Hosted by the Global Saemaul School at the riverside of Geumho River in Dong-gu, Daegu on the 13th
Chin Chiva from Cambodia wins overall 1st place with 'Application of Saemaul Undong to Cambodia'
Heated competition in 3 sections of elementary/secondary school students, university students/adults, and foreigners
[Oct 14, 2013]

 The Global Saemaul School (director Choi, Oe Chool) that is co-operated by the Daegu Dong-gu District (Mayor Lee, Jae Man) and YU (President Noh, Seok Kyun) hosted the '2013 Saemaul Spirit Speech Contest'.

 At this contest, which was held at a special stage at the riverside of Geumho River in Dong-gu, Daeu on the 13th, there was a heated competition in the three sections of elementary/secondary school student, university student/adult, and foreigner groups.

 Chin Chiva (24, Cambodia) competed in the foreigners section and won the Grand Prize for his 'application of Saemaul Undong to Cambodia' titled 'For the hope of my love, Cambodia'.

 Doh, Ae Hee (46, Dongho-dong, Dong-gu, Daegu) who won the excellence award of the university students/adults section made a speech titled 'Saemaul song that echoed in hilly neighborhoods', Cho, Yoo Jin (Gyeongsan Jeongpyeong Elementary School 4th grade) won the excellence award of the elementary/secondary school students section with 'Saemaul Undong stories that grandma had told' together with Yang, Se Jung (Cheongdo Jungang Elementary School 6th grade) with 'Remembering the Saeumal spirit', and William Edward Pacheco (26, USA) won the excellence award of the foreigners section with 'Preservation of the Saemaul Undong heritage and attitudes of the new generation'.

 Participation awards were given to 8 students in the elementary/secondary school students section including Kim, Do Yun (Daegu Dongpyung Elementary School 4th grade), 7 including Lee, Hyun Jin (27) for the university students/adults section, and in the foreigners section, Ruksana Akter (32, Bangladesh) received a participation award.

 The Saemaul Spirit Speech Contest, which was held as part of the 7th Dong-gu Lifelong Learning Festival, was organized to enhance understanding of the Saemaul Undong, which has become a learning model for emerging countries to climb out of poverty, and to commemorate the registration of Saemaul Undong records as UNESCO Memory of the World.

 Choi, Oe Chool, the director of the Global Saemaul School that organized the contest said, "Students, the general public and even foreigners participated to broaden the understanding on Korea's experience of development and the Saemaul Undong and Spirit, and it was a meaningful contest as it shared the values and modern meaning of the Saemaul Undong." He added, "The Saemaul Undong will contribute to Korea repaying the international community for the help it received during the war, after the war, and as it climbed out of poverty in commemoration of the 60th year anniversary of the Armistice. It will also help Korea become a mature advanced nation."

 The winners of this contest will receive a cash prize of 500,000 won for grand Prize, 300,000 won for excellence awards, and 100,000 won for participation awards together with a certificate and gifts from the YU President.