Ddaddeuthan Donghaeng Secures Operation Rights for Gangnam-gu Volunteer Center... Will Be Responsible for 3 Years

Signing of Private Consignment Agreement
Warm Companion to Operate Gangnam Volunteer Center for Three Years
Promoting AI-Based Volunteering and Regional Cooperation Initiatives

Warm Companion has begun operating the Volunteer Center in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Warm Companion is an organization established through voluntary donations and sharing by Kim Jong-hoon, Chairman of HanmiGlobal, and its executives and employees, and will operate the center for the next three years.

On the 5th, Warm Companion signed an agreement with Gangnam-gu on this matter. Warm Companion and Gangnam-gu will promote the development of AI-based volunteer programs, activation of customized volunteering by age and social class, promotion of region-specific volunteer activities, and strengthening cooperation with companies and institutions. Warm Companion will operate its flagship project, the ‘Space Welfare Support Project,’ as a specialized initiative.

Kim Jong-hoon, Chairman of Warm Companion (left), and Cho Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam District, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing an agreement for the private consignment operator of the Volunteer Center at Gangnam District Office in Seoul on the 5th. Photo by Warm Companion

Warm Companion, together with HanmiGlobal, has been continuing the ‘Space Welfare Support Project’ to improve the living environments of welfare facilities and homes for people with disabilities, having improved 1,433 locations domestically and 100 overseas. The project is expanding through cooperation with Seoul City, POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation, Woomi Hope Foundation, and others. It also supports low-income disabled households in Vietnam and families of veterans from the Korean War in Ethiopia and T?rkiye.

Founded in 2010 under the belief that ‘disability is not an individual problem but an environmental issue,’ Warm Companion aims to create a society where people with disabilities can enjoy daily life equally with non-disabled individuals. It carries out various social contribution activities including improving housing and living environments, supporting advanced assistive devices, creating jobs, and assisting North Korean defectors.

Kim Jong-hoon, Chairman of Warm Companion and HanmiGlobal, said, "We will further spread the culture of volunteering and contribute to the development of local communities," adding, "We will actively support the development of sustainable volunteer programs and ensure that volunteers can engage in meaningful activities."

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