The Korea Herald

Chance to train youth guides

Expats are being asked to help Korean kids become better tour guides by joining them on a museum visit. Organizers of the training program from the International Exchange and Culture Promotion Institute are seeking expats to attend a trip to explore museums in the Bukchon area of Seoul on Saturday Nov. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Around 100 participants are sought to visit the Asian Art Museum to make a Korean traditional snack, the Gahoe Museum to create a Korean folk painting and Seoul Museum

Nov. 9, 2011

Movember taches grow charity cash in Korea

Hundreds of men are going unshaven across Korea this November to raise charity cash through the moustache. The Movember men’s cancer awareness campaign has spurred men from Seoul to Jeju to make like Sam Elliott as colleagues, drinking buddies and sports teams emulate the horseshoe-tached movie cowboy and set down their razors for four weeks. The international initiative was started by a group of men betting on their hair-sprouting prowess in Melbourne, Australia, and has convinced more than 1 m

Nov. 9, 2011

Movember taches grow charity cash in Korea

NGO helps through English education, human rights campaigning

This is part one in a two-part series about how PSCORE helps North Korean defectors. Read next week’s Sharing page for a look into the lives of defectors in South Korea. Outside of the Korean Peninsula -- and often within it -- North Korea receives little attention aside from the provocative, sometimes deadly behavior of its government and military. Less thought of are the oppressed people within North Korea and their troubles often remain overlooked even if they make the dangerous journey out.

Nov. 9, 2011

Giving out grins for Halloween

Seoul Giving Club put grins on the faces of unsuspecting passers-by with a handout of ghoulish Halloween gifts this Saturday. The selfless group dressed in costumes to give away festive gifts and candy to people walking near Seoul’s Cheongyecheon from 4 p.m. The group of hind-hearted friends donated a small amount of cash before buying gifts and handing them out to strangers. They have held similar events in places around Seoul, including a prize-yielding plinko machine giveaway in Hongdae and a

Nov. 2, 2011

NETs sought to teach Daegu kids

Native English speakers are being sought to teach kids attending a social welfare study room in Daegu. The elementary school students at the Jisan-dong center are in need of extra English-language assistance. Some of the 40 attending kids are orphans while others live with their grandparents, or in dorm-style housing. The Daegu Gyeongbuk branch of ATEK is seeking five volunteer teachers to help out for one hour a week on Tuesday, Thursdays or Fridays. Books can be provided if needed but the curr

Nov. 2, 2011

Orphans and international kids meet on the field

An International Youth Football Championship has helped bring European children and Korean orphans closer together through soccer. The tournament organized by the Europe-Korea Foundation was held at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Gyeonggi-do. The tournament was started in 2005 and has seen European, Japanese, Chinese and American kids living in Korea take part in its five editions so far. This year, eight international schools and Suwon orphanage Dong Kwang Won took part in the event. Donations made

Nov. 2, 2011

Orphans and international kids meet on the field

Volunteers seek to end stray cat problem

An animal protection group is looking for people to take a 10-day challenge to help end the stray cat problem in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang Province. Volunteers have been catching cats roaming the Yeungnam University area of the city and taking them to be spayed or neutered by the Korean Animal Protection Society. It costs 50,000 won to neuter a male cat and 80,000 to spay a female under the Cat TNR (Trap Neuter Release) Program, which has been running since September. Volunteers collect and ke

Nov. 2, 2011

Volunteers seek to end stray cat problem

Racing to raise cash for multiple sclerosis sufferers

A 10k and a 5k race are to be held in Daejeon to raise funds to help sufferers of MS in Korea. The runs will be held along the banks of the Gapcheon River from 1 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 5 with around 150 runners expected to take part. Runners will be charged a 25,000 won entry fee to go toward the Miles for MS charity, which has organized the races along with the Daejeon Diablos running group. All funds raised throughout the day will go to the Korean Multiple Sclerosis Society which helps support

Nov. 2, 2011

Racing to raise cash for multiple sclerosis sufferers

Turning point for animals in Korea

A U.K. animal welfare expert has called for more action to protect pets and farm animals in Korea.Paul Littlefair, head of external affairs for British charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has been visiting Korea since 1999 and said he has seen many positive changes in the past 12 years. But the RSPCA representative, a graduate in Chinese language with many years’ experience living and working in East Asia, said Korea still has some way to go to tackle the problem

Nov. 2, 2011

Embassy to raise cash for Children in Need

The Annual Children in Need Quiz and Raffle will take place at the British Embassy’s Broughton’s Bar on Friday.The event, in aid of BBC Children in Need and the Hwasung Center, costs 15,000 won at the door for adults and 10,000 won for children. This year the Standard Charted-sponsored night has a Halloween theme.Michael Watters, Acting Head of Press and Public Affairs at the British Embassy in Seoul said:“It’s fantastic that once again the embassy will be raising money for these two worthwhile

