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Korea’s Donation Culture,
Heading Upwards?
By LeeYeong-eun
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Even through time when certain
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practices in the culture of giving have
Korea
orea’s president Lee Myung-
vanished, Koreans’ donations have
bak said after donating
never really faltered. An explosion in
approximately 33.1 billion
donationsmadebyKoreanscanbeseen
wontocharityinJuly,“I,asacitizenof
eveninrecentyears.
thiscountry,trulyhopewewillbecome
Today, with Korea afflicted by the
a warm society where everyone helps
ills of the economic downturn, it is
andcares.Wehavetobecomeasociety
encouraging to see that there are still
where people express their love not just
many warm-hearted Koreans who are
through money but with sincere hearts
taking the initiative to lend a helping
because money without love means
hand. According to statistics, Beautiful
nothing.”
Ravaged by wars and subsequently
Foundation has seen an increase in
Donating, the act of giving for
undergoingeconomicexpansions,Korea
individual donors of 33.5 percent this
charitable purposes, seems to be a
has changed radically. Consequently,
year from 2008. while the Community
universally endorsed practice. Korea,
certain cultural practices of giving had
Chest has seen a 9.4 percent surge of
with her rich tradition seeped in the
long faded into the pages of history.
452,503in2009.
values of Confucianism, has her own
However, the needy in Korea are still
So what factors could be attributed to
distinctive culture of giving. For
blessedbythewarminglightshonefrom
suchanexplosionindonationsinKorea?
example,peopleinthepastprovidedfree
hermoreprivilegedcountrymen.
labor during the busy farming season.
AMixtureofSmartTechnologyandWarmCompassion
commendable in light of reports where
University by students of the English
YoungDonorsContributeMore
According to statistics by Beautiful
more than a million young people in
Department. Professor Suh Kyung-
Foundation, out of their donors, 64
their20sand30sarelosingtheirjobsin
hee and her students sold things like
percent of them were young adults
this harsh time. University students are
fruit juice along with donated items.
in their 20s and 30s in 2008. This
also doing their part to help the needy
Meanwhile, students from the Electrical
demographic group beats all other
throughfundraisingactivities.
Engineering and Computer Science
age groups and rose to the top on the
For the fourth year running, an
Department in Kyung-pook National
donor’s list. Their active participation is
annual bazaar is being held at Gwangju
University launched a creative initiative
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