The events of November

[NEWS]

The gender equality will start from our village.

“Welcome to the café of gender sensitive policy”

Women Participation team is going to hold the policy chit-chat meeting for knowing of gender sensitive to spread out the gender sensitive sense and to actualize the gender equality over the world. We hope many citizens would participate in this program.

When? : 13^th (Thu), November. Between 11:00~16:00

Where? : Seoul YWCA

Who can? : 30 leaders of gender sensitive, member of Seoul YWCA, citizens.

Subject:

Special lecture – “Women, change the paradigm” by Professor Yoon Kyung Na Im

Read and distribute the code of conduct for gender sensitive and gender equality.

Mini chit-chat – You can learn and talk about the gender sensitive and gender equality.

Watching the video of gender sensitive

The project for developing Youth’s human rights sensitivity

Youth team is having the program named ‘Youth, Feel the human rights’ for middle school or high school students in Seoul. They will meet the director and will watch the movie and play related with human rights to develop their human rights sensitivity. 

Any Youth can participate in this program if they want.

When? : 15^th (Sat), November. Between 14:00~16:00

Place: Maroo hall, 1^st floor of Seoul YWCA

Subject: Screening the human rights movie which explains multicultural society, 

Talk concert.

Questions?: 3705-6009

Schools for all - Program for member

Member Activity team is holding the program for members and citizens.

The name of lecture

1) The Four Gracious Plants and calligraphy: 12^th and 19^th (Wed), November. Between 10:30~12:00

Entry fee is 10,000 won and the capacity is 10 people. (Including material cost)

2) Beadwork: 25^th (Tue), November. Between 10:00~12:00

 Entry fee is 30,000 won and the capacity is 15 people. (Including material cost)

* If there are not enough participants, the class would be canceled. 

(Questions: 3705-6019)

Life member academy

When? : 24^th (Sun), November. Between 11:00~5:00

Where? : 3rd floor underground, Yoga room

Contents: Line dance, Lectures, Lunch

Application fee: 10,000 won

Questions?: 3705-6019

The night of stars, ‘Bong bong cinema’ graced Bong-chun

Bong-chun Social Welfare center is going to give an end-of-the-year party for everyone who made an effort for Bong-chun Social Welfare center.

When? : 27^th (Thu), November. Between 19:30~22:00

Where? : Lotte cinema, Seoul Nat'l Univ. Station branch

Subject: Awards, watching movie and giving souvenir

Questions?: 870-4400 Community welfare team

[Gangnam] Ninano music concert

Youth steering committee of Gangnam Youth Training Center is having the Ninano music concert every year. Let’s be a main character at the stage spreading out youth’s talent. Youth who shows a fantastic stage will achieve presents.

When? : 22th (Sat), November. Between 13:00~15:00

Where? : Lecture hall, 1^st floor of Gangnam Youth Training Center

Deadline: 18^th, November

How to apply? : Internet homepage (www.gangnamyc.or.kr)

Subject: Singing, Dance, Performances and Lucky lottery

Questions? : 544-9728

[Sung-dong] Environment education for Youth, ‘Rediscovery of Environment’

Youth’s culture home of sung-dong is going to have a environment education to raise awareness and let them know about the importance.

When? : 22th, November

Where? : Youths culture home of sung-dong

Who can? : 13~16 Youth

Subject : Environment education and making EM soap

Application fee : 5,000 won

Questions? : 2236-2678

[Yeongdeung-po] Recruitment for students who want to learn nail art

Because the government accepts nail art as a national technique qualification, it is possible to get a job or start a business if you have nail art certification. Yeongdeung-po Women Resources Development Center is going to open the class as below.

Basic learning course to get a job for nail art salon, Gel manicure course, Preparing for getting a nail art certification and etc. Anybody can participate who has interest in nail art.

Subject :

1) The class for getting a job or starting a business related with nail art (Basic course)

        5^th~11^th, November (Every Wednesday and Friday from 14:00 to 16:00)

        The entry fee is 100,000 won (except the material cost)

2) Gel manicure class

12^th~28^th, November (Every Wednesday and Friday from 16:00 to 18:00)

The entry fee is 300,000 won (except the material cost)

3) Certification class

3^rd~23th, December (Every Wednesday and Friday from 14:00 to 16:00)

The entry fee is 200,000 won (except the material cost)

Questions? : 858-4515

       

[Nowon] The presentation of the job seeking club

Nowon Women Resources Development Center is going to have a presentation of the job seeking club on 28^th, November. Every member who made an effort to make a club aimed at getting a job this year. On this presentation, they will share their activities and will talk about the vision.

When? : 28^th (Fri), November. Between 10:00~14:00

Where? : Nowon Women Resources Development Center

Subject: Introduction of club’s activity, Presentation sharing experiences, thinking about the vision.

How to apply? : www.job365.or.kr

Questions? : 951-0187

“Let’s have fun with dad!” program

Gangnam Youth Training Center recruits participants who want to strength the relationship of dad and child. It is designed for making the settled relationship of dad and child at the beginning of the development stage.

