Shinhan Bank Supports 142 Children and Adolescents in Childcare Facilities with Laptops

With a Hope Letter from the Bank President and Cookies Made by a Social Enterprise Delivered

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Bank announced on the 24th that it has provided laptops and learning equipment worth 100 million KRW to children and adolescents at childcare facilities under the Salvation Army for non-face-to-face education.

Amid ongoing social distancing guidelines due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and continued non-face-to-face video classes, Shinhan Bank supported 142 elementary, middle, and high school students at childcare facilities under the Salvation Army with laptops, headsets, and other equipment for remote learning as they start the new school year.

Recently, with the expansion of remote work and online classes, demand for electronic devices such as tablets and laptops has surged, causing difficulties in securing supplies. However, Electronics Land, a key corporate client of Shinhan Bank, joined in this support effort, enabling the provision of laptops to students before the start of the school term.

Additionally, Jin Ok-dong, the bank president who has a special interest and affection for children and adolescents in difficult environments, personally proposed a message of hope for the children. Along with the laptops, letters of encouragement for the students' futures and cookies made by a social enterprise were also delivered.

The children who received the laptops and letters expressed their gratitude cutely, saying, "Shinhan Bank’s Jin Ok-dong uncle, you’re really 'jin' (real)~".

Since 2013, Shinhan Bank has been producing ‘First Enrollment Celebration Stationery Sets’ for elementary school entrants at childcare facilities nationwide, funded by voluntary donations from employees, and has supported a total of 4,565 students to date.

A Shinhan Bank official stated, "We will continue to implement customized support projects so that children do not lose their dreams for the future and can grow up healthy."

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