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○ GCS Club Activities
￭World Peace Movement |
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 GCS International advocates
strongly for world peace and to reach this end, GCS contributed to the creation of "International Day of Peace and "International Year of Peace."
GCS continues to celebrate these events with various commemorative events and academic conferences.
One such activity is the Oughtopia Peace Prize which is awarded to those individuals who work tirelessly for world peace. In addition, GCS actively supports peace movement campaigns and scholarly work on peace, including a comprehensive encyclopaedia on peace. |
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￭ Implementation of UN-related Programs |
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GCS International advocates strongly for world peace and to reach this end, GCS contributed to the creation of "International Day of Peace and "International Year of Peace." GCS continues to celebrate these events with various commemorative events and academic conferences. One such activity is the Oughtopia Peace Prize which is awarded to those individuals who work tirelessly for world peace. In addition, GCS actively supports peace movement campaigns and scholarly work on peace, including a comprehensive encyclopaedia on peace.
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￭ International Friendship and Cultural Exchange Program |
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In order to promote the global village ideal, GCS International actively participates in international friendship and cultural exchange programs. GCS endorses sister-city programs and other exchange programs between GCS clubs and sponsors a Global Youth Leadership Program.
Examples of such programs include the World Youth Representative Conference Commemorating
the 50th Anniversary of the UN, Visits of Korean GCS members to international clubs, and Study Korea Programs for Multi-cultural Youth Leaders from LA.
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￭ Development Programs and Humanitarian Activities |
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 GCS International is a staunch believer of humanitarian work and sponsors various humanitarian and overseas development programs for developing countries and emergency relief programs for disaster-struck regions.
GCS provides emergency-relief supplies, fundraising and volunteer services for civilians suffering from natural disasters and war. Examples of such humanitarian programs include: treatment for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster;
feeding starving children in Africa, assisting tsunami victims in Southeast Asia, among others.
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￭ Medical Service Programs |
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GCS International actively sponsors medical service programs for developing countries.
Each year, GCS sends out GCS medical service volunteers to provide free medical aid to developing countries lacking in medical infrastructure.
GCS International’s Hanmaeum Volunteer Program provides long-term medical services and emergency relief supplies to developing countries in Asia such as Mongolia, Philippines and Kazakhstan and also to regions in Africa.
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￭ Movement to Restore Humanitarianism |
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GCS International’s response to modern civilization is to improve human society by harmonizing the spiritual culture and the materialistic civilization by a movement to restore humanitarianism. GCS International is concerned by the adverse effects of modern materialistic civilization and thus, sponsors activities that endorse ethics and humanitarian education. One example is the international seminar on restoration of societal ethics in the 21stcentury, held in China, birthplace of Confucius. GCS has also conducted numerous international academic seminars in Korea on ethics and humanitarianism. Furthermore, GCS Korean headquarters developed teaching materials on ethics for children that were used as curriculum materials for GCS clubs.
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￭ Development Projects to Support Korean Diaspora |
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| GCS International uses variety of development projects to aid Korean diaspora who live in difficult conditions in developing countries. Since 1997, GCS has developed projects for two regions in China’s Yianbian region. Over the years, such projects to increase the welfare and income of the diaspora (e.g. "income-doubling program") have developed through progressive modes of infant-stage, foundational planning stage, to expansionary stages. GCS has sponsored model agriculture development projects for Koreans in the Alma Mata region in Kazakhstan. |
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￭ GCS International Annual General Conference |
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GCS International holds an annual GCS general conference during which each country’s national representatives participate. The conference is a meaningful opportunity for GCS to analyze its activities during the past year, to encourage individual participation from its members and to plan the upcoming year’s activity and goals.
GCS International Conference is held at Seoul International Headquarters and then abroad the following year. During the GCS Annual General Conference, awards are given to members who contributed much
to the GCS Movement and the Conference is an important time for GCS to market its activities and
share its message.
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￭ Environment Movement and Other Service Activities |
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Each GCS Club engages in numerous activities concerned with its three spirits and five major activities. The GCS headquarters of each country, promotes activities that fit the country’s situation and needs. For example, GCS Korean headquarters developed the program "Brighter Society, Better Conduct"for Korean youth in order to foster and award youth service and leadership. GCS also sponsors many service activities such as building shelter for homeless seniors, assisting the poor, scholarship programs and environmental.
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