When? : 15^th, November (Sat). Between 14:00~19:00

Where? : Gangnam Youth Training Center

Subject: Understanding of the bringing-up and the characteristic.

             Understanding of the dad’s role and meaning.

             Dancing with dad and Have some fun playing special game.

Instructors: 

Sugyeong, Woo 

(professional instructor having certification of art psychotherapy)

Gwangun, Jung

(a full-time professor of ‘Haha Korea’ and professional instructor of HRD team building)

Entry fee: 60,000 won per each family.

Questions?: 545-2719, 3442-5167

The pink box project for isolated women in global village

Seoul YWCA is helping women giving pink box with hygienic goods in places like Tanzania, Myanmar and Cambodia. They are placed in a difficult situation, they can't buy hygienic goods so that they can't protect themselves under the unsanitary circumstance. You can help them as filling the pink box. 

Just 20,000 won is needed for filling 'one' pink box.

How to donate?

- Regular support : 20,000 won for one pink box every month.

(1/2 box support is also available)

- Temporary support : 20,000 won for one pink box

Donation account : Nonghyup 301-0077-389631 (Account holder : Seoul YWCA)

Donation goods :

Cotton sanitary pad, underwear, eco EM soap, feminine cleanser

directions for using cotton sanitary pad (each country's language will be provided)

Questions? : 3705-6041 (Welfare center)

We also provide voluntary program making cotton sanitary pad for pink box

When? : Every last Saturday, between 10:00 ~ 13:00

Contents : Understanding of women's life in poor countries

Making cotton sanitary pad, writing a letter with hope.

Who can? : YWCA member or anyone can participate

How to apply? : Through 1365 or call

Application fee : 5,000 won (you can pay on that day)

Questions? : 3705-6041

* We will provide certification of activities.

Seoul YWCA News in November 2014

[RIEVIEW 10]

 [Bong-chun] Picnic with seniors

Bong-chun Social Welfare center had a picnic 15^th, October with 18 seniors headed to Yeouido, Seoul. They experienced many activities at 63 building and Han-river park with this subject ‘Living in Seoul’. Because many volunteers helped seniors who have problems with mobility, this could be the most precious time for seniors to have a chance to communicate.

[Yeongdeung-po] The special lecture for students who complete the course

On 21^th, October, Yeongdeung-po Women Resources Development Center had special lecture ‘cooperative association’ to revitalize the group of social-economic intended for students who finished their course. Students can learn about the business start-up and etc from professional instructors of cooperative association.

 [Gangnam] The competition of composition and painting for children

Gangnam Youth Training Center had a competition of composition and painting for children to celebrate Korean Language day (Hangulnal). There were the dance performances, Nanta performances for beginning of the competition. The mayor of Gangnam-gu, lots of guests visited and graced the occasion. Also there were many booths which are experiencing magic, making pinwheel so that participants can experience various activities. Almost 736 Kids, 400 local residents enjoyed this competition.

 [Garak] Safety education for the kid’s Saturday class

Garak Welfare Center had a safety education such as first aid and etc related with safety precautions in Saturday class. Because of that, Kids could learn about the importance of safety through activates as follows. Kids visited the safety education facility and experienced various kinds of situations. They taught the precautions and the way to handle the emergency situation so that if kids stay at home alone and get a wound or burn themselves, these activities would be helpful.

[Sungdong] Amusement arcade 

Youths culture home of sung-dong held the ceremony and worships to celebrate renewal of culture café (also called as amusement arcade) for Youth on 28^th, October. There were almost 80 people including Won oh, Jeong who is Officer of Sung dong and Gwi suk, Cha who is president of Seoul YWCA. The renewal of amusement arcade can be built by Youth steering committee’s effort of Sung dong. It was originally nominated by budget systems of Seoul; it will provide various services such as PC, playstation, book café, restaurant to Youth.

[Nowon] Reinforcement of job competence for instructor

Nowon Development Center for Women had a reinforcement of job competence for instructor on 10^th, October. There were 30 instructors who are working at Nowon center, and they took a class to stand on as instructor and shared the vision of Nowon center. It was fruitful time to have sense of belongings and duties.

Y-teen‘s UCC Filming for eliminating nuclear plant

Youth team of Seoul Y took UCC filming (Flash mop) for eliminating nuclear plant on 25^th, October in front of Korea YWCA. Almost 20 Y-teen members took UCC filming and were dancing to the music every Tuesday (Every Tuesday is a day of fire). Furthermore, This UCC will be made completely with the last of Y-teen member’s UCC clip all over the country.

The special lecture of Africa

Member Activity team had a special lecture about the culture of Africa – “Let’s read Africa easily” on 25^th, October. Almost 50 people, any members or citizens who are interested in Africa could learn the culture of Africa. Nam woon, Heo , the instructor , was Tanzania branch manager of Good neighbors and the writer of Pole Pole Swahili language.