Monthly Activities
(May 2025)

As you may know, the Itaewon Global Village Center operates under the Yongsan-gu Office and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. As a government entity, we are obligated to comply with the following guidelines:

1. Prohibition on hosting any type of event
Subject: Local Government Units (including affiliated public officials)
Period: Starting 60 days prior to the election day
2. Prohibition on holding or sponsoring cultural lectures (*including cultural activities), business briefings, public hearings, professional group meetings, sports competitions, senior citizen events, civil complaint consultations, and other types gatherings.
• Sponsorship in Name Only: Even if a local government does not provide financial support and only offers its name, it is still considered “sponsorship” and is subject to restriction under Article 86, Paragraph 2, Subparagraph 4 of the Act.
• Online Events: Online contests, quiz competitions, etc., are also subject to these restrictions.
→ Penalties: Violations may result in imprisonment for more than 3 years or a fine of up to 6 million won

Itaewon Global Village Center is looking for volunteers to help out at Yongsan Senior Welfare Center. They need volunteers to help at their in-house kitchen on May 9th and 23rd, 2025 (both Fridays) from 10:30AM to 1:00PM

Yongsan Senior Welfare Center is located in Hannam-dong, and they cater to Korean elderly where the elderly can congregate, participate in various activities, and unwind. The center is also home to a cafeteria where elderly folks have their lunch. They feed about 300-400 Korean grandmas & grandpas. They require assistance with food distribution, kitchen cleanup, and helping elderly people with mobility issues. Your assistance is needed because they lack the manpower to help out at the cafeteria.

If you want to be one of the volunteers, register by filling out the form (or scan the QR code on the poster): https://forms.gle/cjcrYHuL45hAL59B6

⇒ Volunteer Certificates can be issued if needed. If you have a 1365 ID, please include that and your DOB when you register.
⇒ Please be advised that Itaewon GVC does NOT provide any kind of visa sponsorship, an official invitation for immigration purposes, accommodation, or compensation for these volunteer activities.

Itaewon Global Village Center will help out at the Yongsan Senior Welfare Center on May 14th (Wed) from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. We are looking for volunteers that can join us that day.

One of the programs of Yongsan Senior Welfare Center is an English class to help retired seniors practice their English language ability. Most of the seniors who are part of the class were professionals during their younger days, and most of them have a good command of the English language. However, as time passes and due to the lack of people they can converse with, most of them have forgotten how to use the language. Through this class, they aim to regain the confidence they used to have. By volunteering, you will be able to help them practice their English speaking skills. You don’t need to be a native English speaker to join. (BUT OF COURSE, THE ABILITY TO CONVERSE IN ENGLISH FLUENTLY IS REQUIRED.) Don’t worry if you cannot speak Korean. However, only foreign adults aged 18 years old and above can join this activity.

If you want to be one of the volunteers, please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/x2WRCiGYhwn6Sgs47 (or scan the qr code on the poster)

⇒ Volunteer Certificates can be issued if needed. If you have a 1365 ID, please include that when you register.
⇒ Please be advised that Itaewon GVC does NOT provide any kind of visa sponsorship, an official invitation for immigration purposes, accommodation, or compensation for these volunteer activities.

[청소년 K-pop 댄스(2025년 2학기)]
■ 대상: 9~13세(출생년도 2012~2017년)
■ 수강 일정 : 2025. 5.16 ~ 8.1(금)
[주1회, 총10회, 5.30, 6.6 휴강]
■ 수업 시간: 매주 금요일 4:30 - 5:50PM
■ 장소: 이태원글로벌빌리지센터
(서울시 용산구 이태원로 27가길 54-14 지하1층)
■ 신청 링크: https://bit.ly/KpopDance2

[K-pop Dance course for Foreign Children(2025 2nd Semester)]
Itaewon Global Village center will host “K-pop Dance Course for Foreign Children. The professional K-pop Dance Instructor will teach the kids various K-pop Dance moves(*roughly around 5 famous sons).

