Busan Bank Sponsors 100 Million KRW for '2023 Busan World Disabled Persons Championship'

BNK Busan Bank held the ‘2023 Busan World Disabled Persons Games Support Ceremony’ at Busan City Hall on the morning of the 11th and donated 100 million KRW to the ‘2023 Busan World Disabled Persons Games Organizing Committee.’

The donated funds will be used to create an environment for enhancing the rights and human rights protection of persons with disabilities and to provide a platform for sharing disability-friendly systems and policies.

The ‘Busan World Disabled Persons Games,’ to be held in Busan this August, is an international event in the field of disability welfare and will be the second time hosted in Korea, following the 7th Seoul World Disabled Persons Games in 2007.

The event will take place at BEXCO in Busan and will run for five days from August 7 under the theme ‘Global Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities,’ with over 2,000 participants from 80 countries.

(From left) Jo Chang-yong, Vice President of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Games, Bang Seong-bin, President of Busan Bank, Park Hyung-joon, Mayor of Busan, Choi Geum-sik, Chairman of the Busan Community Chest of Korea, and Oh Jun, Co-Chairman of the 2023 Busan World Disabled Games Organizing Committee, are taking a commemorative photo for the donation delivery.

Bang Seong-bin, President of Busan Bank, said, “I hope the successful hosting of this global festival for persons with disabilities will greatly contribute to creating a disability-friendly city,” adding, “We will continue to carry out various social contribution projects to improve awareness and welfare for persons with disabilities.”

Busan Bank is promoting Busan through support for various international events such as the Busan International Film Festival, Busan International Theater Festival, and Busan Fireworks Festival, and is also contributing to the successful bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo.

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