Kibo Wins 'Korea Social Contribution Award' in Job Creation Category

Recognition of Community Contribution Activities and Efforts to Create Private Sector Jobs

Kim Young-chun, Standing Director of the Korea Technology Finance Corporation (left), and Park Kwang-mu, President of the Korea Service Industry Promotion Agency, are taking a commemorative photo after the awards ceremony.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (Chairman Kim Jong-ho, hereinafter Kibo) announced on the 3rd that it received the 'Korea Social Contribution Grand Prize' in the job creation category at the '2021 Korea Social Contribution Awards' ceremony hosted by the Korea Social Contribution Foundation.

The Korea Social Contribution Grand Prize is awarded to institutions that have made significant contributions to the development of the nation and local communities through the spread of social contribution culture. Kibo received the grand prize in recognition of its efforts and achievements in promoting social contribution activities focused on job creation.

This year, Kibo set its social contribution direction to strengthen private sector job creation and support the self-reliance of socially vulnerable groups, carrying out initiatives such as ▲creating more than 10,000 private sector jobs through special COVID-19 guarantees ▲expanding equitable new employee recruitment to create quality public jobs ▲operating a youth technology evaluation experience group to broaden job experience for young job seekers ▲supporting youth entrepreneurship activities through university technology startup education ▲sponsoring the Busan Hope Cart project.

Chairman Kim Jong-ho of Kibo said, "This award is the result of Kibo's efforts to create jobs for the youth, a national issue, and actively promote social contribution activities for vulnerable groups. We will continue to strive to be a model public institution that prioritizes social value to build a Korea where everyone prospers together."

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