The Blue Tree Foundation
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Native name | 푸른나무재단 |
|---|---|
Formerly | Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence(FPYV); 청소년폭력예방재단 |
| NGO | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 1 November 1995 |
| Founder 👔 | Kim Jong-ki |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
Area served 🗺️ | Republic of Korea, Worldwide |
Key people | Park Gil-sung (Chairman) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://eng.btf.or.kr |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
The Blue Tree Foundation (BTF; Korean: 푸른나무재단)[1] is South Korean NGO against school violence.[2]
BTF operates National School Violence Helpline (1588–9128)[1] to support victims,[3] conducts National Research on School & Cyber Violence[4] and related research to develop policies necessary to solve school bullying problems, by proposing and disseminating field programs for anti-bullying.
History
In 1995, The founder, Kim Jong-ki, established BTF after losing his 16-year-old son, Dae-hyun, due to school violence, with the hope that there will no longer be a father like himself.
The organization was originally named the Foundation for Preventing Youth Violence (FPYV), but in 2019, it was renamed to The Blue Tree Foundation.[5]
Activities
- Legislation
- BTF lead to enact the Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures Against Violence in Schools in South Korea in 2004.[6]
- Research
- BTF conducts annually National Research on School Violence & Cyberbullying[7]
- UN
- BTF is a member of UN Global Compact since 2008.[8]
- BTF has a a special consultative status of UN ECOSOC since 2009.[9]
- BTF hosts side events at the UN headquarters in New York.[10]
- Speech
- Campaign
- In July 2022, Starship and its artists participated in The Blue Tree Foundation's campaign to declare support for non-violence. It was established to prevent school and cyberbullying, and to heal the victims, is conducting a "national non-violence campaign" in which the citizens can participate to publicize the seriousness of violence and to spread a culture of non-violence.[12]
Influence
- BTF won the 12th Family Award from International Federation for Family Development(IFFD) in 2024.[13]
- The Founder, Kim Jong-ki, won Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2019.[14]
- The Founder, Kim Jong-ki, won Inchon Award in education sector in 2018.
- The Founder, Kim Jong-ki, was selected as the first Korean Ashoka Senior Fellow in 2013.[15]
Ambassadors
Sung Si-kyung was the best friend of Dae-Hyun, the son of the founder of BTF and a victim of school violence.[18]
See also
- School bullying
- Anti-bullying legislation
- List of organizations with consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Blue Tree Foundation". eng.btf.or.kr.
- ↑ The Blue Tree Foundation Official Website. "Introduction of the Foundation".
- ↑ The Blue Tree Foundation Official Website. "Youth Business·Counseling".
- ↑ Min sik, Yoon (July 25, 2024). "40% of school violence victims felt urge to self-harm: survey". The Korea Herald.
- ↑ "Continuing Resumed Session, Non-Governmental Organizations Approves 8 Entities for Special Status, Defers Action on 17 Others | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ Subingsubing, Krixia (2019-09-07). "Breaking South Koreans' silence on campus bullying". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ "40% of school violence victims felt urge to self-harm: survey". m.koreaherald.com. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ "The Blue Tree Foundation". unglobalcompact.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ "Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Defers Action on Eight Applicants, While Recommending Status Upgrade for Another | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". press.un.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ Jung-youn, Lee (2023-02-16). "Blue Tree Foundation calls for anti-cyberbullying measures at UN side event". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ SYNC (2022-04-07). Creating A Safe Cyber Space For Children & Teens. Retrieved 2025-04-17 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Hyun, Jung-min (July 7, 2022). 스타쉽, 푸른나무재단 비폭력 캠페인 동참...몬스타엑스·아이브 등 권익보호 [Starship joins the Blue Tree Foundation non-violence campaign... Protection of rights and interests such as Monsta X, Ive, etc.]. Sports World (in 한국어). Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Naver. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ ignacio (2023-12-06). "#IFFDAwards 2024". Family Perspective. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ AFP (2019-08-05). "South Korean anti-bullying campaigner Kim Jong Ki among Ramon Magsaysay awardees". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2025-04-15.
- ↑ "Jong Ki Kim | Ashoka". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ Yoon, Solim. "Super Junior's Heechul appointed ambassador for school bullying prevention and recovery".
- ↑ "Sung Si Kyung Lost A Friend Because Of School Bullying - OtakuKart". otakukart.com. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ↑ "'Ambassador for School Violence Prevention' Sung Si Kyung opens up about losing his best friend to school bullying on 'Radio Star'". allkpop. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
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