KOICA

KOICA was established in 1991 under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to manage South Korea’s grant-based ODA programmes. It operates in approximately 60 countries, with a development philosophy grounded in Korea’s own rapid economic development experience (‘Saemaul Undong’ model of community development, ICT for development, health system strengthening). KOICA works primarily through government-to-government technical cooperation and project grants.

Korea has progressively increased its Ukraine engagement since 2022, providing both humanitarian assistance and recovery-focused development cooperation. KOICA programmes in Ukraine focus on health facility rehabilitation, ICT for public services, and education system support. South Korea also contributed to multilateral vehicles including the World Bank URTF. For health-focused NGO partners, KOICA is primarily relevant as a system-level donor rather than a direct NGO-funding channel in the current Ukraine context.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is South Korea’s government agency for ODA, implementing grant-based development cooperation programmes worldwide in health, education, agriculture, technology, and governance. KOICA focuses on knowledge transfer and capacity building drawn from Korea’s own development experience.

Ukraine Commitment

South Korea has provided humanitarian and development assistance to Ukraine since 2022, with KOICA implementing grant programmes in health system support, education, and reconstruction; Korea also contributed to the World Bank’s URTF and other multilateral mechanisms for Ukraine.