Yoon: "Gongsaengwon Symbolizes Korea-Japan Friendship... Will Realize Welfare for the Vulnerable"

President Yoon Suk-yeol and First Lady Attend 95th Anniversary Event of Gongsang Welfare Foundation
Emphasizing Welfare for Socially Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups... "Providing Strong Support"

President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 13th attended the Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation Establishment Ceremony, a social welfare facility, and stated, "We will realize welfare for the vulnerable to support disadvantaged groups."

On the same day, President Yoon attended the '95th Anniversary Ceremony of the Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation' held at 'Gongsaengwon' in Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do, toured the Yoon Chi-ho and Yoon Hak-ja Memorial Hall, and encouraged the foundation officials practicing love and sharing.

President Yoon Suk-yeol is delivering a congratulatory speech at the 95th anniversary ceremony of the Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation held at Gongsaengwon in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do on the 13th.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

The Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation is the oldest social welfare facility in Honam, established in 1928 by evangelist Yoon Chi-ho of Mokpo Yangdong Church. During the Korean War, when evangelist Yoon Chi-ho went missing, his wife, a Japanese woman named Daouchi Chizuko (Korean name Yoon Hak-ja), raised 4,000 Korean orphans until her death at the age of 56.

In this regard, President Yoon mentioned evangelist Yoon Chi-ho and Mrs. Yoon Hak-ja’s care for over 4,000 orphans with love and dedication at Gongsaengwon, expressing gratitude to Mrs. Yoon Hak-ja, who raised children from a foreign country beyond borders, and to the Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation officials who continue their efforts today. He added, "I hope Gongsaengwon will continue to care for marginalized neighbors in our society and develop as a symbol of friendship between Korea and Japan." He also promised, "The government will also realize welfare for the vulnerable by providing stronger support for socially disadvantaged and vulnerable groups."

Meanwhile, President Yoon also watched a performance by the Daffodil Choir, composed of children and people with disabilities from the Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation. The ceremony was attended by about 500 people, including former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik, Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok, Mokpo Mayor Park Hong-ryul, heads of social welfare organizations nationwide, and Gongsaeng Welfare Foundation staff, as well as about 100 Japanese officials, including Seishiro Eto, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives, and Naoki Kumagai, the Japanese Ambassador to Korea.

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