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
VANK calls for Equal Earth Maps to better show the scale of the climate crisis
VANK said Sept. 17, 2026, that it is launching the “#RedrawTheMap” campaign urging global climate...
VANK Launches Campaign to Distribute Equal Earth Maps to 10,000 Korean Schools
VANK said Sept. 14, 2026, that it has launched a campaign to digitally distribute Equal...
VANK launches #CorrectTheMap Campaign to Challenge Distorted Views of Africa
VANK said on Sept. 11, 2026, that it is launching a campaign, #CorrectTheMap, urging non-governmental...
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...