TIPA Donates Cooling Supplies to Energy-Vulnerable Groups in Local Communities

TIPA is delivering cooling supplies to support energy-vulnerable groups at the Senior Welfare Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon.
[Photo by TIPA]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jong-hwa] The Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (TIPA) visited the Senior Welfare Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon on the 6th to support energy-vulnerable groups in the local community during the summer.

Due to the recent rapid spread of COVID-19, social distancing measures were raised to level 4, making it difficult for welfare institutions to provide support activities, targeting vulnerable groups in the Daejeon area.

TIPA collaborated with the Senior Welfare Center, with which it has had long-standing exchanges, to deliver circulators and instant-cook Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) to 30 energy-vulnerable households in celebration of the last day of the hottest period in summer (Malbok).

A representative from the Senior Welfare Center in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon said, "After closing the center due to COVID-19, we had just reopened with limited access when we had to close again, making it difficult to support vulnerable groups in the area. Following last year's support with rayon blankets, this year's supplies will also greatly help the local elderly endure the heat."

Meanwhile, TIPA has continuously carried out activities such as delivering cooling products during summer and heating supplies during winter, as well as briquette delivery for energy-vulnerable groups in the region every year. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, it has actively promoted community recovery efforts including delivering quarantine supplies to multi-use facilities and providing relief goods to affected areas.

Lee Jae-hong, Director of TIPA, stated, "I spent over nine years in Daejeon before relocating to the Sejong office in May. Even after the agency's relocation, we will continue to make greater efforts for regional development and mutual growth through communication with both Sejong City and Daejeon City."

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