Benz Social Contribution Committee Produces 'Audiobook' for Visually Impaired Youth

Mercedes-Benz All Together employees participating in the 'Echoes of the Heart' volunteer activity (Photo by Mercedes-Benz Korea)

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee announced on the 16th that it conducted a volunteer activity called "Echoes of the Heart" to produce audiobooks for visually impaired children and adolescents, in collaboration with the social welfare corporation Children and Future Foundation.

"Echoes of the Heart" is part of the employee volunteer program "Mercedes-Benz All Together." A total of 18 Mercedes-Benz Korea employees participated in this activity, receiving training in reading skills and vocalization from professional voice actors over the course of a month starting in June, producing high-quality audiobooks.

The audiobooks produced by Mercedes-Benz Korea employees include the book "It's Not Because of Adolescence, It's Because of Depression," which comforts teenagers and boosts their self-esteem, and the book "Words You Need Now," which offers comfort and advice to adolescents struggling with career concerns.

The audiobooks produced this time will be distributed free of charge to visually impaired welfare centers and libraries for the disabled nationwide through the Seoul Municipal Nowon Welfare Center for the Visually Impaired's "Telephone Library," the Korea Blind Union's "Library That Brings Happiness," and the National Library for the Disabled.

Thomas Klein, Chairman of the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, said, "Employees worked hard to produce high-quality audiobooks with sincere voices," adding, "We will continue meaningful volunteer activities for our neighbors who are easily marginalized."

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