Gyeongju City Signs MOU for 'Child Meal Support' ... 7th Nationwide 'Happiness Two Meals' Agreement

Participation in Social Contribution Platform 'Haengboknarae' Project
Lion Korea and Doori CNS Support with 132 Million Won
Food & Design Cooperative Provides Lunchboxes to Food-Insecure Children

From the left, Lee Choong-seop, Vice President of Haengboknarae; Kim Do-hyung, Head of Lion Korea; Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju; Kim Lee-hyun, CEO of Doori CNS; Lee Won-chan, Chairman of Food and Design Cooperative. / Provided by Gyeongju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, is joining forces with social contribution organizations to address the issue of children facing food insecurity.

On the 20th, Gyeongju City announced that on the 18th, it signed a business agreement for the "Happy Dookki Project," which establishes a social safety net, with the social contribution platform "Haengbok Narae," Lion Korea (CEO Han Sang-hoon), Doori CNS (CEO Kim Yi-hyun), and Food & Design Cooperative (Chairman Lee Won-chan).

Through this agreement, Gyeongju became the seventh local government nationwide to sign the "Happy Dookki" business agreement.

According to the agreement, Haengbok Narae, Lion Korea, and Doori CNS will jointly support a total project budget of 132 million KRW, and the Food & Design Cooperative will prepare and deliver lunchboxes to about 100 children facing food insecurity from January to October next year.

Lion Korea and Doori CNS also plan to provide hygiene products and nutritious snacks to children facing food insecurity. The city plans to prioritize support for these children using donations from Haengbok Narae and other organizations and will secure additional budgets later to continuously provide meals.

Mayor Joo Nak-young of Gyeongju expressed gratitude, stating, "The Happy Dookki Project with Haengbok Narae will be a great help to children facing food insecurity in the region due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic."

Meanwhile, Haengbok Narae is the largest social contribution platform nationwide that solves social problems through the capabilities of various entities such as companies, citizens, and the government, currently involving about 100 member companies.

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