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JTS

The Founding Philosophy of JTS

If we can build a successful model in the poorest and most desperate environment in the world, even though it may be very small and may take decades to complete, it will someday become a universal model that can be successful anywhere in the world so that it will spread to all parts of the world. Jungto (Pure Land), a world without suffering and a world we all want, will not come by itself, and cannot be made possible by the efforts of one or two people. It will gradually become a reality only when a vast number of people join forces and work together. We wish that the seed we have planted will grow into a big tree that will provide shade to a countless number of people.

A person who h as a dream is h appy. When dreamers come together, they are h appier. A life pursuing such dream together is the h appiest.

These are the basic rights of every human being regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, or religion. However, there are too many people who suffer because their basic human rights are not guaranteed. Amidst this human tragedy, JTS hopes to make a better world by helping those in need and giving them a light of hope.

Introduction of JTS

JTS is an international NGO relief organization with the aim of fulfilling the three goals stated above. JTS operates all around world, especially in Asia, to eradicate famine, disease and illiteracy. It is an international relief organization that has been granted special consultative status by the UN ECOSOC. JTS International, with headquarters in Korea, has 4 branch offices. JTS Korea and JTS America are in charge of fund-raising, while JTS India and JTS Philippines conducts development projects in cooperation with local communities. Since 1999 JTS has carried out relief activities in close cooperation with its branch offices abroad, dispatching field officers to countries around the world that have been hit by a disaster.

The Meaning of JTS

Join

Warm-hearted people
who wish to help their
neighbors in need meet
Together

regardless of race, religion,
ethnicity, gender, or ideology
join their forces
Society

to work together
as a group

The Goal of JTS

01

We wish to practice humanitarianism by helping those in need around the globe, who are not able to receive an education due to poverty and social discrimination and end up leading a life of poverty and disease.
02

We wish to carry out relief projects to eradicate starvation, disease, and illiteracy in third world countries such as India and the Philippines and to create a global community of people who help each other.

Mission Statement of JTS

JTS carries out relief work in places where there is not enough aid to meet the needs.

JTS encourages voluntary participation of the local people in its relief projects.

JTS relief projects help the local people to become independent.

Food Aid (Relief Aid for the Destitute)

JTS provides unconditional aid in areas suffering from absolute poverty and people live on less than 1 dollar a day.

Medical Aid

JTS builds hospitals in areas that don’t have medical facilities and provides free medical care to people who cannot get treated due to lack of money.

Educational Aid

Based on the principle of helping people to attain a minimum level of literacy, JTS builds schools and provides school supplies with the aim of eradicating the illiteracy of people who have long been excluded from the benefits of civilization.

Community Development

JTS provides aid to repair damages caused by natural disasters and to improve unsanitary living conditions. JTS encourages the voluntary participation of the villagers in the restoration process to promote their self-reliance and recovery of community spirit in the village. The aim of reconstructing the village does not simply lie in constructing buildings but also in helping the villagers become revitalized by cooperating with each other and regain their sense of confidence so that they themselves become capable of developing their own community. JTS also tries to provide people with the opportunity to engage in communal activities by constructing new buildings and houses.

Preservation of Traditional Culture

JTS supports the construction of schools aimed at preserving cultural traditions and construction of educational facilities designed to promote transfer of cultural heritage.

Emergency Relief Aid

JTS provides emergency relief aid in order to save the lives of people in areas hit by various natural disasters or endangered by armed conflicts and help the victims return to their normal lives as soon as possible. JTS carries out two kinds of relief activities. One is emergency relief aid that quickly delivers the necessary relief goods and workers, secured locally, based on an accurate understanding of the situation in the disaster area. The other is disaster recovery activity that deals with reconstruction of the houses that have been destroyed. In particular, JTS focuses on identifying marginalized disaster-stricken areas that receive relatively little help from other relief organizations and provides aid to those in dire need of help.

Helping North Korea (Plan)

Resuming Humanitarian Aid to North Korea

Aid for the Vulnerable Population

JTS will continue to provide aid to orphanages and the vulnerable population.

Food, Necessities, Health Care Support

JTS will provide them.

Monitoring

JTS will actively monitor the aid distribution by making site visits and checking the nutritive condition of the aid beneficiaries in North Korea.

