
Eastern Social Welfare Society, Inc
2021
ESWS HIGHLIGHT
ESWS has been carrying out a variety of welfare projects and services.
Dr. Jinsook Kim
Awarded the 2021 Jerry and Deniese Dillon Humanitarian Award
Dr. Jinsook Kim was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Jerry and Deniese Dillon Humanitarian Award, acknowledged as a person who is dedicated to promoting awareness of adoption and exemplary commitment to children and adoption families.
2021 VR Exhibition of Adoptive Family Story Held through Pictures
On May 11, in celebration of Adoption Day, a VR exhibition was held by making pictures and messages of adoptive families.
The 2nd Creative Fairy Tale Contest to Raise Awareness of Single Mothers
A creative fairy tale contest was held to lead a warm culture without prejudice against families of single-parent mothers. Various works were received during the contest. A total of 3 award-winning works were selected through internal and external evaluation, and the winning works were published as children's books.
2nd WALKATION, a Fundraising Walking Event
WALKATION(WALK+VACTAION), a non-face-to-face fundraising walking event, was held. Participants practiced sharing with their thoughtful steps in their daily lives.
Renovation on Informatization Education Room
The informatization education room in Seodaemun Community Social Welfare Center has been renovated in an effort to support informatization education of local community necessary in the ‘contactless era’ due to COVID-19. The informatization education room is used as an educational venue for local residents, ranging from children, teenagers, the elderly and mentally disabled.
2021 Child Abuse Prevention Campaign for Celebrating Children’s Day
At the Naehye Hall Square in Anseong-si, the citizens learned about the types of child abuse and the role of child protection agencies and conducted a campaign to prevent domestic violence and child abuse.
An Exhibition of Mom's Heart and Child's Heart through Paintings was Held
An exhibition of paintings was held by collecting records of art activities and holding a counseling program to promote the relationship between single parenting mothers and children through art.
‘Apple Box’ bazaar
Basic livelihood of domestic and foreign children and adolescents suffering from COVID-19 was supported by selling Apple boxes consisting of sponsored items from companies and organizations.
2021 Korean Language Program
Korean Language Program in cooperation with Sogang University was conducted online for overseas adoptees residing in Korea due to the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak.
Angeles Eastern Children’s Center Awarded Commendation as an Excellent Cooperative Organization
In recognition of its contribution to the improvement of the educational environment in Angeles City, the Oriental Children's Center received an excellent institution commendation at the '2021 Recognition of Stakeholders for Engagement in Partnership Building' awards ceremony.
Disbandment of the Eastern Supporters, ‘Easterns’
The 'Easterns', supporters of Eastern Social Welfare Society consisting of a group of university students to support public relations and sharing culture of ESWS, had its disbandment ceremony to conclude its activities for a year.
Opening of Eastern Daycare Center
In the face of entering super aged society, we opened Eastern Daycare Center to offer elderly welfare services for them to prepare the coming years with proper responses and provide them with highquality care services. Located on the 4th floor of main office buildings of ESWS, elderly people are supported with a variety services such as health care, cognitive activity programs, emotional support programs, leisure activities, and pick-up services by staff at ESWS including social workers and caregivers for them to lead healthy daily lives.
Transparent management
Over the last 50 years, ESWS has been carrying out projects in an honest and faithful way as one of the most specialized welfare agencies in Korea. We will continue to do our best as a trusted social welfare agency by using your precious and priceless donations for the most needed areas.
2021 Income
2021 Expenditure
Domestic Welfare Projects
Eastern Social Welfare Society carried out welfare projects for neighbors in need in Korea such as the vulnerable and families in crisis.
Children and Youth Welfare Projects
In order to create a world where children can be happy, we have carried out professional and continuous welfare projects to support children in crisis and underprivileged children in Korea. Especially for children and families suffering from COVID-19, we have conducted welfare services such as childcare, protection, and education.
