Gwangyang Steelworks Takes Initiative to Improve Study Room Environment for Children of Multicultural Families

Support for 20 Multicultural Households in the Area with Household, School Supplies, Wallpaper, and Flooring

Gwangyang Steelworks Donates 40 Million Won with Direct Participation from Employees Draws Attention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] POSCO Gwangyang Steelworks (Director Lee Jin-su) announced that it actively practiced the corporate citizenship management philosophy by holding a business agreement ceremony on the multicultural family study room decoration project at Gwangyang City Hall on the 1st.

The event was attended by Jeong In-hwa, Mayor of Gwangyang; Lee Cheol-ho, Deputy Director of Gwangyang Steelworks; Kim Yong-ho, Chairman of the Korea Habitat Jeonnam East Branch; Ahn Kang-seok, President of Gwangyang Lions Club; Kim Mi-ran, Head of Gwangyang City Women and Family Division; and Son Kyung-hwa, Director of Gwangyang City Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center.

The multicultural family study room environment improvement project is a project that creates spaces where children from multicultural families in the region can focus on their studies toward their future dreams. It was first launched last year through the collaboration of Gwangyang Steelworks, Gwangyang City, and Korea Habitat Jeonnam East Branch.

Gwangyang Steelworks decided to sponsor the project to promote the healthy growth of children and contribute to making Gwangyang a city good for raising children, providing a total of 40 million KRW using designated donations from the Jeonnam Community Chest of Korea.

Based on this, by December of this year, customized furniture, study supplies, wallpaper, and flooring will be provided to a total of 20 multicultural family households in Gwangyang City with poor study environments.

The project is further enriched by the support of POSCO employees.

The Gwangyang Steelworks ‘Love Builder Volunteer Group’ plans to visit each target household, identify their needs, and gift study furniture such as desks, bookshelves, drawers, and bookcases made by themselves, encouraging the children’s dreams and hopes.

At the agreement ceremony, Lee Cheol-ho, Deputy Director of Gwangyang Steelworks, said, “I hope that through this project, the growing children can nurture their dreams and hopes in their own spaces,” and added, “Going forward, Gwangyang Steelworks promises to continuously fulfill its role as a corporate citizen for the happy lives of multicultural families together with partner organizations leading social contributions.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang Steelworks supports the stable independence of multicultural families settling as Gwangyang citizens through projects such as ▲puppet troupe development centered on migrant women ▲hometown visit projects ▲interpreter training projects ▲talent volunteer group-linked sharing activities.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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