North Korea Development and Cooperation Project

JTS will continue the research and development for the project.

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Support for the Elderly (Doobook Retreat Center)

JTS provides various kinds of support for the marginalized elderly so that they can live a new life and be happy.

Welfare for the Disabled (Aeguangwon)

JTS helps people with special needs at Aeguangwon go on outings such as picnics. By going on an outing together, JTS provides them with a chance to communicate with the world.

Support for Low-income Families (Ga-eun Eup, Moonkyung)

JTS provides support to low-income families in South Korea in cooperation with local governments.

Support for the Vulnerable Population

JST plans to provide support to single-parent households in Seoul, identify the current situation of the vulnerable population and provide emergency support to those excluded from welfare benefits.

Ansan JTS Multicultural Center

The center supports foreign workers and multicultural families. It also provides opportunities for warm interaction among people of different cultures by holding yard sales, providing Korean language classes, and organizing picnics. In addition, it offers the people from various cultures a space to enjoy their own culture as well as make cultural exchanges. The center also provides medical and legal consulting services.

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Prayer of JTS
Purpose of Establishing
JTS Korea
JTS Annual Performance
and Financial Management

We hope to make a world in which
anyone who is hungry can eat
anyone who needs medical care can receive it
every child can get educated
anyone hit by natural disasters like droughts, floods, heat waves, or extreme cold can get help
everyone is respected regardless of gender
everyone is treated equally regardless of skin color.

We wish to make a world full of people who
are aware that the process of living each day is happiness in itself
know that everything originates from them and comes back to them
know that cultivating a pure mind leads to making the world a pure land
know that becoming free of their desires, rather than satisfying their desires, leads to happiness
do not get attached to the past or the future
know that the world they live in is a place where bodhisattvas practice
would willingly go into hell to help others;
are happy just to be alive
are thankful just to be alive.
are happy when they see the sun, the moon, the stars, a tree, a rabbit or a deer
are thankful to be able to have a meal and have a roof over their heads
are even more thankful to be on the path taken by the Buddha.
We take refuge in the Buddha.

It has been three years since Jungto International began working with the goal of ensuring the “Peace and Wellbeing of Humanity” regardless of race, nationality, religion, ideology, or region. Jungto International is now planning to expand its programs under the new name of JTS Korea. Based on the achievements and experiences from past projects, JTS Korea plans to carry out more vigorous and beneficial projects.

JTS is an acronym for Join Together Society. It means that people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or ideology, who wish to help those in need meet (Join) and join forces (Together) to work as a group (Society). JTS Korea was established based on the principle of dependent origination and the idea of “First attain enlightenment through cultivation, and then save all beings.” taught by the Buddha. JTS is also an acronym for Jungto Society, which means “a group of people who wish to create a world in which there is no suffering.”

JTS Korea works to eradicate poverty, disease, and illiteracy, calamities that no human being should suffer from, and seeks ways for all the people in the world to value one another like family and live together in harmony. It encourages people to share whatever they have with others, so that everyone can lead a good life, and it searches for and implements ways to give hope and courage to those in need. In addition, it raises awareness that poverty, disease and illiteracy are the problems of all of humanity and encourages people to take responsibility and participate in the fight against these problems. Lastly, JTS Korea works to increase leadership capabilities of the Korean people so they can lead the way in achieving the peace, happiness and prosperity of humanity, and it will continue to study and present wise guidelines for life.

Since the extensive UN sanctions on North Korea were still in place in 2018, JTS was only able to provide 360 tons of corn to North Korea in humanitarian aid.

JTS provided 100,000 gas stoves for cooking to the Rohingya refugees, which contributed to preventing deforestation, improving the nutrition of the refugees by enabling them to consume cooked meals, and ensuring the safety of women and children from the dangers faced while gathering wood.

JTS helped alleviate the suffering of those who were affected by the earthquake in Indonesia with prompt relief activities. JTS India and JTS Philippines dispatched volunteer staff to ensure the successful execution of educational support, medical support, and community development activities.

Ansan JTS Multicultural Center actively provided support for immigrant workers and multicultural families in Korea.

JTS

The Founding Philosophy of JTS

Introduction of JTS

The Meaning of JTS

The Goal of JTS

Mission Statement of JTS

JTS Projects

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