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On the other hand, the International Saemaul Undong Center is an organization that implements rural development programs in developing countries. The Center is a networking platform that facilitates the exchange of experiences, successful cases, and fosters collaboration among project participants from different countries who want to learn from Samael Undong's experience (Douglass, 2014). In 2016, the Saemaul Undong Global League was established to consolidate sustainable development, which includes 46 other countries under the auspices of the Republic of Korea[87].

As of 2022, the program is being conducted in 10 countries in 42 villages[88]. In each country, it is carried out in several stages: first, the intended objects of implementation are selected on a competitive basis — the territories that show the greatest interest and demonstrate their potential and desire for change. After selection, representatives from each rural area are taken to Korea, where a leadership training program is held with an inspiring story of the success of Saemaul Undong, with the leaders themselves sharing their experiences and trying to demonstrate how the spirit of self-help, self-support and cooperation is becoming a fundamental element of rural modernization. For each individual territory, a development and budgeting project is designed by two parties: the Korean Saemaul Center and the local governmental agency of the country where the project will be implemented — based on the existing indicators and the possibility of introducing new technologies. Throughout the duration of the project, the Saemaul Center monitors the results of modernization to identify the most appropriate and effective methods for each individual rural area. However, the involvement of the residents themselves remains the main element: lectures, group discussions, site visits — all to create a solid basis for the success of the initiative.

We can talk about how, on the one hand, the modern version of rural development through the Saemaul movement, based on the values of hard work, self- and mutual assistance, is a sustainable and effective practice, and on the other hand, about the possibility of transferring the “spirit of Saemaul” outside the country, about its potential to inspire people to change through a success story, often even a very distant country from them.

In conclusion, in 2013 UNESCO accepted the archives of the New Village Movement for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register as an important cultural heritage that could provide hope for developing countries[89]. Meanwhile, the elements of Saemaul Undong, the mechanisms for its implementation, and the experiences available are of interest to both academic researchers and practitioners around the world as a unique practice capable of inspiring people far beyond the era of its creation, and far beyond the country in which it was invented.

REFERENCES

1. Douglass, M. (2014). The Saemaul Undong in historical perspective and in the contemporary world. In Learning from the South Korean Developmental Success (pp. 136–171). Palgrave Macmillan, London.

2. Reed, E. P. (2010). Is Saemaul Undong a Model for Developing Countries Today? Anniversary of Saemaul Undong Hosted by the Korea Saemaul Undong Center.

3. Kim, D. K. (2012). The Saemaul Undong Movement in the Republic of Korea: Sharing Knowledge on Community-Driven Development. Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank, 415–453.

4. Korean Saemaul Undong Center (2018). Saemaul Undong in Korea, p. 91.

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