SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Save the Children, a nongovernment organization for international relief and development, is conducting a “Save with Stories” challenge in which popular stars read fairy tales. The challenge was arranged with a number of South Korean celebrities reading children’s stories out loud to help kids who are home-bound during quarantine [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of children took part in a marathon on Sunday hosted by the international charity organization Save the Children to raise funds for children suffering from malnourishment and illness in disadvantaged parts of the world. The marathon saw a total of over 2,800 children and their parents participate in [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A running race aiming to improve the human rights conditions of children in impoverished countries will be held at Sejong Lake Park at 10 a.m. on Saturday. The day also marks Children’s Day, celebrated by young children across South Korea. Over 2,000 participants composed of children and their family [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Third-grade elementary school students in South Korea are the least happy despite being well-off compared to students in other countries, a recent survey has revealed. The survey conducted by the international NGO Save the Children and the Institute of Social Welfare at Seoul National University compared South Korean third-graders [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — In a comparative survey on the happiness of children, Korean children were found to be the least happy among their peers in other countries. According to the survey jointly conducted by Save the Children and the Seoul National University (SNU) Social Welfare Research Center, the “subjective happiness score” of Korean [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Galleries in the Heyri Art Village will hold the annual art marketplace “Art Road 77” until June 14. Starting from 2009, the galleries will hold an art fair and donate the profits to the international children’s relief agency “Save The Children.” The marketplace was named after National Road 77, [...]
FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 27, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–The number of Syrians clandestinely crossing the Mediterranean has risen dramatically since March, with thousands more families likely to attempt the dangerous passage this summer, as the “boat season” gets underway. Save the Children’s latest report, “The Boat is Safe” and Other Lies: Why Syrian Families are Risking Everything to [...]