"Creating a Whole World for One Child"... The 19th Busan Adoption Day Ceremony Held

Around 150 Adoption Families and Agencies to Attend at City Hall on the 11th at 10 AM

Busan City will hold the ‘19th Busan Metropolitan City Adoption Day Ceremony’ at 10 a.m. on the 11th in the city hall’s main conference room to commemorate Adoption Day.

Poster for the 19th Busan Adoption Day Ceremony.

May 11th, Adoption Day, was established by the Special Adoption Act to promote a healthy adoption culture and activate domestic adoption. It symbolizes that in the family month of May, one family adopts one child, creating a new family (1+1).

Marking its 19th anniversary this year, the Adoption Day ceremony will be held under the slogan “Adoption Creates a Whole World for One Child” to spread positive awareness of adoption and provide a space for communication among adoptive families.

The ceremony will be attended by about 150 people, including adoptive families, adoption agencies, and related organizations, and will proceed in the order of ▲ sand art performance ▲ awards for meritorious persons ▲ case presentations ▲ children’s congratulatory performances ▲ adoptive family experience events.

The event will feature a special program with adoption stories directly shared by adoptive families and a heartfelt performance by a children’s choir composed of 13 adopted children, further enhancing the atmosphere of the ceremony.

Additionally, a soy candle-making experience program will be provided for adopted children and their families to participate in, adding more enjoyment to the event.

This year’s recipients of the meritorious service awards are Lee Ok-hee (General Affairs Manager of the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Branch of the Korea Adoption Promotion Association), Kim Yoon-jung (Representative of Adoptive Families in the Northwest Busan Region of the Korea Adoption Promotion Association), and Park Sang-sun (Anti-Prejudice Adoption Education Instructor).

They will receive the Busan Mayor’s Commendation for their contributions to spreading a healthy adoption culture and protecting the rights of adopted children.

Woo Mi-ok, Director of the Women and Family Bureau of Busan City, said, “As this year’s Adoption Day slogan says, ‘Adoption Creates a Whole World for One Child,’ through the adoption system, children can meet the smallest and warmest world and step into a bigger and wider world.” She added, “We will continue to do our best so that adopted children can grow up healthily in ‘Busan, a city where children are happy.”

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