■ Duration: May 16 ~ Aug 1 (Fri), 2025 [Total 10 classes, no class on May 30 and June 6]
■ Class Schedule: Every Friday 4:30~5:50pm
■ Venue: Itaewon Global Village Center Seminar room(Basement 1, 54-14, Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul)
■ Target: 9~13 years old (Born between 2012~2017) Elementary school students ONLY
■ Register Link: https://bit.ly/KpopDance2
■ Language of instruction: English

Itaewon Global Village Center is looking for volunteers to help out at 따스한채움터 Homeless People Support Center. The volunteer days will be on May 20th (Tues) and May 29th (Thurs) from 10:30am to 12:30pm.

따스한체움터 (Dasseuhan) offers free lunch and dinner to about 300-400 homeless people. They are managed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Red Cross Korea. For this volunteer activity, volunteers will be divided into three groups:

1. Food distribution team - since this requires knowledge on Korean food culture and some Korean speaking, those who have done food distribution and those who speak Korean will be prioritized. 4 volunteers will be assigned to this team.
2. Serving team - 4 volunteers will be in charge of getting the food tray from the front line and serving them to the tables where the homeless people are seated.
3. Dishwashing team - food trays will be washed and volunteers will need to wipe the food trays (Korean language ability is not needed)

To register, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/PQanrRYkbrBQzFsg9 (or you can scan the qr code on the poster).

**Please note that volunteers who can speak Korean language will be prioritized. But this activity is only open to FOREIGN volunteers aged 18 and above.

⇒ Volunteer Certificates can be issued if needed. If you have a 1365 ID, please include that and your DOB when you register.
⇒ Please be advised that Itaewon GVC does NOT provide any kind of visa sponsorship, an official invitation for immigration purposes, accommodation, or compensation for these volunteer activities.

Itaewon Global Village Center will help at the Seodaemun Seniors’ English Club on May 22, 2025 (Thurs) from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. We are looking for volunteers that can join us that day.

Seniors attending Seodaemun Senior Welfare Center and are members of the Seodaemun Seniors’ English Club have requested Itaewon GVC to gather volunteers who can help them improve their English speaking skills and boost their confidence when speaking the English language. Hence, they are looking for 12-15 English-speaking volunteers.

By volunteering, you can help them practice their English speaking skills. You don’t need to be a native English speaker to join. (BUT OF COURSE, THE ABILITY TO CONVERSE IN ENGLISH FLUENTLY IS REQUIRED.) Don’t worry if you cannot speak Korean. However, this activity is only open for foreign volunteers aged 18 years old and above.

If you want to be one of the volunteers, please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/tgFtNSUSUhGz2cf59
(or you can scan the QR code on the poster).

⇒ Volunteer Certificates can be issued if needed. If you have a 1365 ID, please include that and your DOB when you register.
⇒ Please be advised that Itaewon GVC does NOT provide any kind of visa sponsorship, an official invitation for immigration purposes, accommodation, or compensation for these volunteer activities.

▶ Date: Friday June 20, 2025 1:00-5:00PM (4 hours)
▶ Venue: 4F Yongsan Police Station, Seoul
▶ Fee: Free of charge
▶ Contents: Education on the traffic safety regulations for the written test and the instruction on the process for achieving driver's license(a four-wheel-drive car). All the materials will be provided: book and copy of PowerPoint presentation

Please note that this is a session to prepare the written test of Korean driver’s license. We do not conduct test during the session.

Also, this session is NOT mandatory for achieving the written test but to help you get better understanding on the entire process for achieving Korean driver’s license and learn general traffic rules in Korea.

▶ Targets: Foreign residents who are/will be residing in Korea for at least 1 year and need to achieve driver's license for living.

▶Registration:
https://forms.gle/ouzC8hTK8rLcLmxVA
Shorten URL: https://bit.ly/driverwrittentest

*Language: Korean (with English interpretation)
Inquiries 문의 : Grace (yjheo1@yongsan.go.kr / 02-2199-8884)