Study Tour to Korea

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Study Tour to Korea

• Mr. Lee Yuen Hing
• Stewards
• 20 November, 2006

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Participants

• 1. CHAN Wai-yung Mariana, HKCSS
• 2. LEE Yuen-hing Eagle, Stewards
• 3. LING Mei-ping Candy, Stewards
• 4. LI Po-man Nicole, Hong Chi Association
• 5. LO Yiu-wah, Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Lady
  MacLehose Centre

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Location

• 1st day (Seoul)
• Social Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
• Nowon SPA
• 2nd day (Seoul)
• SeongDong Self-sufficiency Promotion Agency
• South Korea National Health and Welfare Ministry
• 3rd day(at Guri, Korea)
• YMCA
• The Baby Village
• Recycling factory

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Terms

• Participant People who join the working unit or
  social enterprise is called Participant.
• Working unit The place or the service that the
  participants work for, such as baby sitting
  service.
• Social enterprise The social enterprise is
  managed by the former participants. The agency
  also took an active role to support the social
  enterprise.
• SPA Self-help Promotion Agency (NGO)

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Video

• 26-28 June, 2006
• 3 days trip
• 1 sheltered workshop

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Types of the Job

• Social type the job that the participants cannot
  earn money, like a volunteer.
• Market type the job that the participants can
  earn money.

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Why did Korea start the SE

• The unemployment rate climbed up to 8.4 in the
  first quarter of 1999 ( as against 2.6 in 1997)
  and the poverty rate was 11.5 in March of 1999
• Joblessness, low income
• Philosophy in social safety net from welfare
  state to welfare-to-work
• Aimed at empowering the people to market success
  and overcome economic disadvantages

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When did Korea start the SE

• Anti-poverty movement and community development
  service in 1970s to 1980s
• Social enterprise in 2000s

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Main areas of self-help projects are

• Care service,
• Recycling,
• House renovation,
• Cleaning,
• Catering
• Other (Laundry)

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Why these jobs

• Low education background
• Low skills required

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Governments roles

• Partnership
• Enact the National Basic livelihood Security Act
  in 1999 and the Guaranteed Minimum Income Act.
• Set up SPA (HK 1,600,000)
• Enable the people to work for fare

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NGOs roles

• A broker
• A business man
• An employer
• A banker
• A counselor

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Participants roles

• Service recipients role
• A trainees role
• An employees role
• An employers role

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Business sectors roles

• A great donor and supporter
• A supportive service to working parents

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Comment

• Government great effort
• SPA as a media
• Participant get the job
• Company support
• Win Win

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Thank You !