VANK WORLD,
The global platform for changemakers.
VANK, together with Korea’s youth and young adults, leads 21st-century Korea to become the ‘center of Asia’ and a nation that shares dreams with the world.
VANK World serves as a hub of global networks and cooperation, connecting Korea with the rest of the world.
Campaigns
Dokdo Disappears From Equal Earth Map, Sparking Dispute Over Its Removal
Dokdo has disappeared from the Korean-language version of the Equal Earth world map, prompting VANK...
VANK Calls for National Preservation of Records at Busan’s Haein Writing Room
VANK has launched a global campaign to preserve a collection of letters, photographs and other...
VANK Calls on Big Tech to Improve Digital Maps’ Representation of Continental Areas
On October 1, 2026, VANK announced that it is proposing that global Big Tech companies...
Changes
VANK campaign spurs changes in Korean textbooks’ portrayal of Africa
Sixth-grade elementary school students will find fewer negative depictions of Africa related...
VANK secures revisions to Africa-related entries on Naver Encyclopedia, correcting colonial and Eurocentric narratives
The Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK), led by Director Park Gi-tae,...
VANK’s Protest Campaign Leads to Corrections in Korean Drama Perfect Crown
VANK said on May 20, 2026, that several controversial scenes accused of...