Hyundai Engineering Holds Graduation Ceremony for the 8th Didimdol Culture Class

Hyundai Engineering announced on the 14th that it held the completion ceremony for the 8th 'Didimdol Culture Class' on the 13th.

On the 13th, at the completion ceremony of the '8th Didimdol Culture Class,' Eom Hong-seok, Head of Communications at Hyundai Engineering (third from the left in the front row), Lee Soo-yeon, Director of Welfare Policy at Seoul City (fourth from the left in the front row), and other officials along with residents of the jjokbang (small room) community are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Hyundai Engineering]

Didimdol Culture Class is a program that provides various cultural lectures to improve the quality of life for vulnerable housing groups, and has been conducted jointly by Hyundai Engineering and the Seoul Metropolitan Government since 2014.

This year, about 40 residents from jjokbang rooms in five Seoul areas?Changsin-dong, Donui-dong, Namdaemun, Seoul Station, and Yeongdeungpo?participated in classes such as photography, hanji craft, botanical illustration, calligraphy, and poetry painting.

An exhibition of works created in the Didimdol Culture Class will also be held until the 17th. A total of 54 works were exhibited, including 14 photographs, 12 hanji crafts, 10 botanical illustrations, 11 calligraphy pieces, and 7 poetry paintings, all made directly by the jjokbang residents over the year.

A Hyundai Engineering official stated, “Emotional support for jjokbang residents is as important as material donations,” and added, “We hope that sharing the works that the jjokbang residents have devoted themselves to throughout the year with citizens will open opportunities for communication and help them gain confidence and courage.”

Meanwhile, Hyundai Engineering has supported modular housing it developed for families in crisis due to disasters such as fires or natural calamities. It is also carrying out various social contribution activities to stabilize housing for vulnerable groups, including the ‘Gift House Campaign,’ which supports home repairs for those in vulnerable housing situations.

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