Facilities
Child Protection in need
20,215cases
Protection of abused children
2,068cases
Medical support 5,806cases
Psycho-emotional support
7,852cases
Education Support 7,537cases
Psycomental support
7,852cases
Counseling Support for Adoptive family
15,282cases
Adoption completion -Domestics 78 cases -Overseas 66 cases
· 6 of branches all over country Adoption Services Dept.
· Gyeonggi South Children’s Home
· Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Child protection agency Jacob’s Home
Seodaemun I-ZONE
Love the Children Clinic
Domestic/overseas adoption, counseling support for children and family
Physical protection and emotional therapy support for children in need
Mental health support for children and youth
Medical support for children waiting to be adopted
• Domestic and Overseas Adoption Projects
- ESWS has been supporting children to find loving and permanent families since 1972. Our work continues after adoption, assisting the families to settles as healthy adoptive families.
• Child Abuse Prevention Project
- Establishment of reporting system and an emergency response system for 24 hours a day/365 days a year
- Securing expertise and objectivity by holding individual case committees
- Support for psychological examination and treatment of abused children, abusers, and family members
• Child counseling and integrated treatment business
- Psychological counseling for children, play, art, music, and cognitive learning therapy, etc.
- Providing psychological support services for children with emotional behavior difficulties
• Education Projects
- Visitation management and 1:1 parenting coaching, responsive interactive education for competency enhancement of parents and children
- Development and education of manuals and guidelines for child rearing
• Scholarships
- Selecting scholarship students and nurturing talents for students with excellent talent or difficulties in studying for economic reasons
Single-Parent Family Welfare Projects
In an effort to provide single parents and children with functions as a family formed and healthy growth, 6 of group homes for single mothers were operated. Also, they were offered step-by-step welfare services such as day care services and child care coaching so that they can manage to work and take care of their children at the same time.
Facilities
Family Support 6,289cases
Medical Support 973cases
Psychological Support 3,045cases
Self-reliance Support 1,761cases
Social Service Dept.
Shelters for single mothers and children
Support welfare projects for singleparent family
·Saengmyeong Nuri's Home
·Gippeum Nuri's Home
·Saerongi Saenami Home
·Hatssal Nuri's Home
·Seum Nuri's Home
·Gyeongbuk Sharon's Home
Establishment for Self Sufficiency
Job Support (HQ and LH branch of Cafe Eastern)
• Livelihood Support
- Support for living expenses and daily necessities for families in crisis
• Project to improve awareness of single mothers
- The 2nd Creative Fairy Tale Contest to Improve Awareness of Single Mothers
- Music concert with Yun Seok-hwa
• Psychological Support Project
- Art Mediated Group Counseling Program : Meeting Mom's Heart and Child's Heart through Pictures
- Book club to improve social interactions among single mothers: ‘One step with a poem, fullness of a life’
• Medical Support
- Support for hospitalization costs, surgery costs, medical checkups, rehabilitation treatment costs, and emergency medical expenses
Welfare Projects for the Disabled
In order to realize the welfare of the disabled and non-disabled people living together, we have helped the disabled to become self-reliant by strengthening the capabilities of the disabled, enhancing their rights and interests, and providing medical and health support services.
Facilities
Child Protection Projects 1,557cases
Livelihood Support 1,013cases
Case Management 339cases
Program Support 63,366cases
Education Support 38,023cases
Medical Support 13,617cases
Vocational training and employment support 2,020cases
Eastern Child Rehabilitation Center
Eastern Vocational Training Center
Eastern Special School
Seodaemun Haebut Nuri
A living facility for children and youth with developmental disabilities
A facility as a work place for the disabled to produce goods
A producing facility and worksites for the severely disabled
A special education facility for Children with Disabilities
A mental health institution for employment, self-reliance, and social participation of the mentally disabled
• Support for rehabilitation and medical services
- Medical expenses and equipment in consideration of the degree of disability and economic ability
- Customized rehabilitation exercise and development support for the disabled
• Special Education
- Regular education support for children with disabilities, kindergartens, elementary, middle, high schools, majors, and after-school classrooms
- Majors and education in connection with the local community
• Vocational Rehabilitation
- Professional vocational training
- Connecting stable jobs by improving awareness of disabilities in society or supporting employment contract for the disabled
Senior Citizen Welfare Projects
Creating and providing jobs suitable for the elderly as well as supporting health improvement, healthy leisure activities, and independence and self-reliance in daily life, we have expanded the social participation of the elderly through various services and programs for the elderly in the local community. In addition, we supported the elderly to improve the quality of their lives by offering them with physical and mental health and economic independence for them to lead a productive and independent life.
