Project Sponsor
KB BANK Inc
Goal
The KB Dream Wave 2030 Learning mentoring program helps to mentor children and youth and inspires them to study in pursuing their dream. We engages,
excited and enlightened university students to become mentors for underprivileged young students (mentees) and share their knowledge and experience withtheir mentees.
Service Area
S. Korea (nationwide)
Service Focus
Education and Mentoring services
Service Target
Mentor: university students
Mentee: underprivileged children and youth in local community centers for children
Project Duration
Oct. 2007 ~ present
Programs
1. Educational Activities
- Sharing on academic knowledge
University mentors tutor mentees in core subjects such as Korean, English, and Mathematics.
2. Social, Cultural and Sport Activities
- Going out to lunch/dinner/tea/happy hour
- Arranging campus visit
- Engaging in sport, recreational and cultural activities
Project effects
- Improved mentee group’s learning ability and reduced educational imbalance within schools that target groups attend
- Inspired mentors groups to gain an empathy with the mentee and an understanding of their issues
- Helped the participants to believe in themselves and boost their confidence
Get involved
Application for beneficiary centers and positions for volunteers are available every year and six months, respectively.
Anecdote from project participants
“Now, I am a mentor but I also used to be a mentee before. As a mentee of this project for about 5 years, I used to get various help and meet several mentors.
I think I am ready to repay all the kindness that I got from this project as a mentor now. I wish I could be a great mentor like the mentors that I met. "- One of the current mentors
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