SK Innovation Sponsored 'Music Festival for People with Developmental Disabilities' Held in Hungary

"Creating Awareness and Empathy for People with Developmental Disabilities"

The 'Developmental Disabilities Music Festival (GMF)' sponsored by SK Innovation was held in Hungary. This is the second time that GMF, which was primarily a domestic event, has been held overseas, following last October in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

On the 15th (local time), a performance by a musical group of individuals with developmental disabilities took place at 'GMF in Hungary' held in Budapest, Hungary.
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On the 15th (local time), SK Innovation announced on the 16th that it held GMF Hungary at the Korean Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. This was the first GMF held in the European region, attended by about 50 people including three performing teams supported by the Hungarian Developmental Disabilities Music Association and Paraphilic, the Korean Embassy in Hungary, and officials from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).

GMF is a social integration program that helps people with developmental disabilities with their education and employment through music. First held in 2017 with sponsorship from SK Innovation, GMF has grown into the largest developmental disabilities music festival in Korea, with a total of about 190 performing teams and over 2,000 participants with developmental disabilities to date.

In November last year, SK Innovation and SK On provided funds to the association to support their music education and instrument purchases.

An SK Innovation official said, "By holding GMF in Hungary, where SK On's European branch and local factory are located, we were able to embody the meaning of empathy and coexistence with the local community."

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