NS Home Shopping Receives Appreciation Plaque from NamBuk Hana Foundation... "Supporting North Korean Defectors' Self-Reliance"

Annual Donation of 36 Million KRW Since 2018

Jung In-seong, Chairman of the South-North Hana Foundation (left), and Lee Sang-geun, Head of External Cooperation at NS Home Shopping, are taking a commemorative photo at the Donation Appreciation Day event. (Photo by NS Home Shopping)

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] NS Home Shopping announced on the 15th that it received a plaque of appreciation from the NamBuk Hana Foundation.

Since 2018, NS Home Shopping has donated 36 million KRW annually to the NamBuk Hana Foundation as educational support funds to help North Korean defectors and North Korean defector youth become self-reliant, with the total amount reaching 180 million KRW. The educational support funds have been used to assist defectors who are medical professionals in preparing for national exams, support youth education expenses, and aid in living settlement to promote employment and self-reliance among North Korean defectors.

The NamBuk Hana Foundation, established in 2010, is an organization that supports the settlement of North Korean defectors and was designated as a public institution under the Ministry of Unification in 2011. It operates projects such as supporting the living settlement of defectors, providing support for North Korean defector youth without guardians in their daily lives, school admission, education, and tuition fees.

An NS Home Shopping official said, “We will continue to support the self-reliance of North Korean defectors and youth who strive to fulfill their responsibilities and roles as members of our society, hoping that they can settle stably as members of our community.”

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