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11월, 2016의 게시물 표시

2016 SEMINAR FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN LEADERS IN ASIA

    National Women’s Education Center of Japan hosted a seminar for gender equality themed    "Career Development of Young Women and Girls" during   2nd October - 9th October.  Ms.Choi Bom in charge of Fundraising Department in Seoul YWCA attended the seminar and introduced gender equality policy and its efforts to tackle the gender issues in Korea. Gender issue professionals from Japan, South Korea, Philippines, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar came to this seminar and they all shared about domestic gender policy and how the countries are developing women's skill-set for getting a job.  

YWCA news in October

  A new committee member's training course opened on October 21st. Nine members have learned YWCA's vision, mission, organization, and met with senior committee member who has been dedicated to YWCA's activities. Youngdengpo Women Resources Development Center hosted a job fair called "Heart flutter job seeking day!" on October 19th. Youngdeongpo Center prepared for tables where job-seekers are able to meet recruiters from private companies.

Entrepreneurship training - Youth Dream Factory

Are you familiar with "Social Entrepreneurship" ? Social entrepreneurship is the use of the techniques by start up companies and other entrepreneurs to develop, fund and implement solutions to social , cultural, or environmental issues. This concept may be applied to a variety of organizations with different sizes, aims, and beliefs. Seoul YWCA has decided to apply this concept to Y-Teens to solve social problems and create values through changing themselves and the world.  Sixty high school students(Y-Teens) are taking part in this program and they called themselves "Hero". They implement hypothetic community development and team building project together. This program is funded by Starbucks Foundation. Seoul YWCA is looking forward to Y-Teens learning matured insight to put more values into society and community, not only oneself.

Welcoming Ms.Chantanee Molee!

Seoul YWCA had a special guest to its office on the 2nd of November. Ms. Chantanee Molee, the Secretary General of the National YWCA of Thailand. Although she visited South Korea for travel with her college alumni during personal vacation, she kindly made time to visit us and had luncheon with Finance Committee including the President, Ms.Cho and Secretary General, Ms.Yang. Ms.Chantanee also stopped by the National YWCA of Korea to see her old-friend Ms.Yoo who is the Secretary General. Ms.Chantanee got informed regarding current programs of YWCA in Korea and take a short tour to Seoul YWCA building. Seoul YWCA was really happy to see her in our office, and will continue the close relationship between two Y.