Facilities
Public Interest Type Project 10,373cases
Market Type Project 1,555cases
Social Service Type Project 4,587cases
Education Support 7,203cases
Local community protection 11,805cases
· Seodaemun Senior Club
· Pyeongtaek Senior Club
Yeon-Hui Senior Center
Eastern Daycare Center
Supporting jobs and social activities for seniors over the age of 60
- Supporting social education and leisure activities for the elderly
- Offering ‘Smart’ education through digital tutors
Day care service during the day for the elderly and various services for them to achieve functional enhancement and recovery
• Job support project for the elderly
- Employment and job support for seniors considering their age, experience, and aptitude (public interest activity, social service type, market type, etc.)
• Leisure support and smart education support projects
- Increase opportunities for senior citizens to participate in the local community and support the formation of a new old-age culture
• Projects for the elderly care support
- Linking and supporting welfare services for low-income, senior citizens living alone
Community Welfare Projects
We have been contributing to the improvement of community welfare services by providing various services to all local community residents in need of social welfare services such as protection service, education and training for self-reliance, counseling, and case management as well as strengthening family functions creating a sense of solidarity among residents in order for different kinds of social issues to be prevented and addressed.
Facilities
Case Management 22,881cases
Community Protection Project 62,722cases
Community Coordinate Projects 3,112cases
Education & Culture Project 64,419cases
Self-reliance Projects 824cases
Seodaemun Community Social Welfare Center
Providing education and specialized welfare services for residents of the local community
Seodaemun Afterschool Emergent care-taking and education services for children
Eastern Kindergarten Municipal Kindergarten
• Community Welfare Project
- Strengthening care safety net of society for the vulnerable (discovering and supporting the vulnerable)
- Securing children’s right to learn and prevent skipping meals, and conduct career exploration programs for leisure and implementation of leisure programs for career exploration
- Operating programs for gap-year youths to find a vision and cultivate a sense of community
- Supporting social education and psycho-emotional programs for the elderly
- Conducting an organization project to create ‘Jeongdameun’ village where people help each other through cooperation with residents
• After-school classes
- Stable care-taking services
- Holistic growth of children support
- Providing specialized education in various fields such as children's environment, literature, etc.
International Development Cooperation Projects
ESWS has carried out child protection, education, and emergency relief projects so that children around the world can dream a better future with hope.
International Development Cooperation Projects
The death toll worldwide due to the long COVID-19 has exceeded over a million people. The Philippines and Sri Lanka have been coping with infectious diseases with strict lockdowns including closing schools and educational institutions prohibiting going out and moving to other areas.
However, they have been suffering greatly because of the emergence of the mutant virus and rapid spread of it in addition to the lack of capacity to handle COVID-19 and systems with poor health environments. Eastern Social Welfare Society conducted emergency relief and education projects for children in the Philippines and Sri Lanka who are having a difficult time.
