On the Road
Understanding South Korea
What you might not know about our work in the "Land of the Morning Calm"
South Korea sits in the lower half of a mountainous peninsula in East Asia. Although it emerged as an autonomous country in the aftermath of World War II, its rich culture and heritage reach back thousands of years. Today, this nation (with a population density ten times higher than the global average) is renowned for its technological advancements. Many orphaned children needs support with basic needs to ensure they are able to get an education and […]
A Culture of Giving
Our Partner Vonage believes in the importance of being a good corporate citizen
Participating in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been increasingly important for corporations in the last few years. Realizing the value of managing their business in ways that take into consideration how they can have an overall positive effect on society not only helps the community at large but also boosts employee morale. For those corporations that choose to embrace CSR, such as our Partner Vonage, donating to organizations such as Children Incorporated is considered a […]
Time to Depart
During his last project visits in South Korea, Luis Bordet reflects on his travels
After spending nearly a month visiting all seventeen of our affiliated projects in South Korea, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, visited the Yung Shil Ae Yuk Children’s Home and the Yong Jin Children’s Home as his last stops before returning to the United States. As he prepared to return home, Luis thought about how genuinely essential the support of the Children Incorporated sponsorship program has been for young people in South Korea. The […]
Extraordinary Homes in Busan
Luis Bourdet visits our unique projects in South Korea’s second most populated city
Busan is South Korea’s second most-populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.5 million. It is also the home to three of our affiliated projects: the Grace Children’s Home, the Hee Rak Children’s Home and the Sae Dul Children’s Home. While visiting the homes, our Director of International Programs, Luis Bourdet, got a chance to find out how each of the homes stands out in a unique way, while equally supporting our sponsored and […]
Surrounded By Beauty in the Land of the Morning Calm
Homes in South Korea offer children scenic landscapes in which to grow up
For over 2000 years, Koreans have been shaping the world around them, creating beautiful landscapes through refined gardening. While visiting our affiliated projects in South Korea, this was apparent to our International Director of Programs, Luis Bourdet. With each home he visited, Luis found that sponsored children in our program were growing up in environments surrounded by nature’s beauty. The homes also provided them with safe and comfortable places to play, exercise and develop into […]
No Distance Too Great
For kids in South Korea, sponsors feel close even when they are far away
Children Incorporated has affiliated projects, sponsored children and sponsors from all over the world. Most of our sponsors don’t live in the same cities — or even the same states — as the children they support. For many of our sponsored kids, their sponsors live in entirely different countries. “I feel that the children are receiving incredible support here thanks to the administration and our sponsors. Last year alone, seven of the eight high school […]