Zoom Meeting Regarding Online English Tutorials

Zoom Meeting Regarding Online English Tutorials

Sangwook Alex Ahn

To continue with our efforts to help the children at the Cheryl Learning Center, Ecosave members had a zoom meeting to help the youngest of the children to start learning English by making easy English tutorial videos. 

I had thought that most of the Filipinos were somewhat fluent in English as the Philippines is recognized globally as one of the largest English-speaking nations with majority of its population having at least some degree of fluency in the language. English has been one of the official languages and language of commerce and law, as well as the primary medium of instruction in education.

However, some Filipinos cannot speak or write English at all. Those groups of people are called “indigenous people,” group of people from tribes or people that live in the mountains and villages. Also, the adults/parents who haven't had the opportunity to go to school and children who are in a poor family.

The children of the Cheryl Learning Center would conform to this case. I should think that knowing English is very important to these children because it will increase their chances of getting a good job. Also, as the language of international communication, the media and the Internet, it is important for socializing and entertainment as well as work.

I am sure that for these children learning English could undoubtedly change their future. Therefore, our members and I will try our best to help these children to learn English hoping to at least initiate and stimulate their interests. Yes, we can change lives.

This day, we made seafood jjajangmyeon topped with edible mealworm powder.

We filmed a video of the process of cooking this dish in order to also promote the idea that it would be good for Korea to also develop insect foods preferred by consumers and start exporting them as K-foods to foreign countries. 

yum~ 

 by Ella Nakyo Hong 

Eco-Friendly Trend in Businesses 

Sungjoon Choo (Grade 9)

It is a well-known fact that climate change is not something we can nudge off; it is an urgent problem that needs to be dealt with. Evidently, the main cause of such disastrous problems is humans.

When modernization started to occur, we rapidly took full advantage of nature. We started to use up the soil, cut down trees, and mine coal. Through this process, technology developed at a rapid speed; however, the environment was damaged. 

A decade ago, the economy did not care about the environment. We saw many blue-chip companies deliberately cutting down trees to make innovative products and customers buying those products without any concern. However, in the 21st century, if a company destroys nature in the process of creating a product, it is the headline of the nine o clock news.

Society used to believe that if a company is eco friendly it was a plus. Now, it has become the norm. It is now a common trend for customers to purposely buy eco-friendly goods; according to the Consumer Sustainability Survey in 2019, 72% of consumers bought more environmentally-friendly products than five years ago. Adding on, it stated that 81% of those interviewed said they planned to buy more sustainable products over the next five years. 

 

By looking at this graph, we can see that the sales are constantly moving up. 

 

It is now the 21st century and with immense development technologically our environment is deteriorating. Hence, we as consumers should follow the trend of buying eco-friendly products and incentivise all companies that actively try to help the environment. 

 

Education for Children at Inarawan and Paopawan

Last summer, to see how we can further support online learning of the children at CherryI Learning Center, Ecosave members did a zoom meeting with the children at Paopawan in Philippines.  One thing that surprised me is the children could barely speak English. The teacher at CherryI Learning Center helped translate between English and Tagalog.

After the meeting, Ecosave members created videos teaching a Korean contemporary Christian song, 'His Love' as well as a video teaching a dance to the popular BTS song 'Butter.'

The videos were sent to CherryI Learning Center, and we recently received feedback on them. It was very heartwarming to see the children dancing to the music. We also got the  feedback that the children found the videos teaching 'His Love' very helpful. 

It is great we can do something to help the children and to hear that the children feel we care about them.  

I hope we can visit and meet them in person soon.

By Grace Hyunjoo Lee

Visiting 153 Farm

On October 11 2021, our EcoSave team got an opportunity to visit the Two Spotted Cricket 153 Farm in Goyang. Over there, we got to see millions of Two Spotted Crickets and also learned a lot about them. we got to learn about their environment and how the representatives of the farm replicated the environment in terms of temperature and humidity.

After learning a lot about these crickets, we also learned the purpose and benefits of breeding the crickets. Produced crickets are turned into powder for usage of food and living crickets are sold for reptile food. These crickets are nutritionally excellent foods that are high in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids and more. we later got to cook and eat the edible crickets. Although at first glance it looked not appetizing, after learning about their nutrition, it made it easier for us to eat. Surprisingly, the edible insects were not as bad as we thought it would be.

By Caleb Cheha Paik

Follow-up Zoom Meeting with the Paopawans

This evening, Ecosave members hosted a Zoom meeting with the young people at Paopawan in the Philippines regarding future computer-related classes.

The internet connection there was rather unstable due to hurricanes in the summer, so we decided to make videos for them with the contents they prefer.

Several things that the young people wanted to learn were:

(1)  Basic/intermediate English vocabulary
(2)  Music education for beginners (i.e. music notes and rhythm)
(3)  How to draw basic art (i.e. dogs, faces, scenery)
(4)  Hymns in Korean and English

Considering their interests, our members will create videos during summer vacation.

