The Energetic Institute, established to promote cultural energy of citizens who are worn out with
their everyday lives, provides a cultural environment for citizens to enjoy video, audio, and music.
The Daum Foundation has sponsored 4 programs managed by the Institute as below.
Youth Voice provides financial and equipment support for creative youth media production, to
enable youths to take the initiative to proactively produce media. Grants are provided for media
production and various media education and mentoring. Outstanding teams are awarded with
internships and overseas field trips, among other new experiences.
The iTer project is to narrow the digital divide among youth and empower them with specialized
skills for computers and skills for living, to enable them to proactively adjust to the
knowledge-based information society in the 21st century.
The project was initiated at the digital centers of 4 welfare facilities across Korea. Over 100
students every month, or over 3,600 students for 3 years, benefited from computer education.
Daum Foundation produced and published a manual to coach youth to plan theatrical festivals
and take part in theatrical activities, which was initiated by “Poom” Youth Cultural Community
The Overseas NGO Information Networking Project, carried out by the Civic Action Group and financed by the Daum
Foundation, is to build a website to open a “global civic activism information channel” that enables Internet users to search
information on each overseas NGO and its activities.
“The Media Education Project for Young Leaders” is a project that opened 16 media education classes for the youth and
developed related materials based on understanding of the youth culture and mentality. It was overseen by Maebius and
assisted by the Daum Foundation.
The Overseas Exchanges to Form an Asia Fringe Network, hosted by the Seoul Fringe Network and financed by the Daum
Foundation, served as an opportunity to bring together pioneers of the cultural/art communities in Asia to hold performances,
academic events and workshops to strengthen their solidarity.
Daum Foundation supported a campaign to protect the rights of working youth waged by the
People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy.
The project helped youth part-time workers, who are disadvantaged due to shortage of social safety nets, to seek their own alternatives and create agendas.
The project helped youth part-time workers, who are disadvantaged due to shortage of social safety nets, to seek their own alternatives and create agendas.
