Saemaul Projects 1. Village access roads 2. Old bridges 3. Village roads 4. Sewage system 7. Traditional Wells 8. Village halls 9. Banks of brook 10. Feeder roads 11. Rural 13. Village owned hot bath 14. Children’s
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Saemaul Projects
1. Village access roads
2. Old bridges
3. Village roads
4. Sewage system
5. Thatched roofs
6. Old fence of farm house
7. Traditional Wells
8. Village halls
9. Banks of brook
10. Feeder roads
11. Rural electrification
12. Village owned telephone
13. Village owned hot bath
14. Children’s playground
15. Cloth washing place
16. Planting of trees
The main actors of Saemaul project
Central Government
Local Government
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In the initial stage, vertical integration was stressed to evoke rural villagers’ desire to raise their quality of life. The vertical integration includes various incentives from the government side.
Government System
Central Government1) Material, Capital
and Technical Support
2) Administrative Governance
3) Educational Support
4) Raise morale of Saemaul Leaders
Local Government1) Control the resources2) Meet with
community leaders and participate in community meetings
3) Convey the voices of the villagers to the top
4) Transfer the action plans under jurisdiction
Community1) General Assembly
of villages - Select the projects - Implement them
2) Village Development Committee
- Implement administrative policies
- Store and manage the resources
- Maintain the completed projects
People’s voluntarism for better life
Election of Saemaul Un-dong Council
Data collection and Analysis
Decision of the priority order
Implementing SM projects
Logic of Saemaul Undong (The Community’s Participation)
Evaluation and Feedback(General Assembly of Vil-
lagers)
General Assembly of Vil-lagers
General Assembly of Villagers
General Assembly of Villagers
The Community’s Participation
<Villagers’ participation in SU>
Year No. of villages No. of participants Participants per a village
1971 33,267 7,200 216
1973 34,665 69,280 1,999
1974 35,031 106,852 3,050
1975 36,547 116,880 3,198
1977 36,557 137,193 3,753
1978 35,257 270,928 7,472
1979 36,271 242,078 6,674
PragmatismPragmatism
• Election of Saemaul leaders• Deciding for the projects to be carried outAutonomy
• Priority support to successful villages • Promotion of local patriotismCompetition
• Implementation of cooperative projects• Operation of cooperative work groupsCooperation
• Step by step government support • Project implementationRationalism
• Environmental improvement projects first• Income generation
IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES
Before and After Saemaul Undong
Dedicated and Strong Leadership• Designed SU and continuously supported• Personally visited the villages and the
training center
Public’s Participation• Consensus building, collective decision-
making• Spirit of Competition
Devotion and commitment of Saemaul Leaders• Promoted villagers’ participation• Good leaders, good examples
KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS
KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS
Government’s Policies and Strategies• Training in Capacity building• The selective assistance approach
Public Relations through Media• Mass Media draw more attention to SU• Saemaul Theme song from radio every
morning• Delivered the necessary information to
promote broader participation
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