Chairman Jo Yong-byeong Who Made Solar Lanterns... Shinhan Financial Group Marks 14 Years of 'Global Volunteering'

Chairman Cho Yong-byeong and Group CEOs Participate... Making Solar Lanterns Using Augmented Reality Untact Method
About 4,500 Domestic Employees and Families, Overseas Employees from 20 Countries Join Volunteer Activities

Shin Yong-byeong, Chairman of Shinhan Financial Group (left), and Jin Ok-dong, President of Shinhan Bank, are taking a commemorative photo with the scene of an African village implemented using AR in the augmented reality (AR) studio established at Shinhan Bank's digital broadcasting station as the background.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Financial Group held an event on the 15th to mark the start of its representative social contribution program, the '2021 Global One Shinhan Volunteer Festival.'

Shinhan Financial announced that on this day, Chairman Jo Yong-byeong, CEOs of group companies, and employees participated in a non-face-to-face volunteer activity called 'Making Solar Lanterns.'

This solar lantern making activity was prepared as part of the 'Creating a Bright Future for Children' project, one of the three themes of Shinhan Financial's volunteer activities: ▲Creating Clean Cities ▲Creating Warm Homes ▲Creating a Bright Future.

Through this activity, Shinhan Financial plans to deliver 2,000 solar lanterns made to children in energy-vulnerable groups living in remote areas of Africa.

The solar lantern is an eco-friendly lantern that can be charged by solar energy without the need for electricity. It replaces kerosene lamps mainly used in impoverished countries, preventing fires and respiratory diseases, aiding nighttime study, and serving as a 'light of hope' that protects children's health and dreams.

To alleviate the regret of not being able to volunteer on-site due to COVID-19, Shinhan Financial used augmented reality (AR) built into Shinhan Bank's digital broadcasting station to recreate the actual scenes of African villages. Participants visually experienced and empathized with local difficulties through AR while making the solar lanterns.

Chairman Jo Yong-byeong of Shinhan Financial said, "I hope the solar lanterns made today will be well delivered to children in need and become a small light that nurtures their dreams and hopes." He added, "We will continue to take the lead in creating a sustainable future through ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) activities that utilize the genuine positive influence of finance."

Shinhan Financial's Global One Shinhan Volunteer Festival has been the group's representative volunteer program for 14 years since 2008, contributing to solving community problems through social contribution activities focused on coexistence (welfare), empathy (culture), and symbiosis (environment). This year, non-face-to-face individual volunteer activities will be conducted focusing on E (eco-friendly) and S (co-prosperity) among ESG categories.

Domestically, about 4,500 employees and their families will participate in volunteer activities across seven programs, including 'Making Pop-up Books' for environmental education for low-income children, 'Making School Bags and Pencil Cases' to support learning for vulnerable children overseas, and 'Producing Tactile Word Cards' and 'Making Special Tactile Tourist Guidebooks' for braille education for the visually impaired.

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