Korea Hope Foundation Leads Legacy Donation Culture... Launches Guidance and Honor Sections on Website

Students of St. Antonio School in Bangladesh whose dreams of continuing their studies were realized through the legacy donations of Korean sponsors. Korea Hope Foundation

The Korea Hope Foundation, an international development cooperation organization chaired by Seo Bukwon, announced on September 11 that it has launched a dedicated section on its website to widely promote the noble value of legacy donations and has begun full-scale activities starting in September. The "Legacy Donation" section provides detailed guidance on donation methods and procedures, while the "Hope Legacy Family" section shares inspiring stories of legacy donors to encourage participation.

Legacy donation is a special form of giving in which a donor allocates part or all of their estate for public benefit after their passing. It is categorized into three types: memorial donation (donating condolence money or assets in the name of the deceased), lifetime donation (direct donations made while alive), and pledged donation (executed after a prior commitment). The Korea Hope Foundation systematically supports the entire process, from professional consultation to the execution of wills.

Donations are used in international development cooperation projects carried out by the Korea Hope Foundation, such as water supply initiatives, educational support, and community development, to help neighbors around the world suffering from poverty and discrimination achieve economic and social independence. Tailored projects can also be implemented according to the donor's preferred beneficiaries or areas of interest.

In the case of the late Park Soon-yi's children, they donated their mother's precious legacy to the construction of a dormitory at St. Antonio School in Bangladesh. In the Simulia region, home to ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, children had to give up their studies and live in illiteracy because they could not afford the annual tuition of 200,000 won, perpetuating the cycle of poverty. The family, who attended the dormitory's completion ceremony, shared that seeing the pure-hearted children gave them a profound sense that their mother's final gift had opened new possibilities for these children’s futures.

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