Korea

Launched in 2001 and headquartered in Seoul, Safe Kids Korea works to prevent accidental injuries in children. Safe Kids Korea became a member of Safe Kids Worldwide in 2001.

By partnering with various stakeholders such as governments, corporations, nonprofit organizations, schools and communities, Safe Kids Korea continues to be successful in reducing unintentional childhood injury. The organization focuses on a variety of injury prevention areas, including first aid, school, bike, home, fire, sports, water and pedestrian safety.

Highlights

Angel Eyes Campaign

The Angel Eyes Campaign was launched in July 2010 to prevent school bus accidents among children who attend nurseries; awareness of the importance of school bus safety at nursery facilities has been found to be extremely low. The components of the Campaign include school bus safety assessments, animation film regarding school bus safety, education for children, a training program for nursery teachers and the installment of the ‘Angel Eyes’ kit. The kit is installed in school buses once a month and consists of safety devices such as a rear camera, rear monitor, sensor and warning devices to prevent accidents caused by the rear blind zones of school buses.

The launching ceremony for this year, sponsored by S-Oil Total Lubricants Co. Ltd, was held in the spring at Kokoma Nursery in Seoul. Prior to the launch, nurseries were equipped with the school bus safety ‘Angel Eye’ Kit. School bus safety animation CDs, co-developed by Safe Kids Korea and the National Police Agency were also distributed at the event. Safe Kids Korea also developed an online school bus safety class website to help children learn school about bus safety on their own.  The Angel Eyes Campaign currently works with 71 nurseries and involves 157 nursery teachers.

Child Safety Camp

In order to promote water safety and prevent unintentional and preventable child injuries, particularly drowning, Safe Kids South Korea coordinates Child Safety Camps. The rate of injuries and fatalities at swimming venues is highest during the summer and is the time of the year that safety camps are scheduled.

The 8th Nunopi Children Safety Camp, sponsored by Daekyo, was held July 20-21 at the Yangji Fine Resort. At the camp, students had an opportunity to learn about first-aid and various safety topics including fire, water, and sports. In total, 104 elementary school students from Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon participated, most of whom were from low-income or multicultural families. University students and other volunteers are trained as part of the program, who then educated children on safety during the camps.