Since 2020, EDCN has collaborated with KOFICE, an outstanding domestic partner organization, to participate in the Cultural Partnership Initiative (CPI). Over the past five years, from 2020 to 2024, this partnership has allowed us to continue supporting underdeveloped partner countries through education-based initiatives. Together with KOFICE, EDCN implemented a training program designed to enhance the capacity of experts—such as writers, illustrators, educators, and translators—from partner countries. The program, conducted in Korea, focused on equipping participants with skills to create educational children’s books using ICT tools.

In 2020, when CPI transitioned to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic, doubts arose about whether virtual training could achieve the same impactful results as in-person programs. However, the unwavering commitment of cultural experts from Korea and abroad transcended borders beyond the online space, proving that the pandemic was no barrier to progress.

Between 2020 and 2021, online training sessions were conducted, followed by hybrid programs combining online and in-person training from 2022 to 2024. Through these initiatives, participants developed children’s books addressing critical educational themes such as human rights, environmental awareness, and multiculturalism. These books, produced in both print and video formats, were distributed to children in partner countries, including Ghana, Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Honduras, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Peru, and the Philippines, among others. As part of the distribution process, participants directly engaged with children in their home countries, conducting educational activities that amplified the program’s impact. These voluntary efforts remain ongoing, extending the initiative’s influence.