Organizations

See also:

• Regional: Asia: Society and Culture: Organizations  (8)
• Society: Organizations  (16,691)

Alcoholics Anonymous in Korea - - Information on local English-language meetings, which are mostly on military bases.

Applied Linguistics Association of Korea - - Society supporting research in this field. Includes newsletter, conference information, downloadable journal.

Asan Foundation - - Social welfare group attempting to help disadvantaged children through scholarships and improving resources and services.

Boy Scouts of Korea - - Official Site for the BSK with information on travelling to Korea.

Coree Volunteer Organization - - A non-profit, non-governmental, charitable organization offering guides about Korean history, culture, maps, and travel.

Find Parent - - Set up by Korea Welfare Foundation to assist adoptees in finding birth parents.

Global Cooperation Society International - - Non-governmental social movement directed towards making a more spiritual, affluent society by a improving standards of living, protecting nature and the environment, restoring human dignity, and promoting world peace.

Korea Foundation - - Promotes an understanding of Korea throughout the world and enhances goodwill and friendship through international exchange programs.

Korea International Volunteer Association (KIVA) - - Introduces Korean youths to international volunteer organizations abroad to help them gain a wide range of international experience and mental strength.

Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) - - Teachers' association. Includes information on chapters, SIGs, and events. Also features downloadable journal and newsletters.

Korean National Commission for UNESCO - - Information on programs and current sponsored events, such as international exchanges and activities to promote greater international understanding.

Korean Pioneers In Overseas NGOs (KOPION) - - Sends volunteers abroad to relief work groups and non-profit organizations every year, in various areas such as relief work in rural regions, local development programs, public education, medical care, administration, research, and study.

Pan-Korea English Teachers Association - - Includes downloadable journal, information on membership and conferences. In English and Korean.

Saemaul Undong - - Site operated by the National Council of Saemaul Undong, a self-motivational philosophical movement.