In the early stages of the fund, Kim Bok-dong and Gil Won-ok declared that they would donate all the money they received as reparations from the Japanese to other women as reparation to those who suffered from war just like they had.[9] Eventually, the KCWD formally established the “Butterfly Fund” in order to accomplish Gil Won-ok and Kim Bok-dong's objective. The fund began to provide support in the form of $500 per month to a victim support group in Congo in July 2012. This amount would then be expanded once the Japanese governments pays reparation.