Korea Zinc Hosts Snow Sledding Cultural Experience with Goryeo Family Caregiving Children

Snow Sledding and Smelt Fishing Experience,
Delivery of New School Year Support Kits

Korea Zinc announced on February 10 that it carried out a volunteer activity titled "Goryeo for Goryeo - Snow Sledding Cultural Experience" on February 6 at the snow sledding area of Seoul Land in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province.

This volunteer activity was organized as part of "Goryeo for Goryeo," a support program for children in caregiving roles within Koryoin families that Korea Zinc is promoting together with ChildFund Korea (Green Umbrella). Employees and children spent time together enjoying snow sledding, smelt fishing, and amusement rides, giving the children an opportunity to experience cultural activities that they rarely have access to.

More than 10 employees from Korea Zinc and its affiliates, Seorin Information Technology and KG Trading, took part and spent time with the children from Koryoin caregiving families. Children in Koryoin caregiving families are those among Koryoin residing in Korea who support their families in place of their parents or take responsibility for household chores while continuing their studies. Many of them are known to experience both caregiving burdens and emotional stress at the same time.

After the event, new-school-year support kits handmade by the employees were delivered to the children. The new-school-year support kits consisted of school backpacks, stationery sets, tumblers, hygiene products, portable batteries, USB drives, and first-aid kits. Korea Zinc employees had previously prepared these kits themselves to be delivered to more than 40 children.

A Korea Zinc official said, "We hope that this cultural experience with our employees has become a joyful memory for the children in Koryoin caregiving families," adding, "We will continue to provide support so that the children can grow up in a stable environment and adapt well to society."

Meanwhile, the "Goryeo for Goryeo" support program promoted by Korea Zinc and ChildFund Korea (Green Umbrella) includes after-school care expenses, living expenses for families in crisis, new-school-year supplies, and support for cultural experiences. In October last year, Korea Zinc donated funds worth 35 million won for this program.

According to immigration statistics from the Ministry of Justice, as of the end of April last year, there were approximately 76,000 Koryoin long-term residents in Korea, and the number is estimated to reach about 110,000 when including those who have acquired Korean citizenship. A considerable number of them are reported to be living under economic hardship.

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