Philippines
COVID-19 emergency relief
7,685cases
Environmental improvement project 3schools / 1household
Facilities
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Village Kindergarten Education Support 93children / 5places
Teacher Competency Reinforcement 10cases
· Angeles Eastern Children Center
· Bagio Eastern Children Center
Sri Lanka ESWS office in Kandy
Support Kopino children and children in poverty living in urban areas
Support for education of public schools and kindergartens
• Aid Projects for COVID-19 in a Humanitarian Way
- Development of hygiene manuals: Distribution of hygiene manuals both in the local language and English to respond to infectious disease crises
- Provision of emergency relief supplies twice a month
• Non-face-to-face learning support
- Production of English, math, and science study materials suitable for children's learning ability and monitoring of academic achievement
- Providing reading opportunities through book rental and post-reading activities
• Establishment of online learning environment
- Construction of a computer room for educationally underprivileged children who have difficulty accessing online learning due to prolonged COVID-19
• Community environment improvement project
- Renovation of educational environment for public schools
- Renovation of living environment for houses of children in poverty
Campaigns
ESWS has delivered the ‘Helping Hands’ of Eastern families to neighbors in need
Campaigns
The Follow-up Story of MBC ‘Hang Out With Yoo (How Do You Play)’ Donation
In January 2021, the Eastern Social Welfare Society received 200 million won from the proceeds of projects including ‘Yoo San Seul’, ‘SSak Three’, and the Refund Expedition’ from MBC’s representative entertainment program ‘Hang Out With Yoo’ enabling ESWS to support not only children awaiting adoption, adoptive families but also single-parent families. In a difficult time due to COVID-19, we were able to make neighbors laugh through the hand of sharing delivered by 'Hang Out With Yoo.'
Safety Enhancement Program for Children Waiting for Adoption
Foster Mother, Mrs. Soon-Ja Kim: It was really great to have an opportunity to learn first aid measures to deal with emergent situation without panicing while trying to safely taking care of babies at home. I think the first aid kit given to us will be very useful, too!
Self-reliance Support Program for Single Mothers
Ms. Jimin(pseudonym): Before the COVID-19 situation, I completed my vocational training sessions and obtained a certificate regarding the craft area. However, due to the prolonged COVID-19, I couldn’t realize my dream of teaching a craft class not having job opportunities and couldn’t help crying a lot with the mothers who were also preparing for the same thing as me. Fortunately, through this program at ESWS, I was supported to practice giving classes and developing a proper curriculum so that I could improve competence to become a professional instructor. I was also able to engage in giving classes in connection with the local community, which helped me a lot in having job opportunities. It definitely was a great opportunity for me to show what I am able to do in a safe way even when my chances of becoming a lecturer were inevitably reduced.
Program to Raise Adoption Awareness - VR Painting Exhibition of Adoptive Families
Suhyeon (pseudonym)'s Family: It was such a meaningful exhibition with the story of each adoptive family. To take part in this event, we looked at old photos of Suhyeon from when he was very little. Thanks to this, we had much fun and laughed a lot together thinking about how meaning we are to each other as a family once again. I also got a lot of great comments, too, regarding this exhibition such as ‘Congratulations, I could feel the warmth and love of families through the picture of your family in this exhibition.’
「TWO+GATHER Campaign」 Season 9
We have supported healthy growth of children through TWO+GATHER aiming for supporting environment where children can grow safe and healthy.
Medical Expenses (35%)
11,053people
82teams(Business/Organization)
The number of participants
12,412hrs
VMS registered volunteer hours
11,659items
The number of kits made together
28places (branches of ESWS related organizations)
Where the completed kits were delivered
Total : 127,481,500KRW Basic Care Supplies (40%) 50,992,600KRW 31,870,375KRW Child Support Expenses (25%) 44,618,525KRW
* TWO+GATHER is a participatory campaign where hand-made items(handkerchief for babies, bibs, masks, and books) are delivered to children including abused children, children awaiting adoption, marginalized children in the society while the participation fee is used for protecting and taking care of children in need.
Fundraising Campaign Starting out Small but Creating Miraculous Results
We have supported neighbors around us in need through an emergent fundraising platform online.
(7.4%)
Project
(0.1%)
Head Office of ESWS and Branches
Head office of ESWS
Ever since Eastern Social Welfare Society started to help people in poverty after the Korean War, it has been always there for our neighbors in need for 50 years at the lowest and most marginalized places. As expanding its welfare services from adoption to welfare projects for children, the disabled, and single mothers, Eastern Social Welfare Society has been playing a leading role as a social welfare agency offering professional welfare services.
