The Role of Community-Based Organizations: The Case of the Saemaul Undong Women’s Club

Abstract

This chapter discusses a grassroots-level effort in Korea that helped to spur a highly acclaimed development trajectory, with much success as a community-led initiative in rural villages. Poverty has been reduced and community well-being enhanced via programs for greater gender equality and income generation. Saemaul Undong has become a model adopted by other nations for improving community well-being, not just in economic terms but also in social terms. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)