The Volunteer Services Team of the Office of Student Affairs announced the successful completion of educational volunteer activities conducted at home and abroad by the 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers over summer vacation. Launched in 2000 as a representative volunteer program rooted in the Christian sense of neighborly love, the Ewha Volunteers once again embodied Ewha’s spirit of sharing and service through their summer activities.
The Domestic Education Volunteer Team, consisting of 108 members, was dispatched to 18 institutions nationwide on two occasions, from July 28 to August 1 and from August 4 to 8, respectively. The team offered creative educational programs, subject-specific instruction, artistic and athletic activities, and mentoring for children and adolescents at local children’s centers and elementary schools.
Meanwhile, overseas volunteer activities were conducted in the U.S. and Cambodia. The 12 members of the U.S. Education Volunteer Team visited Camp Choson in Minnesota from June 27 to July 8. They provided Korean adoptee children and their families with Korean language education, traditional cultural experiences, and mentoring, helping instill a positive image toward their identity and roots. During the same period, the 12 members of the Cambodia Education Volunteer Team conducted health, environment, and science education programs linked to their academic majors at Ewha Srang School. They also improved the library environment, utilizing English books donated by Ewha faculty members, staff, and students. Despite disruptions caused by a flight cancellation and international circumstances, the volunteers remarked, “The time we spent with the children was a meaningful opportunity for our growth.”
The Volunteer Services Team held the disbanding ceremony for the 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers and the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps at the ECC Lee Sam-bong Hall on August 21, where participants shared the outcomes of their activities. Dean of Student Affairs Jeong Ah Choi commended the students for their dedication in her congratulatory remarks, while the conferment of awards for outstanding volunteers and reports on the activity outcomes reaffirmed the spirit of community in promoting a more inclusive society.
The Ewha Volunteers and the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps embody Ewha’s commitment to fulfilling its social responsibilities as an educational institution beyond simple volunteer activities. Since its founding as the starting point of women’s higher education and as a modern educational institution, Ewha has upheld its founding spirit of sharing and service, striving to build a community of coexistence in solidarity with the disadvantaged and marginalized while advancing its public mission.
