KOICA Global Talent Education Center, 2020 Korea Social Contribution Award & CSR Management Award

Certificate of Commendation in Social Contribution and Minister of Foreign Affairs Award in Regional Development

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] KOICA Global Human Resources Development Institute announced on the 14th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘15th Korea Social Contribution Awards and CSR Management Awards 2020’ and received a commendation in the social contribution category and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Award in the regional development category at the Korea Press Center in Gwanghwamun on the 11th.

Co-hosted by the Korea Service Industry Promotion Agency and the Korea Social Contribution Foundation, the Korea Social Contribution Awards and CSR Management Awards, which marked its 15th anniversary this year, annually recognize and widely promote institutions, companies, and organizations that have contributed to social development by realizing social value in various fields. The event aims to spread the culture of social contribution and move towards a society where everyone is happy.

The KOICA Global Human Resources Development Institute is responsible for domestic training of KOICA volunteer groups dispatched to developing countries and actively plans volunteer group participation-type CSR linked to the core functions of the institute. Prospective volunteers voluntarily participate in activities such as volunteering at the Yeongwol-gun Nursing Home for the Elderly, sharing briquettes of love, village environmental cleanup, and the One Dollar Meal Day.

In addition, to promote mutual growth with the Yeongwol region in Gangwon Province, where the Global Human Resources Development Institute is located, it has communicated with the local community and established cooperation processes with various stakeholders to realize social value. To improve the accessibility of development cooperation knowledge and information for local residents, it is providing customized visiting global citizenship education free of charge. In particular, it conducts global citizenship education tailored to the level of future talents and marginalized groups, striving to expand educational opportunities.

Hwang Hyun-soo, Director of the KOICA Global Human Resources Development Institute, said, “Taking this social contribution award as an opportunity, we will become an educational institute that actively strives to solve social problems by increasing collaboration and communication with the region beyond existing CSR activities as a representative public institution of the region.” He added, “We will also carry out efforts to create social value such as donating scholarships to future local talents and expanding global citizenship education.”

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