{"id":183,"date":"2023-02-09T17:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T17:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/contact\/"},"modified":"2023-02-26T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T14:41:40","slug":"english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/?page_id=183","title":{"rendered":"[5.English]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"183\" class=\"elementor elementor-183\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d764995 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5d764995\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f163222\" data-id=\"3f163222\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-decda59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"decda59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">about us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7d901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7d901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1>NAMASTE KOREA<\/h1><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Namaste means \u201cthe god inside me salutes the god inside you.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Namaste Korea dreams of a world where diverse cultures respect one another and coexist<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>We aspire to shine light on universal human values\u2014to discover what everyone would find priceless\u2014<\/p><p>by promoting cultural exchange between the Himalayan culture and the world.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Founded in 2007 to support Himalayan people in need, we were registered as a non-profit organization in 2011.\u00a0<\/p><p>We engage in research on the Himalayan culture (particularly Nepal), education, international exchange, volunteer work,\u00a0<\/p><p>and emergency relief, in addition to various activities such as raising awareness on multicultural issues in Korea,\u00a0<\/p><p>educating on Korean unification, and working towards correct history.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Namaste Korea promises\u2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>&#8211; The Board of Directors, including the Chairman, will receive zero payment through the NGO.<\/p><p>&#8211; Namaste Korea will dedicate 70% or more of designated donations toward operation expenses.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 (Most other organizations use 20-30%)<\/p><p>&#8211; Namaste Korea will establish and operate medical and technology center in Nepal; host Nepal Cultural Festival\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 (film festival, photo exhibition, art exhibition, etc); and establish Nepal Himalaya International School in Korea.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Office\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u25a0 Main Office: Room 202, 90 Changgyeonggung-ro 35da-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea (Postal code: 136-824)\u00a0<\/p><p>\u25a0 Telephone: +82 70\u00b77566\u00b78112\u00a0<\/p><p>\u25a0 Email: namasteko@gmail.com<\/p><p>\u25a0 Hwasung Office: Hwasung Education Site, Gyeonggi-do, Korea\u00a0<\/p><p>\u25a0 Andong Office: Eoulnoori Co., Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea<\/p><p>\u25a0 Nepal Office: Namaste Annapurna, Pokhari Gau &#8211; 8, Dhampus, Nepal<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Mission and Logo<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/p><p>To realize a community development model of living together with Himalayan people<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>To assist the settlement of Himalayan people in Korea<\/li><li>To raise awareness on multicultural issues and educate Nepali children in Korea<\/li><li>To enhance cultural understanding and exchange between Himalayan countries and Korea<\/li><li>To support the community development of Himalayan countries<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Logo<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>The logo embodies a young Korean worker who put his hands together with a bright, clear smile, greeting \u201cNamaste!\u201d<\/p><p>It also implies that we respect Himalayan people like us.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>History<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>2007 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2007.08.15 Visited Nepal &amp; launched Namaste Korea\u2019s first donation project\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>2011 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2011.04.30 Set the statutes of Namaste Korea &amp; had a foundation meeting\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2011.07.18 Approved as a non-profit incorporated association by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02011.09.06 Registered as a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02011.09.30 Approved as a Designated Donation Organization by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance<\/p><p><strong>2012 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2012.04.03 Approved as a Student Volunteer Organization by the Ministry of Education and Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education<\/p><p><strong>2014 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2014.04.01 Registered as a volunteer organization by the Volunteer Managing Center of Seoul<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02014.04.14 Received the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Award for the 2014 Community Multicultural Program Contest<\/p><p><strong>2015 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>2015.05 Participated in emergency relief activities for Nepal earthquakes<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02015.09 Constructed \u201cDream Center\u201d in Nepal (on-going)<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Programs and Activities<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Multicultural Programs<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2013.03.01 \u2013 11.30 \u201cMulti-culture in Community Project\u201d (supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)<\/li><li>Nepali multicultural teenager reinforcement program; Nepal Academy and Camp\u00a0<\/li><li>Nepali language and Korean culture education for Nepali immigrant children<\/li><li>2014.05.11 \u2013 11.30 \u201cMulti-culture in Community Project\u201d (supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)\u00a0<\/li><li>\u201cAsian Multi-culture School\u201d\u00a0<\/li><li>An education program for integrated understanding between multicultural families and non-multicultural families,\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 including art play and multicultural journalism activities<\/p><p><strong>Education Programs<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2012.10.09 \u2013 10.11 Seoul Peaceful Unification Education\u00a0<\/li><li>Lectures by Jae-Jeong Lee (former Minister of Unification), Venerable Pomnyun Sunim<\/li><li>2013.11.02 \u2013 11.03 \u201cHistory for Today\u2019s People\u201d\u00a0<\/li><li>Lecture for teenagers on occupational and historical views in various fields<\/li><li>2014.02.01 \u2013 02.28 Art therapy for children<\/li><li>Art therapy program for low-income children<\/li><li>2014.08.12 \u2013 11.30 Teenager program (supported by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family)<\/li><li>Education and content creation on Korean history, culture, and art<\/li><li>\u201cKorea Movement School\u201d, an non-governmental diplomacy academy for teenagers<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Volunteer Work at Nepal and India<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2012.10.01 \u2013 10.12 Volunteer work in oriental medicine and traditional games, Beni, Nepal\u00a0(supported by the Ministry of the Interior)\u00a0<\/li><li>2012.10.01 \u2013 10.12 Primary area survey, Beni &amp; Dhampus, Nepal\u00a0(supported by KOICA)<\/li><li>2013.08.02 \u2013 08.14 Secondary area survey; Korean language and culture education (pro bono publico), Dhampus, Nepal<\/li><li>2013.08 &#8211; present \u00a0Teacher recruitment for Shree Aadhikabi Bhanubhakata Primary School<\/li><li>2014.05 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Preliminary area survey, Ladakh, India<\/li><li>2014.07.27 \u2013 08.06 Korean language and culture education (pro bono publico); medical volunteer work;\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0promotion of \u201cHallyu\u201d (Korean wave), Ladakh Leh, India (supported by the Ministry of the Interior)\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>2015.07.27 \u2013 08.03 \u201cPlanting Hope in Dhampus, Nepal\u201d (supported by the Ministry of Security and Public Administration)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Korea-Nepal cultural exchange, medical volunteer work, educational volunteer work<\/p><ul><li>2015.12.19 \u2013 12.28 \u201cPlanting Hope in Dhampus, Nepal\u201d<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Korea-Nepal cultural exchange, educational volunteer work, \u201cDream Center\u201d construction<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about us NAMASTE KOREA \u00a0 Namaste means \u201cthe god inside me salutes the god inside you.\u201d \u00a0 Namaste Korea dreams of a world where diverse cultures respect one another and coexist \u00a0 We aspire to shine light on universal human values\u2014to discover what everyone would find priceless\u2014 by promoting cultural exchange between the Himalayan culture [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-183","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=183"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":698,"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/183\/revisions\/698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namastekorea.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}