Korea Women Link


 

1.Objectives and Establishment

Aimed to realize the ecological society where human beings and human rights are secured harmoniously and the democratic society where the gender equality and women's rights are secured

2. Contact

Address:

<Zip Code> -
4th fl. Dongpyeong BL., Myeong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Tel:

02-737-5763

Fax:

02-737-5766

URL:

http://www.womenlink.or.kr

Email:

eco@womenlink.or.kr

 

3. Organization

(1) Foundation :1987

(2) Staff : The number of standing members - 26
President - Kim, Sang-hee (Standing Representative of Korea Women Link),
Jeong-suk Yoon, Gang-ja Jeong (Co-President)
Director - Choi, Myeong-suk (Head of the Office), Jeong Eun-suk, Myeong Jin-suk,
Park Bongjeong-suk, Kang Hye-ran, Kim Yeong-ae (Head of the Department)

(3) The number of Members : Approximately 9000

(4) Local organizations :11 branches
( Seoul area - Dongbuk Women Link, Namseo Women Link, Southern
area assembly Gyeonggi area - Goyang, Gunpo, Gimpo, Incheon,
Wonju, Jeonju, Chuncheon)

 

4. Financial Resources

Year

Annual Budget

Main Resources (%)

2003

921,600,000won

1. Membership Fee ( 29.3% )
2. Contributions and raised money ( 36.6% )
3. Government Subsidy ( 8% )
4. Project Profit ( 25.1% )
5. Others ( 1% )

 

5. Regular Environmental Education Program(2001-2002)

Programs

Participants

Location

Period

Contents

Remarks

Youths' Energy School
(education for energy saving and recycling)

Secondary school students

Goyang in Gyeonggi Province

Jul.-Aug. 2001
-Volunteering Theory
-Energy and our life
-Questionnaire
-Watching video tapes on environment
Irregular

Educational campaign for lowering air-conditioning temperature

Secondary school students

Goyang in Gyeonggi Province

Jul.-Aug. 2001
-Monitoring for lowering air-conditioning temperature at 30 places (government and public offices and fast food stores)
-Making up reports
Irregular

Educational campaign for lowering air-conditioning temperature

Secondary school students

Southwest branch of Seoul (Yangcheon, Mokdong)

Jul.-Aug. 2001
-Investigating temperatures of fast food stores
-Campaigns on the streets
Irregular
Monitoring and education for decreasing packing material waste
House-
wives
Goyang, Jinju, Wonju
Aug.-Oct. 2001
-Education of problems of packing materials
-Monitoring (souvenirs for Chuseok holidays)
Irregular
Education for environmental and agricultural consumers
House-
wives
10 branches
2001-2002
-Salt story
-Rice story
-Proper diet changes me
-Visiting Chungyang field and natural dying
-Ecological experience (trip in the wild flowers)
-Searching migratory birds
-Life cooperative union movement and our agriculture
-Food saving lives and environment
-Visiting and learning of Paldang production site
-Camp for exchange between the farming area and the city
-Programs for Children's Day (picking up corns, digging potatoes, treasure hunt, making)
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Education of eco-experiencing trip with children and eco-feminism
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Wonju Women Link
2002
-Trip of Seonghwangdang
-Enjoying wild flowers in the Chiak mountain.
-Experiencing environmental agriculture
-Observing insects in the Chiak mountain
-Eco-feminism
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Winter Nature School
Elementary school students
The House of Meditation in Wooi-dong, Seoul
Jan. 14-17. 2002
Garden play, folk play, climbing mountains, finding senses, silent trip and so on.
Regular
Regular
Making green home by saving 10% of energy use
Union families
Green Peace Environment Center
Apr. 2002
-Dec. 2002
Investigation of energy use.
Publicity of summer-season energy saving.
Eco-touring.
Selection of superior families and awarding prizes to eco-families.
Regular

 

6. Exchange Groups and Programs between China and Japan (2001-2002)

Exchange Groups and Programs
Period
Operated Features
Asian Sisters' Conference (Housewives' Club, Japan Alliance of Life Cooperative Associations)
2001-2002
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7. Publications

Type

Title

year

Publishers

Reference Book

Let's save. - how to utilize food waste

Nov.1999

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Reference Book

Small and slowly movement (Tiwanese life style)

Dec.1999

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Reference Book
The Earth is not supplies for the use for once.
Jun.2000
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Reference Book
We can be healthy and save our environment.
Dec.1998
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Reference Book
Making our village with 0% waste and 100% happiness
Dec.2000
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Reference Book
What is the problem with Korea's delivery culture
Dec.2000
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Reference Book
Reference Book for women's health 1 and 2
2000-2001
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Reference Book
For the improvement of medical care for delivery and the decrease of Caesarean operation (modeling of a beautiful clinic)
Jul.2001
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Reference Book
The activation of local medical care and the increase of women's health
Oct.2001
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8. Domestic Partnership

9. The 5-Year Plan in the Future

1. Life technology Enterprises
2. The environment and women's health enterprises
 (gmo and women's health, environmental hormone in daily life, delivery culture movement,
decreasing Caesarean operation and other beautiful delivery movements)
3. School lunch enterprise
 

10. Self Evaluation - Centering around the strengths and weaknesses of the environmental
education programs operated by your organization so far.

In case of Korea Women's Link, the headquarters have had a number of policy suggestions and discussions, and educational programs have been carried out by the local branches.

11. Expectation toward TEEN and Message