| 나눔과 섬김을 실천하는 KOVA |
| (사)한국해외봉사단원연합회(KOVA)는 한국해외봉사단원 활동 경험을 바탕으로 우리 사회에 올바른 봉사활동 문화와 제 3세계에 대한 이해를 확산시키고, 이를 통해 도움이 필요한 지구촌 소외계층 지원과 공익적 사회활동을 하기 위해 결성된 비영리 사단법인이다. |
| 설립목적 |
| ① |
한국해외봉사단원(외교통상부산하 KOICA 파견) 활동 경험을 바탕으로 우리사회에 올바른 봉사활동 문화와 제3세계에 대한 이해를 확산시켰다. 이를 발판으로 하여 도움이 필요한 소외계층 및 공익 활동을 지원하고자 한다. |
| ② |
해외봉사활동의 경험을 살려 국내 체류 이주노동자와 다문화 가정 등에 대한 언어, 교육, 문화, 생활 지원을 바탕으로 다문화 열린사회로의 지평을 확대함에 기여한다. |
| ③ |
국내외에서 봉사활동에 직접 참여하여 봉사정신의 함양 및 사회의 조화로운 발전에 기여한다. |
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| Korea Overseas Volunteers Association |
| KOVA practices Share & Respect spirit |
| KOVA was established in 1992 by the members who have been participated in voluntary acts through the KOICA. Through the experiences of KOV, KOVA want to expend understanding about the 3rd world and volunteerism. KOVA was formed for the global village estrangement class where the help is necessary and a common good social activity. |
| Founding Goal |
| 1st, Volunteerism cultivation, ability reinforcement as a regional experts and to support KOV activities advertisement. 2nd, Domestic and overseas volunteer activities participation, contributes to build a multi-cultural open society especially for the migrant workers and the mixed-race marriage families to support language, education, lives in Korea. 3rd, The developing countries encouragement of learning enterprise leads and deepens international good-fellowship and contributes world peace with the connection of various nations civic society. |
| Main Activities |
 KOV activities promotion and support |
Through the national public information of KOV activities to raise a people' support and to support for KOV recruitment.
- KOV Photo exhibition
- Dispatch countries information and field by database publication
- International cooperation understanding course in School.
- Poster production by each dispatch
- The education center visit for pre-KOV who are going to dispatch |
| Support for Regional expert activities |
For the return of more then 2 years KOV activity experiences which language, culture and regional expert to society.
- Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, etc 24 national interpretation pool operations
- Special language support through the MOU contract with the civil enterprises and the government offices.
- Developing countries national database publication
- Multi-cultural festival with the migrant workers
- Support the migrant workers and the mixed-race marriage families
- Multi-cultural understanding course in School.
- Multi-cultural Policy Forum
- Emergency relief activity |
| Support Overseas Outreach |
Helps the studies of the developing country students and then through the short-term service dispatch to distribute a regional development and informs a Korean culture.
- HOPE SEED encouragement of learning
- World-wide culture and scenery photo exhibition
- Support university students overseas outreach
- Medical treatment support for the poor in less developed countries. |
| Promotion of KOV membership |
To promote KOV membership and the activities for members interests
- Members physical education conference
- KOV home coming day
- Return home member welcome event
- Publication of KOVA magazine(quarterly)
- Workshop for KOVA progress |
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