SDSN Youth Korea

SDSN Youth Korea

SDSN Youth Korea is hosted by the OJEong Resilience Institute in Korea University. The network focuses on solidifying youth organizations related to SDGs, Post 2020, and GCED and increasing the impact of their activities through connecting with IGOs, NGO, and CSR-CSVs.

Meet the team

Dong-ryul Kang

Dong-ryul Kang

Network Coordinator

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Korea

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korea@sdsnyouth.org

Dong-ryul KANG is the Network Coordinator of SDSN Youth Korea. Since 2018, he has been fostering 81 youth organizations in 42 universities nationwide in the field of SDGs, nurturing over 5,000 youth innovators annually. He contributed to the enactment of the Sustainable Development Basic Law by the National Assembly of Korea in 2022 and is actively promoting the implementation of SDGs in local communities. He has received several awards including the Korea Sustainable Development Award in 2022, the Korea Fair Trade Award in 2020, the Korea Social Contribution Award in 2016, and the Korea Talent Award in 2015.

Team Initiatives

Interactive Website

We have a number of interactive resources, including the SDGZONE - a one-stop-shop for all information about the SDGs and the SDGQUIZ - figure out SDG you are!

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Regional/National Networks

The Youth Networks Program is our flagship localization initiative - aiming to provide local context and support to all our global programs.

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