The document summarizes the Smile Together Partnership program run by Work Together Foundation. The program supports social enterprises in 4 villages across Cambodia, Philippines, and Laos that aim to alleviate child poverty. Projects include opening cafes, beauty schools, sewing centers, and an elementary school. These enterprises provide jobs, skills training, and financial support for over 740 children and families over one year. The program evaluates projects based on their social goals and sustainability. Work Together Foundation seeks to address child poverty through sustainable employment rather than direct aid.

1. Work together
Life that smile together
Smile Together Partnership
Marie Myung-Hee LEE
Head
International Affairs Team
Work Together Foundation
(121-819)서울특별시 마포구 동교동 203-4 / Tel : 02-338-0019 / Fax : 02-338-3995
www.hamkke.org

2. 1DREAM
‘Smile Together Partnership’

3. Background
 Joined Seoul Broadcasting
System(SBS) Hope TV : Fundraising
opportunity to fight child poverty at
both the domestic and international
level
 Seeking new alternative supporting
way that reflects the experiences and
errors from development assistance.
 Seeking for foreign aid models that
could reflect the professionalism and
know-how of the Work Together
Foundation

4. We are seeking projects with following Principle
A project physically based in a local community
and working with residents
A project nurturing leadership in local people
A project which created a sustainable business model
without harming the local community

5. The details of the implementation
1. Supports the foundation and management of social enterprises
What is social enterprise?
Social enterprise is an enterprise or organization that pursues
the realization of Social values and solving social problems by priority,
and conducts business and profit making.
How does social enterprise help with child poverty?
When the parents of poverty children have stable jobs from
social enterprises, they can stabilize their family, properly feed their
children and send them school so that the children can be taken
good care of.

6. The details of the implementation
1. Supports the foundation and management of social enterprises
Who runs social enterprise?
Work Together Foundation associates with local and oversea
organizations in Developing country and cooperates in founding and
running social enterprises.
Does ‘Smile Together‘ supports only social enterprise?
No. Although we support founding and management of social
enterprise for fundamental and sustainable way of solving poverty
problem, but we also have direct supports for child poverty to resolve
urgent and serious situations.

7. The details of the implementation
2. Financial Support
On average $30,000 (USD) for a fiscal year
(from $20,000 to $200,000 for each project)
Maximum 3 years straight support
3. Non financial support
uGET Program / Business consultancy services /
Connecting resources and networks
Undergraduate Global Experience Team project (uGET Program)
The Work Together Foundation has been cooperating with Yonsei University for the uGET
Program since 2009.
The Work Together Foundation has sent uGET project groups to the sites where the Smile
Together Partnership projects are going on for consultation. The outcome of the uGET project is
maximized through the collaboration with the WT's professional pro-bono business
management and accounting consultants. The outcome of the research and consulting through
the uGET Project Is implemented and adopted in practice.

8. An umbrella
shared with Smile Together
Business result
Support period : 2011.01 ~ 2012.04

9. 25155
Number of jobs
/Job connection
Number of children benefitted
If we provide jobs to parents of poverty children through social enterprise
they can have sustainable care and education with stable income.

10. 320
Number of the young got empowerment/skill training 수
역량강화/기술교육을 받고
Through the management and development of social enterprise
young people can grow and work꿈꾸게 되는 청년의 수area.
with dreams in local

11. 268
Direct supports for children(school meal/residence/education)
Through direct supports for children
we directly check and improve children’s health and nurture condition.

12. 4villages
Phnom Penh Siem Reap Towerville Phoudindaeng
Cambodia Cambodia The Philippines Laos

13. The first
village and children
Phnom
Penh

14. |Open a café in downtown Phnom Penh to sell the produc
By stable sales of the products, provide fine jobs to disabled family so
Need that the children from disabled family can free from poverty.
| Open CraftPEACE Café
Support with Cambodian Society of Jesus Banteay Priet
Financial support | 25,000 USD
Fund for establishing café ,
direct support for disabled children
(14 with wheelchair 3 with house building)
Non financial support |
Consulting by marketing and
producing experts
| 3 Newly employed_ 62.7 family dependents
Changes 9.3% increase in sales
Total sales 110,523.53USD / Café sales5,153.5 USD

16. The second
village and children
Siem Reap
Cambodia

17. | Provide cosmetology training to poor children
Need Stabilize household economic conditions and increase
the number of self supporting individuals.
| Establishment of
the Lotus Hope Beauty and Hair Center
Support
with Lotus World
Financial Support | 83,251USD
Fund for Training Center
Siem Reap
Cambodia
Non financial support |
Hairdressing skill training provided by ‘Lee
Chul Hair Ker Ker’
Provide consulting of the center and profit
analysis
| 15 Complete Training / 3 Get a job
Changes Center support Tuition fee and living cost for students

19. The third
village and children
Towerville
The Philippines

20. | To relieve poverty for Towerville refugees
The participating women benefit from working at home,
Need which allows them to take care of their children.
| Establishment of the CAMP Sewing Center
Support with CAMP Asia
Financial Support | 32,420 USD
Fund for Sewing Center , Child Care
Towerville 102 Daily care and school meal for children
Philippines
Non Financial Support |
Consulting from management
specialties
| 40 got skill trained_ 36 acquired sewing certificate
Changes Attained 3,800,000 won of sales from selling trial products

22. The fourth
village and children
Vang
Vieng

23. | Bring up more young local leaders
To grow more competent young leaders who can contribute
Need to their society and fostering economic development.
| Open Café ZoomSun /
Support Establish Vieng Samai elementary school
with AVAN Korea Phoudindaeng Youth Center
Financial Support | 40,400 USD
Vang Fund for Cafe, Elementary School
Vieng
Laos Non Financial Support |
Café management consulting
And midterm strategy plan
| 200 Youth participation / 8 Additional jobs
Changes Sales 426USD 2011.12.22 Open

25. 743smile
743 smiles and hopes that we found together for one year

26. Challenges
Lack of understanding between the Foundation
and the local partner organization
Time to nurture a social enterprise
Dilemma to attract external customers and resources

27. Evaluation Criteria
Clarity
of social purpose and the social problem that needs to be solved
Feasibility
or actual establishment of social enterprises that aim to provide solutions
for impoverished children
Possibility
of providing direct support to impoverished children
Networking with the local community
Enterprise sustainability
even after support from the Work Together Foundation
Institution’s ability to conduct the enterprise responsibly
Effective budgeting and ensuring transparency

28. “Work together society, opens the
future together”
Work Together Foundation is aiming for a world in which people who
wants to work can find hope from work and talk about happiness.
Smile Together Partnesrship have been try to provide sustainable ‘work’
for a parent rather than giving breads to bigger number of children.
The images of their parents working, and their sisters and brothers
training to work are becoming dreams in children’s hearts.
Work Together Foundation will contribute in making happy global village
by creating sustainable work places and resolving polarization beyond
Asia through Smile Together Partnership.
We look forward for your future cooperation.