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History
When was child welfare first initiated in Korea ChildFund Korea has been a living history of child welfare of Korea. In the beginning, ChildFund Korea was an infant organization relying on support from CCF. After several decades, it has grown into the oldest yet largest child welfare organization in Korea.
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- 2021
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Certificate in 2021 Residential Welfare People's Hanmadang Competition12
- Gold Prize in the '2021 Korea Advertising Awards' for Public Service12
- Grand Prize in the ‘Children's Environment Improvement Award’ by Chosunilbo for the 3rd consecutive time09
- Siheung Daoullim Children's Center(Support for multicultural children) Opened04
- MOU with Korean National Police Agency to support victims of child abuse04
- Civil Act amendment though solidarity activities: Civil Act, Article 915 'the provision of parent’s right to discipline' has been deleted01
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- 2020
- 12Provide support and subsidy(8.7 million $) for severely affected families and children by Covid 19
- 07Solidarity activities to remove Article 915 of the Civil Code from the Article 915 of the Punishment Rights
- 05Multi-party MOU to guarantee children's housing rights (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, LH Corporation, etc.)
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- 2019
- Half a million regular sponsors12
- 2019 Grand Prize in the ‘Children's Environment improvement Making Korea Happy Award’ by the Chosunilbo09
- 2019 No. 1 brand power NGO in Korea03
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- 2018
- 10The 70th anniversary
- 018 Advocacy Centers were opened
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- 2017
- Joined the UN DPI (Department of Public Information)06
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- 2016
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Won the Grand Award from the 8th Sam-il Transparent
Management Awards (non-profit segment)09
- Started the ‘Nationwide program contest’ to promote
cooperation between social welfare organizations06
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- 2012
- 02Expanded overseas programs in South Sudan
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- 2011
- 12Implemented the ‘Nayoung’s Request’ campaign, to abolish
the statute of limitation on sexual crime against children
- 01Research Center of Child Welfare was opened
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- 2002
- ChildFund Alliance was founded and ChildFund Korea
became a member thereof06
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- 2001
- Became a member of Korea NGO Council
for cooperation with North Korea and started the
North Korean support programs03
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- 1997
- Co-hosted the ‘Request of Love’ on KBS10
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- 1995
- 01ChildFund Korea started its overseas support programs
in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, etc
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- 1990
- 03Foster care service demonstration project was implemented
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- 1989
- 03Korea Child Abuse Prevention Association was established
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- 1986
- Support from the CCF was ended. ChildFund Korea started
to operate independently as a Korean NGO06
- The ‘Find the Missing Children Center’ was opened05
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- 1976
- Started the Sponsorship Program12
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- 1963
- 02Appenzeller Children Center At-home Relief Project was
implemented (which became the Social Welfare Center)
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- 1951
- 02Renamed to ‘Christian Children’s Fund’
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- 1948
- 10China Children’s Fund started to provide support to Korea