Saemaul Training

The SGF nurtures Saemaul leaders who will drive the success of pilot village projects and contribute to the sustainable development of Saemaul globalization programs by sharing success stories of Saemaul Undong and providing basic/specialized trainings and lectures on mindset change and its methodologies to pilot village residents, civil servants in developing countries and foreign students in Korea.

On-site training

Experts are sent to pilot village sites to train local residents, civil servants and officials from related organizations.

On-site training targets a large audience at the initial stage to lay the groundwork to facilitate pilot village projects.

Performance of Outreach Saemaul Training

Year	Total	Asia	Africa	Remarks
Total	2,484 trainees in 9 countries	1,764 trainees in 6 countries	720 trainees in 3 countries	-

Invitational training

Pilot villages

Pilot village leaders and civil servants are invited to Korea for intensive training to build capacity to lead Saemaul globalization projects.

Other regions

Invitational training is provided to meet the needs of different countries to foster global Saemaul leaders and build a robust global Saemaul network with an aim to expand Saemaul globalization projects and contribute to poverty eradication.

Description

Capacity-building for pilot village residents and civil servants.

Lectures on theories and mindset change, project methodologies & knowledge transfer on advanced agricultural technologies.

Customized training camp including in-class lectures and field trips.

Performance of Saemaul Undong Training (Summary)

Year	Total	Asia	Africa	Others (South & Central America, etc.)
Total	92 countries, 6,322 trainees	26 countries, 3,886 trainees	35 countries, 1,351 trainees	30 countries, 1,085 trainees
2005-2006	2 countries, 383 trainees	2 countries, 383 trainees
2007	1 countries, 203 trainees	1 countries, 203 trainees
2008	4 countries, 173 trainees	3 countries, 153 trainees		1 countries, 20 trainees
2009	13 countries, 956 trainees	13 countries, 138 trainees		818 trainees (새마을 박람회)
2010	30 countries, 364 trainees	12 countries, 281 trainees	17 countries, 81 trainees	1 countries, 2 trainees
2011	30 countries, 202 trainees	16 countries, 80 trainees	9 countries, 52 trainees	4 countries, 70 trainees
2012	43 countries, 186 trainees	18 countries, 75 trainees	14 countries, 57 trainees	11 countries, 54 trainees
2013	40 countries, 196 trainees	17 countries, 62 trainees	21 countries, 130 trainees	2 countries, 4 trainees
2014	56 countries, 810 trainees - Outreach Saemaul training: 544 trainees - 88 foreign students studying in Korea - KOICA training: 93 trainees	18 countries, 673 trainees	21 countries, 85 trainees	17 countries, 52 trainees
2015	44 countries, 824 trainees - Outreach Saemaul training: 500 trainees - 93 students from around the world - 88 foreign students studying in Korea - 131 participants of training provided by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and KOICA	16 countries, 502 trainees	18 countries, 305 trainees	10 countries, 17 trainees
2016	47 countries, 871 trainees - Outreach Saemaul training: 500 trainees - 111 foreign students studying in Korea	16 countries, 268 trainees	16 countries, 577 trainees	15 countries, 26 trainees
2017	22 countries, 771 trainees - Outreach Saemaul training: 590 trainees - 72 foreign students studying in Korea	11 countries, 714 trainees	6 countries, 38 trainees	5 countries, 19 trainees
2018	5 countries, 363 trainees - Outreach Saemaul training: 200 trainees - 22 foreign students studying in Korea	4 countries, 336 trainees	1 countries, 27 trainees

International Leadership Training (Invitation of Foreigners to Saemaul Undong Training)

Year	Total	Asia	Africa	Others(South & Central America, etc.)	Remarks
Total	55 countries, 505 trainees	16 countries, 324 trainees	26 countries, 143 trainees	14 countries, 38 trainees
2013	21 countries, 72 trainees	3 countries, 6 trainees	17 countries, 63 trainees	1 countries, 3 trainees	3 rounds
2014	36 countries, 130 trainees	11 countries, 61 trainees	13 countries, 37 trainees	12 countries, 32 trainees	3 rounds
2015	16 countries, 162 trainees	8 countries, 143 trainees	7 countries, 16 trainees	1 countries, 3 trainees	6 rounds
2016	6 countries, 110 trainees	3 countries, 16 trainees	5 countries, 22 trainees	1 countries, 3 trainees
2017	9 countries, 109 trainees	3 countries, 59 trainees	3 countries, 34 trainees	3 countries, 16 trainees
2018	4 countries, 141 trainees	3 countries, 114 trainees	1 countries, 27 trainees

Saemaul Training for Foreign Students Studying in Korea

Year	Total	Asia	Africa	Others(South & Central America, etc.)	Remarks
Total	51 countries, 296 trainees	20 countries, 186 trainees	17 countries, 77 trainees	14 countries, 33 trainees
2013	24 countries, 69 trainees	14 countries, 48 trainees	9 countries, 20 trainees	1 countries, 1 trainees	2 rounds
2014	37 countries, 85 trainees	16 countries, 41 trainees	10 countries, 28 trainees	11 countries, 16 trainees	2 rounds
2015	36 countries, 88 trainees	14 countries, 47 trainees	13 countries, 27 trainees	9 countries, 14 trainees	3 rounds
2016	10 countries, 32 trainees	6 countries, 28 trainees	2 countries, 2 trainees	2 countries, 2 trainees	1 rounds
2017	13 countries, 72 trainees	7 countries, 65 trainees	3 countries, 4 trainees	3 countries, 3 trainees
2018	2 countries, 22 trainees	2 countries, 22 trainees

Person in Charge of Outreach Saemaul Training

Lee Jae-Jin / Assistant Manager / Department of Projects

TEL. : 054-716-2579
Fax : 054-716-2560
Email : jaejin@saemaulgf.or.kr

Main Projects