Korea Center CEO Kim Gi-rok Receives Appreciation Plaque for Expanding Market Access for Products Made by Disabled Persons

Kim Gi-rok, CEO of Korea Center (left), and Lee Sang-ik, Director of Seoul Metropolitan Disabled Products Sales Facility.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Korea Center announced on the 4th that CEO Kim Girok received a plaque of appreciation from the Seoul Metropolitan Disabled Products Sales Facility for his contribution to expanding the market for products made by people with disabilities.

This plaque of appreciation was awarded in recognition of Korea Center's contribution to expanding the market for products made by people with disabilities through the distribution of online shopping malls and marketing support for vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled.

In particular, by building shopping malls using the Korea Center MakeShop platform, it enabled direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales of products made by people with disabilities to companies or consumers in need of such products, contributing to job creation and economic independence for people with disabilities.

In February last year, Korea Center signed a business agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Disabled Products Sales Facility to establish a mutual cooperation system for revitalizing sales of products made by people with disabilities, supporting the distribution and education of MakeShop online shopping malls and MySoho online shopping malls for SNS markets to 138 vocational rehabilitation facilities for the disabled in Seoul.

Lee Sangik, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Disabled Products Sales Facility, said, “Korea Center, which has not only expanded sales channels through support for the onlineization of products made by people with disabilities but also provided a foundation for new income generation, is a company that serves as a model for win-win cooperation.”

Kim Girok, CEO of Korea Center, said, “I feel even more meaningful to be able to help expand the market for products made by people with disabilities through talent donation,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to fulfill the responsibilities of a social enterprise.”

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