No Child Goes Hungry on Weekends... Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and Good Neighbors Collaborate on Meal Support Project

Agreement Signed to Establish a Protection System for Food-Insecure Children on Weekends

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will sign a business agreement with the child rights nonprofit organization Good Neighbors on the 23rd to establish a weekend meal protection system for children.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and Good Neighbors will jointly carry out the 'Good Bap' project, delivering meals to children from low-income and marginalized families struggling with weekend hunger next year, and cooperate to build a Seoul-type weekend meal protection system for children.

Companies participating in the agreement ceremony will actively support the 'Good Bap' project by signing sponsorship agreements, and education support offices and schools will cooperate in identifying and connecting support targets.

From July to December, the two organizations conducted a pilot project delivering two meals every Saturday dawn for 26 weeks to 200 children from low-income and marginalized families. According to a satisfaction survey, 98.4% responded that weekend meal support projects are necessary.

Cho Hee-yeon, Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "There should be no discrimination in children's healthy growth, and to support the healthy growth of our children, we will continue to cooperate with Good Neighbors and carry out ongoing projects."

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