Socar, Green Car, and Other Seoul Shared Cars Support Disabled with 64 Million KRW in User Points for COVID-19 Protective Supplies

Donation to a Total of 51 Seoul Disabled Welfare Centers

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Car-sharing companies participating in the Seoul City Nanum Car project, including Socar, Green Car, People Car, and Deal Car, announced on the 29th that they will donate disinfection supplies worth approximately 64 million KRW to help people with disabilities who face difficulties managing hygiene and health during the hot and humid summer season.

To ensure safety and comfort from COVID-19 even amid the heatwave and monsoon season, 306 dehumidifiers and 51,000 masks will be distributed to a total of 51 welfare centers for the disabled across Seoul. Seoul City Nanum Car is a service operated through cooperation between Seoul City and four car-sharing companies, allowing any citizen to conveniently use shared vehicles anytime and anywhere without owning a car. It started in February 2013 and currently operates at 2,518 locations throughout Seoul.

This donation is made using the accumulated funds collected over the past 1 year and 5 months whenever citizens used Nanum Car. Since 2015, Seoul City Nanum Car has been steadily conducting social contribution activities by accumulating 20 KRW per use and donating in various ways to socially vulnerable groups.

Using the accumulated funds, in 2017, they delivered summer necessities worth about 38 million KRW to approximately 380 low-income elderly living alone. In 2018, they supported winter kimchi-making worth about 35 million KRW for around 900 elderly people facing poverty, hunger, or living alone. In 2020, they provided winter supplies worth about 40 million KRW to 400 families in urgent crisis.

On the 29th, the Seoul City Nanum Car operators will hold a donation ceremony with the Seoul Disabled Welfare Center Association at the Gippeunuri Welfare Center in Gangseo-gu. After Seoul City Nanum Car donates the funds to the Seoul Disabled Welfare Center Association, the association will purchase disinfection supplies and distribute them to 51 welfare centers for the disabled.

Yoo Jae-myung, Director of Seoul City Transportation Policy Division, said, "Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19, the Nanum Car participating companies decided to donate the accumulated Nanum Car usage funds, contributed by citizens, as disinfection supplies to people with disabilities who are facing even greater hardships. I believe this is a very meaningful act where all citizens using Nanum Car have come together with warmth to overcome COVID-19.”

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