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1. Outline of the open for call project

• Title: The 10^th Smile Together Partnership
• Period: October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)*single-year project support
• Support Organization: Work Together Foundation
• Qualification: Organizations in and outside country which strive to resolve children poverty problems of developing countries through operating social enterprises or not-for-profit organizations with business profit
• Means of Selection: Document screening and due diligence and  interview (on/ off line)

2. The details of the implementation and STP procedures

• The details of the implementation
• Financial support: Average USD20,000 for a fiscal year per organization, after adjustment of the proposal plan and budget
• Pro bono professional consultancy services from the business industry, promotional support, providing opportunity to attend events to improve financial sustainability through Happily Ever After Project under STP

3. Applications and registration

• Proposal application period: May 19, 2025 to June 30, 2025, 24:00 KST.
• Channel for Submission: All submissions are to be received via Google Form only
  ★Apply link(Google form): https://forms.gle/BArKaP893CiLVqro6
• Required documents: All required documents must be in Microsoft Word format (‘.doc’), Excel format(‘.xlsx) or scanned images (‘.pdf’ format).
  ★Application Form(Google drive): https://buly.kr/Cp1vHI

• ⓛ STP Cooperation Proposal
  * The applicants shall fill out the official format of STP Cooperation Proposal (English). However, Korean and English are both available for writing up contents of the proposal.  Once you chose to use certain language, use it for all papers till the end of application. (e.g., Once submitted paper in Korean, all the papers that will be shared for every year – Interim report, Results sharing paper, etc- should be written in Korean)
• ② Organizational status table(Excel file including budget plan)
• ③ Organizational Finance Statement(one copy – including details on the organization’s financial autonomy, budget and expenses from its activities of the past three years)
• ④ Curriculum vitae and certificate of employment of the organization’s representative (one copy each)
• ⑤ Corporate registration, nonprofit organization registration, business registration, or other officially issued ID (one copy each)

4. Required Information for Cooperation Proposals
(*refer to specific forms provided by the Work Together Foundation)

• ① Background information on the project site/region
• ② Specific social issue(s) to be tackled
• ③ Competitiveness and sustainability of the project
• ④ Detailed plans and budget for establishing and/or running the proposed social enterprise
• ⑤ Project model(s) for supporting poor children, along with expected social impact
• ⑥ Details of requested STP support
• ⑦ Plan(s) on advertising the Smile Together Partnership

FAQ

𝑄1. My organization is NOT social enterprise. Can I still apply?

𝐴1. Yes you can. Both social enterprises and institutions such as civil society organizations (NGOs, NPOs, etc.) may apply.

A2. However, It is not possible register as a consortium of both organization based outside the country where the project happens and organization in the country.

𝑄2. My organization does not hold any legal status. Can I still apply?

𝐴1. No, you cannot. However, you can apply before being registered as a social enterprise if you can prove that you can be registered before the STP funding Contract.

𝑄3. What are the types of enterprise NOT applicable for STP?

𝐴1. Enterprises which go against the rules of humanitarian assistance (Businesses with political, military, religious purposes)

𝐴2. Simple financial donations or a project which is only for grant disbursement and project execution

𝐴3. Organizations with scholastic/research purposes

𝐴4. Charity organizations which only provide equipment and/or materials to impoverished communities

𝑄4. Can I modify the business plans or the project budget after the selection process?

𝐴1. After Secondary examination, you can submit final business plans which include the changed details and budget on the condition that you consult and obtain approval from the Work Together Foundation in advance.

Q5. Which countries can apply for STP Funds?

See the below “DAC List of ODA Recipients”

No	Least Developed Countries (48)	Other Low Income Countries(4)  (GNI per capita ≤ $1,045)	Lower Middle Income Countries(36)   ($1,046 ≤ GNI per capita ≤ $4,125)	Upper Middle Income Countries(58)   ($4,126 ≤GNI per capita≤ $12,745)
1	Afghanistan	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea	Armenia	Albania
2	Angola	Kenya	Bolivia	Algeria
3	Bangladesh	Tajikistan	Cabo Verde	Antigua and Barbuda
4	Benin	Zimbabwe	Cameroon	Argentina
5	Bhutan		Congo	Azerbaijan
6	Burkina Faso		Cote d’Ivoire	Belarus
7	Burundi		Egypt	Belize
8	Cambodia		El Salvador	Bosnia and Herzegovina
9	Central African Republic		Georgia	Botswana
10	Chad		Ghana	Brazil
11	Comoros		Guatemala	Chile
12	Democratic Republic of the Congo		Guyana	China(People’s Republic of)
13	Djibouti		Honduras	Colombia
14	Equatorial Guinea		India	Cook Islands
15	Eritrea		Indonesia	Costa Rica
16	Ethiopia		Kosovo	Cuba
17	Gambia		Kyrgyzstan	Dominica
18	Guinea		Micronesia	Dominican Republic
19	Guinea-Bissau		Moldova	Ecuador
20	Haiti		Mongolia	Fiji
21	Kiribati		Morocco	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
22	Lao People’s Democratic Republic		Nicaragua	Gabon
23	Lesotho		Nigeria	Grenada
24	Liberia		Pakistan	Iran
25	Madagascar		Papua New Guinea	Iraq
26	Malawi		Paraguay	Jamaica
27	Mali		Philippines	Jordan
28	Mauritania		Samoa	Kazakhstan
29	Mozambique		Sri Lanka	Lebanon
30	Myanmar		Swaziland	Libya
31	Nepal		Syrian Arab Republic	Malaysia
32	Niger		Tokelau	Maldives
33	Rwanda		Ukraine	Marshall Islands
34	Sao Tome and Principe		Uzbekistan	Mauritius
35	Senegal		Viet Nam	Mexico
36	Sierra Leone		West Bank and Gaza Strip	Montenegro
37	Solomon Islands			Montserrat
38	Somalia			Namibia
39	South Sudan			Nauru
40	Sudan			Niue
41	Tanzania			Palau
42	Timor-Leste			Panama
43	Togo			Peru
44	Tuvalu			Saint Helena
45	Uganda			Saint Lucia
46	Vanuatu			Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
47	Yemen			Serbia
48	Zambia			Seychelles
49				South Africa
50				Suriname
51				Thailand
52				Tonga
53				Tunisia
54				Turkey
55				Turkmenistan
56				Uruguay
57				Venezuela
58				Wallis and Futuna

Source: DAC List of ODA Recipients

Application and Inquiry desk

Work Together Foundation
Won Yeongnan manager/ Entrepreneurship Development Team

• Tel: +82-(0)2-330-0720 * Time for inquiries: 10am-16pm (KST, GMT+9)
• E-mail: global@hamkke.org
• Homepage: https://eng.hamkke.org
• 10th STP Application link(Google Form): https://forms.gle/WnFZZeYWzgYL8fJW8
• 10th STP Application Form(Google drive): https://buly.kr/Cp1vHI