Children and Youth Welfare Projects
Starting out with 6 branches nationwide, we are running specialized facilities for children such as temporary shelters, protection agencies, and I-Zone so as for us to protect underprivileged children in the society so that they can have the right to grow up healthy and safe. We are creating a bright future for underprivileged children such as children waiting for adoption, children in crisis in Korea, and abused children.
Single-Parent Family Welfare Projects
We support single-parent family by offering them case management, livelihood support, and vocational training in a systematic and professional way for them to be financially independent and adapted to society.
- Main Contact +82 2-332-3941
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- Planning & PR Dept. +82 2-332-3997
- 6 branches nationwide 1588-9874 Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Daejeon, Daegu, Busan
- Gyeonggi South Children’s Home +82 31-445-7188
- Gyeonggi Pyeongtaek Child Protection Agency +82 31-652-1391
- Jacob’s Home +82 31-658-5166
- Love the Children Clinic +82 2-332-3970
- Seodaemun I-ZONE +82 2-332-803
- Saengmyeong Nuri's Home in Seoul City +82 2-326-5891
- Gippeum Nuri's Home in Gyeongsan City +82 63-241-3381
- Saerongi Saenami Home in Seoul City +82 31-755-5453
- Hatssal Nuri's Home in Daejeon City +82 42-524-3129
- Seum Nuri's Home in Incheon City +82 32-504-2227
- Gyeongbuk Sharon's Home in Daejeon +82 53-816-1063
Welfare Projects for the Disabled
By providing a stable living environment and opportunities for social adaptation based on the rights of persons with disabilities, we instill the will to overcome disability and help them to live a happy life as a member of society by improving and developing their potential.
Senior Citizen Welfare Project
We provide the elderly in the local community with the independence and self-reliance in their daily lives through various services and programs for them to lead a productive and independent later life after retirement by improving the quality of their life. We are also making efforts to contribute to preventing and alleviating social issues by forming a new culture of aging.
Community Welfare Services
We provide comprehensive welfare services such as protection services, education and training for self-reliance, counseling, and case management, etc. for local community residents including children, adolescents, the elderly, and the homeless in addition to preventing various community problems by strengthening family functions and creating a sense of solidarity among local residents.
International Development Cooperation Projects
We support projects in protection, education, and emergency relief of Kopino children in Philippines and poor children in Sri Lanka's tea village to make sure they have the right to pursue their dreams with hopes.
- Eastern Children’s Rehabilitation Center +82 31-652-2312
- Eastern Vocational Training Center +82 31-652-2315
- Eastern Special School +82 31-651-1271
- Seodaemun Haebut Nuri +82 2-375-504
- Seodaemun Senior Club +82 2-6380-9988
- Yeon-Hui Senior Center +82 2-3143-7778
- Pyeongtaek Senior Club +82 31-656-3472
- Eastern Daycare Center +82 2-6953-5811
- Seodaemun Community Social Welfare Center +82 2-375-5040
- Seodaemun Afterschool +82 2-375-5040
- Eastern Kindergarten +82 2-374-7861
Philippines
- Angeles Eastern Children Center 070-4794-5392
- Baguio Eastern Children Center
Sri Lanka
- ESWS office in Kandy 070-8778-5393
2 0 2 1 Annual Report
Chairman of the Board Kim, Dokong, Ph.D.
President Kim, Jinsook, Ph.D.
Chief Editor Yi, Eunjoo
Editor Pak, Hyewon / Seong, Cholong
Designed by Namkang
Special thanks to Jang, JeeSu
ESWS will create a better future realizing the value of respect for lives.
1972~2022
Address 26 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea (03784)
Tel +82.2.332.3941
Website www.eastern.or.kr
Donation paypal.me/supportesws Inquiry info@eastern.or.kr