Seven Eleven Provides Emergency Support of 6,000 Beverages to Shantytowns in Seoul Area

Seven Eleven urgently provided over 6,000 beverages to five small room counseling centers in the Seoul area.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Seven Eleven announced on the 16th that it has urgently provided over 6,000 beverages to five Seoul area jjokbang counseling centers (Namdaemun, Yeongdeungpo, Donuidong, Changsin-dong, Seoul Station). The jjokbang village sharing volunteer service is one of Seven Eleven's representative social contribution programs, which has been steadily ongoing for nine years since it began supporting bottled water during the heatwave in Dongdaemun jjokbang village in 2013.

This support was prepared for the elderly residents of jjokbang villages who are struggling due to the continuous heatwaves and tropical nights. In particular, as social distancing in the metropolitan area was raised to level 4 due to the resurgence of COVID-19, the use of welfare facilities has been restricted, and face-to-face volunteer activities or donations to jjokbang villages have been greatly reduced, leading to many difficulties on site, prompting this support.

A Seven Eleven official said, “We hope this will help the elderly residents of jjokbang villages endure the hot summer days amid the heatwave,” and added, “During the remaining summer period, we plan to provide additional necessary supplies for the health and safety of the elderly in jjokbang villages through continuous consultations with the jjokbang counseling centers.”

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