Sejong Center for the Performing Arts Joins Hands with Ministry of Health and Welfare and Child Rights Protection Agency to Promote Sharing of Children's Culture and Arts

Support for Cultural and Leisure Activities and Expansion of Performing Arts Education

Sejong Center for the Performing Arts (President An Ho-sang) is actively collaborating with the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho Kyu-hong) and the Korea Child Rights Foundation (President Jung Ik-jung) to support cultural and leisure activities for the healthy growth of children.

(Photo from left) Jeong Ik-jung, Director of the Child Rights Protection Agency; Ahn Ho-sang, President of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts; Choi Jong-gyun, Director of Population Policy Bureau, Ministry of Health and Welfare. Photo by Sejong Center for the Performing Arts

On the 28th, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts announced on the 30th that it signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Child Rights Foundation to actively engage in cultural and artistic sharing activities so that children can grow as healthy members of society.

Through this agreement, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts will join forces with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Child Rights Foundation to operate social contribution programs based on culture and the arts. Having already operated the Korean-style El Sistema "Sejong Dream Tree Orchestra" since 2010, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts will receive assistance from the Korea Child Rights Foundation in the selection process of children participating in the orchestra.

Additionally, children will be actively involved in programs such as "Happiness for 1,000 Won" and "Walking with Art," which provide performance viewing opportunities to culturally marginalized groups.

Since the role of child welfare workers who meet children on the front lines is also important for children to grow properly, cultural welfare benefits will be prepared and provided for them as well.

For concrete cooperation, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will establish a cooperative system to promote social contribution projects targeting culturally marginalized children. The Korea Child Rights Foundation will actively cooperate with Sejong Center for the Performing Arts for promotional activities to enhance child rights and the distribution of related educational content.

An Ho-sang, President of Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, said, "I have often seen cases where a child's attitude changes and life dramatically transforms through a single performance. We will strengthen our efforts to expand cultural experience opportunities so that children can grow into healthy members of society."

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