POSCO-Haengbok Alliance, 'Haengbok Dosirak' Delivery

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] The social contribution network Happy Alliance and POSCO Group carried out a joint volunteer activity delivering healthy and high-quality "Happy Lunchboxes" for children at risk of food insecurity due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

On the 24th, employees of POSCO Group, a member company of Happy Alliance, visited Namdong-gu, Incheon, to personally deliver lunchboxes to children in the area. This joint volunteer effort was planned to provide direct assistance amid the worsening issue of child food insecurity caused by COVID-19.

Following quarantine guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, they visited the homes of children at risk of food insecurity individually and safely delivered the lunchboxes in a non-face-to-face manner. The lunchboxes were prepared with the cooperation of the social enterprise "Happy Lunchbox Incheon East Branch."

Namdong-gu, Incheon, where the volunteer activity took place, signed the "Namdong-gu Happy Two Meals Project" agreement with Happy Alliance in September last year. This area supports children who are at risk of food insecurity and have difficulty receiving care through a public-private partnership involving Happy Alliance member companies, local communities, and local governments.

Lee Sang-ho, Group Head of POSCO Engineering & Construction participating in the joint volunteer work, said, "Incheon is home to POSCO International, POSCO Engineering & Construction, and POSCO A&C, all POSCO Group companies. It is meaningful to be able to personally prepare and deliver lunchboxes to children in the Incheon area through this volunteer activity." He added, "Although the situation is difficult due to COVID-19, as a corporate citizen, we will actively participate in sharing and regional coexistence so that children do not lose their smiles and health."

Jo Min-young, Director of the Happy Alliance Secretariat (Happy Narae), stated, "Happy Alliance will continue to expand social contribution activities that employees can directly participate in by cooperating with various member companies."

Meanwhile, Happy Alliance is a social contribution network where companies, government, and general citizens who empathize with the issue of children at risk of food insecurity collaborate. It has formed MOUs with 103 companies possessing expertise in finance, law, social enterprises, and other fields, as well as 8 local governments, to create and expand regional alliances for Zero Hunger, striving to solve the domestic issue of children at risk of food insecurity.

POSCO joined Happy Alliance, a social contribution project of SK Group, in June last year, supporting the provision of refrigerators, kitchen equipment, and other supplies necessary for making lunchboxes for children at risk of food insecurity. In January this year, POSCO Chairman Choi Jeong-woo and SK Chairman Chey Tae-won, along with employees from both companies, made Hope Sharing Lunchboxes together and personally delivered them to elderly living alone in the Pohang area.

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