Nov. 2, 2011

Teachers’ trip to help Ulsan Orphans

A teachers’ volunteer group is to host a trip to an Ulsan orphanage on Sunday. The T-hope Korea ― which stands for Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere ― is seeking at least 30 people to help with four different activities catering to 100 kids at the Eon-yang home from 3-5 p.m. The activities are divided into: Those for nursery and kindergarten students; arts, crafts and hiking for elementary and middle school students; games and chatting for high school girls; and soccer for high school boy

Oct. 26, 2011

Pets win prizes for CARE

A charity dog costume contest will be held in Seoul on Oct. 30. The event to benefit Korean animal charities will run from 1-6 p.m. at Roofers bar in Itaewon. The event for Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth will see pooches decked-out in costumes take part in talent shows to win prizes. Owners are invited to dress up too at the Halloween-themed event. Entry to the contest is a suggested donation of 5,000 won to go towards CARE’s work to protect animals in Korea. The charity aims to prevent

Oct. 26, 2011

Booze for donations at Busan bar

A party is to be held in Busan on Thursday to collect cash and goods to help a women’s shelter there. The event at HQ Jangsan from 7:30-11 p.m. is part of a drive to collect items needed by vulnerable women seeking refuge at Busan Women’s Shelter. A free Cass beer or shot will be offered to every person bringing a toiletry item to donate to the drive. Those who are unable to attend the event can still donate items at the bar, near Jansan Subway Station’s exit 5, or at other drop-off points inclu

Oct. 26, 2011

Day of events raises millions to fight cancer

Two fund-raisers to support cancer sufferers have made almost 4.5 million won in one day. First, a Cancer Sucks event at White Box Theatre in Seoul on Saturday afternoon raised almost 2 million won for the Korean Cancer Society.Participants paid 10,000 won each to dress up and dance to record a music video. “Overall, it was a fabulous event,” said organizer Mitzi Kaufman. “A huge thank you is due to all the donors, volunteers, and participants.”Kim Seon-mi of the Korean Cancer society said: “The

Oct. 26, 2011

Day of events raises millions to fight cancer

Pets win prizes for CARE

A charity dog costume contest will be held in Seoul on Oct. 30. The event to benefit Korean animal charities will run from 1-6 p.m. at Roofers bar in Itaewon. The event for Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth will see pooches decked-out in costumes take part in talent shows to win prizes. Owners are invited to dress up too at the Halloween-themed event. Entry to the contest is a suggested donation of 5,000 won to go towards CARE’s work to protect animals in Korea. The charity aims to prevent s

Oct. 26, 2011

Day of events raises millions to fight cancer

Two fund-raisers to support cancer sufferers have made almost 4.5 million won in one day. First, a Cancer Sucks event at White Box Theatre in Seoul on Saturday afternoon raised almost 2 million won for the Korean Cancer Society.Participants paid 10,000 won each to dress up and dance to record a music video. “Overall, it was a fabulous event,” said organizer Mitzi Kaufman. “A huge thank you is due to all the donors, volunteers, and participants.”Kim Seon-mi of the Korean Cancer society said: “The

Oct. 26, 2011

Sharing through art

Artists from here and abroad are to display works inspired by the House of Sharing in December. The Multi-Media Art Exhibition will center on themes of sexual slavery, human trafficking, and violence towards women.The “Liberating Herstories” exhibition will also feature paintings by former “comfort women,” who have used art as a form of therapy to exorcise the pain of their past experiences, such as a painting entitled “Punish the Responsible” by survivor Kang Duk-gyeong, which calls for vindica

Oct. 26, 2011

Teachers’ trip to help Ulsan Orphans

A teachers’ volunteer group is to host a trip to an Ulsan orphanage on Sunday. The T-hope Korea -- which stands for Teachers Helping Other People Everywhere -- is seeking at least 30 people to help with four different activities catering to 100 kids at the Eon-yang home from 3-5 p.m. The activities are divided into: Those for nursery and kindergarten students; arts, crafts and hiking for elementary and middle school students; games and chatting for high school girls; and soccer for high school b

Oct. 26, 2011

Booze for donations at Busan bar

A party is to be held in Busan on Thursday to collect cash and goods to help a women’s shelter there. The event at HQ Jangsan from 7:30-11 p.m. is part of a drive to collect items needed by vulnerable women seeking refuge at Busan Women’s Shelter. A free Cass beer or shot will be offered to every person bringing a toiletry item to donate to the drive. Those who are unable to attend the event can still donate items at the bar, near Jansan Subway Station’s exit 5, or at other drop-off points inclu

Oct. 26, 2011

‘Comfort women’ push on for apology

One thousand protests on, sexual slavery victims still waiting for Japan’s ‘sorry’She did not think it would end in this way. But Wednesday Dec. 14 will mark the 1,000th and final weekly protest by Pak Ok-seon and other surviving “comfort women” in Korea. The survivors of mass organized sexual slavery at the hands of the Japanese military throughout the Asia-Pacific region up to World War II, have been demanding the Japanese government’s apology for almost twenty years.The women ― many of whom a

Oct. 26, 2011