The Korea Herald

Asan animal shelter trip this weekend

Aug 3, 2011

A trip to an animal shelter in Asan is to be held on Saturday. Volunteers will meet at the Cheonan-Asan KTX train station at 11 a.m. before getting taxis together to the shelter.Visitors will then play with and walk animals at the shelter during the visit to last until around 5 p.m.Participants are
Expats help out in Yongsan this month

Aug 3, 2011

A Seoul global village center is to hold its regular visit to Yongsan Center for the Disabled on Friday Aug. 12. Volunteers can help center users make simple crafts at the event organized by the Itaewon-Hannam Global Village Center to run from 2-4:30 p.m. The items they make are then sold to local s
Cooking up a better future in Seoul

Aug 3, 2011

Four women with mental disabilities have been hired into the baking industry after being trained at Seoul City’s Misericord’s House of Annunciation’s Convent. The women in their 20s could not write their names when they started programs there 10 year ago, but have now learned pastry-making skills an
Concert to boost N.K. youth education

Aug 3, 2011

A concert is being held this month to raise awareness and funds to help North Korean kids striving to fit in the South’s education system. The Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights and the Beautiful Mind Charity will co-host the 5th Annual Beautiful Dream Concert on Aug. 27. About 1,700 N
Move over sauerkraut ― kimchi hits Germany for Berlin show

Aug 3, 2011

Two ethnic Koreans have raised more than $1,500 to bring a taste of kimchi to the German capital.Kate Hers and Hanjo Rhee are inviting people to barter for the spicy Korean side dish at an art installation in a Berlin bar during November, the time when people here traditionally make the food. They a
Biking to fund North Korean bakeries

Aug 3, 2011

Two English teachers were set to complete an epic charity cycle through South Korea on Thursday. Cristina Yim and James Foster have biked through floods and torrential rain to raise money for North Korean children. The English teachers were set to finish their near 1,000 kilometer charity cycle in a
Raising hopes for Wes’ return home

Aug 3, 2011

Friends show support for American teacher injured in traffic accidentFriends and family on both sides of the Pacific are rallying to help an American man who was almost killed when a taxi ran him over in Korea.Wes Putman was in a coma for three months after a speeding taxi hit him near Gangnam Expre
Asian youths quizzed on activism

Jul 28, 2011

A network promoting human rights across Asia is asking young people to fill out an online survey. The Asia Pacific Youth Network wants people in Korea and other countries in the region to answer questions on youth activism by Aug. 12. Every 100th respondent will also be given a small prize. In just three years, the group has grown from 20 youth activists to a network which has taken almost 30,000
Social enterprise training and lecture

Jul 28, 2011

A U.K. expert is to coach Korean students on social enterprise next week. Social entrepreneur Clifford Southcombe is to visit Seoul from Aug. 1-4 to train students taking part in Social Venture Competition Asia.A founder of his country’s social enterprise movement, Southcombe will also give a lecture at Sookmyung Women’s University on Monday. Southcombe managed one of the U.K.’s first successful c
Day to help homeless people in Busan

Jul 28, 2011

Helpers prepare food for homeless people at a previous Busan event. (Kwon Ki-Jai)An event to help homeless people in Busan is being held on Saturday. Expats with Busan ATEK Volunteer group are set to help out Korean volunteers at the event to run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Busanjin Station yard. Those taking part will spend four hours giving out free meals to homeless people at the station. For
Internet freedom forum to be held in Seoul

Jul 28, 2011

A forum on Korea’s Internet freedom is to be held in Seoul on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Asia Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association has organized the forum, which is in part sponsored by TNM Media, blog Nanoomi.net and Platoon Kunsthalle. The event to be held from 12―3 p.m. at Platoon Kunsthalle in Gangnam will examine Northeast Asia’s changing media landscape.A panel discussion will ex
Summer camp to help kids go native

Jul 28, 2011

Volunteers and donors are being sought to give kids a taste of native English teaching in South Jeolla Province. The 2nd Annual HOPE Summer English Camp is to take 10 skilled ESL teachers to a rural elementary school in Suncheon. Organizers said the camp would give students at Haeryong Elementary School a rare chance to interact with foreigners. “Although Gyeonggi Provincal Office of Education ha
Teacher makes marathon effort to help fight cancer

Jul 28, 2011

A native English teacher in Korea is set to run a marathon to raise money to fight cancer. Nick Scherf, who teaches at the Hanyang Oregon Language Institute in Seoul, is to run in honor of his parents who both suffered from the disease.Scherf, 25, has been planning the 42-kilometer run since his father died of esophageal cancer in March 2008. His mother, Sandra, was diagnosed with breast cancer ju
Dying wish for U.S. bill to aid refugees

Jul 28, 2011

Han lobbying for laws to allow American families to adopt N.K. orphansHis hard-won adoption by an American professor transformed Han Sang-man’s destiny from that of a North Korean street boy to a successful U.S. businessman with the means to help other refugees.His adoptive father, Arthur Schneider, took the orphaned Han under his wing while serving here in the aftermath of the Korean War. Schneid
Brief: Making kindness contagious in Seoul

Jul 21, 2011

Making kindness contagious in SeoulA group of benevolent strangers is seeking donations for a pay-it-forward project in Korea. Seoul Giving Club is to hold a giveaway next month. Organizers are inviting people to make financial donations to the club’s biggest pay-it-forward event to date. The movement aims to spread goodwill by performing small acts of kindness and encouraging the recipients to do