LEE JAE WOOK/
FOUNDATION

Lee Jae Wook-SAW Foundation dreams of a better world where disables are happy

Lee Jae Wook Foundation was established with an aim to help the independence and rehabilitation of disabled people. With the donation and participation of citizens and corporations, disabled children and teenagers receive rehabilitation to grow emotionally and physically healthy and become a part of society in the future. World where disabled people can live happily, this is the world our foundation dreams of.

Disabled children in Korea who couldn't even get proper medical treatment

The number of Korean disabled children and teenagers reached about 300,000. Among those, it is estimated that 100,000 of them need medical treatment through hospitalization. However, Korea lacks rehabilitation hospitals that can provide proper treatment for children. They have to wait for approximately 2~24 months to receive treatment. This is because rehabilitation system which is not well-developed and low medical treatment charges provided. If children find their disability in early age and receive medical treatment, they can grow to be a healthy person but Korea's lack of proper policies and medical treatment charges are hindering them from doing so.

Miracle made by citizen's and corporation's donation and participation

Lee Jae Wook Foundation established a dental clinic for disabled people. The Center accommodates a rehabilitation center for disabled children, a community welfare center for disabled people, and Bakery & Cafe for vocational training. of young disabled people.Furthermore, in 2016, for the first time in Korea, our foundation established integrated children rehabilitation hospital to enable disabled children to receive required medical treatment and dream a better future. This was possible thanks to the donation and participation of all citizens and corporations.


Join us with your donation

Providing required medical service to disabled people, enabling them to stand firmly in community, creating a culture that both disabled and able-bodied people can communicate and interact freely! All of these are possible with your help. Join us to give a helping hand to all Korean disabled children, teenagers and their families.


Distribution

Lee Jae Wook Foundation makes a base for disabled people and their families to live confidently.

  • medical fee: we support a medical fee to enable disabled people to get proper medical treatment on time and recover their dental health.
  • measured shoes: we provide disabled children and teenagers with assistant tools considering their disabilities and with measured shoes which prevent deformation of their foot and leg.
  • education, culture and leisure: we support culture concert tickets to provide disabled people with vitality of life. Also, special family trip for disabled children and teenagers to enable them to be recharged physically and psychologically, Education and psychological treatment fee for able-bodied siblings to communicate with their peers.

Medication

Lee Jae Wook Foundation provides essential medical services to disabled people.

  • NEXON children's Rehab Hospital: It is a Korea's first integrated children's rehabilitation hospital. Hospital includes rehabilitation department, psychiatry department, dental department and juvenile youth department and accepts all disabled children, able-bodied and local residents.
  • Rehabilitation center: we operate day ward and rehabilitation medical department for children who shows development delay symptoms such as brain lesions (esp, cerebral palsy), development disability and genetic disease.
  • Dental clinic: we provide prevention treatment, prosthetic dentistry and implant for disability.

Independence

Lee Jae Wook Foundation developed independence of disables to live on their own in their community.

  • Community Rehabilitation Center: we provide disabled, families and local residents with various programs such as employment support, family culture welfare, domiciliary welfare, counseling and promotion of convenience.
  • Community Welfare Center: we provide disabled, families and local residents with various programs such as lifetime education, culture and art support, protection of rights and interest, independent life support and leisure activity support.
  • Employment & rehabilitation center: we provide teenagers under age of 18 with various programs such as job training, protected employment, self-supporting life and culture and art support.

Social integration

Lee Jae Wook Foundation creates culture in which both disabled and able-bodied can communicate and co-exist.

  • Sports center: we provide programs such as water rehabilitation and psychological training for healthy living of both disabled people and abled-bodied.
  • Children's library: It is a place where disabled and able-bodied children can read books together.