Citibank, Hope House Building Volunteer Work... Already 23 Years

Jinho Park, President of Citibank Korea (7th from the left in the front row), and Citibank Korea employees are posing for a commemorative photo on the 29th before participating in the "Citibank Employees' Hope House Building" activity at the Habitat construction site located in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. Photo by Citibank Korea

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Kim] Korea Citibank announced on the 29th that it visited the Habitat for Humanity construction site located in Cheonan City, Chungcheongnam-do, donated over 100 million won to Korea Habitat for Humanity, and participated in the 'Building Houses of Hope' volunteer activity.

Since 1998, Citibank has been conducting house-building volunteer activities with employees who wish to spend their summer vacations helping the local community. This has continued for 23 years up to this year, establishing itself as Citibank's representative volunteer activity.

This year, about 40 employees will visit the site in three sessions by the 31st to build one household. Especially amid the COVID-19 situation, to protect the health and safety of participating employees while continuing efforts to stabilize housing for low-income families, the number of participants has been reduced to a small scale compared to previous years despite many applications, and the activity is being conducted in strict compliance with government quarantine guidelines.

Over the past 23 years, more than 1,700 Citibank employees and their families have participated in the 'Building Houses of Hope' activity, with a total support amount of 3.34 billion won, constructing a total of 35 houses nationwide in places such as Gwangyang, Samcheok, Daegu, Gunsan, Taebaek, Chuncheon, Daejeon, Inje, Sokcho, and Cheonan.

Before the activity, President Jin-Hoe Park said at the donation ceremony, "Many neighbors are struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, but I am pleased that we can continue to provide support to the local community through the Building Houses of Hope activity this year as well, and we will continue to take the lead in various activities that help the local community."

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