Programs Overview

The WFK KOICA-NGO Volunteer program is one of the KOICA volunteer programs for sending volunteers to project sites of NGOs. KOICA sends volunteers in collaboration with NGOs and contributes to partner countries’ economic and social development.

  • NGO dispatch
  • Economic
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Basic Information
Duration of dispatch
1 year
Area of dispatch
Public administration, Education, Technology, Environment, Energy, Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Healthcare
Dispatch by region
*2020-2025 data

38 contries

Asia
12
Middle East
0
Eastern Europe CIS
4
Africa
15
Central and South America
7
Oceania
0
Asia
 bangladesh      east timor    mongolia    nepal  philippines  sri lanka  thailand  vietnam
Middle East
Eastern Europe CIS
   kyrgyzstan  tajikistan  Uzbekistan
Africa
 cameroon  côte d'Ivoire  ethiopia  gana  kenya  madagascar      Rwanda  senegal  tanzania  Tunisia  uganda    
Central and South America
 bolivia  colombia  ecuador      paraguay  peru
Oceania
Cumulative (remote) dispatch performance
Total dispatched personnel (on-site / remote, online)

1035 personnel

2019
365
(365, 0)
2020
165
(134, 31)
2021
143
(19, 124)
2022
311
(292, 19)
2023
231
(225, 6)
Recruitment Overview
Selection
Annually (every second half of the year)
Requirements
  • South Korean citizens aged 19+ with strong volunteer spirit Fit for overseas volunteer work Meets host-country qualification requirements No disqualifications under Article 33 Men must have completed or been exempted from military service
Entitlement
  • Departure: Allowance, airfare, baggage fees, visa assistance, vaccinations On-site: Living and housing costs, project funds, emergency medical support Return: Return allowance, airfare, cargo fees, career savings Post-return: Career center, entrepreneurship programs, WFK Scholarship Remote dispatch record WFK Scholarship

* The support contents and items are subject to minor changes each year.

Recruitment Process
  • Document screening
  • Volunteer recruitment and online/offline
  • Volunteer recruitment and online/offline
  • Domestic training
  • Dispatch
Annual Recruitment Schedule
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