Yeongam-gun Shares 'Hands of Hope' with Turkey and Syria

Public Officials and Residents Join Efforts in Earthquake Damage Fundraising Participation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do will launch a special fundraising campaign to support the disaster-stricken areas of Turkey and Syria, which suffered extensive earthquake damage.

Woosunghee, the governor of Yeongam County, sent a message of support to Turkey, which suffered earthquake damage.
[Photo by Yeongam County]

According to the county on the 11th, as the scale of damage from the strong earthquake that occurred in Turkey and Syria on the 6th has increased, after considering ways to help, public officials voluntarily decided to participate in a special fundraising campaign to contribute to emergency relief efforts.

In addition, the fundraising campaign will be expanded to allow participation from local institutions, social organizations, and various residents, and an encouragement campaign titled “Please Share the Hand of Hope” will also be conducted through various SNS platforms.

County Governor Woo Seung-hee expressed, “We extend our deepest condolences to the governments and people of both countries who are experiencing great difficulties due to the strong earthquake in Turkey and Syria,” and added, “Although small, we hope this will kindle a spark of hope and help them return to daily life, and we look forward to the swift recovery of Turkey and Syria.”

The donated funds will be delivered to the Community Chest of Korea and used for emergency relief for local residents, damage recovery activities, operation of temporary shelters for disaster victims, and medical support.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.