WEYEAR

WEYEAR

Time to love.

We make giving easier — so more people can share love, and live in a warmer world.

WEYEARWays to give
Love takes many forms. We help it travel.

About

WEYEAR is time to love.

WEYEAR Social Cooperative builds an easier culture of donation and sharing. We look for the most convenient, effective ways to pass love from person to person.

Through giving anyone can join, more people feel the joy of giving and receiving — and we move toward a happier world. We walk with everyday heroes who want to deliver love in many forms, and we support them without stopping.

Sharing love does not need grand preparation. If you care a little more for others, you are already living in time for love. When many people share that time, both we and the world become happier.

Impact

Warm change made by love

We create love-based donation content, open opportunities, and collaborate with companies and communities — beyond passive, conventional giving.

Right now

Help reaches those who need it urgently, as quickly as possible. We believe speed saves lives — and we work to be among the fastest NGOs.

100%

Funds raised for beneficiaries are used 100% for them — delivering your love fully, without taking from the gift itself.

We give

Every gift — large or small — becomes a stepping stone for those in need, and a warm, simple way for us to love one another.

WEYEAR People

Our story in people

From youth policy and global education to funding for independent living — the people and partners behind WEYEAR have kept building a culture of love since 2011.

2022

Focused on housing, jobs, and education for youth in transition — and began funding for youth and NGOs.

  • Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation ‘WEYEAR Project’
  • Seoul City ‘Life Scholar’ program
  • Jeju Youth Instructor Training
  • AWS Global Outstanding Social Enterprise Award
2021

Focused on education and employment for youth building independent lives.

  • Samsung Dream Scholarship learning-center education support
  • Seoul City youth exchange support
  • Korea Tourism Organization innovation voucher
  • GKL Social Contribution Foundation K-Friends
2020

WEYEAR was established, launching a culture of love with partner organizations.

  • Seoul City generation-harmony project
  • Yeongdeungpo Youth Architecture School team classes
  • West Sea–international cooperation global business survey
  • Indonesia Bright Internship scholarship program
2019

Focused on diverse experiences for international youth visiting Korea.

  • Domestic social internship project with 100 partner institutions
  • ICEF international education conference
  • EBS Empathy Era broadcast
  • Belgium Thomas More social internship training
2018

The whole staff spent nine months around the world for a Global Study journey.

  • Netherlands vocational education foundation internship partnership
  • Jeollanam-do Hwasun global talent culture program
  • Korea Water Resources Corp. Gangmunhwa Dream Talk Concert
2017

Focused on education and experience programs that train top professionals abroad.

  • Global expert training project with 100 partner institutions
  • SBS News Story & EBS Education Field broadcasts
  • Siheung social innovation project
  • Published ‘Worry Note’
2016

Created paths for humanities, engineering, and the arts at universities and schools abroad.

  • Global education project with 100 partner institutions
  • Youth social-innovation activist training partnership
  • Siheung Global Dream Tree education program
  • Published ‘Travel Is the Best Study’ bestseller
2015

Built opportunities for youth to join overseas internships with education, sharing, and volunteering.

  • Naver Happy Bean regular donation walker project
  • Merger with Cosmo Universe
  • Korea University & Sungkonghoe University social internships
  • Seoul Community Chest youth financial education
2014

Focused on overseas volunteer programs — open for anyone, anytime.

  • Global NGO volunteer programs with 100 partner institutions
  • GVA culture scholarship project
  • Selected as an Amazon Beautiful Portfolio
2013

Focused on building education and sharing projects in Korea.

  • 100 Ministry of Education competency conferences
  • Selected as an outstanding social enterprise nurturing project
  • ‘Gift of Music’ foundation program
  • Naver Happy Bean ‘Happy Promise’ partnership
2012

Began creating projects for youth and children.

  • Selected for Yeolmae Sharing Foundation social enterprise nurturing
  • Seoul SR Center partnership
  • School project for children with sensory disabilities
  • KBS ‘Docu 3 Days’ broadcast
2011

Proposed youth and children’s policy, and founded Ggeokear.

  • Presented the ‘Ggeokear System’ to the National Assembly Youth Committee
  • Founded Korea Ggeokear

The WEYEAR team

Jjooni

Makes WEYEAR bigger.

Chani

Makes friends for WEYEAR.

Huni

Keeps WEYEAR moving.

gyuri

Adds color to WEYEAR.

Those who support us

Hakjin Kim

CEO, VIP Travel

Hyungjae Kim

Tax Accountant, Haenae Law Firm

Hansung Jang

CEO, Travel with Dreams

Suyeon Kim

Professor, Konkuk University Hospital

Kyungjun Yang

CEO, Krypton

User guide

How a campaign works

WEYEAR aims for easy, diverse giving. We stand with people facing economic or emotional hardship, and with everyday heroes who create change through love.

STEP 01

Open funding

A campaign opens so support can begin.

STEP 02

Raise & grow

Donors join and the fund grows together.

STEP 03

Deliver

Donations are transferred directly to the beneficiary.

STEP 04

Share stories

Stories of change are shared with everyone who gave.

100% to beneficiaries

A 4.5% participation fee (separate from the donation) covers payment processing, site costs, and operations — so the full donation amount goes to the beneficiary. WEYEAR does not take operating costs out of campaign donations.

Delivery flow

  • Raise funds during the campaign period
  • Confirm the final amount together
  • Transfer to the beneficiary’s own account
  • Verify identity, then share their story

Donation guide

Ways to share love

Donations are used honestly and shared transparently. Receipts can be issued for tax purposes where applicable.

One-time

Give any amount once. A single gift connects donor and beneficiary.

Instant — for urgent need
Random — matched at random
1/N — split evenly among all

Monthly

Give a set amount each month. Funds support stable independence for people facing hardship, and stories of love are shared along the way.

Support WEYEAR

Help us keep building new campaigns. Unlike models that deduct costs from gifts, we deliver 100% of raised campaign funds to beneficiaries — your support for WEYEAR fuels the platform itself.

Directions

Come see us

2F, 11-49 Hangang-daero 80-gil
Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
WEYEAR Social Cooperative
Phone
02-797-2553
Fax
02-3280-2553
Email
weyearwe@gmail.com
Hours
09:00 – 18:00 (closed on public holidays)

Subway

Line 1 Namyeong Stn. Exit 1 — ~400m (5 min walk)

Line 4 Sookmyung Women’s Univ. Stn. Exit 6 — ~100m (1 min walk)

Bus

100, 150, 151, 152, 202, 400, 421, 500, 501, 504, 506, 507, 605, 742, 750A, 750B, 752

1711, 7016