By Abigail Kim

Fundrasing Event for Birth Registration of Children in the Philippines

Members of the Ecosave Club organized a fundraising event to help pay for the registration fees for birth registration of children in poverty in the Philippines who lack birth registration. It is said that 10.9% of children in poverty in the Philippines do not receive formal education because their births are not registered.

To raise funds for children's birth registration, our members sold pretty Daku stickers to decorate diaries along with various Open Hands goods. We hope that our efforts will support children in achieving their dreams!

by Seojin David Lee

Mega Show - Kintex

Our bughouse365 team participated in the mega show at Kintex, Ilsan. Here, cookies, macarons, and foods all of which were made from edible insect powder were introduced and promoted. We had a bee experiment booth which attracted many people to come visit and learn more about edible insects and the impacts they have on us.

the insect experiment booth

We also interviewed people at the mega show and it showed that more people are now aware of the positive aspects of edible insects. In Particular, younger children appeared to be more open to the idea of edible insect food. However, there were still many people who refused to try the edible insect food, showing a sense of rejection. We feel that spreading awareness towards the younger generation would be more effective.

By Ella Nakyo Hong

Second Birthday Project

 

Second Birthday Project

Did you know that there are about 200 million children aged 0 to 14 who do not have birth certificates in the Philippines? Yes, it's true. I was shocked to see the number and felt terribly sad for those children who are deprived of an ordinary and normal life. The children cannot enroll or graduate from schools making it difficult for them to get a job, cannot make bank accounts, cannot vote, and cannot receive medical treatment.

Our Ecosave club together with Open Hands has decided to participate in the Second Birthday Project to help these neglected children. With the birth certificates registered, they can receive the benefits of social welfare such as basic medical checkups, treatment, and vaccinations to lead a healthy life that all people are entitled to as citizens. Also, they can receive proper education to pursue their dreams of getting a job to obtain financial independence and eventually start a family to fulfill a happy life as an adult. 

Yes, we can make a difference. Let's save these children and their future.

By. Alex Sangwook Ahn

World Water Day 2021 and Water Tank Donation

Today is World Water Day established by the United Nations, focusing on the importance of freshwater. 

To commemorate this water day, our club members participated in the Happy Bean donation held at Open Hands.

In the Philippines, in order to use the Water Kit, a household water purifier, a water tank is essential for storing water to be purified. Most users buy a 20L water tank to connect to the water kit.

However, it is difficult to purchase water tanks, and there are many people who use water tanks that are oily and difficult to manage hygienically.

        

We hope that by participating in the fundraising for 300 water tanks needed for water filters, clean water tanks will be presented to underprivileged families in the Philippines.

                  

Donation Link - https://bit.ly/3BTeWWF

By Abigail Kim

Starting Computer Lessons to the Young People at Paopawan

Since the ecosave club donated computers and other necessary items such as Wi-Fi to the villagers in Paopawan, we thought about how to help them more effectively. We talked with the general manager of the village and had our first meeting regarding the needs of the young people there. 

We decided to start our first computer class and see how it would go. One of our members, Alberta, held her first computer class on March 15, 2021. The young people at Paopawan followed her directions well while having fun in class. We will have a follow-up meeting soon to talk about more computer lessons. 

Here are some of the pictures from the class.

By Abigail Kim

Rising Occupation

Food Developers Using Edible Insects As An Ingredient 

Prospective occupations will continue to change as a result of new technology and people’s perception and awareness. In that sense, food developers using edible insects as ingredients is quickly arising. 

Meat consumption around the world is increasing steadily and environmental problems have been growing seriously. In the process of breeding the livestock, methane gas is generated excessively and greenbelt such as grassland have decreased. As an alternative, ‘edible insect’ is the answer. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, edible insects are almost 77% higher in protein than beef and other meats while it only takes ⅙ of the feed to produce the same amount of the protein. In addition, it produces fewer greenhouse gas.

In the last 10 years, the edible insect food market has risen almost two times. The edible insect food developers have produced new products to diversify the market. In the past, the health food products were mostly in the form of powder, but currently, daily products such as cereal and pasta have been produced. In particular, the pet food product market has increased notably. 

However, the biggest problem to the edible insect food developers is the people’s reluctance to “eating insects.” Their issue from past to present has always been to change people’s perception of edible insects. According to KOTRA, it is estimated that people eating edible insects are 2.5 billion around the world. However, there is still much reluctance to eat edible insects in Europe and the Western world. This means that suitable products need to be developed to fit the cultural area. To become a food developer of edible insects, it is important to be able to solve this reluctance among people more than obtaining a school major, license, or certificate. In addition, there aren’t any major edible insect food corporations or companies compared to regular food product companies not large in size. The industry predicts that the growth of the market is clearly obvious but the people in the industry advise that “you must consider the long hours of research until you take it as your profession and make some achievement.”

Dark Chocolate made with edible insect power

By Sangwook Alex Ahn

Reference: https://biz.chosun.com