2020

  • January 2020 Organised a lecture with Osaka Korea-Japan Single Parents’ Family Research Center
  • Meeting with Swedish Adoption Centre and Swedish Embassy
  • February 2020 Attend the meeting on the reality and improvement plan of the youth parent family
  • Participated in education meeting of unwed mother associations by Minister of Gender Equality and Family
  • March 2020 Moved the KUMFA office
  • The 10th in-person regular general meeting
  • May 2020 Declaration ceremony of the 1st Adoption Truth Day
  • Nation-wide network activity at Busan, South Korea
  • June 2020 Memorial ceremony of the former president Mok
  • July 2020 Nation-wide network activity at Busan
  • August 2020 Summer camp at Jeju island
  • September 2020 Lead group at the 1st Adoption Truth Day conference
  • October 2020 Participated the discussion forum of Jeju Women’s Development Institute
  • Nation-wide network activity at Busan
  • November 2020 Organised “Stop Overseas Adoption” press conference
  • Round table conference about unwed mothers with Jeju Women & Family Research Institute, Korea Institute of Child Care & Education, and Jeju Women’s Association
  • Organised “What is needed now is not the protected birth system” press conference
  • December 2020 Meeting with the Minister of Gender Equality and Family
  • Participated in Gyeonggi single parent conference
  • Participated the “Holt Children’s Service is responsible for the poor adoption process and apologize” press conference at Holt Children Service
  • Participated in policy discussion for poor families

2019

  • March 2019 KUMFA 10th Anniversary celebration
  • May 2019 Lead organization of 9th Annual Single Moms’ Day, “Why Single Moms’ Day?”
  • July 2019 Screening the film of KUMFA Human Library
  • August 2019 Human Library and Film Screening by KUMFA and GOA’L
  • September 2019 Sisterhood relationship with Dream Come True Foundation, the Kopino support group
  • September 2019 Sisterhood relationship with GABRIELA, the national alliance of Filipino women south east Asia
  • November 2019 Organised the talk concert “Happiness”, sponsored by Seoul International Women’s Association

2018

  • May 2018 8th Annual Single Moms’ Day “A Society Where Unwed Mothers’ Can Raise their Children”
  • September 2018 Opening of second location of unwed mother emergency shelter, Heater
  • November 2018 Inauguration of KUMFA Daejeon and Chungcheong branches

2017

  • May 2017 Lead organization for 7th Annual Single Moms’ Day, “Single Mothers’ Rights are Children’s Rights” marathon campaign and conference
  • September 2017 Heater Concert Fundraiser and Bazaar

2016

  • May 2016 Lead organization for 6th Annual Single Moms’ Day “Make a World Without Child Abandonment and Trafficking” Han River campaign and conference
  • August 2016 Incorporation of KUMFA

2015

  • May 2015  Lead organization for 5th Annual Single Moms’ Day “Cheer up, moms! Smile, kids!” march and conference

2014

  • March 2014 Sweden MIA and Meetings – Meetings on International Adoption and Unwed Mothers with the Irish Minister of Children and Youth
  • April-June 2014 Inspection and Study to Improve the Alternative Care System
  • May 2014 Single Mom’s Day Conference Held

2013

  • June 2013 Debate on Support Policies for Unwed Mothers and Families Held in Seoul
  • August –December 2013 Young Unwed Mothers Policy Meetings and Seminars – Asian Future Forum

2012

  • February 2012 Registered as the 32nd Gender Equality non-profit organization
  • April-Present 2012 Improving Awareness of Unwed Mothers – Human Library Held
  • May 2012 Meeting with the Crown Prince of Denmark
  • October 2012 Meeting with Germany’s Prime Minister, Mr. Bouffier

2011

  • March 2011 Living Space for Single Mothers in an Emergency “A Place to Find Hope” Opens
  • June 2011 Congressional Forum for Improving Unwed Mothers Support Policies is Held

2010

  • January 2010 KUMFA Launched the Article
  • September 2010 Ministry of Gender Equality & Family and managers in 14 local governments nationwide conducted “anti-prejudice against single mothers” training

2009

  • March 2009 Korean Unwed Mothers and Families Association is Founded
  • August 2009 Unwed Mothers Support Policies Awareness Seminar
  • October 2009 New York Times Article (article here)