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OutlookofNGOs
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The political and financial
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disadvantages NGOs faced led to the
problems of a lack of participation
Park
and capital. All of these hardships are
linkedtogether.NGOsthatgotexcluded
from the government’s support or were
negatively influenced by fund raising
issues do not have the money to go
on with their activities. Members of
these NGOs will not feel the need to
participate in powerless NGO programs
andwillgraduallyleave.Withnopartner
andnomemberstoplananddoactivities
together, NGOs’ roles in society are
being threatened. NGOs were initially
meanttokeepgovernmentandcorporate
power in balance and protect individual
rightsinordertomaketheworldabetter
▲TheentranceofanNGOdeepinthealleyinNamyoung-dong.
place in which to live. For several years
is another important law that had an
“AfterthecaseoftheCommunityChest
however, this important role of NGOs
impact on NGOs. A bill requesting an
of Korea, I could feel the difference in
wasignoredandforgotten.
amendment of this law was brought
people’sattitudewhenIdidfundraising
NGOs are busy these days giving
before the National Assembly by Lee
activities outdoors,” said Jang Gi-yeong,
feedbacks to election pledges and
Byung-seok, a member of the Grand
afund-raiseratHelpAgeKorea,anNGO
policies planned by President Park
National Party, and was approved in
that provides social welfare services for
Geun-hye. Statements made by NGOs
February 2008. A legislation was added
senior citizens with low income. Having
may not seem important and it is up
totheActontheRegulationofDonation
lost trust in the Community Chest,
to government officials to read them.
Collections, specifying stricter rules
people hesitated donating to NGOs as
“The new government should be able
to follow when donating and requiring
well.
to make NGOs active and influential
additional paper work covering precise
The changes in regulations and
again. Incubating programs supporting
details of donations. This newly added
coverage in the newspaper are forgotten
NGOs’ activities and re-establishing
legislation eventually made donors turn
easily.However,peoplewhoaredirectly
the tax deductions for NGO donors
theirbacksonfund-raisingorganizations.
connected with these little changes
shouldbepracticed,”saidProfessorPark
This came as a big blow to NGOs, for
are threatened in their work. In March
Sang-pil. The staff member of Korean
they have to rely on a large part of their
2011, twelve NGOs lost support from
WomenLinkemphasized,“Wehopethe
capital on donations, which became an
the government that unnoticed. The
administrationledbyPresidentParkwill
unstablesourceafterthelegislationwent
government’s reason was that the
not interrupt our activities while giving
intoeffect.
organization’s activities did not match
subsidiestoNGOsagain.”Thevoicesof
up to their subsidy. Sooner or later in
these people should not be drowned out
2013, tax deductions will be cut down
becauseNGOshavethepowerandright
CommunityChest’sembezzlement
Another blow knocked NGOs low in
according to a newly established policy.
to enhance our society where public
2010. The Community Chest of Korea,
This again will work as another factor
interestisthoroughlypracticed.
the most popular charity fundraising
that will financially blocks the way of
institution, turned out to be corrupt in
NGOs. People know that NGOs do not
2010. This incident of the members
havealotofmoneybuttheydonotknow
of the Community Chest of Korea
why, and they do not know how more
mindyp93@hufs.ac.kr
embezzling the money people had
severe the problem has become during
donatedcameasashocktopeople.
thelastfewyears.
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