Founded: 2006

Mission
Cultivating mature hearts, minds, and bodies of at-risk students and their families through education, mentoring, and outreach.

Vision
Our vision is that the people we work with will be shining lights of love in their families, communities, and country.

Profile
TawSaeng, gives at-risk, abused and vulnerable children knowledge, love, education, and social development to improve their quality of life and better understand their self-worth, including protection of child-rights based on Christian principles and beliefs. During the weekday afternoons and evenings, dedicated national staff and international volunteers serve approximately 30 children in a key, red-light district who are at risk of many dangers, including sexual exploitation, child labor, poverty, and discrimination. Most of these children need help to stay in school and to succeed in life. These children, and many more, need help in gaining citizenship in the very country they were born in. Without such help, exploitation and discrimination remain constant threats.

TawSaeng provides for a broad spectrum of holistic needs of the children – physical, emotional, spiritual, educational, and relational – through a variety of activities. The children are fed healthy meals, receive quality learning opportunities (including learning English), learn social survival skills, and are given an opportunity to play in a safe environment. TawSaeng serves these children in their life situations, along with their families, who almost all live in slums nearby. This gives us even a greater opportunity to help transform entire communities for God’s glory.