We’d like to welcome Good Neighbors Global Partnership Center to the KCS members’ network.
Good Neighbors is an international humanitarian development NGO founded in Korea in 1991 to make the world a place without hunger, where people live together in harmony.
Currently, the organisation works in 192 communities in 48 countries, with a focus on an inclusive community development approach and child protection.
Good Neighbors has attained General Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) in recognition of their work providing universal primary education. Good Neighbors was awarded the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Award by the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) in 2007.
They also work in cooperation with partners including UN World Food Program (UN WFP), UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), UN Development Program (UNDP), UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and other aid agencies.
Here are some statistics about Good Neighbors:
- Africa: Operation in 13 Countries, 55 Community Development Projects implemented; 58,884 Sponsored Children reached
- Latin America Countries: 7 Countries; 28 Community Development Project implemented; 31,299 Sponsored Children reached
- Asia: 19 countries; 101 Community Development Projects implemented; 121,389 Sponsored Children reached.
In 2020, Good Neighbors has 3,855 staff excluding those based in Korea, improved the education for 1,000,257 children, and protected 92,725 children from violence, abuse, discrimination, and other threats.