Save the Children Signs Agreement to Support Children with Migration Backgrounds

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Guk-yeop] Save the Children Western Branch, an international child rights organization, announced on the 22nd that it signed a business agreement on the 20th with the Gwangju Migrant Women Support Center to support children from migrant backgrounds.

This agreement was made to establish a cooperative relationship for stable case management support for children from migrant backgrounds residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do, and to build a social safety net at the private sector level.

This project will provide parenting and childcare services to guarantee the basic survival rights of migrant background families and children living in harsh environments in Korea.

Yu Hye-young, head of Save the Children Western Branch, said, “We will cooperate so that children from migrant backgrounds living in the Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeju areas can escape harsh environments and live enjoying their rights as children.”

Jung Mi-sun, director of the Gwangju Migrant Women Support Center, stated, “We will take the lead in helping children with responsibility and a sense of mission.”

A representative from the Save the Children Western Branch Gwangju Office expressed their ambition, saying, “Since starting operations in September 2019, we have been running various projects to realize children’s rights, including rural children support projects (Shinan-gun, Jeonnam), school play environment improvement projects (Mokpo-si, Jeonnam), low-income family children support projects (Gwangju, Jeonnam, Jeju), rights to play projects for children with disabilities (Gwangju Metropolitan City), and international children’s marathons (Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeollanam-do). We aim to be Save the Children that exerts a positive influence within the local community.”

Save the Children is an international relief and development NGO working for the realization of children’s rights since 1919. It actively conducts domestic projects such as child rights education, rural children support projects, and low-income family children support projects, as well as overseas projects like the newborn saving campaign.

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