Volunteering with KONA During GIC Week
By Dhanashri Burungale I am Dhanashri Burungale and I am from India. During Gwangju International Community (GIC) Week 2023, I had the privilege of volunteering with UNESCO KONA Storybook Center, … Read More
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Two Stories from KONA Volunteers
KONA volunteering switched from being local to global. People from different countries (Canada, USA, India, etc.) were able to join in the live online storybook readings and discussions. It was a great experience to see people of all ages and backgrounds come together in one screen. We are still doing story maps presentations and story sharing in this way. We can now do volunteering from our home and office through Zoom.
KONA Storybook Experiences of 2021
KONA, the Korean Organization of the Natural Approach, is a UNESCO-sponsored initiative to help underprivileged children to learn English through storybooks. Volunteers assist children in orphanages, at community children centers, at day-care centers, and at the KONA Storybook Center in normal times, and online during pandemic times.
KONA Volunteer Teaching
English Through Storybooks II. In the first part of this two-part series, we heard stories from three volunteers at the KONA Storybook Center, a UNESCO-associated volunteer organization in Gwangju that … Read More
KONA Volunteer Teaching
English Through Storybooks. Complied by William Urbanski. The KONA Storybook Center is a UNESCO-associated volunteer organization in Gwangju that promotes cultural exchange and English learning through storybooks. While most people … Read More
Unesco KONA Volunteers
KONA Storybook Center (KSC) is a registered small public library supported by UNESCO KONA Volunteers (UKV). UKV is a registered organization that helps disadvantaged children to learn English independently through … Read More
UNESCO Kona: Stories Add Colors to Our Imagination
Shilpa Rani talks about her great passion for stories and the joy she gets from volunteering, reading books to children, with the KONA Storybook Center.
“Volunteering for the Joy I Give and Receive”
The pandemic had brought like-minded KONA volunteers back together, this time via Zoom.