Kia Supports Self-Reliance in African Communities

Zimbabwe and Mozambique Infrastructure Completion Ceremony Held

Kia is establishing new bases in Zimbabwe and Mozambique in Africa and commencing full-scale support activities. As part of the Green Light Project (GLP), this is the company's social contribution effort to provide community infrastructure and self-reliance programs.

On the 16th (local time), the company held a completion ceremony for the first agricultural and mining infrastructure in the Weza region of Zimbabwe, attended by Auxillia Mnangagwa and the First Lady of Zimbabwe, Park Jae-kyung, the Korean Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jang Su-hang, Head of Kia's Asia Middle East Division, and Lee Deok-hyun, Head of Kia's Sustainability Management Office. This is the 14th base of the GLP.

On the 16th (local time), at the GLP launch event held in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean officials and Kia event officials are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Kia]

Here, Kia, together with the international relief and development NGO Hope Friends Kia, will promote infrastructure development activities to revitalize agriculture and mining in Zimbabwe until December 2025. Specifically, they plan to install 15 agricultural infrastructures such as solar-powered wells and greenhouses in 18 regions of Zimbabwe, set up 3 mining infrastructures including worker rest areas, and support operational vehicles for the project.

In Mozambique, Kia is conducting the GLP with the international relief and development NGO World Vision until 2027 to enhance the musical capabilities of future generations. On the 22nd (local time), a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a music education center was held in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, attended by government officials. This is the 15th base.

On the 22nd (local time), at the GLP launching event held in Mozambique, Mozambique officials and Kia event staff are taking a commemorative photo. [Photo by Kia]

With a goal to complete by the first half of next year, over the next four years, they plan to build local music education infrastructure through professional music education and cultural performance support, employment capability enhancement programs, and operation of school transportation vehicles.

The company started the GLP in 2012 and has conducted social contribution activities for 10 years by operating secondary schools, health centers, and vocational training centers in Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and other countries. Last month, they completed the construction of treatment infrastructure for children with disabilities in Albania, launching all three new bases planned for this year.

A Kia official stated, “The GLP carries out infrastructure construction and self-reliance capacity-building activities suitable for the needs of local communities through continuous communication with local governments and related organizations,” and added, “Going forward, we plan to actively utilize the company’s capabilities not only through the GLP but also by participating in solving various social issues faced worldwide to ensure sustainable growth and self-reliance of future generations.”

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