Seodaemun District’s "Cafe Pokpo Happy Scholarship" Awards 610 Million Won in Two Years

209 million won awarded to 119 students this month

Seodaemun District in Seoul (Mayor Seongheon Lee) announced on the 3rd that it held the "Second Half of 2025 Cafe Pokpo Happy Scholarship Tea Gathering-Happy Scholarship Students, We Support Your Dreams" on the second floor of Cafe Pokpo on the 1st, and awarded the largest-ever amount of scholarships.

Seongheon Lee, Mayor of Seodaemun District (fifth from the left in the front row), is taking a commemorative photo with the "2025 Second Half Happy Scholarship Students" on the second floor of Cafe Pokpo on the 1st. Provided by Seodaemun District Office.

The scholarship fund for the second half of this year amounted to 209 million won, supporting 119 middle and high school students as well as university students. Since the program was launched in the first half of last year, both the number of recipients and the total amount have reached record highs. Around 150 people, including scholarship students and their parents, attended the event. The students expressed their gratitude, saying, "Thanks to the scholarship, I can continue my volunteer work," and "I can confidently prepare for studying abroad."

The "Cafe Pokpo Happy Scholarship" is funded entirely by the operating profits of Cafe Pokpo, which opened in April 2023. Including 60 students (100 million won) in the first half of 2024, 54 students (100 million won) in the second half of 2024, and 95 students (201 million won) in the first half of 2025, a cumulative total of 610 million won has been awarded to 328 students so far.

Seongheon Lee, Mayor of Seodaemun District, stated, "The warm-heartedness that began with a single cup of coffee at Cafe Pokpo has become a virtuous cycle of sharing that brightens the future of our students. We will continue to return all profits as scholarships to actively support the dreams of young people and students."

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