(121-819)서울특별시 마포구 동교동 203-4 / Tel : 02-338-0019 / Fax : 02-338-3995
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Smile Together Partnership
Marie Myung-Hee LEE Head
International Affairs Team Work Together Foundation
Work together Life that smile together
1DREAM ‘Smile Together Partnership’
Joined Seoul Broadcasting
System(SBS) Hope TV : Fundraising
opportunity to fight child poverty at
both the domestic and international
level
Seeking new alternative supporting
way that reflects the experiences and
errors from development assistance.
Seeking for foreign aid models that
could reflect the professionalism and
know-how of the Work Together
Foundation
Background
We are seeking projects with following Principle
A project physically based in a local community and working with residents
A project nurturing leadership in local people
A project which created a sustainable business model without harming the local community
The details of the implementation
1. Supports the foundation and management of social enterprises
What is social enterprise?
Social enterprise is an enterprise or organization that pursues the realization of Social values and solving social problems by priority, and conducts business and profit making.
How does social enterprise help with child poverty?
When the parents of poverty children have stable jobs from social enterprises, they can stabilize their family, properly feed their children and send them school so that the children can be taken good care of.
The details of the implementation
1. Supports the foundation and management of social enterprises
Who runs social enterprise?
Work Together Foundation associates with local and oversea organizations in Developing country and cooperates in founding and running social enterprises.
Does ‘Smile Together‘ supports only social enterprise?
No. Although we support founding and management of social enterprise for fundamental and sustainable way of solving poverty problem, but we also have direct supports for child poverty to resolve urgent and serious situations.
The details of the implementation
On average $30,000 (USD) for a fiscal year
(from $20,000 to $200,000 for each project)
Maximum 3 years straight support
Undergraduate Global Experience Team project (uGET Program)
The Work Together Foundation has been cooperating with Yonsei University for the uGET
Program since 2009.
The Work Together Foundation has sent uGET project groups to the sites where the Smile
Together Partnership projects are going on for consultation. The outcome of the uGET project is
maximized through the collaboration with the WT's professional pro-bono business
management and accounting consultants. The outcome of the research and consulting through
the uGET Project Is implemented and adopted in practice.
3. Non financial support uGET Program / Business consultancy services /
Connecting resources and networks
2. Financial Support
An umbrella
Business result
shared with Smile Together
Support period : 2011.01 ~ 2012.04
25 If we provide jobs to parents of poverty children through social enterprise
they can have sustainable care and education with stable income.
Number of jobs /Job connection
Number of children benefitted
155
역량강화/기술교육을 받고 꿈꾸게 되는 청년의 수
Number of the young got empowerment/skill training 수
320 Through the management and development of social enterprise
young people can grow and work with dreams in local area.
Through direct supports for children we directly check and improve children’s health and nurture condition.
268 Direct supports for children(school meal/residence/education)
Phnom Penh Cambodia
Towerville The Philippines
Phoudindaeng Laos
Siem Reap Cambodia
4villages
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
The first village and children
|Open a café in downtown Phnom Penh to sell the productsBy stable sales of the products, provide fine jobs to disabled family so that the children from disabled family can free from poverty.
| Open CraftPEACE Café with Cambodian Society of Jesus Banteay Priet
Financial support | 25,000 USD Fund for establishing café , direct support for disabled children (14 with wheelchair 3 with house building)
| 3 Newly employed_ 62.7 family dependents
9.3% increase in sales Total sales 110,523.53USD / Café sales5,153.5 USD
Non financial support | Consulting by marketing and producing experts
Need
Support
Changes
Siem Reap Cambodia
The second village and children
| Establishment of
the Lotus Hope Beauty and Hair Center
with Lotus World
| 15 Complete Training / 3 Get a job Center support Tuition fee and living cost for students
Financial Support | 83,251USD Fund for Training Center
| Provide cosmetology training to poor children Stabilize household economic conditions and increase the number of self supporting individuals.
Need
Support
Siem Reap Cambodia
Non financial support | Hairdressing skill training provided by ‘Lee Chul Hair Ker Ker’ Provide consulting of the center and profit analysis
Changes
Towerville The Philippines
The third village and children
| To relieve poverty for Towerville refugees The participating women benefit from working at home, which allows them to take care of their children.
| Establishment of the CAMP Sewing Center
with CAMP Asia
Financial Support | 32,420 USD Fund for Sewing Center , Child Care 102 Daily care and school meal for children
Non Financial Support | Consulting from management specialties
Towerville Philippines
Need
Support
| 40 got skill trained_ 36 acquired sewing certificate
Attained 3,800,000 won of sales from selling trial products Changes
Vang Vieng
Laos
The fourth village and children
| Bring up more young local leaders To grow more competent young leaders who can contribute to their society and fostering economic development.
| 200 Youth participation / 8 Additional jobs
Sales 426USD 2011.12.22 Open
Financial Support | 40,400 USD Fund for Cafe, Elementary School
Non Financial Support | Café management consulting And midterm strategy plan
Vang Vieng Laos
Need
Support
| Open Café ZoomSun / Establish Vieng Samai elementary school with AVAN Korea Phoudindaeng Youth Center
Changes
743smile 743 smiles and hopes that we found together for one year
Lack of understanding between the Foundation and the local partner organization
Challenges
Time to nurture a social enterprise
Dilemma to attract external customers and resources
Clarity
of social purpose and the social problem that needs to be solved
Feasibility or actual establishment of social enterprises that aim to provide solutions for impoverished children
Possibility
of providing direct support to impoverished children
Networking with the local community
Enterprise sustainability
even after support from the Work Together Foundation
Institution’s ability to conduct the enterprise responsibly
Effective budgeting and ensuring transparency
Evaluation Criteria
“Work together society, opens the future together” Work Together Foundation is aiming for a world in which people who wants to work can find hope from work and talk about happiness. Smile Together Partnesrship have been try to provide sustainable ‘work’ for a parent rather than giving breads to bigger number of children. The images of their parents working, and their sisters and brothers training to work are becoming dreams in children’s hearts. Work Together Foundation will contribute in making happy global village by creating sustainable work places and resolving polarization beyond Asia through Smile Together Partnership. We look forward for your future cooperation.
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