Kyobo Life Insurance Builds 'Library of Hope' in Laos with Protected Children

Kyobo Life Insurance announced on December 5 that it dispatched the 'Kyobo Dasomi Global Volunteer Group,' consisting of 30 employees and 6 protected children, from the 10th to the 14th of last month to carry out activities to improve the educational environment at Hinhua Sua Middle and High School.

Hinhua Sua Middle and High School is the only secondary school in the area, attended by more than 500 students from seven nearby villages, but it lacked even basic learning spaces. As of 2020, the literacy rate in Laos remained at around 76%, and rural areas like Vang Vieng have significantly lower access to education compared to urban areas. Therefore, providing an environment where students can freely access books was a pressing issue for them.

Kyobo Life Insurance dispatched the "Kyobo Dasomi Global Volunteer Group," consisting of 30 employees and 6 protected children, from the 10th to the 14th of last month to carry out activities to improve the educational environment at Hinhua Sua Middle and High School. Kyobo Life Insurance

The volunteer group utilized unused space within the school to set up a library, installing desks, chairs, bookshelves, and other furnishings to create a proper learning environment. They also repaired the library entrance and created flower beds, enabling students to study in a safer and more comfortable setting.

After improving the educational environment, including establishing the library, the group conducted plogging activities and ran a variety of educational programs. These included environmental and science education activities such as making rubber band-powered butterflies, crafting tumblers, and experiencing slingshot launching. They also built friendships with local students through athletic events like relay races, tug-of-war, and water gun games.

This volunteer project was made even more meaningful by the participation of six students from Kyobo Life Insurance's 'Dream Goblin' program, which supports the growth of protected children. One student who took part in the activities shared, "I have always been on the receiving end of help, but I realized that I can also be of help to someone else," adding, "From now on, I want to be someone who gives hope to others."

On the last day of volunteering, local students expressed their gratitude to the group through handwritten letters and drawings. A local university student who served as an interpreter said, "I was moved by the sincerity shared between the volunteers and the students."

Kyobo Life Insurance has been consistently working to improve educational environments in underdeveloped regions abroad, based on its founding philosophy of 'promoting national education.' Since 2011, the company has established a total of 12 schools and libraries in places such as Vietnam and Laos, and through its 'House of Love' volunteer program, it has provided a total of 23 homes to local families.

A Kyobo Life Insurance representative stated, "We will continue to provide support so that children in educationally marginalized areas can dream of a bigger world," adding, "We will also work together to ensure that protected children can become agents of their own growth through diverse experiences."

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