[2] Since its establishment in 1990, the Korea Overseas Volunteers Program has sent South Korean citizens to partner countries to share expertise, knowledge, and experience in order to make practical contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development.

To do so, WFK has been restructuring its management system, for example, by improving connections between each program including cooperation in advocacy, recruiting, pre-departure training, in-country support, services for returned volunteers.

In addition, WFK coordinates that partner countries and priority sectors of volunteer programs could be chosen in line with South Korean aid policy.

Thus, since its launching, WFK has been making more intensive efforts to raise such recognition on overseas volunteering and draw greater social support through cooperation with the related organizations.

To change their minds, WFK is presenting the good examples: overseas volunteering is valuable not only for receiving countries but also for South Korea.

Also as overseas volunteering requires financial and professional commitment, WFK is trying to make a social support system in order for the public to join the programs more easily.

As one of the efforts, KOICA, in collaboration with related organizations and other governmental branches, is trying to establish a clause in the existing "Volunteering Act" to oblige public institutions to give voluntary work appropriate recognition as part of current and prospective employees' careers.