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Good Neighbors

Homepage: [1] http://www.goodneighbors.kr
Language: English, Korean
Good Neighbors International is an international humanitarian and development organization from Seoul, Korea. GNI is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that originated in 1991 as Good Neighbors Inc. Korea.

Homepage: [2] http://www.holt.or.kr
Language: English, Korean
Holt Inc. is a professional and world-renowned organization that facilitates domestic and international adoptions. It has also diversified into fields of services for the disabled, youth, family advocacy and preservation, and other community social services.

Homepage: [3] http://www.kahp.or.kr
Language: English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
KAHP upholds the principles for national health promotion and have been doing its best in health education, medical examination, and academic research and survey for early prevention and detection of diseases.

Homepage: (사)한국국제기아대책기구 http://www.kfhi.or.kr
Language: English, Korean
The KFHI is the first NGO registered in Korea to send aid to foreign countries. It is incorporated in Switzerland and maintain on-going programs in over 45 nations.

Homepage: [4] http://www.migrantok.org
Language: English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongolian, indonesian, Thai, Sinhala, Uzbek, Urdu, Korean
Help Center for migrant workers in Korea providing consultation services, language classes, medical checkups and others for people from Phillippines, Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and Pakistan.

Homepage: [5] http://www.humanrights.go.kr
Language: English, Korean
Established in 2001 as a national advocacy institution for human rights protection it is committed to the fulfillment of human rights in a broader sense, including dignity, value and freedom of every human being, as signified in international human rights conventions and treaties to which Korea is a signatory.

Homepage: [6] http://www.cowalk.or.kr
Language: English, Japanese, Korean
The Research Institute of the Differently Abled Person’s Right in Korea (RIDRIK) researches and investigates problems associated with differently abled persons. We use the research to increase the social welfare and rights of the differently abled. Furthermore, we aim to establish and protect their human rights.

Homepage: [7] http://www.kcomwel.or.kr
Language: English, Korean
The Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service carries out a variety of social security programs entrusted by the laws and Government, such as applying and collection contributions of Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance and Wage Credit Gurantee fund for Workers as well as providing medical care, compensation, rehabilitation services and supporting to be self- employed for injured workers.